Fremantle have confirmed their final team of 23 to play West Coast in RAC Derby 61

By fremantlefc.com.au

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Fremantle have confirmed their final team of 23 to play West Coast in RAC Derby 61 at Optus Stadium on Saturday, with Isaiah Dudley and Neil Erasmus coming into the side. 

Midfielder Matthew Johnson is out with an ankle injury sustained in last weekend’s win over Collingwood, while defender/midfielder Corey Wagner will be sidelined with a minor ankle injury. 

Dudley and Erasmus have been named on the interchange bench alongside Bailey Banfield, Murphy Reid and Hayden Young. 

Dudley last featured in Round 18 against Hawthorn, coming on as the substitute late in the game, while Erasmus last played in the Round 17 loss to Sydney. 

RAC Derby 61 will be the fifth time in Erasmus’ 33-game career that he has lined up against the Eagles. 

Coming off a career-best six-goal haul against Collingwood, forward Pat Voss has been named at centre half-forward, with Shai Bolton and Sam Switkowski on the flanks. 

Sean Darcy has been named in the ruck, with Luke Jackson lining up in the middle alongside Caleb Serong and Andrew Brayshaw. 

Serong, at 24 years of age, has won a record-equalling four Glendinning-Allan Medals in nine RAC Derbies to sit alongside Freo legend Paul Hasleby. 

The three voters for the Glendinning-Allan Medal are Peter Bell (ABC Radio), Jackson Barrett (The West Australian), and Mark LeCras (Channel 7). 

Brayshaw will captain the side in the absence of Alex Pearce. 

Fremantle have won seven of the last eight RAC Derbies. 

The tactical substitute will be confirmed one hour before bounce-down on Saturday. 

Joshua Draper, Jeremy Sharp, and Brandon Walker have been named as the emergencies for the match. 

Bounce-down is at 2:15pm WST and the game will be broadcast live on Channel 7 and Fox Footy, and streamed live on 7plus and Kayo from 2:00pm WST.Â