# 2017 Fremantle Football Club season

The 2017 Fremantle Football Club season is the 23rd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Fremantle Football Club.

## List changes
### Retirements and delistings

| Player | Date | Reason | Career games | Career goals |
| Matthew Pavlich | 26 July 2016 | Retired | 353 | 700 |
| Sean Hurley | 30 August 2016 | Delisted | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Smith | 2 September 2016 | Delisted | 4 | 2 |
| Anthony Morabito | 6 September 2016 | Delisted | 26 | 14 |
| Matt de Boer | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 138 | 48 |
| Josh Deluca | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 4 | 2 |
| Brady Grey | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 17 | 10 |
| Jack Hannath | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 20 | 8 |
| Tendai Mzungu | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 102 | 54 |
| Clancee Pearce | 4 October 2016 | Delisted | 100 | 36 |
| Michael Barlow | 24 October 2016 | Delisted | 126 | 81 |
| Alex Silvagni | 26 October 2016 | Delisted | 53 | 10 |
* ↑ Effective at the end of the season

### Free agency

| Player | Date | Free agent type | New club | Compensation | Ref. |
| Chris Mayne | 12 October 2016 | Unrestricted | Collingwood | 2nd round | |

### Trades

| Date | Gained | From | Lost |
| 11 October 2016 | Cam McCarthy Pick 7 Pick 34 Pick 72 | Greater Western Sydney | Pick 3 |
| 13 October 2016 | Bradley Hill | Hawthorn | Pick 23 |
| 18 October 2016 | Joel Hamling Pick 40 Pick 63 | Western Bulldogs | Pick 35 Pick 43 Pick 61 |
| 20 October 2016 | Shane Kersten | Geelong | Pick 63 |
| 20 October 2016 | Pick 35 Pick 71 2017 fourth round pick (Gold Coast) | Gold Coast | Pick 73 2017 second round pick (Fremantle) |

### National draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League |
| 1 | 8 | Griffin Logue | Swan Districts | WAFL |
| 2 | 38 | Sean Darcy | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup |
| 2 | 41 | Brennan Cox | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL |
| 4 | 66 | Luke Ryan | Coburg | VFL |

### Rookie draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League |
| 1 | 3 | Taylin Duman | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup |
| 2 | 21 | Luke Strnadica | East Fremantle | WAFL |
| 3 | 38 | Brady Grey | Fremantle | AFL |
| 4 | 50 | Josh Deluca | Fremantle | AFL |

## Season summary
### Pre-season

| Game | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Fremantle's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Fremantle's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Fremantle's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
| Game | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday, 25 February (3:40 pm) | West Coast | 0.16.11 (107) | 0.8.4 (52) | Lost by 55 points | Wonthella Oval, Geraldton (A) | 8,800 | |
| 2 | Saturday, 4 March (1:40 pm) | Collingwood | 1.11.12 (87) | 1.12.4 (85) | Won by 2 points | Rushton Park (H) | 5,500 | |
| 3 | Friday, 10 March (5:40 pm) | Carlton | 2.12.14 (104) | 0.12.11 (83) | Won by 21 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 5,337 | |

### Home and Away season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Fremantle's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Fremantle's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Fremantle's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
| 1 | Sunday, 26 March (4:40 pm) | Geelong | 10.13 (73) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 42 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 34,638 | |
| 2 | Sunday, 2 April (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 22.13 (145) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 89 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 38,388 | |
| 3 | Saturday, 8 April (5:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 13.11 (89) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 16 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 28,865 | |
| 4 | Saturday, 15 April (1:40 pm) | Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 2 points | MCG (A) | 27,829 | |
| 5 | Saturday, 22 April (5:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 5 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 33,319 | |
| 6 | Saturday, 29 April (6:10 pm) | West Coast | 16.7 (103) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 41 points | Domain Stadium (A) | 40,836 | |
| 7 | Sunday, 7 May (2:40 pm) | Essendon | 17.14 (116) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 37 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 33,393 | |
| 8 | Sunday, 14 May (1:10 pm) | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 2 points | MCG (A) | 31,200 | |
| 9 | Sunday, 21 May (2:40 pm) | Carlton | 13.8 (86) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 35 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 30,313 | |
| 10 | Saturday, 27 May (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 20.23 (143) | 6.7 (43) | Lost by 100 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 42,415 | |
| 11 | Sunday, 4 June (2:40 pm) | Collingwood | 12.13 (85) | 15.15 (105) | Lost by 20 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 34,259 | |
| 12 | Saturday, 10 June (4:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 18.13 (121) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 57 points | Gabba (A) | 11,742 | |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 14 | Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) | Geelong | 10.14 (74) | 11.6 (72) | Lost by 2 points | Simonds Stadium (A) | 29,928 | |
| 15 | Sunday, 2 July (2:40 pm) | St Kilda | 12.8 (80) | 12.17 (89) | Lost by 9 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 30,541 | |
| 16 | Sunday, 9 July (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.10 (82) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 4 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 19,267 | |
| 17 | Sunday, 16 July (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 5.14 (44) | 11.8 (74) | Lost by 30 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 38,722 | |
| 18 | Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 7.6 (48) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 52 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 30,818 | |
| 19 | Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 13.20 (98) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 12 points | Spotless Stadium (A) | 11,233 | |
| 20 | Saturday, 5 August (5:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 12.18 (90) | 10.7 (67) | Won by 23 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 27,050 | |
| 21 | Saturday, 12 August (1:45 pm) | Sydney | 22.11 (143) | 5.9 (39) | Lost by 104 points | SCG (A) | 39,281 | |
| 22 | Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) | Richmond | 7.9 (51) | 25.5 (155) | Lost by 104 points | Domain Stadium (H) | 34,204 | |
| 23 | Sunday, 27 August (1:10 pm) | Essendon | 16.11 (107) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 15 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 42,665 | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2415 | 1776 | 136.0 | 62 | 2017 finals |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2134 | 1818 | 117.4 | 62 | 2017 finals |
| 3 | Richmond (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | 2017 finals |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 | 2017 finals |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | 2017 finals |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | 2017 finals |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | 2017 finals |
| 8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | 2017 finals |
| 9 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2035 | 1934 | 105.2 | 48 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1857 | 1913 | 97.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1925 | 1986 | 96.9 | 44 | |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 2055 | 90.7 | 42 | |
| 13 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1944 | 1963 | 99.0 | 38 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1607 | 2160 | 74.4 | 32 | |
| 15 | North Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1983 | 2264 | 87.6 | 24 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1594 | 2038 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1756 | 2311 | 76.0 | 24 | |
| 18 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1877 | 2526 | 74.3 | 20 | |