Fremantle coach Mark Harvey has predicted Sunday's western derby clash with West Coast will be a "last man standing" affair as the Dockers prepare to farewell retiring AFL club great Shaun McManus in grand style.

Harvey stopped just short of declaring war against the Eagles but did promise to speak to his charges before the game about doing their utmost to ensure McManus left on a winning note.

"I hope the game's spirited, confrontational at times and it's last man standing, that's what I hope and that's what I'll talk to them about," Harvey said.

"It's going to be hard (to control emotions).

"Shaun's fairly uncontrollable before the game ... he gets all excited pre-match in the rooms.

"Shaun would just like the guys to play the way he does. It will be emotional and hopefully the team can hold him in good stead."

When a journalist pointed out that West Coast may not like to be dragged into a fiery affair, Harvey replied: "I'm sure the way John coaches they're ready for it."

Eagles coach John Worsfold was of a different view about how the match would pan out.

"No," was his emphatic reply when asked if the derby had the potential to boil over.

Fremantle have made two changes to the side that beat Port Adelaide last week, with captain Matthew Pavlich and defender Roger Hayden returning from injury at the expense of ruckman Robert Warnock (shoulder) and Ryan Murphy (omitted).

West Coast have made just the one change, with skipper Darren Glass returning from a strained thigh to replace Matt Spangher.

The sold-out game at Subiaco Oval is a Fremantle home match and Harvey, donning a purple scarf at his joint press conference with Worsfold, urged Dockers supporters to wear their colours to send a chilling reminder to West Coast players they were on enemy territory - for the day at least.

"It really hit home when I came to watch the rugby union two weeks ago (when Australia played South Africa) and there was a sea of yellow here barracking for Australia," Harvey said.

"I think it's intimidating.

"I don't know how John finds it but when you go interstate on the road you certainly feel the crowd . . . so obviously that will affect players from the opposition, absolutely."

But Worsfold was unfazed by his counterpart's call to arms.

"It's our home ground and it's Fremantle's home game, so you work it out," he replied sharply when asked whose home turf it was.

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