2017 Fremantle Football Club season

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Fremantle Football Club
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.

Contents

List changes

Retirements and delistings

PlayerDateReasonCareer gamesCareer goalsRef.
Matthew Pavlich 26 July 2016Retired [lower-alpha 1] 353700 [1]
Sean Hurley30 August 2016Delisted00 [2]
Tanner Smith 2 September 2016Delisted42 [3]
Anthony Morabito 6 September 2016Delisted2614 [4]
Matt de Boer 4 October 2016Delisted13848 [5]
Josh Deluca 4 October 2016Delisted42 [5]
Brady Grey 4 October 2016Delisted1710 [5]
Jack Hannath 4 October 2016Delisted208 [5]
Tendai Mzungu 4 October 2016Delisted10254 [5]
Clancee Pearce 4 October 2016Delisted10036 [5]
Michael Barlow 24 October 2016Delisted12681 [6]
Alex Silvagni 26 October 2016Delisted5310 [7]
  1. ↑ Effective at the end of the season

Free agency

PlayerDateFree agent typeNew clubCompensationRef.
Chris Mayne 12 October 2016Unrestricted Collingwood 2nd round [8]

Trades

DateGainedFromLostRef.
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 2016Pick 35
Pick 71
2017 fourth round pick (Gold Coast)		 Gold Coast Pick 73
2017 second round pick (Fremantle)

National draft

RoundPickPlayerRecruited fromLeague
18 Griffin Logue Swan Districts WAFL
238 Sean Darcy Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
241 Brennan Cox Woodville-West Torrens SANFL
466 Luke Ryan Coburg VFL

Rookie draft

RoundPickPlayerRecruited fromLeague
13 Taylin Duman Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
221 Luke Strnadica East Fremantle WAFL
338 Brady Grey Fremantle AFL
450 Josh Deluca Fremantle AFL

Squad

Fremantle Football Club
Senior listRookie listCoaching Staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Cruz Roja.svg Long-term injury list
  • Arrow-up.png Upgraded rookie
  • (ret) Retired

Updated: 22 June 2017
Source(s): Playing list,
, 2016 coaching structure

Season summary

Pre-season

GameDate and local timeOpponentScores(Fremantle's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef.
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 25 February (3:40 pm) West Coast 0.16.11 (107)0.8.4 (52)Lost by 55 pointsWonthella Oval, Geraldton (A)8,800 [13]
2Saturday, 4 March (1:40 pm) Collingwood 1.11.12 (87)1.12.4 (85)Won by 2 points Rushton Park (H)5,500 [14]
3Friday, 10 March (5:40 pm) Carlton 2.12.14 (104)0.12.11 (83)Won by 21 points Domain Stadium (H)5,337 [15]

Home and Away season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(Fremantle's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef.
HomeAwayResult
1Sunday, 26 March (4:40 pm) Geelong 10.13 (73)18.7 (115)Lost by 42 points Domain Stadium (H)34,638 [16]
2Sunday, 2 April (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 22.13 (145)8.8 (56)Lost by 89 points Adelaide Oval (A)38,388 [17]
3Saturday, 8 April (5:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.11 (89)10.13 (73)Won by 16 points Domain Stadium (H)28,865 [18]
4Saturday, 15 April (1:40 pm) Melbourne 15.14 (104)16.10 (106)Won by 2 points MCG (A)27,829 [19]
5Saturday, 22 April (5:40 pm) North Melbourne 9.13 (67)9.8 (62)Won by 5 points Domain Stadium (H)33,319 [20]
6Saturday, 29 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 16.7 (103)9.8 (62)Lost by 41 points Domain Stadium (A)40,836 [21]
7Sunday, 7 May (2:40 pm) Essendon 17.14 (116)11.13 (79)Won by 37 points Domain Stadium (H)33,393 [22]
8Sunday, 14 May (1:10 pm) Richmond 10.10 (70)10.12 (72)Won by 2 points MCG (A)31,200 [23]
9Sunday, 21 May (2:40 pm) Carlton 13.8 (86)7.9 (51)Won by 35 points Domain Stadium (H)30,313 [24]
10Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 20.23 (143)6.7 (43)Lost by 100 points Adelaide Oval (A)42,415 [25]
11Sunday, 4 June (2:40 pm) Collingwood 12.13 (85)15.15 (105)Lost by 20 points Domain Stadium (H)34,259 [26]
12Saturday, 10 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.13 (121)9.10 (64)Lost by 57 points Gabba (A)11,742 [27]
13Bye
14Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) Geelong 10.14 (74)11.6 (72)Lost by 2 points Simonds Stadium (A)29,928 [28]
15Sunday, 2 July (2:40 pm) St Kilda 12.8 (80)12.17 (89)Lost by 9 points Domain Stadium (H)30,541 [29]
16Sunday, 9 July (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.10 (82)13.8 (86)Won by 4 points Etihad Stadium (A)19,267 [30]
17Sunday, 16 July (2:40 pm) West Coast 5.14 (44)11.8 (74)Lost by 30 points Domain Stadium (H)38,722 [31]
18Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm) Hawthorn 7.6 (48)15.10 (100)Lost by 52 points Domain Stadium (H)30,818 [32]
19Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.20 (98)13.8 (86)Lost by 12 points Spotless Stadium (A)11,233 [33]
20Saturday, 5 August (5:40 pm) Gold Coast 12.18 (90)10.7 (67)Won by 23 points Domain Stadium (H)27,050 [34]
21Saturday, 12 August (1:45 pm) Sydney 22.11 (143)5.9 (39)Lost by 104 points SCG (A)39,281 [35]
22Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) Richmond 7.9 (51)25.5 (155)Lost by 104 points Domain Stadium (H)34,204 [36]
23Sunday, 27 August (1:10 pm) Essendon 16.11 (107)14.8 (92)Lost by 15 points Etihad Stadium (A)42,665 [37]

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Adelaide 22156124151776136.062 2017 finals
2 Geelong 22156121341818117.462
3 Richmond (P)22157019921684118.360
4 Greater Western Sydney 22146220811812114.860
5 Port Adelaide 22148021681671129.756
6 Sydney 22148020931651126.856
7 Essendon 221210021352004106.548
8 West Coast 221210019641858105.748
9 Melbourne 221210020351934105.248
10 Western Bulldogs 22111101857191397.144
11 St Kilda 22111101925198696.944
12 Hawthorn 22101111864205590.742
13 Collingwood 2291211944196399.038
14 Fremantle 2281401607216074.432
15 North Melbourne 2261601983226487.624
16 Carlton 2261601594203878.224
17 Gold Coast 2261601756231176.024
18 Brisbane Lions 2251701877252674.320
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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