Training 2026 Training Reports

[Taylor]

Who will ruck for them without Nankervis?

Their options are:

208cm 25 year old rookie with no games experience
Sampson Ryan, 206cm 96kg 25 games
11 game, 19 year old 199cm Sims
Miller, Lefau, Balta, ...

 

[Vintage]

I know its wrong but I get disappointed to hear that O'Meara is with the main group.
Happy for him but I just hope he's not seen as an automatic best 23 if fit.
Hopefully JL will back in the incumbents that got it done.
Which of course doesn't apply to Cox replacing O'Mac. Oops.

Disappointed that one of our best 23-28 players isn’t injured. WTF?

 

[anchor man]

He was at the bounce last year, that's true, from very limited opportunity.

I will list two players stats, one of them is Mason Cox, one of them is Liam Reidy.

Centre Bounce Ave: 12, Hitouts to Advantage Ave: 4, Hitout to clearance %: 38.9%, Score Involvements: 3.0
Centre Bounce Ave: 6.3, Hitouts to Advantage Ave: 2.7, Hitout to clearance %: 38.5%, Score Involvements: 2.8

This is Darcy:
Centre Bounce Ave: 17.9, Hitouts to Advantage Ave: 7.9, Hitout to clearance %: 40.5%, Score Involvements: 3.2


Mason Cox and Sean Darcy compare fairly well in terms of marks inside fifty, goal average and contested marks. That's where we would expect to see a similar game from swapping Darcy for Cox.

I am still gob smacked everytime I see people bagging out Darcy. And there are plenty out there that BFI about his role.
Yes Gawn played well and the best ruck man on the ground, but he knew that he was going to have to earn his disposals when Darcy was against him.Darcy upended him at least twice with his body work.
And talking about him being over weight like he hadn't done a pre season.
Some of the critics just have NFI , they seem to think this year is still last year.
Makes me very angry.
And just to add, I don't see a spot for Omeara in the near future. I prefer to see maybe Murray or hopefully Simpson get the chance to show show their wares.
With some luck we will see Noddy get a fair run at games free of injury. I thought he was pretty good on Saturday.Worked hard and was effective..

 

[Docker82]

I would be quite against playing Cox this week given the weather, 6 day turnaround and fact that Lynch/Nank aren't playing

As opposed to playing in actually the same weather, also with a 6 break but on on a WAFL ground instead?

That's the alternative to playing at AFL level.

 

[Daddoo]

Excerpt From
“TRAINING NOTES: Jackson in rehab group as Scerri shines”
The West Australian

“Luke Jackson

9

Luke Jackson

Age

24

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

3star

K

3.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

, Murphy Reid, Chris Scerri, Matthew Johnson and Hayden Young

26

Hayden Young

Age

25

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

news at Fremantle Dockers training
Craig O'Donoghue | Fremantle Dockers
Tue, 24 March 2026 1:51PM

The sight of Luke Jackson

9

Luke Jackson

Age

24

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

3star

K

3.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

in the rehab group at Fremantle training would have alarmed Dockers fans today, but some of the performances from Murphy Reid and Chris Scerri would have them jumping for joy.

No Jackson
Fremantle ruckman Luke Jackson

9

Luke Jackson

Age

24

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

3star

K

3.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

spent the session on the outer side of the oval with the rehab group after suffering a cork to his leg during the first half against Melbourne.
The Dockers weren’t taking any risks with their star big man as he looks to recover in time to face Richmond this week. Players rarely miss matches due to corks so fans shouldn’t be concerned just yet, but Jackson is set to have a lighter week.

Quiet Voss
Pat Voss is usually the loudest player on the field during training. He’s enthusiastic, bounces around giving the session energy and constantly encourages his teammates.
But after being the centre of attention since Saturday for his taunting of Harrison Petty

35

Harrison Petty

Age

26

Ht

197cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.5

2star

K

5.7

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

120.7

2star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

MG

127.6

3star

, Voss was a different man. He was subdued and lacked the personality that has made him a favourite for Dockers fans. He clearly wasn’t himself after what’s been a big few days.”

“Murphy Magic
It wouldn’t be a Freo training session without Murphy Reid doing something special. there was the shimmy past plauers on the boundary line, there was the creative handballs to put teammates into space and the deft little chips that made life easy for the leading forwards.
But the sight of Reid dribbling the Sherrin like it was a basketball and having total control of the footy was a reminder of just how talented he is.”

Run Scerri, run
Nobody will ever forget the night Lance Franklin charged down the MCG wing against Essendon, leading Cale Hooker

26

Cale Hooker

Age

37

Ht

198cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.2

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

6.3

5star

T

1.8

4star

MG

213.6

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

0.8

1star

MG

107.0

2star

D

14.6

4star

K

3.2

2star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

in his wake to kick an epic goal.
Chris Scerri looked over his shoulder at training, spotted Mason Cox

18

Mason Cox

Age

35

Ht

211cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

as the only opponent anywhere near him and decided to try the same thing.
Scerri knew he had Cox’s measure, allowed him to just get close enough, then pulled away again as he took multiple bounces. Scerri had a superb debut on Saturday and has plenty of speed”

“Matt Johnson scare
It looked ugly when Matt Johnson went down clutching his right ankle during a tackling drill. Johnson badly injured his left ankle last season and didn’t get back in the team for the finals.
His leg got caught underneath him during the drill and Johnson immediately left the field to be assessed. But he returned five minutes later and completed the session.”

“Injury news
In better news for Fremantle, both Brennan Cox

36

Brennan Cox

Age

27

Ht

195cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.1

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

182.8

3star

D

12.3

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.0

2star

MG

182.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

and Jaeger O’Meara trained with the main group and moved freely. Cox injured his calf during the pre-season, while O’Meara missed the first two games with a hamstring issue.
Michael Frederick was out on the field as he slowly re-builds his body following an ankle injury. Hayden Young

26

Hayden Young

Age

25

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

and Brandon Walker were also in the rehab group as they work their way back from injuries.”

 

[Minz]

Excerpt From
“TRAINING NOTES: Jackson in rehab group as Scerri shines”
The West Australian

“Luke Jackson, Murphy Reid, Chris Scerri, Matthew Johnson and Hayden Young news at Fremantle Dockers training
Craig O'Donoghue | Fremantle Dockers
Tue, 24 March 2026 1:51PM

The sight of Luke Jackson in the rehab group at Fremantle training would have alarmed Dockers fans today, but some of the performances from Murphy Reid and Chris Scerri would have them jumping for joy.

No Jackson
Fremantle ruckman Luke Jackson spent the session on the outer side of the oval with the rehab group after suffering a cork to his leg during the first half against Melbourne.
The Dockers weren’t taking any risks with their star big man as he looks to recover in time to face Richmond this week. Players rarely miss matches due to corks so fans shouldn’t be concerned just yet, but Jackson is set to have a lighter week.

Quiet Voss
Pat Voss is usually the loudest player on the field during training. He’s enthusiastic, bounces around giving the session energy and constantly encourages his teammates.
But after being the centre of attention since Saturday for his taunting of Harrison Petty, Voss was a different man. He was subdued and lacked the personality that has made him a favourite for Dockers fans. He clearly wasn’t himself after what’s been a big few days.”

“Murphy Magic
It wouldn’t be a Freo training session without Murphy Reid doing something special. there was the shimmy past plauers on the boundary line, there was the creative handballs to put teammates into space and the deft little chips that made life easy for the leading forwards.
But the sight of Reid dribbling the Sherrin like it was a basketball and having total control of the footy was a reminder of just how talented he is.”

Run Scerri, run
Nobody will ever forget the night Lance Franklin charged down the MCG wing against Essendon, leading Cale Hooker in his wake to kick an epic goal.
Chris Scerri looked over his shoulder at training, spotted Mason Cox as the only opponent anywhere near him and decided to try the same thing.
Scerri knew he had Cox’s measure, allowed him to just get close enough, then pulled away again as he took multiple bounces. Scerri had a superb debut on Saturday and has plenty of speed”

“Matt Johnson scare
It looked ugly when Matt Johnson went down clutching his right ankle during a tackling drill. Johnson badly injured his left ankle last season and didn’t get back in the team for the finals.
His leg got caught underneath him during the drill and Johnson immediately left the field to be assessed. But he returned five minutes later and completed the session.”

“Injury news
In better news for Fremantle, both Brennan Cox and Jaeger O’Meara trained with the main group and moved freely. Cox injured his calf during the pre-season, while O’Meara missed the first two games with a hamstring issue.
Michael Frederick was out on the field as he slowly re-builds his body following an ankle injury. Hayden Young and Brandon Walker were also in the rehab group as they work their way back from injuries.”

Sad to hear Voss quiet; he needs to be himself but not try too hard. Hope he gets his mojo back

 

[bone2468]

Please keep Omeara out I’m enjoying fast footy

 

[Heave Ho Bro]

Please keep Omeara out I’m enjoying fast footy

But he's one of the best 23 WA players in the comp. State of origin gun!

 

[bone2468]

But he's one of the best 23 WA players in the comp. State of origin gun!

damn your right we could use his 8 touches a game

 

[Barnabus]

Sad to hear Voss quiet; he needs to be himself but not try too hard. Hope he gets his mojo back

Suspect he will get it back when he kicks a bag. Hopefully this weekend.

 

[jusjoshin]

Suspect he will get it back when he kicks a bag. Hopefully this weekend.

Might be a bit wet and windy to kick too many. Will be happy to just get the W this w/e.

 

[Stevooo3940]

Their mids are slow but know how to get first hands on it. First crack did a segment on it last night. The wet will suit them. We should be able to bully them everywhere else around the ground.

 

[theGav56]

Their mids are slow but know how to get first hands on it. First crack did a segment on it last night. The wet will suit them. We should be able to bully them everywhere else around the ground.

It would be a massive disappointment if we don't win the midfield. For starters, Darcy should dominate.

And I'm pretty sure Mama Serong gave birth in a downpour. It certainly looks like it the way Caleb goes about his work.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Is Freo training in adelaide?

Anyone know if we stay over here between the games??

Edit. JL confirmed we are coming back

 

[PrancingPony]

Is Freo training in adelaide?

Anyone know if we stay over hear between the games??

Going home for Easter.

 

[FreoRicci]

Going home for Easter.

Surely not. That would be silly. Collingwood rarely travel. They get a 8 day break.

 

[pK75]

Surely not. That would be silly. Collingwood rarely travel. They get a 8 day break.

We gave up on staying the whole week in radelaid after the 2024 debacle.

 

[go_the_dockers]

 

[Spirit Level]

We gave up on staying the whole week in radelaid after the 2024 debacle.

Then why are we playing there 2 weeks in a row?

 

[freo_leo29]

Then why are we playing there 2 weeks in a row?

Gather round

It's either 2 weeks before and during or during and after


We trialled staying there for 3 years, it didn't work so we have finally moved on (LY we travelled straight to melbourne so was similar)

 

[Docker82]

Gather round

It's either 2 weeks before and during or during and after


We trialled staying there for 3 years, it didn't work so we have finally moved on (LY we travelled straight to melbourne so was similar)

Yea lost the week after in 2024 and 2025.

Actually won in Gather Round after in 2023 having played in Adelaide the week before. Was a narrow win against a bottom four side though.

Reality is either us or West Coast needed to travel two weeks in a row. Adelaide is the shortest trip for us so isn't a bad result.

Whilst I reckon I'd love to attend gather round, I actually hope that when Tasmania come in we're the team that sits it out.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Honestly, the flight to Adelaide is very quick (for Perth travel). Given how long we have to sit on any other flight to somewhere in the world, it feels like you hop on and hop off. I think coming back is the right move

 

[serial_thrilla]

Honestly, the flight to Adelaide is very quick (for Perth travel). Given how long we have to sit on any other flight to somewhere in the world, it feels like you hop on and hop off. I think coming back is the write move

You can barely get through a movie on the PER-ADE flight. Not the worst. Unless the movie disappears from the catelogue before your return leg.

 

[Kapow!!!]

You can barely get through a movie on the PER-ADE flight. Not the worst. Unless the movie disappears from the catelogue before your return leg.

As an eastern stater it's quite jarring to see the phrase "barely get through a movie" being used to describe a short plane trip.

 

[fleur]

I think last year B. Cox struggled being in Adelaide with his newborn left back at home. It’s a seven day break between the Adelaide games, so they’re probably keeping it family oriented, which is nice