The 2014 Fremantle Football Club season was the club's 20th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Fremantle reached the finals for the third consecutive year, finishing the home and away season in the fourth position. However, they lost both the qualifying final against Sydney and the semi-final against Port Adelaide to finish sixth overall.
Individually, Nat Fyfe won the Leigh Matthews Trophy, being voted the league's Most Valuable Player and his second consecutive Doig Medal, captain Matthew Pavlich became the first player from a Western Australian-based team to play 300 AFL games and three players, Fyfe, Aaron Sandilands and Hayden Ballantyne, were named in the 2014 All-Australian team.
Playing list Players are listed by jumper number. 2014 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2014 AFL season only. Age is as the end of the season, 13 September 2014. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which include games played for other AFL clubs. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2014 season. Sources: Career and season
No. Name Age Recruited from Games (2014) Goals (2014) Fremantle debut Fremantle career games Fremantle career goals AFL debut AFL career games AFL career goals1Peel (WAFL)204920091061802009106180 2Peel (WAFL)312010261420102614 3 (AFL)221201264320051417 4 (AFL)612014612004163130 5East Fremantle (WAFL)120200712721200712721 6Port Adelaide (AFL)2419201349292005203105 7Claremont (WAFL)20242010927820109278 8North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)2111200910545200910545 9Claremont (WAFL)144200911543200911543 10Swan Districts (WAFL)8152009509720095097 11Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)842012191020121910 12Adelaide (AFL)102011281120076918 13Perth (WAFL)23122011865220118652 14East Fremantle (WAFL)11201321201321 15Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)24820051881162005188116 16Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)2411200521082200521082 17Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)118201223182012231818Hawthorn (AFL)13120022261122000238115 19 (AFL) 00N/A0020073545 20Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)9720131392013139 21 (VFL)19182010895920108959 22North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)00201310201310 23Perth (WAFL)231320081281502008128150 24East Fremantle (WAFL)22201422201422 25Ulverstone (NTFL)00N/A00N/A00 26 (AFL)0020086873200411787 27Glenelg (SANFL)238201246202012462028Burnie Dockers Football Club (TFL)00N/A00N/A00 29 (SANFL)224620003136292000313629 30Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)21122009743920097439 31East Fremantle (WAFL)238200321683200321683 32West Perth (WAFL)201820091288320091288333 (SANFL)2442012471320124713 34 (SANFL)24320126052012605 35Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)20201420201420 36Casey Scorpions (VFL)702010461020104610 37Perth (WAFL)183200519062200519062 38 (SANFL)3020131572013157 39East Fremantle (WAFL)00N/A00N/A00 40Sydney Uni (NEAFL)0020131020131041South Fremantle (WAFL)246200615731200615731 42 Subiaco (WAFL)00N/A00N/A00 43South Fremantle (WAFL)00N/A00N/A00 44Northern Blues (VFL)00N/A00N/A00 46Swan Districts (WAFL)902009783120097831
Additions to list Name Previous club Recruiting details Essendon (AFL)Traded for pick 55Melbourne (AFL)Free agency recruitEastern Ranges (TAC Cup)National draft selection 17 Ulverstone/DevonportNational draft selection 37Burnie DockersNational draft selection 58, obtained from for Viv MichieElevated from rookie list (nominally selection 73)Rookie draft selection 16Rookie draft selection 32Northern BluesRookie draft selection 47
Removal from list Name Details RetiredDelistedDelistedDelistedDelistedDelistedDelistedTraded to for pick 58
Results
Win/Loss table
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 QF SF PF GF OpponentColGCHawEssSyd NMWCEPortGeeByeWBAdeRichBrisWCEMelGWSStKCarlGeeHawBrisPortSydPortEliminated Result7048−5853−17−1319−18323840208376376−585−219588−24−22Ladder Pos12755868677654442444444Finals
Bold – Home game
Ladder
Awards and milestones
Club awards The Doig Medal was awarded at a function at the Crown Perth on 15 November. Between 1 and 5 votes are awarded to each player by five coaches after each game. Nat Fyfe won his second consecutive Doig Medal. Paul Duffield and Ben Allan, the inaugural club captain, 2001 caretaker coach and board member since 2005 were both awarded life membership.
Doig Medal: Nat Fyfe, 283 votes 2nd: Aaron Sandilands, 251 votes 3rd: Stephen Hill, 238 votes 4th: David Mundy, 219 votes 5th: Hayden Ballantyne, 209 votes 6th: Michael Barlow, 205 votes 6th: Cameron Sutcliffe, 198 votes 9th: Lee Spurr, 193 votes 9th: Danyle Pearce, 190 votes 10th: Michael Johnson, 179 votes Best Clubman: Alex Silvagni Beacon Award: Matt Taberner Player of the Finals: Cameron Sutcliffe & Zac Dawson
Milestones Round 7 - Aaron Sandilands (200 AFL games) Round 9 - Matthew Pavlich (300 AFL games and 600 AFL goals) Round 11 - Zac Dawson (50 Fremantle games) Round 13 - Hayden Ballantyne (150 AFL goals) Round 15 - David Mundy (200 AFL games) Round 15 - Lee Spurr (50 AFL games) Round 16 - Hayden Ballantyne (100 AFL games) Round 18 - Paul Duffield (150 AFL games) Round 18 - Nick Suban (100 AFL games) Round 23 - Chris Mayne (150 AFL goals) Semi Final - Michael Walters (50 AFL games)
Debuts Round 13 - Colin Sylvia Round 16 - Michael Apeness Round 20 - Max Duffy
AFL Awards Leigh Matthews Trophy (Most Valuable Player at the AFL Players Association awards): Nat Fyfe 2014 All-Australian team: Nat Fyfe, Aaron Sandilands and Hayden Ballantyne Ross Glendinning Medal: Round 7: Lachie Neale Round 15: Stephen Hill
AFL Award Nominations Round 1 - 2014 AFL Goal of the Year nomination and weekly winner - Hayden Ballantyne Round 9 - 2014 AFL Goal of the Year nomination and weekly winner - Hayden Ballantyne Round 9 - 2014 AFL Mark of the Year nomination and weekly winner - Nat Fyfe Round 18 - 2014 AFL Mark of the Year nomination and weekly winner - Lee Spurr Round 20 - 2014 AFL Mark of the Year nomination - Nat Fyfe Round 22 - 2014 AFL Rising Star nomination - Matt Taberner Round 23 - 2014 AFL Mark of the Year nomination and weekly winner - Zac Dawson
References
External links
Fremantle Football Club statistics at AFL Tables