Following successive off-seasons where required players flocked from Fremantle to rivals, the Dockers will be out to lure targeted talent onto their list come the 2024 trade period.
Losing Lachie Schultz, Liam Henry and Joal Hamling 12 months on from trade requests from Blake Acres,ย Rory Lobb,ย Griffin Logue,ย Lloyd Meek andย Darcy Tucker has certainly hurt the club's premiership prospects since their top six finish in 2022.
But being home to half of WA - a state that boasts endless top-line talent - Fremantle should be in a position to lure some home state names back across the Nullarbor.
The Dockers are also in a stronger position this year than off-seasons gone by given their current draft hand of three first-round picks.
In our latest edition of our 2024 trade targets series, we look at the names Fremantle could consider come the trade period, and one left-field avenue for the club's recruitment team to consider.
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3. Logan McDonald
It's likely any level of interest in Logan McDonald has cooled since the early stages of the season, with the emergence of Josh Treacy leading to Justin Longmuir's forward third being home to three tall attacking threats.
Treacy's breakout campaign has come at a time when McDonald weighs up his future, with interest from out west, as well as Victoria, arising for the former top four draft selection.
Having added in two extra first-round draft selections in anticipation of negotiations with the Swans key forward, have the Dockers already got the forward cattle required for a premiership tilt?
Could they see a world where all of McDonald, Treacy, Jye Amiss and Luke Jackson co-exist in the same side? Would a deal that allows Sean Darcy to depart and moves Jackson into the middle be best for the Cockburn club?
There are plenty of options for Fremantle to consider should they still have some interest in McDonald, who remains unsigned for 2025.
