Purple fever hits airport as Freo depart Even The Phantom is jumping on the Fremantle bandwagon. Dockers players were given a rock star farewell by their adoring fans on Thursday as the team boarded a flight to Melbourne ahead of their grand final showdown against Hawthorn. Star trio Chris Mayne, Luke McPharlin and Michael Johnson all made the trip east after proving their fitness at Thursday morning's closed training session. Mayne suffered back spasms before last week's win over Sydney, while Johnson and McPharlin have only recently returned from calf injuries and appeared somewhat hampered against the Swans. Football operations manager Chris Bond declared all three would be fit to take on Hawthorn in the MCG showdown on Saturday. Perth Airport showed their support of the Dockers by decking out the terminal in purple and white balloons. Even the sniffer dogs got in on the act by wearing Fremantle bandanas. Around 200 fans turned up to farewell their heroes. One fan went to the extreme by wearing a full-body Phantom suit. Airport security kept the fans at bay as Fremantle players were escorted from the team bus straight through to the departure lounge. "Bring it home Ross the Boss," was the call from one fan as coach Ross Lyon led the team through the cordoned off passageway. Hawthorn have lost just three times this year and will enter Saturday's match as favourites. Fremantle have never played off in a grand final, but Bond said the player group hadn't been fazed by the intensity the week has brought so far. The Dockers were dogged by injury earlier this season, but have managed to get their best players on the park at the right end of the season. McPharlin has played two games since returning from a torn calf, while skipper Matthew Pavlich and ruckman Aaron Sandilands are nearing top form after missing most of the year through injury. Defenders Clancee Pearce and Garrick Ibbotson will miss the decider through injury, but the rest of Fremantle's best 22 are in good shape. Hawthorn defender Brendan Whitecross was ruled out of the premiership decider after injuring his knee in last week's win over Geelong.