Port Adelaide defender Esava Ratugolea will undergo emergency surgery and be sidelined for 12 months with a suspected ruptured patella tendon.
The win catapulted Fremantle (14-1) two wins clear of second-placed Sydney and three and a half wins clear of third-placed Hawthorn, with a top-two finish well and truly theirs for the taking.
Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd says he doesn't want to be involved in the club's hunt for a new coach.
Manly coach Kieran Foran has a nervous wait after Luke Brooks suffered a suspected ACL injury and young playmaker Joey Walsh was sent to the bin for a hip-drop tackle in Saturday’s 30-4 win against Melbourne.
Tony Modra has spoken for the first time since being seriously injured in a truck crash south of Adelaide.
This masthead confirmed that a highly rated assistant, who left Essendon to enhance his chances of becoming a senior coach, would not be a candidate for the Bombers role.
Jonathan sustained a spinal cord injury which left him paralysed from below the neck and in need of 24-hour care