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Luke Jackson stars as Dockers dominate baby Bombers
Luke Jackson produced yet another rucking masterclass and Josh Treacy broke his run of ducks to lift Fremantle to a 41-point win over injury-hit Essendon at Optus Stadium.
Jackson tallied 21 disposals to go with 48 hitouts, 10 clearances and three goals in the 16.8 (104) to 9.9 (63) win in front of 37,570 fans on Thursday night.
Treacy, who entered the match on the back of a three-game goalless run, finished with three majors to go with crashing pack after pack.
Fremantle's fifth win on the trot improved their record to 9-5 ahead of next week's clash with St Kilda.
Essendon (6-8) face a major battle to turn around their fortunes, with their fourth consecutive loss leaving them well adrift of the top eight.
Jackson dominated his contest against Essendon debutant Vigo Visentini, who battled hard for 15 disposals and 17 hitouts but was outclassed by Fremantle's star big man.
It continued a rich vein of form for Jackson, who has thrived in the lead ruck role this season, especially in the games when Sean Darcy isn't playing.
'He's a special player. We love having him. He's not going anywhere,' star Fremantle midfielder Caleb Serong told Fox Footy.
'He's locked in with us. I think what him and Sean are going to build over the next couple of months is really exciting.
'I can't wait to be a part of it. As a midfielder, I'm licking my lips.'
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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Friday, June 20.
Well, have you had enough budget news yet? Treasurer Rita Saffioti handed down the government's spending plan for 2025-26 yesterday and, by her own admission beforehand, it was indeed 'not sexy'.
But that's not such a bad thing, especially in a chaotic world, writes WAtoday state politics reporter Hamish Hastie.
That being said, there was a little bit of 'financial trickery' in yesterday's budget papers, according to the state opposition.
labelling the budget a 'missed opportunity'.
If you're pressed for time and just want to know the headlines – and how the budget will affect you – you can read our five-minute guide to the budget here.
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