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.
9. Round 16, 1999
Fremantle 17.17 (119) defeated West Coast 11.6 (72)
Having been the punching bag for the Eagles for the last five years, Fremantle finally won the battle of Perth after nine straight losses to their rivals. Tony Modra would boot six majors while Adrian Fletcher notched 39 disposals for the Dockers. Chris Bond became the young club's first skipper to lift the derby trophy.
