Fremantle will take on Geelong on Friday 11 September at Optus Stadium in a Semi Final.  

The game will commence at 6.10pm WST.  

Tickets for the Semi Final are officially sold out.

Transport Information  

Friday Night Footy  

Trains between Perth and Perth Stadium Station will operate every 4 minutes from 4:05 PM until 6:21 PM.  

Trains on the Armadale and Thornlie-Cockburn lines will operate every 12 minutes.  

Direct trains on the Yanchep and Mandurah lines will not be operating before the match, as this period overlaps with the weekday peak-hour timetable when our trains are already in full operation across the network.

The Suburban Event Bus Network will not be operating before the game. Passengers will need to catch a timetabled bus or train to the event. Alternatively, you can catch the Red CAT and walk over the Matagarup Bridge.

The Suburban Event Bus Network will be operating for 45 minutes after the game. Alternatively, you can walk over the Matagarup Bridge and catch the Red CAT. 

Please visit the Transperth Events Page for detailed information about trains and buses on Friday.

Key times - Semi Final v Geelong 

4.00pm - Membership services available at Gate B & E   
4.30pm - Gates open   
5.20pm - 5.40pm - First Warm Up   
5.54pm - Team Entry   
6.05pm - Welcome to Country and National Anthem Ceremony   
6.08pm - Coin Toss   
6:10pm - Game commences  

What's happening on the day?  

Purple Playground (Southern Oval)  

Come down to Southern Oval located in front of the Camfield and bounce around on the Inflatable Obstacle Course, try your shot at goals with the Freo Super Goals or take a hanger at the Inflatable Marking Spot.  

Be sure to also get yourself tatted up with a Freo airbrush tattoo! 

101 Oh What Fun! (Near Lobby 101)   

Located at Lobby 101, 101 Oh What Fun is your destination for fun outside of the footy.  

• Airbrush Tattoo: Get yourself tatted up with our Freo-themed airbrush tattoos. Logos, chevrons or your favourite player's number will all be available for you to sport during the game. 
• Craft Workshop: Try your creative side with the Freo Craft Workshop. This week, decorate and make your own Go Freo or Wharfie time poster!    
• Player Visit: Freo players will be stopping by pre-game and at half-time, so be sure to catch them for an autograph or selfie.  

101 Oh What Fun will close at the end of half time.  

131 Even More Fun! (Western Podium)   

Western Podium behind section 131, in between the City View Cafe and Goodwood Restaurant.  

• Wheelchair Footy: WA All Abilities Wheelchair football 'come and try' and inclusion specialists will be on hand to discuss participation opportunities in adaptive football for people living with disabilities. Wheelchair Footy will be running from when stadium gates open until the end of half-time.  
• Reaction Game: Test your reaction speed! This fun and addictive game challenges you to catch as many falling batons as you can before they hit the ground.  
• Running Man Game: This fast-paced challenge gets you up, moving, and racing against each other in a high-energy competition. Two players go head-to-head, running on a responsive platform to light up their side first!  
• Airbrush Tattoo: Get yourself tatted up with our Freo-themed airbrush tattoos. Logos, chevrons or your favourite player's number will all be available for you to sport during the game  
• Craft Workshop: Try your creative side with the Freo Craft Workshop. This week, decorate and make your own Go Freo or Wharfie time poster!    
• Player Visit: Freo players will be stopping by at half-time, so be sure to catch them for an autograph or selfie.  

Competitions  

Pick your Pump-up Tune 
Fans will have the chance to vote for their favourite song to be played at half-time of Friday's game. One lucky entrant will also take home a match ball from this weekend.  

Optus Stadium Restaurants and Catering  

The City View Cafe will be OPEN. However, the Goodwood restaurant will be CLOSED.  

Other key points:  

• Cloaking facilities are available, but please don't bring bulky items.  
• Practice good hand hygiene.  

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact the membership services team on (08) 9433 7111 or at membership@fremantlefc.com.au. 

It was an emotional rollercoaster but Fremantle's premiership aspirations are alive, edging Geelong by 14 points in front of tense yet raucous Club-record 59,725 fans at Optus Stadium on Friday night.

The indomitable Luke Jackson produced a final for the ages with 25 disposals, 35 hitouts and two goals to ensure the minor premier avoided the ignominy of a straight sets finals exit, triumphing 18.12 (120) to 16.10 (106).

The result sends Fremantle into a preliminary final for the first time since 2015, where it will take on Sydney at the SCG. Freo fans' optimism will be re-ignited, fuelled by a rare 'Wharfie Time' when Geelong closed late.

Geelong, which won seven straight games to get to this point after their fadeout against Greater Western Sydney in round 18, miss the final four for only the second time in the past eight seasons under Chris Scott.

Fremantle exercised their first-quarter finals demons, kicking six goals to two in the opening term to open up a 31-point lead, but Geelong stayed in touch, eventually hitting the front with Jeremy Cameron's goal midway through the third putting them eight points up.

Enter Jackson, who produced a heroic five-minute patch late in the third, kicking two goals and setting up another for Patrick Voss (who finished with four goals) – inflicting nightmares for young Cats ruck Mitch Edwards in the process.

Fremantle led by as much as four goals in the last but nothing is ever easy, and the Cats simply wouldn't roll over.

Bailey Smith (29 disposals) never stopped, Ollie Henry booted a game-high five goals and Shannon Neale kicked three to keep them in touch.

The Cats got within eight points with just over a minute left in the game thanks to a rare Tom Stewart goal, before Fremantle unleashed its trademark 'Wharfie Time', frenzying the home fans. Those fans willed Voss to nail the sealer as the Freo Dockers held out in a game full of twists and turns.

Jackson was the standout, but Shai Bolton (26 disposals) weaved his magic early, jumping out of the blocks with two goals within the first two minutes of the game.

Freo gained its dominance at clearances, winning 44-31, including 23-13 centre clearances for the game.

After being jumped by Hawthorn last week, Justin Longmuir's side had put a focus on starting fast, and they delivered - Fremantle's six-goal opening-term outdoing their entire tally against the Hawks.

Longmuir had promised in the pre-game his side would be braver and would take on the game. That was evident, with Freo employing a proactive handball game style, registering 54 to 25 handballs by the first change.

It fuelled Fremantle's fast start, along with a centre clearance dominance initiated by Jackson alongside his determined onballers. Hayden Young's 55m running goal out of the middle underlined that.

But Geelong stayed in the fight, keeping within arm's reach throughout the second and stealing the momentum early in the third.

That momentum came as Chris Scott looked to arrest Fremantle's centre-clearance dominance by clamping Young and Caleb Serong, with Oisin Mullin and Mark O'Connor going to work on the pair.

Henry booted three goals in the third to twice cut the margin back to four points.

Patrick Dangerfield's set shot put them ahead, before Cameron slammed home his second goal from the goal square, opening up a 10-point lead and a swathe of groaning mouths among the Freo faithful.

Then Jackson stepped up, as Freo somehow re-claimed the lead in a blistering patch, which included two goals in the final 38 seconds of the term, to lead by 16 at the final change.

Michael Frederick goaled from a tough angle early in the last to open up a four-goal lead, before Henry snapped brilliantly on his left from 35m for his fifth as the Cats kept pressing.

The anxiety persisted inside the stadium until Serong's 50m goal settled the nerves, with Tom Stewart's consolation allowing an indulgent 'Wharfie Time' as Freo got home.

Freo fans faith finally re-paid
Fremantle will play in its first preliminary final in more than a decade with the semi-final win restoring hope for their long-suffering fans. It had been a week full of anxiety for Fremantle and, in true Freo style, their clash with the Cats was never going to be easy despite an early 31-point lead. Fremantle have now avoided becoming the seventh top-four side in the past six seasons to go out in straight sets. And now there's hope.

All-Australian bounces back after donut
Josh Treacy had a season-low qualifying final against the Hawks, including zero marks, but bounced back emphatically in a determined display. The All-Australian centre-half forward had five marks by half-time, providing clever assists for two goals in the tight second term. 'The Big Cohuna' manfully played on after a heavy collision with teammate Mason Cox midway through the second, booting a long-range goal to re-claim the lead in the third quarter. He finished with a team-high eight marks.

FREMANTLE    6.2   10.5   15.6   18.12 (120)
GEELONG    2.1   7.2   12.8   16.10 (106)

GOALS
Fremantle: Voss 4, Amiss 2, Bolton 2, Dudley 2, Frederick 2, Jackson 2, Cox, Serong, Treacy, Young
Geelong: O.Henry 5, Neale 3, Cameron 2, Dangerfield 2, Mannagh 2, Stewart, Wiltshire

Crowd: 59,725 at Optus Stadium