While he has a handful of best and fairests and a Sandover Medal to his name, Haiden Schloithe’s lofty on-field accolades are dwarfed by his most recent achievement: overcoming testicular cancer to feature for South Fremantle in Sunday’s WAFL grand final clash with East Perth.

Such a scenario was inconceivable when the 32-year-old was diagnosed in January. At that time, it was highly unlikely he would play football again this year, he was told.

South Fremantle star Haiden Schloithe has overcome testicular cancer to play in the 2025 WAFL grand final against East Perth. Credit: Instagram

Following “a challenging few months” – including surgery to remove a malignant tumour and three rounds of chemotherapy – the Katanning product received an earlier-than-expected green light to resume f

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