West Coast. There's never been a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. That's not an opinion, it's the motto on the back of their club vest. Twice a year Fremantle are contractually obliged to interact with these bastards in the biannual derby. It's never pleasant but it's traditionally been an easy 4 points for Fremantle when they've wanted them. This week should be no difference because , depending on who you ask, the Eagles are expected to struggle on Saturday because they had a late night on Sunday and some bloke no one has ever heard of is out with a sore hand; or they're expected to struggle because they play football like a team of one legged crabs trying to ride an asthmatic Narwhal to get away from the drug squad. Fremantle have an actual out worth mentioning, Stephen Hill has had to put his Brownlow Medal chase on hold for a few weeks while his hamstring recovers from 5 weeks of being brutalised by dashes down the wing. He has been replaced by Harley Balic.