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'{{Infobox australian football club | clubname = Fremantle Football Club | image = [[Image:2006 AFL Fremantle.jpg|200px|center]] | fullname = Fremantle Football Club | nicknames = The Dockers, Freo | season = 2009 | position = | topgoalkicker = [[Matthew Pavlich]] | bestandfairest = [[Matthew Pavlich]] | founded = 1994 | colours = Home: {{color box|Green}} Green, {{color box|Purple}} Purple, {{color box|Red}} Red and {{color box|White}} White<p>Away: {{color box|Purple}} Purple and {{color box|White}} White | league = [[Australian Football League]] | chairman = [[Rick Hart]] | coach = [[Mark Harvey]] | captain = [[Matthew Pavlich]] | ground = [[Subiaco Oval]] (1995 - Current) | ground2 = [[WACA Ground]] (1995 - 2000) | ground3 = [[Fremantle Oval]] (Training & Administration only) | capacity = 43,500 | capacity2 = | capacity3 = | url = [http://www.fremantlefc.com.au www.fremantlefc.com.au] | jumper = [[Image:Fremantle Dockers Jumper.svg|center|120px]] }} '''Fremantle Football Club''', unofficially nicknamed '''The Dockers''' and known informally as "Freo", is one of 16 teams in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). The club is based in the port city of [[Fremantle, Western Australia|Fremantle]] at the mouth of the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]] in [[Western Australia]]. In [[1995 AFL season|1995]] it became the second team from Western Australia to be admitted to the national [[Australian rules football]] competition, honouring the rich footballing tradition and history associated with Fremantle. Despite enduring some tough times in the AFL, particularly early on in the club's history, fans have continued to show loyalty and passion for the club and Fremantle is one of the most well supported clubs in the AFL.<ref>[http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/dockers-set-membership-record-51592 Dockers set membership record]; Sportal; 1 July 2008</ref> [[Matthew Pavlich]] has been club captain since the beginning of the [[2007 AFL season|2007 season]].<ref>[http://fremantlefc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=310031 Pavlich takes over as Club Captain]</ref> High profile players since the club inception include the league's tallest player [[Aaron Sandilands]], former captain [[Peter F. Bell|Peter Bell]], the winner of the [[2008 AFL Rising Star]] award [[Rhys Palmer]], [[Luke McPharlin]] and [[Jeff Farmer (footballer)|Jeff Farmer]]. The club is coached by [[Mark Harvey]] following the resignation of [[Chris Connolly]] midway through the [[2007 AFL season|2007 season]].<ref>[http://news.realfooty.com.au/harvey-takes-over-afl-reins-at-freo/20070420-oot.html Harvey takes over AFL reins at Freo]</ref><ref>[http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=145&ContentID=34741 Connolly quits as Fremantle coach]</ref> ==History== {{See also|Australian rules football in Western Australia}} The AFL announced on [[December 14]] 1993 that a new team would enter the league in 1995 and be based in Fremantle. The names "Fremantle Football Club", "Fremantle Dockers" and club colours were announced on [[July 12]] 1994. Their first training session was held on [[October 31]] 1994 at [[Fremantle Oval]]. [[Image:VictoriaPavillionPlaque 2005 SMC.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A commemorative plaque from Victoria Pavilion, Fremantle Oval.]] The decision to base the new club in Fremantle was primarily due to the long association of [[Australian rules football]] in Fremantle. The first match to be played in Fremantle occurred in the [[1880]]s <ref>[http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/fremantle_(1).htm History of Fremantle Football]</ref> and the city quickly became a stronghold of the code, with Fremantle based teams winning 24 of the first 34 [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]] premierships <ref>[http://www.wafootball.com.au/resources/history/wafl-premiers-league/download.html List of WAFL league premiers]</ref>. For over 100 years it has been represented by two strong clubs in the [[West Australian Football League]]: [[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] and [[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]]. However it was not represented in a national club competition until [[1995]], eight years after the initial expansion of the then Victorian Football League in 1987 with the creation of rival [[Western Australia]]n football team, the [[West Coast Eagles]]. In February 1996, [[Levi Strauss & Co.]], which produces the [[Dockers]] brand of clothing, challenged the club's right to use the name "Fremantle Dockers", specifically on clothing.<ref>[http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/pdfs/trademarks/hearings/634395.pdf Interim Decision]; [http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/atmoss/Falcon_History.Summary_Page?p_tm_number=634400&p_search_no=2&p_detail=DETAILED&p_extdisp=D Trademark History]</ref> As a result, the club and AFL discontinued the official use of the "Dockers" nickname in 1997. However, the team is still known unofficially as "The Dockers", both inside and outside the club, including in their official team song [[Freo Way to Go]] and the official club magazine "Docker".<ref>[http://fremantlefc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=10662 Way to Go Lyrics]; [http://fremantlefc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7009/Default.aspx?newsId=35704 Docker Magazine Reference]</ref> The team endured some tough years near the bottom of the premiership ladder, until they finished fifth after the home-and-away rounds in [[2003]] and made the finals for the first time. The elimination final against eighth placed [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] at [[Subiaco Oval]] was then the club's biggest ever game, but ended in disappointment for the home team, with the finals experience of Essendon proving too strong for the young team. They then missed making the finals in the following two seasons, finishing both years with 11 wins, 11 loses and only 1 game outside the top 8. After an average first half to the 2006 season, Fremantle finished the year with a club record 9 straight wins to earn themselves 3rd position at the end of the Home & Away season, a club record 15 wins in a year and a double chance for their September finals campaign. In the qualifying final against [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]] at [[Football Park|AAMI Stadium]], the Dockers led for the first three quarters before being overrun by the Crows. The following week ([[September 15]]) saw the club win its first and only finals game in the semi-final against [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] at Subiaco Oval. The club subsequently earned a trip to Sydney to play in its first ever preliminary-final the following Friday night ([[September 22]]) at [[Stadium Australia|Telstra Stadium]] against the [[Sydney Swans]], where they lost by 35 points. Fremantle is currently the only team in the league that has not won a premiership (or played in a Grand Final), following [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]'s win in [[2004]]. The club is also the only team never to have played in a [[Tie (draw)|drawn]] match, despite a [[AFL siren controversy, 2006|controversial Round 5 match]] against [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] at [[Aurora Stadium]] in [[Launceston, Tasmania]] in [[2006]]. The Saints trailed by a point when the final siren sounded, but the field umpires failed to hear the siren which many commentators had noted as being "dangerously quiet" during the game. St Kilda's [[Steven Baker]] then scored a behind, levelling the scores, before the siren was sounded a second time. Baker was awarded a free-kick for an infringement after he kicked the point and was allowed to take the kick again - which he also scored a behind from. Immediate protests from Fremantle players and officials failed to have any effect, causing controversy throughout Australian rules circles. However, the AFL overturned the result the following Wednesday &mdash; the first time this had occurred since 1900 &mdash; and awarded the win and four premiership points to Fremantle. In Round 15 2009, Fremantle achieved the lowest score in its history, scoring only 1 goal and 7 points (13 total) to the Adelaide Crows 19.16 (130). It was held to just one point in the first half and the only goal scored came in the third quarter. '''''Bold text'''''===The Western Derby=== {{main|Western Derby}} '''+they suk''' Fremantle's biggest rivalry is with the other Western Australian team, the West Coast Eagles, who they play twice each year in the [[home and away season]], in fiercely contested "[[Western Derby]]" matches (Derby is {{pronEng|ˈdɝːbiː}} in Western Australia). West Coast were victorious in the first nine games, before Fremantle won in round 16, 1999. Since 2000, however, it has become more even, with Fremantle winning 6 of the 14 games and in 2006 the Dockers won both derbies in a season for the first time, they also knocked West Coast off late in the 2007 season in one of the toughest derbies ever. These games are reminiscent of the ''Fremantle Derby'' games between East and South Fremantle in the [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]]. A Fremantle Derby Grand Final in 1979 holds the WAFL and Subiaco Oval attendance record of 52,781. <ref> [http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/AllAtten.html Australian rules football attendance records]</ref> ==The Club== [[Image:Fremantle Football Club anchor ceremony.jpg|thumb|right|The raising of an anchor is the culmination of the pre-game ceremony at [[Subiaco Oval]]]]Fremantle Football Club has its training and administration facilities at [[Fremantle Oval]]. The club encourages fans to attend Monday night training sessions, when players remain on the field after training to meet their supporters and sign autographs. The team's home games are played at [[Subiaco Oval]]. Between 1995 and 2000 they also played home games at the [[WACA Ground]]. ===Current squad=== :''See also [[Fremantle Football Club drafting and trading history]] for the complete list of Fremantle's draft selections, delistings and trades'' {{Fremantle Dockers current squad}} ===Leadership=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Seasons!![[Captain (sports)|Captain]]<ref name="CaptCoach">[http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/fremantlefc/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7009/Default.aspx?newsId=34380 List of Captains and Coaches]</ref>!![[Coach (sports)|Coach]]<ref name="CaptCoach"/> |- |1995-1996||[[Ben Allan]] ||[[Gerard Neesham]] |- |1997-1998 ||[[Peter Mann]] ||[[Gerard Neesham]] |- |1999 ||[[Chris Bond]]||[[Damian Drum]] |- |2000-2001 ||[[Shaun McManus]] & [[Adrian Fletcher]] (co-captains) ||[[Damian Drum]], [[Ben Allan]] from Rd 10, 2001 |- |2002-2006 ||[[Peter F. Bell|Peter Bell]]||[[Chris Connolly]] |- |2007-2009 ||[[Matthew Pavlich]] ||[[Mark Harvey]], from Rd 16, 2007 |} ===Club awards=== The [[Doig Medal]] is the Fremantle Football Club's annual [[Best and Fairest|fairest and best]] award. Currently, after each of the 22 home and away matches, the Fremantle coaching staff rate each player from 0-7 (with 7 being the best). At the end of the year the votes are tallied and the Doig Medal Night is held to announce the winner. Variations on the voting system have been used in past years. The awards ceremony has been held at the [[Fremantle Passenger Terminal]] (1995), [[Challenge Stadium]] (1998-1999), Fremantle Oval (2000-2001), the Grand Ballroom at [[Burswood Entertainment Complex]] (2002-2005, 2008) and the [[Perth Convention Exhibition Centre]] (2006-2007). The Beacon Award is presented to the club’s best new talent. To be eligible, a player must be under the age of 21 years on or before 31 December of the previous year and have played less than 10 games at the start of the season (matching the [[AFL Rising Star]] criteria). {| class="wikitable" |- !Season!!Doig Medal Winners!!Beacon Award Winners!!Best Clubman!!Leading Goalkicker |- |1995||[[Peter Mann]] ||[[Scott Chisholm (footballer)|Scott Chisholm]] || ||[[Peter Mann]] (33) |- |1996 ||[[Stephen O'Reilly (footballer)|Stephen O'Reilly]] ||[[Gavin Mitchell (footballer)|Gavin Mitchell]] || ||[[Kingsley Hunter]] (33) |- |1997 ||[[Dale Kickett]] ||[[Mark Gale]] || ||Kingsley Hunter (32) |- |1998 ||[[Jason Norrish]] ||[[Brad Dodd]] ||[[Chris Bond]] & [[Jason Norrish]] ||[[Clive Waterhouse]] (30) |- |1999 ||[[Adrian Fletcher]] ||[[Clem Michael]] ||[[Ashley Prescott]] ||[[Tony Modra]] (71) |- |2000 ||[[Troy Cook]] ||[[Paul Hasleby]] ||[[Dale Kickett]] & John Rankin ||Clive Waterhouse (53) |- |2001 ||[[Peter F. Bell|Peter Bell]] ||[[Dion Woods]] ||[[Leigh Brown]] ||[[Justin Longmuir]] & [[Matthew Pavlich]] (28) |- |2002 ||[[Matthew Pavlich]] ||[[Paul Medhurst]] ||[[Shaun McManus]] ||[[Trent Croad]] (42) |- |2003 ||Peter Bell ||[[Graham Polak]] ||[[Troy Longmuir]] ||[[Paul Medhurst]] (50) |- |2004 ||Peter Bell ||[[Andrew Browne]] ||[[Matthew Carr]] ||Paul Medhurst (41) |- |2005 ||Matthew Pavlich ||[[David Mundy]] ||[[Troy Cook]] ||Matthew Pavlich (61) |- |2006 ||Matthew Pavlich ||[[Marcus Drum]] ||[[Luke Webster]]||Matthew Pavlich (71) |- |2007 ||Matthew Pavlich ||[[Robert Warnock]] ||[[Heath Black]]||Matthew Pavlich (72) |- |2008 ||Matthew Pavlich ||[[Rhys Palmer]] ||[[Luke Webster]]||Matthew Pavlich (67) |} ===Club guernsey === [[Image:FremDockers.png|right|thumb|300px| Fremantle's Home and Away Jumpers]] The Fremantle Football Club uses the anchor symbol as the basis for all of their [[Guernsey (clothing)|guernseys]] or jumpers (unlike other sporting codes it is rarely called a jersey, shirt or kit). The home jumper is purple, with a white anchor on the front separating the chest area into two panels, which are coloured red and green to represent the traditional maritime port and starboard colours. The current alternative or clash guernsey is all white with a purple anchor. <ref>For all past guernsey designs, see [http://www.footyjumpers.com Mero's Footy Jumpers] website.</ref> One game each year is designated as the ''Purple Haze'' game, where an all-purple jumper with a white anchor is worn. This game is used to raise money for the [[Starlight Foundation]]. Since 2003, the AFL has marketed one round each year as the ''Heritage Round''. Until 2006 Fremantle wore a white guernsey with 3 red chevrons, to emulate the jumper worn by the original Fremantle Football Club in 1885. However in 2007, the selected round had Fremantle playing Sydney, who also wear red and white. An alternative blue and white striped design was used, based on the jumper worn by the [[East Fremantle Football Club]] in their 1979 [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]] Grand Final win over the [[South Fremantle Football Club]]. This ''Fremantle Derby'' still holds the record for the highest attendance at a football game of any code in Western Australia, with 52,781 attending at [[Subiaco Oval]][http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/fremantle_(1).htm]. <gallery> <!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Freo_2007.gif|The home jumper is predominantly purple, with a white, stylized anchor running down the front, separating two green and red panels. --> <!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Freo_2007-Clash.gif|The away jumper is the same design as the home jumper but is predominantly white with just a purple stylized anchor running down the front. --> <!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Fremantle-2007-Away.gif|The ''Purple Haze'' jumper is purple, with a white, stylized anchor running down the front. --> </gallery> In September 2008, newly appointed CEO Steve Rosich confirmed that the Fremantle Football Club would undergo a through review of all areas, including the club's team name, song, guernsey and logo in a bid to boost its marketability. <ref> [[Kim Hagdorn|Hagdorn, Kim]]; [http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24305664-5014938,00.html Fremantle Dockers' anchor logo, song, colours under review]; PerthNow; 6 September 2008</ref> However he later confirmed that the purple colour will be maintained as it had become synonymous with Fremantle.<ref>Clarke, Tim; [http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/freo-wont-heave-ho/2008/09/10/1220857592015.html Freo won't heave ho]; Realfooty; 10 September 2008</ref> ===Club records=== [[Image:Fremantle dockers.JPG|thumb|right|265px|Fremantle players enter [[Subiaco Oval]], by running through a celebratory [[Banner (Australian rules football)|banner]] before a game in 2004.]] *'''Premierships:''' None *'''Highest ladder position (after Rd 22):''' 3rd, [[2006]] *'''Wooden spoons:''' One ([[2001]]) *'''Finals series reached:''' Two ([[2003]], [[2006]]) *'''Biggest winning margin:''' 112 points, against [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], [[May 8]], [[2005]], at Subiaco Oval, 28.12 (180) to 10.8 (68) *'''Biggest losing margin:''' 117 points, against [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]] on [[April 15]], [[2000]], at Subiaco Oval, 28.10 (178) to 9.7 (61); against [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]] on [[July 11]], [[2009]], at AAMI Stadium, 19.16 (130) to 1.7 (13) *'''Longest winning streak:''' 9 games (Round 14, 2006 - Round 22, 2006) *'''Longest losing streak:''' 18 games (Round 22, 2000 - Round 17, 2001) *'''Highest Score:''' 28.12 (180), against Collingwood, May 8, 2005, at Subiaco Oval *'''Lowest score:''' 1.7 (13), against Adelaide, July 11, 2009, at AAMI Stadium ===Individual awards and records=== *'''Brownlow medallists:''' None *'''Coleman medalists:''' None *'''AFL Rising Star award''': [[Paul Hasleby]], [[2000]]; [[Rhys Palmer]], [[2008]] *'''[[All Australian Team|All Australians]]:''' [[Matthew Pavlich]] 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; [[Peter F. Bell|Peter Bell]] 2003; [[Paul Hasleby]] 2003; [[Aaron Sandilands]] 2008. *'''[[Australia international rules football team|International rules representatives]]:''' [[Heath Black]] 2005; [[Matthew Carr]] 2003; [[Ryan Crowley]] 2006; [[Robert Haddrill]] 2004; [[Paul Hasleby]] 2003; [[David Mundy]] 2006; [[Matthew Pavlich]] 2002, 2003; [[Brett Peake]] 2006; [[Clive Waterhouse]] 1999 *'''Most games''': [[Shane Parker (footballer)|Shane Parker]], 238 games (as of end of 2008) *'''Most consecutive games''': Matthew Pavlich, 160 games (Rd 15 2001 - Rd 16 2008) *'''Most goals''': Matthew Pavlich, 379 goals (as of end of 2008) *'''Most goals in a season''': 72 Matthew Pavlich, 2007 *'''Most goals in a game''': 10 Tony Modra vs [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]], Rd 10 1999, [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]] * '''[[Mark of the Year]]''' winners: Tony Modra [[2000]]; [[Luke McPharlin]] [[2005]] * '''[[Goal of the Year (Australia)|Goal of the Year]]''' winners: [[Winston Abraham]] [[1996]] ===Attendance records=== *'''Record attendance (home and away game):''' 45,436, Round 1, March 30, 2003 at [[AAMI Stadium]] v [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]] *'''Record attendance (home game):''' 42,213, Round 6, May 6, 2006 at [[Subiaco Oval]] v [[West Coast Eagles]]. *'''Record attendance (finals match):''' 61,373, Preliminary Final, Sept 22, 2006 at [[Telstra Stadium]] v [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]. ===Club song=== The official song of the club is ''Freo way to Go''. It was written in the mid 1990s by [[Ken Walther]] and unlike many of the other [[Australian rules football|Australian rules]] team songs, it is played to a contemporary rock tune but is based on a traditional [[Igor Stravinsky]] arrangement of a Russian folk song, [[The Volga Boatmen's Song|Song of the Volga Boatmen]]. <ref>[http://fremantlefc.com.au/ClubZone/ClubSong/tabid/8083/Default.aspx Freo Way to Go Club Song]</ref> The song is regarded with a great deal of derision from many opposition supporters<ref>Katz, Danny;[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/05/1083635187989.html No rhyme or reason to what you fancy]; The Age; [[May 6]], [[2004]];Retrieved on [[June 14]], [[2007]]</ref><ref>Burrows, Toby [http://www.api-network.com/main/index.php?apply=reviews&webpage=api_reviews&flexedit=&flex_password=&menu_label=&menuID=&menubox=&Review=5382 Review: Way to Go: Sadness, Euphoria and the Fremantle Dockers, by Matt Price]; July 2004; Retrieved on [[June 14]], [[2007]]</ref> and equally fierce loyalty from many fans. ==Membership base== [[Image:Proud Loyal Passionate.jpg|thumb|right|265px|Membership slogan on a [[Banner (Australian rules football)|banner]] before the [[2006 NAB Cup]] Quarter Final]] [[Image:Dockerssupporters.jpg|thumb|right|265px|Supporters cheer on the Dockers]] Despite a relative lack of on-field success, Fremantle has surprised many with record membership figures. The club in 2005 had the fastest growing membership in the AFL competition with home crowds growing at a similar rate. The club's recent membership slogans have emphasised the passion of Fremantle fans for their team. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; border-collapse:collapse;" width=60% |- style="background:#C1D8FF;" ! width=3%| Season ! width=8%| Members ! width=8%| Change from previous season ! width=5%| Finishing position ! width=8%| Average home match crowds<ref>{{cite web | title = Fremantle Attendances | publisher = AFL Tables | url = http://stats.rleague.com/afl/crowds/fremantle.html | accessdate = 2008-10-13 }}</ref> |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]] | 18,456 | &mdash; | 13^th | 23,361 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]] | 19,622 | align=left| {{increase}} 1166 (+6.32%) | 13^th | 22,473 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]] | 19,949 | align=left| {{increase}} 327 (+1.67%) | 12^th | 21,982 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]] | 22,186 | align=left| {{increase}} 2237 (+11.21%) | 15^th | 23,104 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]] | 24,896 | align=left| {{increase}} 2710 (+12.21%) | 15^th | 23,972 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]] | 24,925 | align=left| {{increase}} 29 (+0.12%) | 12^th | 22,357 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]] | 23,898 | align=left| {{decrease}} 1027 (-4.12%) | 16^th | 21,258 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]] | 23,775 | align=left| {{decrease}} 123 (-0.51%) | 13^th | 26,359 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]] | 25,347 | align=left| {{increase}} 1572 (+6.61%) | 5^th | 30,681 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]] | 32,259 | align=left| {{increase}} 6912 (+27.27%) | 9^th | 36,258 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]] | 34,124 | align=left| {{increase}} 1865 (+5.78%) | 10^th | 35,224 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]] | 35,666 | align=left| {{increase}} 1542 (+4.52%) | 3^rd | 36,569 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]] | 43,343<ref>{{cite web | title = Freo to put the pedal to the metal | publisher = The West Australian | date = 2007-04-27 | url = http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=12&ContentID=27197 | accessdate = 2007-04-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Record Year for AFL memberships | publisher = Faixfax Digital | date = 2007-07-12 | url = http://news.realfooty.com.au/record-year-for-afl-memberships/20071412-nem.html }}</ref> | align=left| {{increase}} 7677 (+21.52%) | 11^th | '''37,474''' |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]] | '''43,366'''<ref>{{cite web | title = Dockers set record membership | publisher = Sportal | date = 2008-01-07 | url = http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/dockers-set-membership-record-51592 | accessdate = 2008-09-24 }}</ref> | align=left| {{increase}} 23 (+0.05%) | 14^th | 35,877 |- style="background:#F5FAFF;" | [[2009 AFL season|2009]] | 39,206<ref>{{cite web | title = Membership target surpassed | publisher = Fremantle Football Club | date = 2009-07-22 | url = http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7009/newsid/81146/default.aspx | accessdate = 2009-07-22 }}</ref> | align=left| {{decrease}} 4160 (-9.6%) | ?^th |} ==Fremantle Football Hall of Legends== The [[Fremantle Football Hall of Legends]] was inaugurated by Fremantle Football Club in 1995, in recognition of the new AFL team’s links with its home city’s football heritage. The inductees are nominated by the two clubs from the Fremantle area in the WAFL: [[East Fremantle Football Club|East Fremantle]] and [[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]]. In time, players who represented Fremantle in the AFL will join their predecessors in this prestigious Hall. ==Ceremonial positions== ===Number 1 Ticket Holders=== It is traditional for each club to recognise a prominent supporter as the #1 Ticketholder. Fremantle originally chose to award this to the sitting member for the Federal Seat of Fremantle. This was roundly criticised as the member may or may not be a Fremantle football supporter and unnecessarily linked politics with sport.<ref>Gervase A. Haimes (August 2006); [http://wallaby.vu.edu.au/adt-VVUT/uploads/approved/adt-VVUT20060919.123019/public/03chapters5-7.pdf Culture and Identity at FFC] in PhD Thesis ''Organizational Culture and Identity: A Case Study from the Australian Football League'', Victoria University</ref> The policy was soon changed to select a well-known Fremantle identity for a two year period. {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Year ! Number 1 Ticket Holder |- | 1995 &ndash; 1996 | [[Carmen Lawrence]] |- | 1997 &ndash; 2002 | [[Jack Sheedy (Australian rules footballer)|Jack Sheedy]] & [[Steve Marsh]] |- | 2003 &ndash; 2005 | [[Rove McManus]] |- | 2006 &ndash; 2007 | [[Luc Longley]] |- | 2008 | Jesse Dart (#1 Junior Ticket Holder)<ref>Washbourne, Michael (17 March 2008); [http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23390985-5005401,00.html Fremantle Dockers ready for first game of the season]; PerthNow; Retrieved on 22 March 2009</ref> |- | 2009 | [[Nick O'Hern]]<ref>Chadwick, Justin (20 March 2009); [http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/ohern-comes-out-swinging-for-dockers-20090320-944n.html O'Hern comes out swinging for Dockers]; Sydney Morning Herald; Retrieved on 22 March 2009</ref> |} Other high profile fans include former premier [[Alan Carpenter]]<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/wa/stories/s1553493.htm Alan Carpenter - Premier-in-waiting]</ref>, author [[Tim Winton]]<ref>[http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue49/Winton.htm Western voices]</ref> and journalists and television presenters [[Dixie Marshall]], [[Simon Reeve (Australian television presenter)|Simon Reeve]]<ref>[http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/sunrise/9615/simon-reeve-bloga-long-suffering-dockers-supporter/ Simon Reeve blog - A long-suffering Dockers supporter]</ref> and the late [[Matt Price]]. ===Patrons=== Since 2003, the Fremantle Football Club has been honoured to have the [[Governor of Western Australia]] as its [[patron]]. * 2003 &ndash; 2005: [[John Sanderson]] * 2006 &ndash; present: [[Ken Michael]] Vice-Patrons * [[David Malcolm]] – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (retired) * [[Syd Corser]] * [[Con Regan]] * [[Steve Marsh]] * [[Jack Sheedy (Australian rules footballer)|Jack Sheedy]] ===Mascots=== *1995 &ndash; 1999: ''Grinder'' - A cartoon-like [[stevedore|docker]] man, in a similar style to [[Popeye]], with a permanent snarl, oversized jaw and muscular arms. *2000 &ndash; 2001: ''The Doc'' - a straggly blonde-haired mascot, similar in appearance to Fremantle players [[Clive Waterhouse]] or [[Shaun McManus]]. *2002 &ndash; present: ''Johnny "The Doc" Docker'' - a blonde haired surfer with a surfboard under one arm is the Docker's official mascot in the [[Mascot Manor]] promotion for kids. ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[:Category:Fremantle Football Club players|List of Fremantle players]] - Alphabetical *[[List of Fremantle Dockers league players]] - Ordered by debut *[[Australian rules football in Western Australia]] *[[Fremantle Football Club drafting and trading history]] ==External links== *[http://fremantlefc.com.au/ ''Official Website of the Fremantle Football Club''] {{Fremantle Dockers}} {{AFL}} {{Aussie Rules in Western Australia}} {{Perth Sports Teams}} [[Category:Australian Football League clubs]] [[Category:Fremantle]] [[Category:Fremantle Football Club|*]] [[Category:Sport in Western Australia]] [[Category:Sports clubs established in 1994]] [[ca:Fremantle Football Club]] [[es:Fremantle Football Club]] [[fr:Fremantle Football Club]] [[it:Fremantle Football Club]] [[pl:Fremantle Football Club]]'