2025 Fremantle Football Club season

Fremantle Dockers
2025 season
PresidentDale Alcock
CoachJustin Longmuir
Captain(s)Alex Pearce
Home groundOptus Stadium (capacity: 61,266)
Pre-season1 win, 1 loss
AFL season15 wins, 6 losses

The 2025 Fremantle Football Club season is the club's 31st season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Overview

Fremantle's 2025 season overview
Captain Coach Home ground W–L–D Ladder Finals Best and fairest Leading goalkicker Refs
Alex Pearce Justin Longmuir Optus Stadium [1]


Squad changes

In

No. Name Position Previous Club via
15 Western Australia Shai Bolton Midfielder/Forward Richmond trade[2]
16 Victoria (state) Murphy Reid Midfielder/Forward Sandringham Dragons draft[3]
19 Western Australia Quinton Narkle Forward Port Adelaide pre-season supplemental selection[4]
22 South Australia Charlie Nicholls Key Forward Central Districts draft[5]
38 Western Australia Jaren Carr Forward South Fremantle draft[6]
42 Western Australia Aiden Riddle Ruck Claremont draft[7]
43 South Australia Isaiah Dudley Forward Central Districts pre-season supplemental selection[8]

Out

No. Name Position New Club via
15 Western Australia Ethan Hughes Defender South Fremantle delisted[9]
18 South Australia Tom Emmett Forward Sturt delisted[10]
20 Victoria (state) Matt Taberner Key Forward delisted[11]
22 Victoria (state) Max Knobel Ruck Gold Coast delisted[12]
43 Western Australia Sebit Kuek Key Forward East Perth delisted[13]
45 Western Australia Conrad Williams Forward Perth delisted[14]
46 Victoria (state) Ethan Stanley Midfielder Box Hill delisted[15]

2025 player squad

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

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • Long-term injury

Updated: 10 August 2025
Source(s): Players, Coaches

Season

Pre Season

Fremantle's 2025 Pre Season fixtures
Game Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
Indigenous All-Stars match Saturday, 15 February (4:30 pm) Indigenous All-Stars 9.11 (65) 16.12 (108) Lost by 43 points Optus Stadium 37,865 [16]
Community Series Sunday, 2 March (3:10 pm) Melbourne 16.13 (109) 11.24 (90) Won by 19 points Lane Group Stadium 7,458 [17]

Home & Away Season

Fremantle's 2025 AFL season fixture
Round Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref
Home Away Result
OR Bye 9th Steady Bye
1 Saturday, 15 March (1:20 pm) Geelong 23.9 (147) 10.9 (69) Lost by 78 points GMHBA Stadium [A] 40,604 16th Decrease [18]
2 Sunday, 23 March (3:10 pm) Sydney 9.11 (65) 9.14 (68) Lost by 3 points Optus Stadium [H] 43,882 17th Decrease [19]
3 Sunday, 30 March (3:10 pm) West Coast 10.8 (68) 15.16 (106) Won by 38 points Optus Stadium [A] 53,289 13th Increase [20]
4 Sunday, 6 April (3:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.7 (97) 12.9 (81) Won by 16 points Optus Stadium [H] 41,491 11th Increase [21]
5 Sunday, 13 April (12:05 pm) Richmond 7.5 (47) 16.12 (108) Won by 61 points Adelaide Hills [A] 10,028 8th Increase [22]
6 Saturday, 19 April (1:20 pm) Melbourne 16.11 (107) 14.13 (97) Lost by 10 points MCG [A] 25,202 9th Decrease [23]
7 Friday, 25 April (6:10 pm) Adelaide 12.13 (85) 9.13 (67) Won by 18 points Optus Stadium [H] 53,048 9th Steady [24]
8 Friday, 2 May (7:40 pm) St Kilda 14.10 (94) 5.3 (33) Lost by 61 points Marvel Stadium [A] 20,522 9th Steady [25]
9 Thursday, 8 May (6:10 pm) Collingwood 12.11 (83) 15.7 (97) Lost by 14 points Optus Stadium [H] 47,780 11th Decrease [26]
10 Saturday, 17 May (4:15 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.13 (61) 13.17 (95) Won by 34 points ENGIE Stadium [A] 8,092 9th Increase [27]
11 Saturday, 24 May (6:10 pm) Port Adelaide 15.10 (100) 7.9 (51) Won by 49 points Optus Stadium [H] 40,466 9th Steady [28]
12 Saturday, 31 May (1:20 pm) Gold Coast 9.10 (64) 11.9 (75) Won by 11 points People First Stadium [A] 11,750 8th Increase [29]
13 Bye 8th Steady Bye
14 Saturday, 14 June (5:35 pm) North Melbourne 10.7 (67) 10.13 (73) Won by 6 points Optus Stadium [A] 31,408 8th Steady [30]
15 Thursday, 19 June (6:10 pm) Essendon 16.8 (104) 9.9 (63) Won by 41 points Optus Stadium [H] 37,570 6th Increase [31]
16 Sunday, 29 June (3:10 pm) St Kilda 11.15 (81) 9.15 (69) Won by 12 points Optus Stadium [H] 41,600 6th Steady [32]
17 Sunday, 6 July (1:10 pm) Sydney 14.10 (94) 12.11 (83) Lost by 11 points SCG [A] 32,007 9th Decrease [33]
18 Saturday, 12 July (6:10 pm) Hawthorn 12.5 (77) 9.10 (64) Won by 13 points Optus Stadium [H] 49,460 8th Increase [34]
19 Sunday, 20 July (3:20 pm) Collingwood 11.12 (78) 12.7 (79) Won by 1 point MCG [A] 62,198 7th Increase [35]
20 Saturday, 26 July (2:15 pm) West Coast 18.18 (126) 12.5 (77) Won by 49 points Optus Stadium [H] 54,384 7th Steady [36]
21 Sunday, 3 August (3:10 pm) Carlton 15.4 (94) 10.7 (67) Won by 27 points Optus Stadium [H] 39,358 5th Increase [37]
22 Saturday, 9 August (7:40 pm) Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) 13.14 (92) Won by 6 points Adelaide Oval [A] 30,390 4th Increase [38]
23 Friday, 15 August (6:20 pm) Brisbane Lions Optus Stadium [H]
24 Sunday, 24 August (3:15 pm) Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium [A]
  • NOTE: All game times are set at the local venue time of that match.

Ladder

Updated to the end of round 23.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide (Q) 22 17 5 0 2165 1535 141.0 68 Finals series
2 Geelong (Q) 22 16 6 0 2322 1650 140.7 64
3 Brisbane Lions (Q) 22 15 6 1 1972 1725 114.3 62
4 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 1909 1551 123.1 60
5 Hawthorn 22 15 7 0 1966 1602 122.7 60
6 Greater Western Sydney 22 15 7 0 2010 1741 115.5 60
7 Fremantle 22 15 7 0 1866 1718 108.6 60
8 Western Bulldogs 22 14 8 0 2396 1708 140.3 56
9 Gold Coast 21 14 7 0 1953 1611 121.2 56
10 Sydney (E) 22 11 11 0 1727 1851 93.3 44
11 St Kilda (E) 22 9 13 0 1746 1973 88.5 36
12 Carlton (E) 22 8 14 0 1709 1805 94.7 32
13 Port Adelaide (E) 22 8 14 0 1634 2069 79.0 32
14 Melbourne (E) 22 7 15 0 1826 1956 93.4 28
15 Essendon (E) 21 6 15 0 1421 1966 72.3 24
16 North Melbourne (E) 22 5 16 1 1705 2252 75.7 22
17 Richmond (E) 22 5 17 0 1385 2094 66.1 20
18 West Coast (E) 22 1 21 0 1415 2320 61.0 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(E) Eliminated from finals contention; (Q) Qualified for finals

Statistics

As of round 21. Players without appearances not included
No. Name Pos. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Hitouts
2 Jaeger O'Meara MF 10 2 1 74 111 185 28 39 0
3 Caleb Serong MF 20 6 5 270 274 544 36 92 0
4 Sean Darcy RU 13 5 1 57 64 121 17 40 350
5 Heath Chapman DF 19 0 0 163 86 249 84 43 0
6 Jordan Clark DF 20 2 2 330 162 492 104 62 0
7 Nat Fyfe MF 4 0 0 8 19 27 6 3 0
8 Andrew Brayshaw MF 20 6 8 244 307 551 62 137 0
9 Luke Jackson RU/MF 17 16 3 123 186 309 55 70 420
11 James Aish MF/DF 3 0 0 11 12 23 4 2 0
13 Luke Ryan DF 20 0 0 316 104 420 122 40 0
14 Jeremy Sharp MF 14 3 5 98 87 185 40 18 0
15 Shai Bolton MF/FW 19 23 25 195 155 350 54 45 0
16 Murphy Reid FW 20 20 13 157 124 281 44 42 0
18 Liam Reidy RU 1 0 0 4 2 6 1 2 18
19 Quinton Narkle MF 2 1 1 6 4 10 2 2 0
20 Patrick Voss FW 16 28 21 104 54 158 51 41 32
21 Oscar McDonald DF 7 4 0 49 17 66 32 17 7
23 Karl Worner DF 19 0 2 150 112 262 76 42 0
24 Jye Amiss FW 20 28 13 97 54 151 71 19 0
25 Alex Pearce DF 12 3 0 78 56 134 58 17 0
26 Hayden Young MF 7 7 0 61 46 107 17 21 0
28 Neil Erasmus MF 12 0 3 85 89 174 32 33 0
29 Cooper Simpson DF 3 1 0 22 10 32 8 3 0
30 Nathan O'Driscoll MF 11 3 6 108 85 193 37 39 0
31 Brandon Walker DF 2 0 0 9 9 18 1 5 0
32 Michael Frederick FW 20 26 18 143 79 222 66 50 0
34 Corey Wagner DF/MF 15 3 1 149 82 231 41 69 0
35 Josh Treacy FW 20 35 15 150 75 225 96 33 12
36 Brennan Cox DF 20 1 0 138 81 219 99 21 0
37 Josh Draper DF 11 0 0 48 38 86 27 14 6
39 Sam Switkowski FW 14 11 3 78 104 182 39 44 0
41 Bailey Banfield DF/FW 17 4 2 130 87 217 51 34 0
43 Isaiah Dudley FW 14 13 8 70 36 106 31 26 0
44 Matthew Johnson MF 18 2 8 160 178 338 74 59 0

Goalkickers

As of round 22. Players without goals not included
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 Total
Josh Treacy 1 4 3 3 6 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 3 2 37
Patrick Voss 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 6 3 3 3 31
Jye Amiss 0 1 4 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 0 28
Michael Frederick 2 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 28
Shai Bolton 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 25
Murphy Reid 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 22
Luke Jackson 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 16
Isaiah Dudley 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 13
Sam Switkowski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 11
Hayden Young 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 7
Caleb Serong 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7
Andrew Brayshaw 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Sean Darcy 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Oscar McDonald 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
Alex Pearce 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
Bailey Banfield 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nathan O'Driscoll 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Corey Wagner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Jeremy Sharp 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jaeger O'Meara 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Jordan Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Matthew Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Quinton Narkle 0 1 1
Cooper Simpson 0 1 0 1
Brennan Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Awards, records and milestones

Milestones

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 12

Round 14

Round 15

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

References

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  2. ^ "Bolton lands at Freo". fremantlefc.com.au. 16 October 2024.
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