2023 Fremantle Football Club season

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Fremantle Dockers
2023 season
Fremantle Anzac Day.jpg
Fremantle running onto the ground in Round 6
PresidentDale Alcock
Coach Justin Longmuir
Captain(s) Alex Pearce
Home ground Optus Stadium (capacity: 61,266)
Pre-season 1 win, 0 losses
AFL season 14th
Doig Medal Caleb Serong
Leading goalkicker Jye Amiss (41)
Highest home attendance56,090
Lowest home attendance9,329
Average home attendance36,135
Club membership8,633
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Fremantle Football Club season is the club's 29th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Overview

Fremantle's 2023 season overview
CaptainCoachHome groundW–L–DLadderFinalsBest and fairestLeading goalkickerRefs
Alex Pearce Justin Longmuir Optus Stadium 10–13–014th—Caleb SerongJye Amiss [1]

Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2023 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2023 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 24, 2023 and are taken from AFL Tables.

No.Name AFL debutGames (2023)Goals (2023)Games (Fremantle)Goals (Fremantle)Games (AFL career)Goals (AFL career)
1 Sam Sturt 2020141718221822
2 Jaeger O'Meara 2013 (Gold Coast)21721716477
3 Caleb Serong 202022480198019
4 Sean Darcy 201715498389838
5 Lachie Schultz 201923339010190101
6 Jordan Clark 2019 (Geelong)2314747919
7 Nat Fyfe 201093218173218173
8 Andrew Brayshaw 201823111234312343
9 Luke Jackson 2020 (Melbourne)232223227552
10 Michael Walters 20092033222348222348
11 James Aish 2014 (Brisbane)204811016333
12 Hugh Davies ****000000
13 Luke Ryan 201723013231323
14 Nathan Wilson 2012 (Greater Western Sydney)4074215518
15 Ethan Hughes 201520210161016
17 Will Brodie 2017 (Gold Coast)512975410
18 Tom Emmett 2023242424
19 Josh Corbett 2019 (Gold Coast)53534136
20 Matt Taberner 201243120167120167
21 Joel Hamling 2015 (Western Bulldogs)40680910
22 Max Knobel ****000000
23 Liam Henry 202016143134313
24 Jye Amiss 2022224125452545
25 Alex Pearce (c)201523010741074
26 Hayden Young 2020221572572
27 Heath Chapman 202130261261
28 Neil Erasmus 2022141192192
30 Nathan O'Driscoll 202210122112211
31 Brandon Walker 2021140451451
32 Michael Frederick 2020192658635863
33 Travis Colyer 2010 (Essendon)00593214686
34 Corey Wagner 2016 North Melbourne 9090286
35 Josh Treacy 2021171536293629
36 Brennan Cox 20172021023010230
37 Joshua Draper ****000000
38 Eric Benning ****000000
39 Sam Switkowski 2018221668436843
40 Karl Worner 2023404040
41 Bailey Banfield 2018141175427542
42 Liam Reidy ****000000
43 Sebit Kuek ****000000
44 Matthew Johnson 2023184184184
45 Conrad Williams ****000000
46 Ethan Stanley 2023202020

Squad changes

In

No.NamePositionPrevious Clubvia
2 Flag of Western Australia.svg Jaeger O'Meara Midfielder Hawthorn trade [2]
9 Flag of Western Australia.svg Luke Jackson Key Forward, Ruckman, Midfielder, Melbourne trade [3]
12 Flag of Western Australia.svg Hugh Davies Key Defender Claremont AFL national draft, second round (pick no.33) [4]
18 Flag of South Australia.svg Tom Emmett Medium Forward Sturt AFL national draft, third round (pick no.41) [5]
19 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Josh Corbett Key Forward Gold Coast trade [6]
35 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Max Knobel Ruckman Gippsland U18 AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 42) [7]
34 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Corey Wagner Medium Defender Port Melbourne AFL national draft, fourth round (pick No. 57) [8]
37 Flag of Western Australia.svg Josh Draper Midfielder Peel Thunder Category B rookie selections [9]
42 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Liam Reidy Ruckman Frankston AFL rookie draft, first round (pick no.13) [10]
45 Flag of Western Australia.svg Conrad Williams Midfielder Claremont Catergory B rookie selections [11]
46 Flag of Western Australia.svg Ethan Stanley Midfielder Box Hill AFL mid-season draft [12]

Out

No.NamePositionNew Clubvia
16 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg David Mundy Midfielder -retired [13]
19 Flag of Western Australia.svg Connor Blakely Midfielder Gold Coast delisted [14]
34 Flag of Western Australia.svg Joel Western Midfielder Claremont delisted [15]
12 Flag of South Australia.svg Mitch Crowden Medium Forward, Midfielder East Perth delisted [16]
9 Flag of Western Australia.svg Blake Acres Midfielder Carlton trade [17]
2 Flag of Western Australia.svg Griffin Logue Key Forward, Key Defender North Melbourne trade [18]
18 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Darcy Tucker Midfielder North Melbourne trade [19]
37 Flag of Western Australia.svg Rory Lobb Key Forward Western Bulldogs trade [20]
22 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lloyd Meek Ruckman Hawthorn trade [21]

Season

Pre-season

Fremantle's 2023 AAMI Community Series fixtures
Date and local timeOpponentScoresVenueRef
HomeAwayResult
Thursday, 2 March (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.14.928.13.61Won by 31 points Fremantle Oval [22]

Premiership season

Fremantle's 2023 AFL season fixture
RoundDate and local timeOpponentScoresVenueAttendanceLadder positionRef
HomeAwayResult
1 Sunday, 19 March (3:40 pm) St Kilda 10.7.677.10.52Lost by 5 points Marvel Stadium [A]8,16914th [23]
2 Saturday, 25 March (4:20 pm) North Melbourne 10.12.7211.7.73Lost by 1 point Optus Stadium [H]40,48713th [24]
3 Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) West Coast 16.12.1089.13.67Won by 41 points Optus Stadium [H]56,0909th [25]
4 Saturday, 8 April (1:15 pm) Adelaide 17.9.11110.12.72Lost by 39 points Adelaide Oval [A]33,72514th [26]
5 Sunday, 16 April (1:40 pm) Gold Coast 15.10.10013.12.90Won by 10 points Norwood Oval [H]9,32911th [27]
6 Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.9.6917.16.118Lost by 49 points Optus Stadium [H]47,50313th [28]
7 Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 17.13.11510.7.67Lost by 48 points The Gabba [A]25,52814th [29]
8 Saturday, 6 May (7:30 pm) Hawthorn 18.9.1177.6.48Won by 69 points Optus Stadium [H]37,16012th [30]
9 Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm) Sydney 13.8.8616.7.103Won by 17 points SCG [A]28,92712th [31]
10 Saturday, 20 May (2:35 pm) Geelong 16.10.10611.11.77Won by 29 points Optus Stadium [H]45,81110th [32]
11 Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 10.12.7212.7.79Won by 7 points MCG [A]29,1549th [33]
12 ByeBye
13 Saturday, 10 June (5:25 pm) Richmond 10.10.7012.13.85Lost by 15 points Optus Stadium [H]46,84310th
14 Saturday, 17 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 16.10.1065.6.36Lost by 70 points Giants Stadium [A]8,63313th
15 Saturday, 24 June (5:25 pm) Essendon 14.9.939.7.61Won by 32 points Optus Stadium [H]43,06311th
16 Saturday, 1 July (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.6.10211.7.73Lost by 29 points Marvel Stadium [A]25,41211th
17 Sunday, 9 July (2:40 pm) Carlton 6.9.4514.14.98Lost by 53 points Optus Stadium [H]49,46914th
18 Saturday, 15 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood 18.5.11310.7.67Lost by 46 points MCG [A]61,15715th
19 Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm) Sydney 12.4.7616.9.105Lost by 29 points Optus Stadium [H]42,43315th
20 Saturday, 29 July (1:45 pm) Geelong 9.10.6410.11.71Won by 7 points GMHBA Stadium [A]21,61915th
21 Sunday, 6 August (2:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.8.7411.11.77Lost by 3 points Optus Stadium [H]37,84515th
22 Saturday, 12 August (6:10 pm) West Coast 4.9.3320.14.134Won by 101 points Optus Stadium [H]51,17214th
23 Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 8.10.5811.8.74Lost by 16 points Optus Stadium [H]38,36014th
24 Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) Hawthorn 8.8.5614.9.93Won by 37 points MCG [A]27,95114th

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Collingwood (P)23185021421687127.072Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 23176021801771123.168
3 Port Adelaide 23176021491906112.768
4 Melbourne 23167020791660125.264
5 Carlton 23139119221697113.354
6 St Kilda 231310017751647107.852
7 Greater Western Sydney 231310020181885107.152
8 Sydney 231210120501863110.050
9 Western Bulldogs 231211019191766108.748
10 Adelaide 231112021931877116.844
11 Essendon 23111201838205089.744
12 Geelong 231012120881855112.642
13 Richmond 23101211856198393.642
14 Fremantle 23101301835189896.740
15 Gold Coast 2391401839200691.736
16 Hawthorn 2371601686210180.228
17 North Melbourne 2332001657231871.512
18 West Coast 2332001418267453.012
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

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