Fremantle coach Mark Harvey has criticised West Coast fans for their treatment of Dockers midfielder Josh Carr, who was roundly booed throughout the Dockers 27-point triumph over the Eagles and during his acceptance speech for the Ross Glendinning medal.

In round six last season, West Coast onballer Chris Judd received a similar reception when he took out the award in front of a pro-Fremantle crowd.

However, Eagles fans turned the tables in the latest clash and took their revenge on Carr, who was awarded the gong for his 27-possession, three-goal performance that inspired his side to the upset victory.

But it wasn't only Carr's award of the medal that the fans were unhappy about. The tough-nut midfielder was involved in a number of controversial incidents throughout the afternoon, which included several tussles against Ben Cousins - a clear favourite among the 43,093-strong crowd.

"He's got a lot of pride. He deserved the medal," Harvey said of Carr after the match.

"(I was) disappointed to see he got booed. I don't know where football's going when the best player gets booed, but I can understand it because Josh is an agitating sort of player."

"I think that's when Josh Carr plays his best footy … and I don't like to see the game try and stop those guys from playing that way and it's within the rules. A lot of the time it is."

"He's taking on the opposition in what he knows is the best way to take on the opposition. He played on Kerr, he played on Cousins at times, and he played in and around Judd, so he knows that he's got to do that from a team point of view."

Carr had an empty bottle and a pie thrown in his direction from angry Eagles supporters after bungling Kerr over the boundary line early in the third term.

"That's totally not on," Harvey said when asked about the incident.

While not thrilled with the reception given to his midfield enforcer, Harvey was thrilled with the evenness of his team's performance.

During his post-match press conference, Harvey urged his squad to maintain that level of intensity for the remainder of the season.

"We've got to understand that there can't be the form fluctuation from one week to another, and that's what we are trying to arrest," he said.

"We were disappointing (against Geelong) in front of our home crowd last week. I'm still trying to look for the improvement from guys