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.
5. Round 17, 2009
Fremantle 10.11 (71) defeated West Coast 8.18 (66)
Within a goal at every major break, it took two clutch fourth-quarter goals from Fremantle's Jay van Berlo and Tim Ruffles to secure the win. Matthew Pavlich starred with 36 disposals and eight tackles alongside Aaron Sandilands, who dominated the ruck against Nic Naitanui with 30 disposals and 30 hit outs.
