Fremantle Football Club , nicknamed the Dockers , is a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . The club represents and was previously based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia and now has their training and headquarters at Cockburn ARC in Cockburn Central . In 1995 it became the second team from Western Australia after the West Coast Eagles to be admitted to the AFL , honouring the rich footballing tradition and history associated with Fremantle . High-profile players since the club 's inception include former captain and six time All-Australian Matthew Pavlich , 2015 Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe , the league 's tallest ever player Aaron Sandilands , Peter Bell , Shaun McManus , former number one draft pick Clive Waterhouse , winners of the AFL Rising Star award Paul Hasleby and Rhys Palmer , Jeff Farmer , David Mundy , Michael Johnson , Luke McPharlin , Ryan Crowley and Hayden Ballantyne
Brownlow Medallist
2015 Brownlow Medal
Fremantle Football Club