Fremantle 2009 Preview
Posted by Football NationFeb 17. 2009 3:26 pm
Fremantle was a team under heavy pressure in 2008, winning only six games and missing out on several others due to last quarter fadeouts.
The club faces a tough start to 2009, with games against the Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Adelaide and Sydney inside the first five rounds.
But the Dockers have spent some time rejuvenating over summer – including coordinating a development camp in South Africa – and have added no less than eight new draftees to its ranks.
There is plenty of excitement surrounding electric left-footer Stephen Hill, but expect nippy forward Hayden Ballantyne and midfielder Chris Hall to get some game time too.
Assistant coaches Todd Curley and Barry Mitchell start at Fremantle in 2009, having previously coached in the WAFL and VFL respectively.
2009 Fixture
1 Western Bulldogs Subiaco
2 Essendon Telstra
3 Adelaide Subiaco
4 St Kilda Telstra
5 Sydney Subiaco
6 West Coast Subiaco
7 Carlton Gold Coast
8 Hawthorn Subiaco
9 North Melbourne Telstra
10 Richmond Subiaco
11 Port Adelaide AAMI
12 Geelong Subiaco
13 Collingwood MCG
14 Carlton Subiaco
15 Adelaide AAMI
16 Brisbane Subiaco
17 West Coast Subiaco
18 Western Bulldogs Telstra
19 Port Adelaide Subiaco
20 Melbourne MCG
21 Essendon Subiaco
22 Geelong Skilled
