2026 Fremantle Football Club season

Fremantle Dockers

2026 season
President	Chris Sutherland
Coach	Justin Longmuir
Captain	Alex Pearce
Home ground	Optus Stadium (capacity: 61,266)
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The 2026 Fremantle Football Club season is the club's 32nd season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Squad Changes

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous club	via
17	Judd McVee	Defender	Melbourne	trade [1]
15	Adam Sweid	Midfielder/Forward	Calder Cannons	draft [2]
11	Tobyn Murray	Forward	Geelong VFL	draft [3]
19	Leon Kickett	Forward	Swan Districts	draft [4]
27	Toby Whan	Midfielder	South Fremantle	draft [5]
40	Ryda Luke	Forward	South Fremantle	draft [6]
18	Mason Cox	Ruckman	Collingwood	SSP signing [7]

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via
7	Nat Fyfe	Midfielder	–	retired [8]
10	Michael Walters	Forward	–	retired [9]
11	James Aish	Midfielder/Defender	–	retired [10]
17	Will Brodie	Midfielder	Port Adelaide	trade [11]
18	Liam Reidy	Ruck	Carlton	trade [12]
19	Quinton Narkle	Forward	–	retired [13]
27	Odin Jones	Forward/Ruck	West Perth	delisted [14]
40	Jack Delean	Forward	South Adelaide	delisted [15]

Squad

See also Fremantle Football Club drafting and trading history for the complete list of Fremantle's draft selections, delistings and trades

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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Sam Sturt  2 Jaeger O'Meara  3 Caleb Serong (vc)  4 Sean Darcy  5 Heath Chapman  6 Jordan Clark  8 Andrew Brayshaw (vc)  9 Luke Jackson 10 Shai Bolton 11 Tobyn Murray 12 Hugh Davies 13 Luke Ryan 14 Jeremy Sharp 15 Adam Sweid 16 Murphy Reid 17 Judd McVee 21 Oscar McDonald 22 Charlie Nicholls		23 Karl Worner 24 Jye Amiss 25 Alex Pearce (c) 26 Hayden Young 28 Neil Erasmus 29 Cooper Simpson 30 Nathan O'Driscoll 31 Brandon Walker 32 Michael Frederick 33 Ollie Murphy 34 Corey Wagner 35 Josh Treacy 36 Brennan Cox 37 Josh Draper 38 Jaren Carr 39 Sam Switkowski 41 Bailey Banfield 44 Matthew Johnson				18 Mason Cox 19 Leon Kickett 20 Patrick Voss 27 Toby Whan (B) 40 Ryda Luke (B) 42 Aiden Riddle 43 Isaiah Dudley		Head coach Justin Longmuir Assistant coaches Jaymie Graham (forwards coach) Chris Mayne (forward development coach) Joel Corey (midfield coach) Todd Curley (midfield development coach) Harry Garland (stoppages coach) Jade Rawlings (backline coach) Tendai Mzungu (defensive development coach) Geoff Valentine (head of player development) Andrew Sturgess (opposition strategy & leadership) Sam Naismith (ruck coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) Category B rookie Long-term injury Updated: 7 December 2025 Source(s): Players, Coaches

Season

Main article: 2026 AFL season

Home & Away Season

Fremantle's 2026 AFL season fixture

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores [a]			Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref
			Home	Away	Result
OR	Bye								Bye
1	Saturday, 14 March (4:15 pm)	Geelong				GMHBA Stadium [A]
2	Saturday, 22 March (4:35 pm)	Melbourne				Optus Stadium [H]
3	Saturday, 28 March (1:15 pm)	Richmond				Optus Stadium [H]
4	Friday, 3 April (6:45 pm)	Adelaide				Adelaide Oval [A]
5	Friday, 10 April (7:40 pm)	Collingwood				MCG [A]
6	Sunday, 19 April (3:10 pm)	West Coast				Optus Stadium [A]
7	Saturday, 25 April (6:15 pm)	Carlton				Optus Stadium [H]
8	Friday, 1 May (7:30 pm)	Western Bulldogs				Marvel Stadium [A]
9	Thursday, 7 May (6:10 pm)	Hawthorn				Optus Stadium [H]
10	Sunday, 17 May (1:10 pm)	Essendon				MCG [A]
11	Friday, 22 May (6:30 pm)	St Kilda				Optus Stadium [H]
12	Saturday, 30 May (4:15 pm)	Brisbane Lions				The Gabba [A]
13	Saturday, 6 June (12:15 pm)	North Melbourne				Hands Oval [A]
14	Bye								Bye
15	Thursday, 18 June (6:10 pm)	Geelong				Optus Stadium [H]
16		Gold Coast				Optus Stadium [H]
17		Greater Western Sydney				Manuka Oval [A]
18		Sydney				Optus Stadium [H]
19		Port Adelaide				Adelaide Oval [A]
20		West Coast				Optus Stadium [H]
21		Western Bulldogs				Optus Stadium [H]
22		Melbourne				MCG [A]
23		Adelaide				Optus Stadium [H]
24		Carlton				Marvel Stadium [A]

References

1. "Dockers secure Demons defender with pick from Eagles deal". afl.com.au. 8 October 2025.
2. "Draft pick 25 - Adam Sweid". fremantlefc.com.au. 19 November 2025.
3. "Draft pick 40 - Tobyn Murray". fremantlefc.com.au. 20 November 2025.
4. "Rookie Draft pick 8 - Leon Kickett". fremantlefc.com.au. 21 November 2025.
5. "Category B Rookie – Toby Whan". fremantlefc.com.au. 21 November 2025.
6. "Category B Rookie – Ryda Luke". fremantlefc.com.au. 21 November 2025.
7. "Fremantle welcomes Mason Cox". fremantlefc.com.au. 24 November 2025.
8. "'Feels like it's the right time': Dockers great to call time at season's end". afl.com.au. 11 August 2025.
9. "'Inspired a generation': Dockers champion retires after 239 games". afl.com.au. 3 July 2025.
10. "Defender retires after three-club career in three states". afl.com.au. 11 September 2025.
11. "Dockers midfielder joins third club, deal done for sixth-round pick". AFL Media. 13 October 2025.
12. "Blues boost ruck stocks as big Docker makes move". afl.com.au. 7 October 2025.
13. "Docker calls it quits after three-club career". afl.com.au. 19 August 2025.
14. "Young Dog on Crows' radar, Flanders trade close, Swan's move 'up in the air'". afl.com.au. 7 October 2025.
15. "Dockers cut untried pair as list changes continue". afl.com.au. 10 September 2025.