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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian football club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers or colloquially Freo, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fremantle, a stronghold of Australian rules football in Western Australia. The Dockers were the second team from the state to be admitted to the competition, following the West Coast Eagles in 1987. Both Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles are owned by WA Football, with a board of directors operating Fremantle on WA Football's behalf.

Despite having participated in and won several finals matches, Fremantle is one of only three active AFL clubs not to have won a premiership (the others being Template:AFL GC and Template:AFL GWS), though it did claim a minor premiership in 2015 and reached, but didn't win the 2013 Grand Final.<ref name="minor">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2013-grand-final">Template:Cite web</ref> High-profile players who forged careers at Fremantle include Hall of Fame inductees Matthew Pavlich and Peter Bell, and dual Brownlow Medal winner Nat Fyfe. Justin Longmuir is the current head coach of Fremantle, with Alex Pearce serving as captain. Originally based at Fremantle Oval, the club's training and administrative facilities are now located nearby at Cockburn ARC in Cockburn Central, whilst its home ground is the 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium in Burswood.

Fremantle has also fielded a women's team in the AFL Women's league since the competition's inception in 2017. They are currently coached by Lisa Webb and captained by Ange Stannett. Their most successful season was the 2020 season, in which the team was undefeated, but was ultimately cancelled without a premiership awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

History

Background

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1979 WANFL Grand Final G B Total
East Fremantle 21 19 145
South Fremantle 16 16 112
Venue: Subiaco Oval crowd: 52,781

The port city of Fremantle, Western Australia has a rich footballing history, hosting the state's first organised game of Australian rules in 1881.<ref name="fullpointsfooty">Template:Cite web</ref> Fremantle's first teams, the Fremantle Football Club, the Union/Fremantle Football Club and East Fremantle Football Club, dominated the early years of the West Australian Football League (WAFL), winning 24 of the first 34 premierships.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Since 1897, Fremantle Oval has been the city's main Australian rules football venue. The Fremantle Derby between East Fremantle and South Fremantle is traditionally one of the biggest games on the WAFL calendar, and routinely attracts strong crowds. Until the opening of Perth Stadium in 2018, the record attendance for an Australian rules football game in Western Australia stood at 52,781 for the 1979 WANFL Grand Final between East Fremantle and South Fremantle at Subiaco Oval.

Champion footballers who forged careers playing for Fremantle-based clubs include, among other Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees, Steve Marsh, Jack Sheedy, John Todd, George Doig, William Truscott and Bernie Naylor.

Early years (1993–2006)

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The anchor ceremony, a feature of Fremantle home games during the club's early years

Despite Fremantle's long history of Australian rules football, the expansion of the then-Victorian Football League (VFL) into Western Australia took the form of a single, state-wide team with the creation of the West Coast Eagles in 1987. Soon afterwards, discussions emerged between the East Fremantle and South Fremantle clubs regarding the formation of a second WA-based VFL club as a joint venture. However, exclusive rights clauses in contracts between the Eagles and the VFL made a second Western Australian club legally unfeasible until 1993. Additionally, the proposed joint venture model was opposed by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

On 14 December 1993, the AFL announced that a new team, to be based in Fremantle, would enter the league in 1995, with the provisional name "Fremantle Sharks." The licence had cost the WAFC $4 million.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 21 July 1994, the names "Fremantle Football Club", "Fremantle Dockers" and the club colours of purple, red, green and white were announced.

A first training session for the inaugural squad was held on 31 October 1994 at Fremantle Oval.

The team endured some tough years near the bottom of the premiership ladder, until they finished fifth after the home and away rounds in 2003 and made the finals for the first time. The elimination final against eighth-placed Essendon at Subiaco Oval was then the club's biggest ever game, but ended in disappointment for the home team, with the finals experience of Essendon proving too strong for the young team. They then missed making the finals in the following two seasons, finishing both years with 11 wins, 11 losses and only 1 game outside the top eight.

After an average first half to the 2006 AFL season, Fremantle finished the year with a club-record nine straight wins to earn themselves third position at the end of the home and away season with a club-best 15 wins. In the qualifying final against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, the Dockers led for the first three-quarters before being overrun by the Crows. The following week saw the club win its first finals game in the semi-final against Melbourne at Subiaco Oval. The club subsequently earned a trip to Sydney to play in its first ever preliminary final, where they lost by 35 points at ANZ Stadium to the Sydney Swans.

Grand Final Appearance and Lyon Era (2007–2019)

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Fremantle players warming up prior to a game in the club's original guernsey, 2009

In 2007, following Chris Connolly's resignation midway through the season, Mark Harvey, a three-time premiership player with Essendon, was appointed caretaker coach for the club. During his seven matches for 2007, Harvey coached the Dockers to four wins and three losses.<ref name="Lovett p.123">Template:Harvp</ref> The club came 11th that year, and Harvey was appointed full-time coach at the end of the season. The following year saw the club slump to 14th.<ref name="Lovett p.123"/>

In Round 15, 2009, Fremantle recorded the lowest score in its history and of the 2000s, scoring only 1.7 (13) to the Adelaide Crows' 19.16 (130).<ref name="Lovett p.123"/> It scored just one point in the first half and the only goal scored came in the third quarter.

After finishing sixth in 2010, the club played in the finals for the first time since 2006. The team played Hawthorn at Subiaco Oval, and despite being considered underdogs, went on to win by 30 points. The win came from strong performances from Luke McPharlin and Adam McPhee who limited the impact of Lance Franklin and Luke Hodge, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The team's second ever win in a finals match qualified them for a semi-final to be played against the Geelong Cats at the MCG the following week. In a one-sided contest, the Dockers lost by 69 points.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The 2011 season saw Fremantle lose just once in the first six rounds before ending the year in 11th position after losing their final seven games. Fremantle's collapse was considered a result of a heavy injury count that began in the pre-season.<ref name=harvey-lyon>Template:Cite web</ref>

In September 2011, Mark Harvey was sensationally sacked by the club in favour of still-contracted St Kilda coach Ross Lyon.<ref name="harvey-lyon" />

Fremantle qualified for the finals in 2012 after finishing in seventh position. In their elimination final against Geelong, the Dockers won their first ever finals game away from home with a 16-point victory at the MCG behind Matthew Pavlich's six goals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Fremantle subsequently lost to the Crows in Adelaide the following week, ending their finals campaign.

In 2013, Fremantle finished the home-and-away season in third position with a club-best 16 wins. In their qualifying final against the Cats in Geelong, the Dockers produced a first-round upset with a 15-point victory to advance through to a home preliminary final.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the preliminary final, the Dockers defeated the reigning premiers, the Sydney Swans, by 25 points to advance to their maiden AFL Grand Final. In the 2013 grand final, the Dockers were defeated by Hawthorn by a margin of 15 points.

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Panorama of the 2013 AFL Grand Final, Fremantle's only grand final appearance

In 2014, the club reached the finals for the third successive year with a top-four finish and 16 wins, but despite earning a double chance, they were knocked out after losses to Sydney away and Port Adelaide at home. Nat Fyfe was awarded the Leigh Matthews Trophy for winning the AFL Players' Association MVP award.<ref name="MVP">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2015, the club were crowned minor premiers for the first time in their history, earning their first piece of silverware with the McClelland Trophy.<ref name="minor"/> However, the club failed to convert this into a grand final appearance, losing to Hawthorn by 27 points in its home preliminary final. Fremantle ended their season with Nat Fyfe becoming the club's first Brownlow Medalist.<ref name="Brownlow Medal">Template:Cite news</ref>

Season 2016 marked Matthew Pavlich's final season in the AFL, as Fremantle missed the finals following a 10-game losing streak to start the year, finishing in 16th position with just four wins.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ross Lyon was sacked as coach on 20 August 2019 after the club failed to qualify for the finals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was replaced by Justin Longmuir.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Recent History (2020–present)

Longmuir's first season was during the COVID-19-affected 2020 AFL season, which was shortened from 22 matches to 17.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fremantle would lose their first four games before finding form and finishing 12th on the ladder with 7 wins and 10 losses.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The 2022 AFL season would prove to be a breakout year for the Dockers, who qualified for finals for the first time since the 2015 AFL season<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and were in contention for a top-4 finish throughout the season before finishing fifth with fifteen wins, six losses, and one draw.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fremantle's return to finals saw them play the Western Bulldogs in an elimination final at Optus Stadium.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fremantle were dominated in the early stages of the game, with the Bulldogs holding a 42–1 lead at the nine-minute mark of the second term. Fremantle would go on to kick 11 of the last 13 goals to win the game by 13 points.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fremantle next faced Collingwood in a semi-final at the MCG in front of a crowd of over 90,000, losing the game by 20 points.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After losing their opening 2 games of the 2023 AFL season, Fremantle recorded their first win in the 56th Western Derby, beating the Eagles by 41 points. Despite a mid-season resurgence, beating both 2022 Grand Finalists in consecutive weeks, the Dockers would fade out to finish 14th on the ladder.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Fremantle had a promising start to the 2024 AFL season, winning their first three games, before two close losses in Adelaide and a shock loss in Western Derby 58 surrounded their season with uncertainty. The Dockers rebounded, losing just one of their next six games before the mid-season bye to sit inside the top eight. They were entrenched inside the top eight for much of the year and were in the top four as late as round 20, before losing their final four matches. This was catalysed by injuries to key position players, including captain Alex Pearce, leading goalkicker Josh Treacy, and starting ruckman Sean Darcy. The Dockers finished 10th with a record of 12 wins, 10 losses and one draw, just half a win behind Carlton in eighth place.

Fremantle opened 2025 with 4–4, before winning 12 of their next 14 games, including a do-or-die victory over the Bulldogs to finish 6th on the ladder. The club's season ended with a one-point loss to the Gold Coast Suns in an elimination final at Optus Stadium, which was also the final game of Nat Fyfe's career.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Performance

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Fremantle's yearly ladder positions

As of July 2024, Fremantle holds an overall win percentage of 45.52%, ranking 16th out of the 21 clubs to have competed in the VFL/AFL.<ref>Team Win–loss records</ref> Fremantle is also the oldest of the three active clubs yet to win a premiership. The Dockers' most successful period thus far came between 2013 and 2015, during which they secured three consecutive top-four finishes, made their only grand final appearance (2013) and claimed their only minor premiership (2015).

Year-by-year performance

  Home and away Finals Coach
Year P W D L % Rank P W L Rank
2025 23 16 0 7 109.0 6/18 1 0 1 8/18 Longmuir
2024 23 12 1 10 111.9 10/18 10/18 Longmuir
2023 23 10 0 13 96.68 14/18 14/18 Longmuir
2022 22 15 1 6 117.00 5/18 2 1 1 6/18 Longmuir
2021 22 10 0 12 86.50 11/18 11/18 Longmuir
2020 17 7 0 10 93.72 12/18 12/18 Longmuir
2019 22 9 0 13 91.90 13/18 13/18 Lyon/Hale
2018 22 8 0 14 76.24 14/18 14/18 Lyon
2017 22 8 0 14 74.40 14/18 14/18 Lyon
2016 22 4 0 18 74.28 16/18 16/18 Lyon
2015 22 17 0 5 118.73 1/18 2 1 1 3/18 Lyon
2014 22 16 0 6 130.40 4/18 2 0 2 6/18 Lyon
2013 22 16 1 5 134.10 3/18 3 2 1 2/18 Lyon
2012 22 14 0 8 115.67 7/18 2 1 1 6/18 Lyon
2011 22 9 0 13 83.11 11/17 11/17 Harvey
2010 22 13 0 9 103.88 6/16 2 1 1 6/16 Harvey
2009 22 6 0 16 77.34 14/16 14/16 Harvey
2008 22 6 0 16 93.73 14/16 14/16 Harvey
2007 22 10 0 12 102.55 11/16 11/16 Connolly/Harvey
2006 22 15 0 7 109.83 3/16 3 1 2 3/16 Connolly
2005 22 11 0 11 100.15 10/16 10/16 Connolly
2004 22 11 0 11 100.64 9/16 9/16 Connolly
2003 22 14 0 8 103.13 5/16 1 0 1 7/16 Connolly
2002 22 9 0 13 88.33 13/16 13/16 Connolly
2001 22 2 0 20 72.02 16/16 16/16 Drum/Allan
2000 22 8 0 14 72.04 12/16 12/16 Drum
1999 22 5 0 17 82.44 15/16 15/16 Drum
1998 22 7 0 15 76.37 15/16 15/16 Neesham
1997 22 10 0 12 91.90 12/16 12/16 Neesham
1996 22 7 0 15 92.28 13/16 13/16 Neesham
1995 22 8 0 14 92.85 13/16 13/16 Neesham
Total/Avg 680 313 3 364 94.03 18 7 11
Overall 698 320 3 375 93.92
P = Played, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, % = Score for/Score against.    Source: AFL Tables

Club identity

Nicknames and Indigenous name

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Fremantle Football Club logo (1999–2010)

The club is nicknamed the "Dockers" in reference to Fremantle's maritime and dockworker heritage.<ref name=ffc/> Shortly after the club was launched in 1994, Levi Strauss & Co., which produces the Dockers brand of clothing, challenged the club's right to use the name "Fremantle Dockers", specifically on clothing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As a result, the club and the AFL discontinued the official use of the "Dockers" nickname in 1997. However, it remained in common usage both inside and outside the club, and continued to appear in the official team song "Freo Way to Go" and as the title of the official club magazine Docker.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, the club secured rights from Levi Strauss & Co to officially use the nickname "Dockers" across all branding and merchandise.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This name change was made in conjunction with changes to the club logo and playing strip.<ref name="Smaller">Template:Cite news</ref>

When board members raised concerns in 1993 about perceived links to the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union, which was then embroiled in criminal investigations, inaugural chairman Ross Kelly and CEO David Hatt came up with a fictional origin to reassure them: that the name came from the Fremantle Doctor, a sea breeze supposedly once called the "Fremantle Docker". This "white lie" helped the name gain acceptance and has since become part of club folklore.<ref name=ffc>Template:Cite news</ref>

During the 2022 finals, the tongue-in-cheek nickname "Flagmantle" came to symbolise fans' hope or belief that the club is destined for a premiership.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since 2023, during the Sir Doug Nicholls and AFLW Indigenous Rounds, Fremantle plays as Walyalup ("place of the woylie"), the traditional Noongar name for the Fremantle area.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Motto

The official club motto is "Forever Freo". During Indigenous Rounds, the club also uses the Noongar translation, "Kalyakoorl Walyalup".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Another popular phrase is "Wharfie Time", which originated during a 2009 match when a TV broadcast picked up captain Matthew Pavlich rallying his teammates with the line: "Put on your Superman capes, boys. It's wharfie time."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Initially met with bemused reactions from commentators, the phrase was embraced by fans and has become an informal club motto. During close games at Perth Stadium, "Wharfie Time" is shown on the big screens, accompanied by the bell from AC/DC's "Hells Bells".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Guernsey

Template:Multiple image Until 2011 the Dockers used the anchor symbol as the basis for all of their guernseys. The home guernsey was purple, with a white anchor on the front separating the chest area into red and green panels, representing the maritime port and starboard colours. The colours also acknowledged Fremantle's large Italian community, which historically has been associated with the city's fishing industry.<ref>Jones, Ron (2017). Geographies of Australian Heritages: Loving a Sunburnt Country?. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351157506.</ref> The away or clash guernsey was all white with a purple anchor. In 2008, CEO Steve Rosich confirmed that Fremantle's guernsey would be reviewed as part of wider branding changes, though the club would retain purple as its primary colour.<ref>Hagdorn, Kim; Fremantle Dockers' anchor logo, song, colours under review; PerthNow; 6 September 2008</ref><ref>Clarke, Tim; Freo won't heave ho Template:Webarchive; Realfooty; 10 September 2008</ref> Since 2011, the home guernsey is purple with three white chevrons, and the away jumper is white with purple chevrons.<ref>For all past guernsey designs, see Mero's Footy Jumpers website.</ref> The design was inspired by the club's Heritage Round guernsey, which in turn emulates the jumper worn by the original Fremantle Football Club in 1885.<ref name="fullpointsfooty" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

One game each year is designated as the Purple Haze game, where an all-purple jumper with a white anchor is worn. This game is used to raise money for the Starlight Children's Foundation. After the guernsey re-design to a predominately purple home jumper, Fremantle wore the Starlight Foundation logo, a yellow star, above the highest chevron for their Purple Haze game.

Home ground and headquarters

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Perth Stadium, Fremantle's home ground

Fremantle Football Club had its original training and administration facilities at Fremantle Oval from 1995 until 2017. On 21 February 2017 the club moved its training and administration facilities to Cockburn ARC, a professional sports training facility and community recreation centre that was constructed in 2015–17 at a price of $109 million, located in the suburb of Cockburn Central.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The team's home games are played at Perth Stadium (commercially known as Optus Stadium), a 61,000 seat multi-purpose stadium located in the suburb of Burswood. The club began playing home matches at the venue in 2018, having previously played home matches at Subiaco Oval from 2001 onward and before that the WACA Ground from 1995 to 2000.

Songs

The official song of Fremantle is "Freo Way to Go", a truncated version of the club's original song, "Freo Heave Ho", written by Ken Walther. "Freo Way to Go" was adopted in 2011 following a poll on the Dockers' official website, beating out the original and two newly composed songs: "The Mighty Roar of Freo" by Rosco Elliott, and "Freo Freo", written by Fremantle indie rock group and the Dockers' then-number-one ticket holder, Eskimo Joe.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The poll coincided with updates to the club's guernsey and logo.<ref name="Smaller" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Unlike other AFL team songs, "Freo Way to Go" is played to a contemporary rock tune. "Freo Heave Ho" also had a section based on Igor Stravinsky's arrangement of the traditional Russian folk song, "Song of the Volga Boatmen",<ref>'It's not a bad song' says man who penned Freo Heave Ho</ref> which was dropped in 2011, leaving only the original composition of Walther. Due to its unconventional style, the song is derided by many opposition supporters and defended with equally fierce loyalty by many fans.<ref>Katz, Danny;No rhyme or reason to what you fancy; The Age; 6 May 2004;Retrieved on 14 June 2007</ref><ref>Burrows, Toby Review: Way to Go: Sadness, Euphoria and the Fremantle Dockers, by Matt Price; July 2004; Retrieved on 14 June 2007</ref> Author and Fremantle fan Tim Winton boasted: "Every other team song sounds like a 'Knees Up Mother Brown' from previous eras. We've got a backbeat".<ref>"Tim Winton in conversation with Martin Flanagan (pt 2)" (Schwartz Media), YouTube. Time: 21:13. Retrieved 21 June 2021.</ref>

Fremantle psychedelic groups Pond and Tame Impala, linked by shared members, have both released tributes to the club. Pond covered "Freo Heave Ho" in 2013,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> while Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, after being named the club's number-one ticket holder in 2021, released "Go Freo", a hype track now played at three-quarter time at Fremantle's home games. Adding to the Fremantle connection, the song draws inspiration from Bon Scott-era AC/DC.<ref>"Our new no.1 ticket holder…Kevin Parker of Tame Impala!", Fremantle FC. Retrieved 16 June 2021.</ref>

Mascots

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Johnny "The Doc" Docker, Fremantle's official mascot since 2003
  • 1995–1999: Grinder – a cartoon-like docker man, in a similar style to Popeye, with a permanent snarl, oversized jaw and muscular arms.
  • 2000–2003: The Doc – a straggly blonde-haired mascot, similar in appearance to Fremantle players Clive Waterhouse or Shaun McManus.
  • 2003–present: Johnny "The Doc" Docker – a blonde haired surfer with a surfboard under one arm is the Dockers' official mascot in the Mascot Manor promotion for kids.
  • 2012–present: Jenny Docker – Johnny's younger sister.
  • 2022–present: Dokka the Quokka – a quokka, which is a marsupial native to Rottnest Island, off the coast of Fremantle.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Ownership and management

The club is owned by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC). Since 2003, a board of directors controls the operation of the club, on behalf of the WAFC. Prior to this, a two-tier arrangement was in place, with a Board of Management between the board of directors and the commission. The initial club CEO was David Hatt, who had come from a hockey background, and the inaugural club chairman was Ross Kelly, who had played for West Perth. It was a deliberate act by the commission to avoid having administrators from either East Fremantle or South Fremantle in key roles, as they wanted the club to be bigger than just representing Fremantle.<ref name="Everett p.22-23">Template:Harvp</ref>

Kelly resigned at the end of 1998, replaced by Ross McLean. Whilst he presided over some key financial decisions, including the building of the club's administrative and training centre at Fremantle Oval and the deferment of the licence fee to the AFL, it was Fremantle's lowest point onfield, culminating in a two-win season in 2001 which saw the coach Damian Drum be sacked mid-year. McLean resigned following an inadvertent breach of the salary cap.<ref>Docker chairman resigns</ref>

In early 2001 Hatt accepted a government job and Cameron Schwab was appointed. After weathering the fallout from the disastrous 2001 season, Schwab and the new chairman, local West Australian retailing businessman Rick Hart, set about rebuilding the club. A former recruiting manager, Schwab focused on building up the on-field performance by recruiting high-profile players in Trent Croad, Peter Bell and Jeff Farmer, as well as coach Chris Connolly and with Hart then focused on enhancing the corporate and financial standing of the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The club membership grew every year from 2002 until 2008<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the final licence payment was made to the AFL in 2005.

Schwab chose to return to Melbourne in 2008 and was replaced as CEO by Steve Rosich, who had previously worked for the West Coast Eagles. A year later Hart resigned as president and Steve Harris, who runs The Brand Agency and had produced advertising for Fremantle since 2002, took over at the end of 2009. Harris had been on the board since November 2008, the first club chairman or president to have previously served on the board.<ref>Template:Harvp</ref> The club has developed into one of the wealthiest clubs in the league and their surprise recruitment of Ross Lyon to replace Mark Harvey as coach at the end of the 2011 is seen as an example of their ruthless drive for sustained success.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2014, Harris resigned as president and was replaced by the then vice president, Perth property developer Dale Alcock.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sponsorship

AFL

Year Kit Manufacturer Major Sponsor Shorts Sponsor Bottom Back Sponsor Top Back Sponsor Neckline sponsor
1995 — Hard Yakka Alinta Gas Hard Yakka —
1996–97 — HBF Home and Car Insurance
1998–99 Adidas —
2000 Choose Alinta Gas Southern Land Rover Alinta Gas
2001 Russell Athletic Ford
2002 —
2003 Bankwest
2004 — Bankwest Allphones Bankwest
2005 Reebok
2006–08 LG ME Bank LG
2009 LG (Home) Integrated (Away) Integrated (Home) LG (Away)
2010 Woodside Petroleum (Home) Integrated (Away) Integrated (Home) Woodside Petroleum (Away)
2011 ISC
2012–13 Woodside Petroleum (Home) Programmed (Away) Programmed Programmed (Home) Woodside Petroleum (Away)
2014–15 Amcom
2016–2019 Choices Flooring
2020 Programmed (Home) Woodside Petroleum (Away)
2021–2022 Burley-Sekem
2023–present Woodside Energy (Home) Bankwest (Away) DP World Bankwest (Home) Woodside Energy (Away) Programmed HostPlus (From Round 21 2023)

AFL Women's

Year Kit Manufacturer Major Sponsor Shorts Sponsor Bottom Back Sponsor Top Back Sponsor
2017-20 Cotton On Woodside Energy (Home)
Programmed (Away)		 Choices Flooring Programmed (Home)
Woodside Energy (Away)		 -
2021-22 S6 Programmed (Home)
Woodside Energy (Away)
2022 S7 Programmed
2023 Woodside Energy (Home)
Bankwest (Away)		 DP World Bankwest (Home)
Woodside Energy (Away)		 Persol

Rivalries

West Coast Eagles

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Action from a 2008 Western Derby

Fremantle's biggest rivalry is with the other Western Australian team, the West Coast Eagles, who they play twice each year in the home and away season, in the fiercely contested "Western Derby" matches (pronounced Template:IPAc-en in Western Australia). West Coast won the first nine encounters, but Fremantle broke the streak with a win in Round 16, 1999. When they met again a year later, Fremantle came back from 42 points down in the third quarter to win by a single point. Dubbed the "Demolition Derby", the match is infamous for its on-field brawls and resulting suspensions and fines, and is now remembered as a turning point in Fremantle's identity and competitiveness.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Since then, the rivalry has been relatively even, with Fremantle holding 28 Derby wins overall to West Coast's 33.

St Kilda

The Dockers and the St Kilda Football Club have had several controversial encounters, most notably in 2006, when a match at Launceston's York Park ended in a dispute dubbed "Sirengate". While the match initially ended in a draw, the AFL overturned the draw result the following Wednesday after the match; the controversy was due to an off-field error made by the timekeepers not sounding the siren for long enough to confirm that the umpires heard it, as well as the siren not being loud enough for the field umpires to hear over the roar of the crowd in the first place, and Fremantle were eventually declared as one-point winners with no protest from St Kilda.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It marked the first time a game result had later been overturned since 1900.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

During the 2011 off-season, Fremantle sacked coach Mark Harvey and replaced him with then-St Kilda coach Ross Lyon in controversial circumstances. The move was met with much criticism towards Fremantle's president, Steve Harris, and CEO, Steve Rosich, claiming that they had "backstabbed" Harvey. Lyon was also met with widespread criticism and was accused of backstabbing St Kilda by many Saints supporters as the club was made aware that Fremantle had approached Lyon during St Kilda's lead-up to its finals campaign. The two clubs contested a highly anticipated Friday night match in Round 4 of the 2012 AFL season at Etihad Stadium, with Fremantle winning by 13 points and Lyon being booed throughout the match.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lyon became Fremantle's longest serving and most successful coach before being sacked in 2019. He later returned for a second coaching stint at St Kilda in 2023, and his first game back was against Fremantle.

Players

Current 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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Leadership (Captain/Coach)

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Alex Pearce has captained the club since 2023.
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Justin Longmuir, former Fremantle player and current coach
Seasons Captain<ref name="Honour Roll">Template:Cite web</ref> Coach<ref name="Honour Roll"/>
1995–1996 Ben Allan Gerard Neesham
1997–1998 Peter Mann Gerard Neesham
1999 Chris Bond Damian Drum
2000–2001 Shaun McManus and Adrian Fletcher (co-captains) Damian Drum/Ben Allan from Rd 10, 2001
2002–2006 Peter Bell Chris Connolly
2007 Matthew Pavlich Chris Connolly/Mark Harvey from Rd 16
2008–2011 Matthew Pavlich Mark Harvey
2012–2015 Matthew Pavlich Ross Lyon
2016 David Mundy Ross Lyon
2017–2019 Nathan Fyfe Ross Lyon/David Hale from Rd 23
2020–2022 Nathan Fyfe Justin Longmuir
2023– Alex Pearce Justin Longmuir

Reserves team

For most of Fremantle's history, players have played for various West Australian Football League (WAFL) teams when not selected to play for the Fremantle AFL team. Players recruited from the WAFL have remained with their original club, and players recruited from interstate have been allocated to teams via a draft system. Since the 2014 season, the Peel Thunder Football Club has served as the host club for the Fremantle Dockers, an arrangement which will see Fremantle's reserves players playing in the WAFL for Peel Thunder Football Club. An attempt in 2013 to field a standalone Fremantle reserves side in the WAFL was rejected by the other WAFL clubs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A similar host club system was used in 1999 when South Fremantle was the aligned club but was cancelled after a single season.

Despite West Coast being granted a reserves team in the competition in 2020, Fremantle's partnership with Peel has continued successfully, with the two clubs committing to retain the relationship until 2029.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Throughout the partnership between both Fremantle & Peel Thunder, it has produced 3 WAFL Premierships (2016, 2017 & 2024).

AFL Women's team

History

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Fremantle AFL Women's team huddle prior to a practice match in January 2017

In May 2016, the club launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural AFL Women's season in 2017.<ref name="SBIbid">Template:Cite news</ref> As part of the bid, the team would guarantee all players education and job opportunities with the club and the partnering Curtin University.<ref name="SBIbid"/>

Fremantle beat out a bid from rivals Template:AFL WC when they were granted a licence on 15 June 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Kiara Bowers and Kara Antonio were the club's first signings, unveiled along with the league's other 14 marquee players on 27 July 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A further 24 senior players and two rookie players were added to the club's inaugural list in the league's drafting and signing period.

Former South Fremantle assistant coach, Michelle Cowan was appointed the team's inaugural head coach in July 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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The AFLW squad plays its home matches at Fremantle Oval, the club's spiritual home.

The club's initial bid outlined plans for a game each at Domain Stadium and at Curtin University's Bentley campus as well as up to two remaining matches held at the club training base in the city of Cockburn.<ref name="SBIbid"/> The club eventually played two home games at Fremantle Oval, one at Domain Stadium and one in Mandurah.<ref>afl.com.au</ref> In 2018, the Dockers hosted the first football game at Perth Stadium but played the remainder of their home games at Fremantle Oval.

The Dockers struggled in their inaugural season, only winning one of seven games and finishing seventh out of eight teams on the ladder. They fared slightly better in 2018, winning three matches, but again finished seventh on the ladder.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, Fremantle had one of their most successful seasons, losing only one game during the home-and-away matches (to eventual premiers Adelaide) and making the finals for the first time. The team, now coached by Trent Cooper and with Kiara Bowers making her long-awaited debut after two injury-affected years, started the year with a high-scoring victory over Melbourne in the opening round and kicked their then highest ever score, 10.7 (67), in round 2 against Brisbane. Despite having won two more games than Carlton, the controversial conference system saw Carlton host the knock out preliminary final<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and inflict Fremantle's second defeat of the year. In the post-season awards, Bowers<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Dana Hooker<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> came second behind Erin Phillips in the AFLW MVP award and AFL Women's best and fairest award, respectively. Bowers, Hooker and Gemma Houghton were all named in the AFL Women's All-Australian team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ashley Sharp was awarded goal of the year for a long-run, multiple-bounce goal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Fremantle go undefeated to sit atop the AFLW ladder for Conference B with a 6–0 record.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Dockers had seven debutants throughout the season, which included ruck Mim Strom and Rising Star nominee Roxy Roux.<ref name=" ab ">Template:Cite news</ref> Notable wins included a victory over a then-undefeated Brisbane Lions in Round 5, courtesy of a four-goal effort from Sabreena Duffy;<ref name=" ab " /> and a clutch one-point win over St Kilda in Round 4, courtesy of a late goal, again from Duffy. The Dockers hosted a home semi-final at Fremantle Oval against the Gold Coast Suns, winning by a club record 70 points to qualify for a preliminary final against Melbourne.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The season was cancelled shortly afterwards without a winner due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kiara Bowers won Fremantle's fairest and best award and led the competition in tackles with 99.<ref name=" KB ">Template:Cite news</ref> Duffy won the Fremantle goal-kicker award and led the league for goals kicked with 12,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and both Bowers and Gemma Houghton were named in the 2020 All-Australian team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Current squad

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Season summaries

  Home and away Finals Coach Captain Best and fairest
Year P W D L % Rank P W L Rank
2025 12 6 0 6 80.9 11/18 - - - 11/18 Lisa Webb Ange Stannett
2024 11 8 0 3 136.0 5/18 2 1 1 6/18 Lisa Webb Ange Stannett Mim Strom
2023 10 4 0 6 71.9 13/18 - - - 13/18 Lisa Webb Hayley Miller Ange Stannett
2022 (S7) 10 3 1 6 66.8 12/18 - - - 12/18 Trent Cooper Hayley Miller Kiara Bowers
2022 (S6) 10 7 0 3 134.9 5/14 2 1 1 4/14 Trent Cooper Hayley Miller Hayley Miller
2021 9 6 0 3 185.1 5/14 1 0 1 5/14 Trent Cooper Kara Antonio Kiara Bowers
2020 6 6 0 0 154.7 1/14 1 1 0 1/14Template:Dagger Trent Cooper Kara Antonio Kiara Bowers
2019 7 6 0 1 141.2 2/10 1 0 1 3/10 Trent Cooper Kara Donnellan Kiara Bowers
2018 7 3 0 4 89.8 7/8 - - - 7/8 Michelle Cowan Kara Donnellan Ebony Antonio
2017 7 1 1 5 64.1 7/8 - - - 7/8 Michelle Cowan Kara Donnellan Dana Hooker
Total/Avg 89 50 2 37 - 7 3 4
Overall 96 53 2 41 -
P = Played, W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss, % = Score for/Score against.

Template:Dagger Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the finals series was cancelled after the first week, with no premiership awarded.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Source: AFLW History Template:Webarchive

Awards

The Doig Medal is the Fremantle Football Club's annual fairest and best award. Currently, the Fremantle coaching staff give every player votes on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis after every match, including Finals Series matches. Top votes are awarded for what is regarded as an elite performance. At the end of the year the votes are tallied and the Doig Medal Night is held to announce the winner. Variations on the voting system have been used in past years. The awards ceremony has been held at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal (1995), Challenge Stadium (1998–1999), Fremantle Oval (2000–2001), the Grand Ballroom at Burswood Entertainment Complex (2002–2005, 2008–current) and the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre (2006–2007).

The Beacon Award is presented to the club's best first year player. Mature aged recruits Michael Barlow, Tendai Mzungu and Lee Spurr have won in recent years, despite being significantly older than most first year players.

Season Doig Medal winner Beacon Award winner Best clubman Players' award Leading goalkicker
1995 Peter Mann Scott Chisholm Peter Mann (33)
1996 Stephen O'Reilly Gavin Mitchell Kingsley Hunter (33)
1997 Dale Kickett Mark Gale Kingsley Hunter (32)
1998 Jason Norrish Brad Dodd Chris Bond / Jason Norrish Clive Waterhouse (30)
1999 Adrian Fletcher Clem Michael Ashley Prescott Tony Modra (71)
2000 Troy Cook Paul Hasleby Dale Kickett / John Rankin Clive Waterhouse (53)
2001 Peter Bell Dion Woods Leigh Brown Justin Longmuir and Matthew Pavlich (28)
2002 Matthew Pavlich Paul Medhurst Shaun McManus Trent Croad (42)
2003 Peter Bell Graham Polak Troy Longmuir Paul Medhurst (50)
2004 Peter Bell Andrew Browne Matthew Carr Paul Medhurst (41)
2005 Matthew Pavlich David Mundy Troy Cook Matthew Pavlich (61)
2006 Matthew Pavlich Marcus Drum Luke Webster Matthew Pavlich (71)
2007 Matthew Pavlich Robert Warnock Heath Black Matthew Pavlich (72)
2008 Matthew Pavlich Rhys Palmer Luke Webster Matthew Pavlich (67)
2009 Aaron Sandilands Stephen Hill Michael Johnson Matthew Pavlich (28)
2010 David Mundy<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Michael Barlow Matthew de Boer Matthew Pavlich (61)
2011 Matthew Pavlich<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Tendai Mzungu Matthew de Boer Chris Mayne / Kepler Bradley (25)
2012 Ryan Crowley<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lee Spurr Tendai Mzungu Chris Mayne Matthew Pavlich (69)
2013 Nat Fyfe<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Cam Sutcliffe Lee Spurr Ryan Crowley Michael Walters (46)
2014 Nat Fyfe<ref name="2014DM">Template:Cite news</ref> Matt Taberner Alex Silvagni Nat Fyfe Hayden Ballantyne (49)
2015 Aaron Sandilands<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Alex Pearce Jonathon Griffin Nat Fyfe Michael Walters (44)
2016 Lachie Neale<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lachie Weller Aaron Sandilands Lachie Neale Michael Walters (36)
2017 Bradley Hill<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Luke Ryan Zac Dawson Nat Fyfe Cam McCarthy (25)
2018 Lachie Neale<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Brennan Cox Aaron Sandilands Ed Langdon Michael Walters (22)
2019 Nat Fyfe<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sam Switkowski Aaron Sandilands Nat Fyfe Michael Walters (40)
2020 Luke Ryan Caleb Serong Alex Pearce Ethan Hughes Matt Taberner (29)
2021 Sean Darcy Hayden Young Caleb Serong / David Mundy Lachie Schultz Matt Taberner (37)
2022 Andrew Brayshaw Brandon Walker Sam Switkowski Rory Lobb (36)
2023 Caleb Serong Jye Amiss Josh Corbett Jye Amiss (41)
2024 Caleb Serong Josh Draper Josh Corbett Alex Pearce Josh Treacy (45)
2025 Caleb Serong Murphy Reid Patrick Voss Alex Pearce Josh Treacy (44)

AFL Women's Awards

Season Fairest and best Best first year player Best clubwoman Players' award Leading goalkicker
2017 Dana Hooker<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:N/A Amy Lavell<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kara Antonio Kara Antonio/Ashley Sharp (4)
2018 Ebony Antonio<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:N/A Lisa Webb Ebony Antonio Amy Lavell (6)
2019 Kiara Bowers<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Philipa Seth Evie Gooch Kiara Bowers Gemma Houghton (9)
2020 Kiara Bowers<ref name=" KB " /> Mim Strom Kara Antonio Kiara Bowers Sabreena Duffy (12)
2021 Kiara Bowers<ref name=" kbb " /> Sarah Verrier Ange Stannett Kiara Bowers Gemma Houghton (15)
2022 (S6) Hayley Miller<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jessica Low Ange Stannett Ange Stannett Ebony Antonio & Hayley Miller (10)
2022 (S7) Kiara Bowers<ref name=" kbb ">Template:Cite news</ref> Orlagh Lally Ange Stannett Kiara Bowers Áine Tighe (11)
2023 Ange Stannett<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jae Flynn Ange Stannett Ange Stannett Áine Tighe (9)
2024 Mim Strom<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Tunisha Kikoak Ange Stannett Mim Strom Aisling McCarthy (8)

Records

  • Premierships: Nil
  • Grand Final appearances: 1 (2013)
  • Minor Premierships: 1 (2015)
  • Wooden spoons: 1 (2001)
  • Finals series reached: Nine (2003, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2025)
  • Biggest winning margin: 113 points - 24.13 (157) vs. Greater Western Sydney 6.8 (44), Patersons Stadium, 11 August 2013
  • Biggest losing margin: 133 points - 3.7 (25) vs. Geelong 24.14 (158), GMHBA Stadium, 18 August 2018
  • Longest winning streak: 9 games (Round 14, 2006 – Round 22, 2006) and (Round 1, 2015 - Round 9, 2015)
  • Longest losing streak: 18 games (Round 22, 2000 – Round 17, 2001)
  • Highest score: 28.12 (180) vs. Collingwood 10.8 (68), Subiaco Oval, 8 May 2005
  • Lowest score: 1.7 (13) vs. Adelaide 19.16 (130), AAMI Stadium, 11 July 2009

Individual awards and records

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A banner at Subiaco Oval celebrating the 200th game of Hall of Fame inductee Peter Bell
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Two-time Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe

Attendance records

  • Record attendance (home and away game): 62,198, Round 19, 20 July 2025 at MCG v Collingwood
  • Record attendance (AFLW home and away game): 41,975, Round 2, 10 February 2018 at Perth Stadium v Collingwood
  • Record attendance (home game): 58,982, First Elimination Final, 03 September 2022 at Perth Stadium v Western Bulldogs
  • Record attendance (finals match): 100,007, Grand Final, Sept 28, 2013 at MCG v Hawthorn.

Fremantle Football Hall of Legends

The Fremantle Football Hall of Legends was inaugurated by Fremantle Football Club in 1995, in recognition of the new AFL team's links with its home city's football heritage. The inductees are nominated by the two clubs from the Fremantle area in the WAFL: East Fremantle and South Fremantle. In time, players who represented Fremantle in the AFL will join their predecessors in this prestigious Hall.

Fremantle's 25 Since '95

In 2019, The West Australian named Fremantle's greatest team of the past twenty five years as part of the club's twenty fifth anniversary celebrations, as voted by Fans and club officials.:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Backs: Roger Hayden Shane Parker Antoni Grover
Half Backs: Michael Johnson Luke McPharlin Dale Kickett
Centres: Stephen Hill David Mundy Shaun McManus
Half Forwards: Michael Walters Matthew Pavlich Clive Waterhouse
Forwards: Jeff Farmer Tony Modra Hayden Ballantyne
Ruck: Aaron Sandilands Nat Fyfe Peter Bell
Interchange: Paul Hasleby Lachie Neale Troy Cook
Michael Barlow Ryan Crowley Justin Longmuir
Ben Allan

Supporters

Number-one ticket holders

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Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, the club's current number-one ticket holder

It is traditional for each AFL club to recognise a prominent supporter as the number-one ticket holder. Fremantle originally awarded this to Carmen Lawrence, the sitting member for the federal seat of Fremantle. This was roundly criticised as the member may or may not be a supporter of the club and unnecessarily linked politics with sport.<ref>Gervase A. Haimes (August 2006); Culture and Identity at FFC in PhD thesis "Organizational Culture and Identity: A Case Study from the Australian Football League", Victoria University; archived from the original on 1 March 2011</ref> The policy was soon changed to select a well-known Fremantle identity for a two-year period. The current number-one ticket holder is Kevin Parker, the frontman of Tame Impala

Year Number-one ticket holder
1995–1996 Carmen Lawrence, WA premier
1997–2002 Jack Sheedy, footballer; Steve Marsh, footballer
2003–2005 Rove McManus, comedian
2006–2007 Luc Longley, basketball player
2008 Jesse Dart, number-one junior ticket holder<ref>Washbourne, Michael (17 March 2008); Fremantle Dockers ready for first game of the season; PerthNow; Retrieved on 22 March 2009</ref>
2009 Nick O'Hern, golfer<ref>Chadwick, Justin (20 March 2009); O'Hern comes out swinging for Dockers; Sydney Morning Herald; Retrieved on 22 March 2009</ref>
2010–2011 Eskimo Joe, indie rock band<ref name="Eskimo2">Template:Cite news</ref>
2012–2015 Ben Roberts-Smith, soldier<ref name="Ben Roberts-Smith2">Template:Cite web</ref>
2016–2021 Richard Walley, Indigenous rights activist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2021– Kevin Parker, musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Other notable supporters

Other high-profile fans include former WA premiers Mark McGowan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Alan Carpenter;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> former federal Defence Minister Stephen Smith;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> comedian and musician Tim Minchin;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> members of the psychedelic rock bands Tame Impala and Pond;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> hip hop group Koi Child;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> author Tim Winton;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> American tennis player John Isner;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> journalists and television presenters Dixie Marshall and Simon Reeve;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> professional golfer Min Woo Lee;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the late political journalist Matt Price, who wrote the 2003 book Way to Go: Sadness, Euphoria and the Fremantle Dockers.

Membership base

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Supporters cheer on the Dockers

Despite a relative lack of on-field success, Fremantle has recorded membership figures above average for the league. The club in 2004 had the fastest-growing membership in the AFL competition, at more than 27% from the previous year, with home crowds growing at a similar rate.Template:Citation needed The club's recent membership slogans have emphasised the passion of Fremantle fans for their team.Template:HowTemplate:Which

Fremantle achieved a membership of over 60,000 in 2023, for the first time in the club's history.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Season Members Change from previous season Finishing position (after finals) Average home match crowds<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 18,456 Template:Sort 13th 23,361
1996 19,622 Template:Sort 13th 22,473
1997 19,949 Template:Sort 12th 21,982
1998 22,186 Template:Sort 15th 23,365
1999 24,896 Template:Sort 15th 23,972
2000 24,925 Template:Sort 12th 22,357
2001 23,898 Template:Sort 16th 21,258
2002 23,775 Template:Sort 13th 26,359
2003 25,347 Template:Sort 7th 31,688
2004 32,259 Template:Sort 9th 35,693
2005 34,124 Template:Sort 10th 35,224
2006 35,666 Template:Sort 4th 37,063
2007 43,343<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Sort 11th 37,474
2008 43,366<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Sort 14th 35,877
2009 39,206<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Sort 14th 33,144
2010 39,854 Template:Sort 6th 37,084
2011 42,762 Template:Sort 11th 34,394
2012 41,705 Template:Sort 6th 33,386
2013 44,480<ref name="ReferenceA">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Sort 2nd 35,015
2014 48,776<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Template:Sort 6th 36,215
2015 51,433<ref name="2015Memb">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Sort 3rd 36,914
2016 51,889 Template:Sort 16th 31,416
2017 51,254 Template:Sort 14th 32,375
2018 55,639 Template:Sort<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 14th 41,764
2019 51,431 Template:Sort<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 13th 40,896
2020 51,577 Template:Sort<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 12th 16,215
2021 50,342 Template:Sort<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 11th 30,008
2022 56,105 Template:Sort<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 6th 40,460
2023 62,064 Template:Sort<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 14th 41,199
2024 62,237<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Sort 10th 46,580
2025 66,179<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Sort 6th 45,758

Patrons

From 2003 until 2021, the Fremantle Football Club had the current or past Governor of Western Australia as its patron.

Vice-patrons

Honours

Premierships
Competition Level Wins Years Won
Australian Football League Seniors 0 Nil
AFL Women's Seniors 0 Nil
Finishing positions
Australian Football League Minor premiership
(McClelland Trophy)		 1 2015
Grand Finalist 1 2013
Wooden spoons 1 2001
AFL Women's Minor premiership 0 Nil
Grand Finalist 0 Nil
Wooden spoons 0 Nil

See also

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