# 2023 Fremantle Football Club season

The 2023 Fremantle Football Club season is the club's 29th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

## Overview

Fremantle's 2023 season overview :
| Captain | Coach | Home ground | W–L–D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Refs |
| Alex Pearce | Justin Longmuir | Optus Stadium | 10–13–0 | 14th | — | Caleb Serong | Jye Amiss | |

## Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2023 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2023 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 24, 2023 and are taken from AFL Tables.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2023) | Goals (2023) | Games (Fremantle) | Goals (Fremantle) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
| 1 | Sam Sturt | 2020 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | Jaeger O'Meara | 2013 (Gold Coast) | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 164 | 77 |
| 3 | Caleb Serong | 2020 | 22 | 4 | 80 | 19 | 80 | 19 |
| 4 | Sean Darcy | 2017 | 15 | 4 | 98 | 38 | 98 | 38 |
| 5 | Lachie Schultz | 2019 | 23 | 33 | 90 | 101 | 90 | 101 |
| 6 | Jordan Clark | 2019 (Geelong) | 23 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 79 | 19 |
| 7 | Nat Fyfe | 2010 | 9 | 3 | 218 | 173 | 218 | 173 |
| 8 | Andrew Brayshaw | 2018 | 23 | 11 | 123 | 43 | 123 | 43 |
| 9 | Luke Jackson | 2020 (Melbourne) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 75 | 52 |
| 10 | Michael Walters | 2009 | 20 | 33 | 222 | 348 | 222 | 348 |
| 11 | James Aish | 2014 (Brisbane) | 20 | 4 | 81 | 10 | 163 | 33 |
| 12 | Hugh Davies | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Luke Ryan | 2017 | 23 | 0 | 132 | 3 | 132 | 3 |
| 14 | Nathan Wilson | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 4 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 155 | 18 |
| 15 | Ethan Hughes | 2015 | 20 | 2 | 101 | 6 | 101 | 6 |
| 17 | Will Brodie | 2017 (Gold Coast) | 5 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 54 | 10 |
| 18 | Tom Emmett | 2023 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Josh Corbett | 2019 (Gold Coast) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 36 |
| 20 | Matt Taberner | 2012 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 167 | 120 | 167 |
| 21 | Joel Hamling | 2015 (Western Bulldogs) | 4 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 22 | Max Knobel | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Liam Henry | 2020 | 16 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 43 | 13 |
| 24 | Jye Amiss | 2022 | 22 | 41 | 25 | 45 | 25 | 45 |
| 25 | Alex Pearce (c) | 2015 | 23 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 107 | 4 |
| 26 | Hayden Young | 2020 | 22 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 57 | 2 |
| 27 | Heath Chapman | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| 28 | Neil Erasmus | 2022 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 30 | Nathan O'Driscoll | 2022 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 11 |
| 31 | Brandon Walker | 2021 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| 32 | Michael Frederick | 2020 | 19 | 26 | 58 | 63 | 58 | 63 |
| 33 | Travis Colyer | 2010 (Essendon) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 146 | 86 |
| 34 | Corey Wagner | 2016 North Melbourne | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 35 | Josh Treacy | 2021 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 29 | 36 | 29 |
| 36 | Brennan Cox | 2017 | 20 | 2 | 102 | 30 | 102 | 30 |
| 37 | Joshua Draper | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Eric Benning | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sam Switkowski | 2018 | 22 | 16 | 68 | 43 | 68 | 43 |
| 40 | Karl Worner | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Bailey Banfield | 2018 | 14 | 11 | 75 | 42 | 75 | 42 |
| 42 | Liam Reidy | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Sebit Kuek | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Matthew Johnson | 2023 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| 45 | Conrad Williams | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Ethan Stanley | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 2 | Jaeger O'Meara | Midfielder | Hawthorn | trade |
| 9 | Luke Jackson | Key Forward, Ruckman, Midfielder, | Melbourne | trade |
| 12 | Hugh Davies | Key Defender | Claremont | AFL national draft, second round (pick no.33) |
| 18 | Tom Emmett | Medium Forward | Sturt | AFL national draft, third round (pick no.41) |
| 19 | Josh Corbett | Key Forward | Gold Coast | trade |
| 35 | Max Knobel | Ruckman | Gippsland U18 | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 42) |
| 34 | Corey Wagner | Medium Defender | Port Melbourne | AFL national draft, fourth round (pick No. 57) |
| 37 | Josh Draper | Midfielder | Peel Thunder | Category B rookie selections |
| 42 | Liam Reidy | Ruckman | Frankston | AFL rookie draft, first round (pick no.13) |
| 45 | Conrad Williams | Midfielder | Claremont | Catergory B rookie selections |
| 46 | Ethan Stanley | Midfielder | Box Hill | AFL mid-season draft |

#### Out

| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
| 16 | David Mundy | Midfielder | - | retired |
| 19 | Connor Blakely | Midfielder | Gold Coast | delisted |
| 34 | Joel Western | Midfielder | Claremont | delisted |
| 12 | Mitch Crowden | Medium Forward, Midfielder | East Perth | delisted |
| 9 | Blake Acres | Midfielder | Carlton | trade |
| 2 | Griffin Logue | Key Forward, Key Defender | North Melbourne | trade |
| 18 | Darcy Tucker | Midfielder | North Melbourne | trade |
| 37 | Rory Lobb | Key Forward | Western Bulldogs | trade |
| 22 | Lloyd Meek | Ruckman | Hawthorn | trade |

## Season
### Pre-season

Fremantle's 2023 AAMI Community Series fixtures :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Thursday, 2 March (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 13.14.92 | 8.13.61 | Won by 31 points | Fremantle Oval | |

### Premiership season

Fremantle's 2023 AFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| 1 | Sunday, 19 March (3:40 pm) | St Kilda | 10.7.67 | 7.10.52 | Lost by 5 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 8,169 | 14th | |
| 2 | Saturday, 25 March (4:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.12.72 | 11.7.73 | Lost by 1 point | Optus Stadium [H] | 40,487 | 13th | |
| 3 | Sunday, 2 April (3:20 pm) | West Coast | 16.12.108 | 9.13.67 | Won by 41 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 56,090 | 9th | |
| 4 | Saturday, 8 April (1:15 pm) | Adelaide | 17.9.111 | 10.12.72 | Lost by 39 points | Adelaide Oval [A] | 33,725 | 14th | |
| 5 | Sunday, 16 April (1:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 15.10.100 | 13.12.90 | Won by 10 points | Norwood Oval [H] | 9,329 | 11th | |
| 6 | Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 10.9.69 | 17.16.118 | Lost by 49 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 47,503 | 13th | |
| 7 | Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 17.13.115 | 10.7.67 | Lost by 48 points | The Gabba [A] | 25,528 | 14th | |
| 8 | Saturday, 6 May (7:30 pm) | Hawthorn | 18.9.117 | 7.6.48 | Won by 69 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 37,160 | 12th | |
| 9 | Saturday, 13 May (1:45 pm) | Sydney | 13.8.86 | 16.7.103 | Won by 17 points | SCG [A] | 28,927 | 12th | |
| 10 | Saturday, 20 May (2:35 pm) | Geelong | 16.10.106 | 11.11.77 | Won by 29 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 45,811 | 10th | |
| 11 | Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 10.12.72 | 12.7.79 | Won by 7 points | MCG [A] | 29,154 | 9th | |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | | Bye |
| 13 | Saturday, 10 June (5:25 pm) | Richmond | 10.10.70 | 12.13.85 | Lost by 15 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 46,843 | 10th | |
| 14 | Saturday, 17 June (4:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 16.10.106 | 5.6.36 | Lost by 70 points | Giants Stadium [A] | 8,633 | 13th | |
| 15 | Saturday, 24 June (5:25 pm) | Essendon | 14.9.93 | 9.7.61 | Won by 32 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 43,063 | 11th | |
| 16 | Saturday, 1 July (1:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 16.6.102 | 11.7.73 | Lost by 29 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 25,412 | 11th | |
| 17 | Sunday, 9 July (2:40 pm) | Carlton | 6.9.45 | 14.14.98 | Lost by 53 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 49,469 | 14th | |
| 18 | Saturday, 15 July (1:45 pm) | Collingwood | 18.5.113 | 10.7.67 | Lost by 46 points | MCG [A] | 61,157 | 15th | |
| 19 | Saturday, 22 July (5:40 pm) | Sydney | 12.4.76 | 16.9.105 | Lost by 29 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 42,433 | 15th | |
| 20 | Saturday, 29 July (1:45 pm) | Geelong | 9.10.64 | 10.11.71 | Won by 7 points | GMHBA Stadium [A] | 21,619 | 15th | |
| 21 | Sunday, 6 August (2:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 11.8.74 | 11.11.77 | Lost by 3 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 37,845 | 15th | |
| 22 | Saturday, 12 August (6:10 pm) | West Coast | 4.9.33 | 20.14.134 | Won by 101 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 51,172 | 14th | |
| 23 | Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 8.10.58 | 11.8.74 | Lost by 16 points | Optus Stadium [H] | 38,360 | 14th | |
| 24 | Sunday, 20 August (2:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 8.8.56 | 14.9.93 | Won by 37 points | MCG [A] | 27,951 | 14th | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Collingwood (P) | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2142 | 1687 | 127.0 | 72 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2180 | 1771 | 123.1 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2149 | 1906 | 112.7 | 68 | Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2079 | 1660 | 125.2 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1922 | 1697 | 113.3 | 54 | Finals series |
| 6 | St Kilda | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1775 | 1647 | 107.8 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | 1885 | 107.1 | 52 | Finals series |
| 8 | Sydney | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2050 | 1863 | 110.0 | 50 | Finals series |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1919 | 1766 | 108.7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Adelaide | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2193 | 1877 | 116.8 | 44 | |
| 11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1838 | 2050 | 89.7 | 44 | |
| 12 | Geelong | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2088 | 1855 | 112.6 | 42 | |
| 13 | Richmond | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1856 | 1983 | 93.6 | 42 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1835 | 1898 | 96.7 | 40 | |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1839 | 2006 | 91.7 | 36 | |
| 16 | Hawthorn | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1686 | 2101 | 80.2 | 28 | |
| 17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1657 | 2318 | 71.5 | 12 | |
| 18 | West Coast | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1418 | 2674 | 53.0 | 12 | |