Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says the membership will make a captaincy name as late as February as Andrew Brayshaw and Alex Pearce loom as potential candidates alongside incumbent Nat Fyfe.
Two-time Brownlow medallist Fyfe endured an injury-ravaged 2022 marketing campaign, that includes simply seven occasions attributable to shoulder, knee, again and hamstring points, however has come again for pre-season mentally refreshed and injury-free after an abroad break.
Fyfe has captained the membership 61 occasions, the third-most in Dockers historical past, and formally took the reins in 2017 from now retired veteran David Mundy.
“Everyone seems to be a candidate and we’ll undergo the standard processes we have completed the previous couple of years,” Longmuir informed SEN WA Mornings.
“We’ll depart it to late January or early February and do some work and make it actually clear the best way we see management within the group.
“The gamers get a great take a look at that and a great take a look at who’s main the best way they wish to vote for.
“Like all years we’ll undergo a voting course of and see the way it flushes out.”
Longmuir stated whereas the 31-year-old was a bit of bit behind the primary enjoying group, he seemed able to make a “sizeable contribution” subsequent 12 months as Fremantle goal to construct on their semi-finals exit final season.
“Crucial factor is that his physique is in actually good order. I really feel like he is refreshed having been capable of get away and have that psychological break,” Longmuir stated.
“Final season was actually robust on him. It wasn’t only one harm that was holding him out, it was a number of accidents and that may develop into actually irritating.
“He is in good spirits. He is in all probability a bit of bit behind the primary enjoying group simply by way of the accidents he had final 12 months.
“He is mixing his time between performing some abilities work and getting in some drills, but in addition getting that health base behind him.
“He is attacking pre-season rather well and he appears actually engaged and actually eager to make a sizeable contribution subsequent 12 months.”
Longmuir stated Fremantle would proceed to separate Fyfe’s function between the midfield and forward-line.
“I feel he’ll cut up the function and that is been our mindset for the final couple of years earlier than accidents have form of modified our thoughts there,” he stated.
“We’ll want him up ahead this 12 months. Simply along with his dimension and management and his potential to hit the scoreboard.
“He’ll be actually necessary for us and he’s actually eager to enhance that aspect of his recreation.
“However we won’t lose somebody of his potential to the midfield. There will likely be occasions once we want him there as properly. We’ll proceed to get him as much as scratch in each areas.”
