Fremantle either triumphed in a titanic battle between two of the up and coming challengers in the AFL or hung on for a scrappy win against perpetual cellar dwellers, depending on how much merchandise you got for Christmas but Freo bagged the 4 points and continued on their way to not sucking in 2018, with a 28 point win over the Gold Coast. After a good start by Fremantle, the Gold Coast managed to level the score at half time and it took the Dockers a while before they distinguished themselves from the Suns , playing some iffy football between patches of dominance. In the end, Nat Fyfe's class was the difference and Fremantle edged their way back in front before nailing the Suns' coffin to win by a percentage boosting 28 points.