Fremantle Football Club | |||
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Names | |||
Full name | Fremantle Football Club | ||
Nickname(s) | Dockers, Freo | ||
2016 season | |||
After finals | 16th | ||
Leading goalkicker | Michael Walters (36 goals) | ||
Doig Medal | Lachie Neale | ||
Club details | |||
Founded | 1994 | ||
Colours | Purple White | ||
Competition | Australian Football League | ||
Chairman | Dale Alcock | ||
Coach | Ross Lyon | ||
Captain(s) | Nathan Fyfe | ||
Premierships | Nil | ||
Ground(s) | Subiaco Oval (1995–2017) (capacity: 43,500) | ||
Perth Stadium (from 2018) (capacity: 60,000) | |||
Former ground(s) | WACA Ground (1995–2000) | ||
Training ground(s) | Cockburn ARC (training and administration, 2017–present) | ||
Fremantle Oval (1995–2017) | |||
Uniforms | |||
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Other information | |||
Official website | fremantlefc |
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The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia. In 1995 it became the second team from Western Australia after the West Coast Eagles to be admitted to the AFL, honouring the rich footballing tradition and history associated with Fremantle.
High-profile players since the club's inception include former captain and six time All-Australian Matthew Pavlich, 2015 Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe, the league's tallest ever player Aaron Sandilands, Peter Bell, Shaun McManus, former number one draft pick Clive Waterhouse, winners of the AFL Rising Star award Paul Hasleby and Rhys Palmer, Jeff Farmer, Luke McPharlin and Hayden Ballantyne.
The club is coached by Ross Lyon following the sacking of Mark Harvey at the end of the 2011 AFL home and away season. Fremantle has not won a premiership during its time in the AFL, however it did win the minor premiership in 2015, and reached the 2013 AFL Grand Final which it lost to Hawthorn.