There have been over four decades of matches between the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers in the battle for Perth, with many tight games that resonate with West Australians to this day.
West Coast are ahead in the ledger, with 33 wins out from 61 meetings against Fremantle. However, Fremantle's Paul Hasleby and Caleb Serong have won the Glendinning-Allan medal the most, at four times each.
Here's my ranking of the 10 most exciting games between the clubs in the lead-up to their 62nd meeting today at Optus Stadium.
10. Round 7, 1995
West Coast 23.13 (151) defeated Fremantle 9.12 (66)
The game that would start a 30-year feud, the first Western Derby between the two clubs, saw the newly-introduced Fremantle go up against the reigning premiers in front of a crowd of 40,000. While not a particularly close game, it laid the groundwork for the rivalry with West Coast's Don Pyke showing out with 28 disposals and two goals alongside Brett Heady's five goals.
