| 2017 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ross Lyon (6th season) | ||
| Captain(s) | Nat Fyfe (1st season) | ||
| Home ground | Domain Stadium (Capacity: 43,500) | ||
| AFL season | 14th | ||
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The 2017 Fremantle Football Club season is the 23rd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Fremantle Football Club.
| Player | Date | Reason | Career games | Career goals | Ref. |
| Matthew Pavlich | 26 July 2016 | Retired [lower-alpha 1] | 353 | 700 | [1] |
| Sean Hurley | 30 August 2016 | Delisted | 0 | 0 | [2] |
| Tanner Smith | 2 September 2016 | Delisted | 4 | 2 | [3] |
| Anthony Morabito | 6 September 2016 | Delisted | 26 | 14 | [4] |
| Matt de Boer | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 138 | 48 | [5] |
| Josh Deluca | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 4 | 2 | [5] |
| Brady Grey | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 17 | 10 | [5] |
| Jack Hannath | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 20 | 8 | [5] |
| Tendai Mzungu | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 102 | 54 | [5] |
| Clancee Pearce | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 100 | 36 | [5] |
| Michael Barlow | 24 October 2016 | Delisted | 126 | 81 | [6] |
| Alex Silvagni | 26 October 2016 | Delisted | 53 | 10 | [7] |
| Player | Date | Free agent type | New club | Compensation | Ref. |
| Chris Mayne | 12 October 2016 | Unrestricted | Collingwood | 2nd round | [8] |
| Date | Gained | From | Lost | Ref. |
| 11 October 2016 | Cam McCarthy Pick 7 Pick 34 Pick 72 | Greater Western Sydney | Pick 3 | [9] |
| 13 October 2016 | Bradley Hill | Hawthorn | Pick 23 | [10] |
| 18 October 2016 | Joel Hamling Pick 40 Pick 63 | Western Bulldogs | Pick 35 Pick 43 Pick 61 | [11] |
| 20 October 2016 | Shane Kersten | Geelong | Pick 63 | [12] |
| 20 October 2016 | Pick 35 Pick 71 2017 fourth round pick (Gold Coast) | Gold Coast | Pick 73 2017 second round pick (Fremantle) |
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League |
| 1 | 8 | Griffin Logue | Swan Districts | WAFL |
| 2 | 38 | Sean Darcy | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup |
| 2 | 41 | Brennan Cox | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL |
| 4 | 66 | Luke Ryan | Coburg | VFL |
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League |
| 1 | 3 | Taylin Duman | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup |
| 2 | 21 | Luke Strnadica | East Fremantle | WAFL |
| 3 | 38 | Brady Grey | Fremantle | AFL |
| 4 | 50 | Josh Deluca | Fremantle | AFL |
| Game | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores(Fremantle's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref. | ||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, 25 February (3:40 pm) | West Coast | 0.16.11 (107) | 0.8.4 (52) | Lost by 55 points | Wonthella Oval, Geraldton (A) | 8,800 | [13] |
| 2 | Saturday, 4 March (1:40 pm) | Collingwood | 1.11.12 (87) | 1.12.4 (85) | Won by 2 points | Rushton Park (H) | 5,500 | [14] |
| 3 | Friday, 10 March (5:40 pm) | Carlton | 2.12.14 (104) | 0.12.11 (83) | Won by 21 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 5,337 | [15] |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores(Fremantle's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref. | ||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, 26 March (4:40 pm) | Geelong | 10.13 (73) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 42 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 34,638 | [16] |
| 2 | Sunday, 2 April (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 22.13 (145) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 89 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 38,388 | [17] |
| 3 | Saturday, 8 April (5:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 13.11 (89) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 16 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 28,865 | [18] |
| 4 | Saturday, 15 April (1:40 pm) | Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 2 points | MCG (A) | 27,829 | [19] |
| 5 | Saturday, 22 April (5:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 5 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 33,319 | [20] |
| 6 | Saturday, 29 April (6:10 pm) | West Coast | 16.7 (103) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 41 points | Domain Stadium (A) | 40,836 | [21] |
| 7 | Sunday, 7 May (2:40 pm) | Essendon | 17.14 (116) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 37 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 33,393 | [22] |
| 8 | Sunday, 14 May (1:10 pm) | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 2 points | MCG (A) | 31,200 | [23] |
| 9 | Sunday, 21 May (2:40 pm) | Carlton | 13.8 (86) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 35 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 30,313 | [24] |
| 10 | Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 20.23 (143) | 6.7 (43) | Lost by 100 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 42,415 | [25] |
| 11 | Sunday, 4 June (2:40 pm) | Collingwood | 12.13 (85) | 15.15 (105) | Lost by 20 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 34,259 | [26] |
| 12 | Saturday, 10 June (4:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 18.13 (121) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 57 points | Gabba (A) | 11,742 | [27] |
| 13 | Bye | |||||||
| 14 | Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) | Geelong | 10.14 (74) | 11.6 (72) | Lost by 2 points | Simonds Stadium (A) | 29,928 | [28] |
| 15 | Sunday, 2 July (2:40 pm) | St Kilda | 12.8 (80) | 12.17 (89) | Lost by 9 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 30,541 | [29] |
| 16 | Sunday, 9 July (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.10 (82) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 4 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 19,267 | [30] |
| 17 | Sunday, 16 July (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 5.14 (44) | 11.8 (74) | Lost by 30 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 38,722 | [31] |
| 18 | Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 7.6 (48) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 52 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 30,818 | [32] |
| 19 | Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 13.20 (98) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 12 points | Spotless Stadium (A) | 11,233 | [33] |
| 20 | Saturday, 5 August (5:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 12.18 (90) | 10.7 (67) | Won by 23 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 27,050 | [34] |
| 21 | Saturday, 12 August (1:45 pm) | Sydney | 22.11 (143) | 5.9 (39) | Lost by 104 points | SCG (A) | 39,281 | [35] |
| 22 | Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) | Richmond | 7.9 (51) | 25.5 (155) | Lost by 104 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 34,204 | [36] |
| 23 | Sunday, 27 August (1:10 pm) | Essendon | 16.11 (107) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 15 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 42,665 | [37] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2415 | 1776 | 136.0 | 62 | 2017 finals |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2134 | 1818 | 117.4 | 62 | |
| 3 | Richmond (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 | |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | |
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | |
| 9 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2035 | 1934 | 105.2 | 48 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1857 | 1913 | 97.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1925 | 1986 | 96.9 | 44 | |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 2055 | 90.7 | 42 | |
| 13 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1944 | 1963 | 99.0 | 38 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1607 | 2160 | 74.4 | 32 | |
| 15 | North Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1983 | 2264 | 87.6 | 24 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1594 | 2038 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1756 | 2311 | 76.0 | 24 | |
| 18 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1877 | 2526 | 74.3 | 20 |
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). It was founded in 1994 in honour of the rich footballing history associated with the Western Australian port city of Fremantle, and entered the AFL the following year, making it the second team from the state after the West Coast Eagles to be admitted to the competition.
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