Fremantle Dockers AFL 2024 Predictions, Projections and Player Movement

Ryan Tucker

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Last updated: Thu 15 Feb 2024 16:51

Ryan Tucker 15 Feb 2024

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Fremantle Dockers predicted to finish 12th in AFL 2024 season.
Young, strong core and top-notch defence are key strengths.
Scoring consistency is a concern for the Dockers moving into the 2024 season.

Nat Fyfe and Alex Pearce of the Dockers (Photo by Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty Images )

AFL 2024 Team Previews, Predictions & Player Movement: Fremantle Dockers

Where they finish: 12th in the AFL in 2024

Losing players from your starting squad is never easy, when those players are contributing to the already minimal scoring it gets even harder. Fremantle have a way to go before their list is good enough to contend with the likes of Collingwood, Brisbane and Melbourne, but they have the pieces to be able to continue to develop and be in the discussion for a spot in that 7th-12th bracket.

What’s to like

The Dockers young core is one of the best in the league. Brayshaw, Serong, Cox, Darcy & Young are all very good players and will continue to develop their games. Freo’s ruck duo of Sean Darcy & Luke Jackson saw the team be one of only 4 in the AFL to have over 1000 hitouts in the 2023 season.

The Dockers strengths lay with their defence and pressure. In 2023 they were top 5 in Opposition Inside 50’s, Opp Contested Possessions & Opp Marks. If they can continue to hold that pressure whilst adding to their own scoring tally they will have the chance to surge up the rankings.

What’s NOT to like

You can have all the defensive pressure in the world, but if you can’t score you won’t win games. Fremantle have struggled for years with consistency in their forward line. Losing Lachie Schulz who was the team’s 2nd best goalscorer in 2023 will set the team further back on the scoring front.

Freo have the makings to be an improved team but have yet to show they are actually improving, this means they are still a few years off being in their premiership window which seems to be pushed back for every off-season.

Fremantle Dockers Offseason Player Movement

Jack Delean (No.60 draft pick), Odin Jones (Rookie Draft), Oscar McDonald (delisted free agent), Ollie Murphy (No.41 draft pick), Cooper Simpson (No.35 draft pick), Jeremy Sharp (SSP, Gold Coast)

OUT

Eric Benning (delisted), Travis Colyer (delisted), Joel Hamling (free agent, Sydney), Liam Henry (trade, St Kilda), Lachie Schultz (trade, Collingwood), Nathan Wilson (delisted)

Fremantle Dockers Predicted Round 1 Squad

Full Back	Brennan Cox	Alex Pearce	Corey Wagner
Half Back	Jordan Clark	Luke Ryan	James Aish
Centre	Jeremy Sharp	Hayden Young	Nathan O'Driscoll
Half Forward	Sam Switkowski	Josh Treacy	Luke Jackson
Full Forward	Michael Frederick	Jye Amiss	Michael Walters
Followers	Sean Darcy	Caleb Serong	Andrew Brayshaw
Interchange	Jaeger O'Meara	Nat Fyfe	Neil Erasmus
	Matthew Johnson	Sam Sturt (sub)