2018 Fremantle Football Club season
The 2018 Fremantle Football Club season was the 24th season contested by the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. It was also the 2nd season in the AFL Women's league.
AFL
List changes
Before the 2017 season had begun, Shane Yarran retired due to dramas outside of football. Though he did not play in the 2017 season, he still took up a spot on their list throughout 2017.[1] At the season's end veterans Zac Dawson and Garrick Ibbotson decided to retire from professional football. Neither was consistently playing in the senior team and both finished their careers playing for Peel Thunder in the WAFL.[2][3] After the season had finished Fremantle announced that they would be delisting five players, including 100-gamer Zac Clarke and former Adelaide player Jonathon Griffin.[4] Nick Suban who had been awarded life membership at the 2017 Doig Medal event, was also delisted after nine years at the club.[5]
During the 2017 trade period, Fremantle were active in a number of trades, but gaining and losing players and major draft picks. Both Hayden Crozier and Harley Balic were traded, to Western Bulldogs and Melbourne respectively, in exchange for draft picks which improved Fremantle's position in the 2017 draft.[6][7] Fremantle made an effort to bring defender Nathan Wilson to the club from Greater Western Sydney. Initially the Giants wanted a top-20 draft pick for him, but on the last day of the draft period Fremantle were able to secure him by exchanging lower draft picks and giving the Giants one of their future draft picks.[8] Fremantle also pulled off one of the biggest trades of the off-season when they were able to gain pick 2 in the 2017 draft from Gold Coast in exchange for Lachie Weller,[9] while also making another trade with the Suns to bring Brandon Matera to the club.[10]
Retirements and delistings
| Player | Date | Reason | Career games | Career goals | Ref. |
| Shane Yarran | 19 December 2016 | Retired[a] | 6 | 10 | [1] |
| Zac Dawson | 17 August 2017 | Retired[b] | 166 | 7 | [2] |
| Garrick Ibbotson | 22 August 2017 | Retired[b] | 177 | 22 | [3] |
| Zac Clarke | 6 October 2017 | Delisted | 101 | 46 | [4] |
| Jonathon Griffin | 6 October 2017 | Delisted | 97 | 36 | [4] |
| Sam Collins | 6 October 2017 | Delisted | 14 | 0 | [4] |
| Josh Deluca | 6 October 2017 | Delisted | 4 | 2 | [4] |
Matthew Uebergang
|
6 October 2017 | Delisted | 0 | 0 | [4] |
| Nick Suban | 27 October 2017 | Delisted | 156 | 60 | [5] |
Trades
| Date | Gained | From | Lost | Ref. |
| 13 October 2017 | Pick 40 Pick 82 |
Western Bulldogs | Hayden Crozier 2018 fourth round pick (Fremantle) |
[6] |
| 18 October 2017 | Pick 66 | Melbourne | Harley Balic | [7] |
| 19 October 2017 | Nathan Wilson Pick 71 |
Greater Western Sydney | Pick 57 2018 second round pick (Fremantle) |
[8] |
| 19 October 2017 | Pick 2 | Gold Coast | Lachie Weller Pick 41 |
[9] |
| 19 October 2017 | Brandon Matera | Gold Coast | 2018 third round pick (Fremantle) | [10] |
National draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League |
| 1 | 2 | Andrew Brayshaw | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup
|
| 1 | 5 | Adam Cerra | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup
|
| 3 | 44 | Hugh Dixon | Tigers
|
TSL |
| 4 | 59 | Mitch Crowden | Sturt | SANFL |
| 4 | 65 | Tom North
|
Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup
|
| 4 | 69 | Lloyd Meek | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | TAC Cup
|
| 5 | 73 | Sam Switkowski | Box Hill
|
VFL |
| 5 | 75 | Scott Jones | East Perth | WAFL |
Rookie elevation
Rookie draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League |
| 1 | 5 | Bailey Banfield | Claremont | WAFL |
| 2 | 21 | Stefan Giro | Norwood | SANFL |
Squad
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2143 | 1574 | 136.1 | 72 | 2018 finals |
| 2 | West Coast (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2012 | 1657 | 121.4 | 64 | |
| 3 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2046 | 1699 | 120.4 | 60 | |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1972 | 1642 | 120.1 | 60 | |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2299 | 1749 | 131.4 | 56 | |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1822 | 1664 | 109.5 | 56 | |
| 7 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1898 | 1664 | 114.1 | 54 | |
| 8 | Geelong | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2045 | 1554 | 131.6 | 52 | |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1950 | 1790 | 108.9 | 48 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1780 | 1654 | 107.6 | 48 | |
| 11 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1932 | 1838 | 105.1 | 48 | |
| 12 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1941 | 1865 | 104.1 | 48 | |
| 13 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1575 | 2037 | 77.3 | 32 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1556 | 2041 | 76.2 | 32 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1825 | 2049 | 89.1 | 20 | |
| 16 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1606 | 2182 | 73.6 | 18 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1308 | 2182 | 59.9 | 16 | |
| 18 | Carlton | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1353 | 2282 | 59.3 | 8 |
AFL Women's
References
- ^ a b David, Baker (19 December 2016). "Fremantle Docker Shane Yarran retires from AFL football after off-field dramas". WAtoday. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b Chadwick, Justin (17 August 2017). "Zac Dawson not seeking a farewell game or lap around ground, says Fremantle coach Ross Lyon". Fox Sports. News Corp. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ a b Duffy, Rosie (22 August 2017). "Right time for Ibbotson". fremantlefc.com.au. Telstra. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fremantle list update". fremantlefc.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b King, Travis (27 October 2017). "Dockers axe versatile mid after nine years". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ a b Hope, Shayne (13 October 2017). "AFL trades 2017: Dockers forward Hayden Crozier joins the Bulldogs". The Sunday Times. Seven West Media. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ a b "AFL trades 2017: Fremantle midfielder Harley Balic traded to Melbourne for a pick". The West Australian. Seven West Media. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ a b Hope, Shayne (19 October 2017). "AFL trades 2017: Dockers, Giants complete deal for defender Nathan Wilson". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b "AFL trades 2017: Gold Coast give Fremantle pick two for Lachie Weller". The West Australian. Seven West Media. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b King, Travis (19 October 2017). "Suns' WA-born goalsneak heads to Freo". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Promoted and retained rookies for clubs, ahead of Friday's draft". AFL.com.au. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.