2018 Fremantle Football Club season explained

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

See main article: 2018 AFL season.

List changes

See main article: 2017 AFL draft.

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. 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. After the season had finished Fremantle announced that they would be delisting five players, including 100-gamer Zac Clarke and former player Jonathon Griffin. Nick Suban who had been awarded life membership at the 2017 Doig Medal event, was also delisted after nine years at the club.[1]

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 and respectively, in exchange for draft picks which improved Fremantle's position in the 2017 draft. Fremantle made an effort to bring defender Nathan Wilson to the club from . 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. 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 in exchange for Lachie Weller, while also making another trade with the Suns to bring Brandon Matera to the club.

Retirements and delistings

PlayerDateReasonCareer gamesCareer goalsRef.
Shane Yarran19 December 2016Retired610[2]
Zac Dawson17 August 2017Retired1667[3]
Garrick Ibbotson22 August 2017Retired17722[4]
Zac Clarke6 October 2017Delisted10146[5]
Jonathon Griffin6 October 2017Delisted9736
Sam Collins6 October 2017Delisted140
Josh Deluca6 October 2017Delisted42
Matthew Uebergang6 October 2017Delisted00
Nick Suban27 October 2017Delisted15660

Trades

DateGainedFromLostRef.
13 October 2017Pick 40
Pick 82
Hayden Crozier
2018 fourth round pick (Fremantle)
[6]
18 October 2017Pick 66Harley Balic[7]
19 October 2017Nathan Wilson
Pick 71
Pick 57
2018 second round pick (Fremantle)
[8]
19 October 2017Pick 2Lachie Weller
Pick 41
[9]
19 October 2017Brandon Matera2018 third round pick (Fremantle)[10]

National draft

RoundPickPlayerRecruited fromLeague
12Sandringham DragonsTAC Cup
15Eastern Ranges
344TigersTSL
459SANFL
465Eastern RangesTAC Cup
469Greater Western Victoria Rebels
573
575WAFL

Rookie elevation

Rookie draft

RoundPickPlayerRecruited fromLeague
15WAFL
221SANFL

Ladder

AFL Women's

See main article: 2018 AFL Women's season.

Notes and References

  1. News: Dockers axe versatile mid after nine years. King. Travis. 27 October 2017. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 27 October 2017.
  2. News: Fremantle Docker Shane Yarran retires from AFL football after off-field dramas. Baker. David. 19 December 2016. WAtoday. Fairfax Media. 21 December 2016.
  3. News: Zac Dawson not seeking a farewell game or lap around ground, says Fremantle coach Ross Lyon. Chadwick. Justin. 17 August 2017. Fox Sports. News Corp. 20 August 2017.
  4. News: Right time for Ibbotson. Duffy. Rosie. 22 August 2017. fremantlefc.com.au. Telstra. 22 August 2017.
  5. News: Fremantle list update. 6 October 2017. fremantlefc.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 October 2017.
  6. News: AFL trades 2017: Dockers forward Hayden Crozier joins the Bulldogs. Shayne. Hope. 13 October 2017. The Sunday Times. Seven West Media. 13 October 2017.
  7. News: AFL trades 2017: Fremantle midfielder Harley Balic traded to Melbourne for a pick. 18 October 2017. The West Australian. Seven West Media. 18 October 2017.
  8. News: AFL trades 2017: Dockers, Giants complete deal for defender Nathan Wilson. Shayne. Hope. 19 October 2017. The West Australian. Seven West Media. 19 October 2017.
  9. News: AFL trades 2017: Gold Coast give Fremantle pick two for Lachie Weller. 19 October 2017. The West Australian. Seven West Media. 19 October 2017.
  10. News: Suns' WA-born goalsneak heads to Freo. King. Travis. 19 October 2017. afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 October 2017.
  11. News: Promoted and retained rookies for clubs, ahead of Friday’s draft. 22 November 2017. AFL.com.au. 23 November 2017.