2014 Fremantle Football Club season

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Fremantle Football Club
2014 season
President Steve Harris
Coach Ross Lyon
Captain(s) Matthew Pavlich
Home ground Patersons Stadium
Regular season 4th
Finals series 6th
Doig Medal Nat Fyfe (2nd win)
Leading goalkicker Hayden Ballantyne (49 goals)
Highest home attendance42,338 (SF vs Port Adelaide
40,490 (Rd 15 vs West Coast)
Lowest home attendance25,152 (Rd 14 vs Brisbane Lions)
Average home attendance35,930 (home and away) [1]
Club membership48,776 [2]
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The 2014 Fremantle Football Club season is the club's 20th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Fremantle reached the finals for the third consecutive year, finishing the home and away season in the fourth position. However, they lost both the qualifying final against Sydney and the semi-final against Port Adelaide to finish sixth overall.

Individually, Nat Fyfe won the Leigh Matthews Trophy, being voted the league's Most Valuable Player and his second consecutive Doig Medal, captain Matthew Pavlich became the first player from a Western Australian-based team to play 300 AFL games and three players, Fyfe, Aaron Sandilands and Hayden Ballantyne, were named in the 2014 All-Australian team.

Playing list

Players are listed by jumper number. 2014 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2014 AFL season only. Age is as the end of the season, 13 September 2014. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which include games played for other AFL clubs. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2014 season. Sources: Career and season
No.NameAgeRecruited fromGames (2014)Goals (2014)Fremantle debutFremantle career gamesFremantle career goals AFL debutAFL career gamesAFL career goals
1 Hayden Ballantyne 27 Peel (WAFL)204920091061802009106180
2 Anthony Morabito 22 Peel (WAFL)312010261420102614
3 Zac Dawson 28 St Kilda (AFL)221201264320051417
4 Colin Sylvia 28 Melbourne (AFL)612014612004163130
5 Garrick Ibbotson 26 East Fremantle (WAFL)120200712721200712721
6 Danyle Pearce 28 Port Adelaide (AFL)2419201349292005203105
7 Nat Fyfe 22 Claremont (WAFL)20242010927820109278
8 Nick Suban 24 North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)2111200910545200910545
9 Matthew de Boer 24 Claremont (WAFL)144200911543200911543
10 Michael Walters 23 Swan Districts (WAFL)8152009509720095097
11 Tom Sheridan 20 Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)842012191020121910
12 Jonathon Griffin 28 Adelaide (AFL)102011281120076918
13 Tendai Mzungu 28 Perth (WAFL)23122011865220118652
14 Josh Simpson 20 East Fremantle (WAFL)11201321201321
15 Ryan Crowley 30 Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)24820051881162005188116
16 David Mundy 29 Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)2411200521082200521082
17 Hayden Crozier 20 Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)1182012231820122318
18 Luke McPharlin 32 Hawthorn (AFL)13120022261122000238115
19 Scott Gumbleton 26 Essendon (AFL)00N/A0020073545
20 Matt Taberner 21 Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)9720131392013139
21 Michael Barlow 26 Werribee (VFL)19182010895920108959
22 Tanner Smith 20 North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)00201310201310
23 Chris Mayne 25 Perth (WAFL)231320081281502008128150
24 Max Duffy 21 East Fremantle (WAFL)22201422201422
25 Alex Pearce 19 Ulverstone (NTFL)00N/A00N/A00
26 Kepler Bradley 28 Essendon (AFL)0020086873200411787
27 Lachie Neale 21 Glenelg (SANFL)2382012462020124620
28 Brady Grey 19 Burnie Dockers Football Club (TFL)00N/A00N/A00
29 Matthew Pavlich 32 Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)224620003136292000313629
30 Zac Clarke 24 Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)21122009743920097439
31 Aaron Sandilands 31 East Fremantle (WAFL)238200321683200321683
32 Stephen Hill 24 West Perth (WAFL)2018200912883200912883
33 Cameron Sutcliffe 22 Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)2442012471320124713
34 Lee Spurr 27 Central District (SANFL)24320126052012605
35 Michael Apeness 19 Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)20201420201420
36 Alex Silvagni 26 Casey Scorpions (VFL)702010461020104610
37 Michael Johnson 29 Perth (WAFL)183200519062200519062
38 Jack Hannath 23 Central District (SANFL)3020131572013157
39 Sam Menegola 22 East Fremantle (WAFL)00N/A00N/A00
40 Craig Moller 20 Sydney Uni (NEAFL)00201310201310
41 Paul Duffield 29 South Fremantle (WAFL)246200615731200615731
42 Michael Wood 20 Subiaco (WAFL)00N/A00N/A00
43 Tom Vandeleur 19 South Fremantle (WAFL)00N/A00N/A00
44 Jacob Ballard 20 Northern Blues (VFL)00N/A00N/A00
46 Clancee Pearce 23 Swan Districts (WAFL)902009783120097831

Additions to list

NamePrevious clubRecruiting details
Scott Gumbleton Essendon (AFL)Traded for pick 55 [3]
Colin Sylvia Melbourne (AFL)Free agency recruit [4]
Michael Apeness Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup) National draft selection 17 [5]
Alex Pearce Ulverstone/Devonport National draft selection 37 [5]
Brady Grey Burnie Dockers National draft selection 58, [5] obtained from Melbourne for Viv Michie [6]
Matt Taberner Elevated from rookie list (nominally selection 73) [7]
Michael Wood Subiaco Rookie draft selection 16 [8]
Tom Vandeleur South Fremantle Rookie draft selection 32 [8]
Jacob Ballard Northern Blues Rookie draft selection 47 [8]

Removal from list

NameDetails
Jayden Pitt Retired [7]
Jesse Crichton Delisted [7]
Peter Faulks Delisted [7]
Alex Forster Delisted [7]
Alex Howson Delisted [7]
Josh Mellington Delisted [9]
Haiden Schloithe Delisted [7]
Viv Michie Traded to Melbourne for pick 58 [6]

Results

Win/Loss table

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223QFSFPFGF
OpponentColGCHawEssSydNMWCEPortGeeByeWBAdeRichBrisWCEMelGWSStKCarlGeeHawBrisPortSydPortEliminated
Result7048-5853-17-1319-18323840208376376-585-219588-24-22
Ladder Pos12755868677654442444444 Finals
+WinQualified for finals
-LossXBye
DrawEliminated

Bold – Home game

Ladder

2014 AFL ladder
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Sydney 22175021261488142.968 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P)22175024581746140.868
3 Geelong 22175020331787113.868
4 Fremantle 22166020291556130.464
5 Port Adelaide 22148021801678129.956
6 North Melbourne 22148020261731117.056
7 Essendon 22129118281719106.350
8 Richmond 221210018871784105.848
9 West Coast 221111020451750116.944
10 Adelaide 221111021751907114.144
11 Collingwood 22111101766187694.144
12 Gold Coast 22101201917204593.740
13 Carlton 2271411891210789.730
14 Western Bulldogs 2271501784217781.928
15 Brisbane Lions 2271501532221269.328
16 Greater Western Sydney 2261601780232076.724
17 Melbourne 2241801336195468.416
18 St Kilda 2241801480243660.816
Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Awards and milestones

Club awards

The Doig Medal was awarded at a function at the Crown Perth on 15 November. Between 1 and 5 votes are awarded to each player by five coaches after each game. Nat Fyfe won his second consecutive Doig Medal. [10] Paul Duffield and Ben Allan, the inaugural club captain, 2001 caretaker coach and board member since 2005 were both awarded life membership. [11]

Milestones

Debuts

AFL Awards

AFL Award Nominations

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