2024 Fremantle Football Club season

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Fremantle Dockers
2024 season
Fremantle round 17.jpg
Fremantle going onto the ground in Round 17
PresidentDale Alcock
Coach Justin Longmuir
Captain(s) Alex Pearce
Home ground Optus Stadium (capacity: 61,266)
AAMI Community Series 0 wins, 1 loss
AFL season 10th
Doig Medal Caleb Serong
Leading goalkicker Josh Treacy (45)
Highest home attendance56,536
Lowest home attendance40,604
Average home attendance46,950
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The 2024 Fremantle Football Club season is the club's 30th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Overview

Fremantle's 2024 season overview
CaptainCoachHome groundW–L–DLadderFinalsBest and fairestLeading goalkickerRefs
Alex Pearce Justin Longmuir Optus Stadium 12-10-110th– Caleb Serong Josh Treacy (45) [1]

Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2024 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2024 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, 2024 and are taken from AFL Tables.

No.Name AFL debutGames (2024)Goals (2024)Games (Fremantle)Goals (Fremantle)Games (AFL career)Goals (AFL career)
1 Sam Sturt 2020132131433143
2 Jaeger O'Meara 2013 (Gold Coast)228431518685
3 Caleb Serong (vc)202023111033010330
4 Sean Darcy 20171261104411044
5 Heath Chapman 2021161422422
6 Jordan Clark 2019 (Geelong)23370710222
7 Nat Fyfe 2010225240178240178
8 Andrew Brayshaw (vc)20182371465014650
9 Luke Jackson 2020 (Melbourne)232146439873
10 Michael Walters 20091717239365239365
11 James Aish 2014 (Brisbane)2001011018333
12 Hugh Davies 2024202020
13 Luke Ryan 201723015531553
14 Jeremy Sharp 2020 (Gold Coast)231023104617
15 Ethan Hughes 20156010761076
17 Will Brodie 2017 (Gold Coast)002975410
18 Tom Emmett 202313715111511
19 Josh Corbett 2019 (Gold Coast)00534136
20 Matt Taberner 201256125173125173
21 Oscar McDonald 2015 (Melbourne)1010873
22 Max Knobel ****000000
23 Karl Worner 2023408080
24 Jye Amiss 2022223647814781
25 Alex Pearce (c)201515112251225
26 Hayden Young 2020231380158015
27 Odin Jones ****000000
28 Neil Erasmus 202240232232
29 Cooper Simpson 2024202020
30 Nathan O'Driscoll 20222024112411
31 Brandon Walker 2021191642642
32 Michael Frederick 2020212378867886
33 Ollie Murphy ****000000
34 Corey Wagner 2016 (North Melbourne)120210406
35 Josh Treacy 2021204556745674
36 Brennan Cox 2017911113111131
37 Josh Draper 2024200200200
38 Patrick Voss 2024777777
39 Sam Switkowski 2018201288558855
40 Jack Delean ****000000
41 Bailey Banfield 2018222097629762
42 Liam Reidy 2024202020
43 Sebit Kuek ****000000
44 Matthew Johnson 2023193377377
45 Conrad Williams ****000000
46 Ethan Stanley 2023002020

Squad changes

In

No.NamePositionPrevious Clubvia
14 Flag of Western Australia.svg Jeremy Sharp Midfielder Gold Coast pre-season supplemental selection [2]
21 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Oscar McDonald Key Defender Williamstown delisted free agent [3]
27 Flag of Western Australia.svg Odin Jones Key Forward, Ruckman West Perth draft [4]
29 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Cooper Simpson Midfielder, Forward Dandenong Stingrays draft [5]
33 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ollie Murphy Key Defender Sandringham Dragons draft [6]
38 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Patrick Voss Key Forward Oakleigh Chargers pre-season supplemental selection [7]
40 Flag of South Australia.svg Jack Delean Small Forward South Adelaide draft [8]

Out

No.NamePositionNew Clubvia
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lachie Schultz Forward Collingwood trade [9]
14 Flag of Western Australia.svg Nathan Wilson Defender Peel Thunder delisted [10]
23 Flag of Western Australia.svg Liam Henry Forward, Winger St Kilda trade [11]
33 Flag of Western Australia.svg Travis Colyer Winger -delisted [12]
38 Flag of Western Australia.svg Eric Benning Ruckman Claremont delisted [13]

Due to Josh Corbett and Sebit Kuek being placed on the long term injury list, [14] Fremantle had two available positions to be filled either in the pre-season supplemental selection period or the mid-year rookie draft. [15] Patrick Voss, Max Beatty, Sam van Rooyen and Daniel McKenzie all trained with Fremantle during the pre-season in an attempt to be listed. [16] In the end Patrick Voss was selected with Fremantle's final spot on the list.

Season

Pre Season

Fremantle's 2024 AAMI Community Series fixtures
Date and local timeOpponentScoresVenueRef
HomeAwayResult
Friday, 1 March (5:00 pm) Port Adelaide 13.14.928.5.53Lost by 39 points Alberton Oval [17]

Home & Away Season

Fremantle's 2024 AFL season fixture
RoundDate and local timeOpponentScoresVenueAttendanceLadder positionRef
HomeAwayResult
1 Sunday, 17 March (3:50 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.9 (93)10.10 (70)Won by 23 points Optus Stadium [H]40,6046th Increase2.svg [18]
2 Saturday, 23 March (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 11.10 (76)15.12 (102)Won by 26 points Marvel Stadium [A]17,5895th Increase2.svg [19]
3 Friday, 29 March (4:30 pm) Adelaide 9.15 (69)4.10 (34)Won by 35 points Optus Stadium [H]51,0372nd Increase2.svg [20]
4 Saturday, 6 April (2:50 pm) Carlton 9.9 (63)10.13 (73)Lost by 10 points Adelaide Oval [H]47,3957th Decrease2.svg [21]
5 Saturday, 13 April (7:00 pm) Port Adelaide 9.12 (66)9.9 (63)Lost by 3 points Adelaide Oval [A]35,6587th Steady2.svg [22]
6 Saturday, 20 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 16.9 (105)10.8 (68)Lost by 37 points Optus Stadium [A]54,4739th Decrease2.svg [23]
7 Saturday, 27 April (5:30 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.11 (95)10.11 (71)Won by 24 points Optus Stadium [H]45,9318th Increase2.svg [24]
8 Sunday, 5 May (1:00 pm) Richmond 6.13 (49)15.13 (103)Won by 54 points MCG [A]32,2526th Increase2.svg [25]
9 Friday, 10 May (6:20 pm) Sydney 4.15 (39)13.9 (87)Lost by 48 points Optus Stadium [H]46,1989th Decrease2.svg [26]
10 Saturday, 18 May (7:30 pm) St Kilda 8.7 (55)9.18 (72)Won by 17 points Marvel Stadium [A]19,2659th Steady2.svg [27]
11 Friday, 24 May (6:10 pm) Collingwood 11.9 (75)10.15 (75)Drew Optus Stadium [H]54,0359th Steady2.svg [28]
12 Sunday, 2 June (12:30 pm) Melbourne 7.7 (49)22.9 (141)Won by 92 points TIO Traeger Park [A]6,1096th Increase2.svg [29]
13 Bye7th Decrease2.svgBye
14 Saturday, 15 June (1:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 23.11 (149)12.10 (82)Lost by 67 points Marvel Stadium [A]21,7968th Decrease2.svg [30]
15 Sunday, 23 June (2:00 pm) Gold Coast 12.13 (85)10.5 (65)Won by 20 points Optus Stadium [H]40,6375th Increase2.svg [31]
16 Saturday, 29 June (1:45 pm) Sydney 14.14 (98)15.9 (99)Won by 1 point SCG [A]35,4773rd Increase2.svg [32]
17 Saturday, 6 July (6:10 pm) Richmond 16.9 (105)7.12 (54)Won by 51 points Optus Stadium [H]42,8903rd Steady2.svg [33]
18 Saturday, 13 July (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 13.9 (87)10.14 (74)Lost by 13 points UTAS Stadium [A]11,1465th Decrease2.svg [34]
19 Sunday, 21 July (1:20 pm) Melbourne 17.14 (116)10.6 (66)Won by 50 points Optus Stadium [H]42,2154th Increase2.svg [35]
20 Saturday, 27 July (6:10 pm) West Coast 17.8 (110)11.9 (75)Won by 35 points Optus Stadium [H]56,5363rd Increase2.svg [36]
21 Sunday, 4 August (3:20 pm) Essendon 13.12 (90)14.5 (89)Lost by 1 point MCG [A]34,3816th Decrease2.svg [37]
22 Saturday, 10 August (2:35 pm) Geelong 9.8 (62)10.13 (73)Lost by 11 points Optus Stadium [H]50,6006th Steady2.svg [38]
23 Saturday 17 August, (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.11 (101)14.8 (92)Lost by 9 points ENGIE Stadium [A]10,8019th Decrease2.svg [39]
24 Sunday 25 August, (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 9.13 (67)13.9 (87)Lost by 20 points Optus Stadium [H]45,32210th Decrease2.svg [40]

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Sydney 23176022421769126.768Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 23167020111752114.864
3 Geelong 23158021641928112.260
4 Greater Western Sydney 23158020341864109.160
5 Brisbane Lions 23148121301747121.958
6 Western Bulldogs 23149021711736125.156
7 Hawthorn 23149020901763118.556
8 Carlton 231310021511952110.252
9 Collingwood 23129219911943102.552
10 Fremantle 231210119641755111.950
11 Essendon 23111111892202493.546
12 St Kilda 23111201748175899.444
13 Gold Coast 23111201925194399.144
14 Melbourne 23111201785181298.544
15 Adelaide 2381411906192399.134
16 West Coast 2351801594233968.120
17 North Melbourne 2332001619255063.512
18 Richmond 2322101505236463.78
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

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