Dockers defender Cox finds out his prelim final fate

Key defender Brennan Cox will return from injury this weekend, but it won't be for the Dockers. (Adam Trafford/AAP PHOTOS)

Brennan Cox is Fremantle's heartbreak story of preliminary final week, with the veteran defender told he won't be facing Sydney in Friday night's clash at the SCG.

But Cox's premiership dream remains alive, with the 28-year-old to have one final chance to push his case for a recall this year when he lines up for Peel Thunder in Sunday's WAFL grand final against Claremont.