The 2010 Fremantle Football Club season was the club's 16th season of competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club reached the finals for the third time and won its first ever Elimination Final, beating Hawthorn at Subiaco Oval before losing to Geelong at the MCG to end the season.
Personnel changes
Fremantle was not a major participant in the trade period, with no recruits and only fringe players Brett Peake and Marcus Drum traded for late third round selections. In the draft, however, Fremantle would recruit two significant members of its future midfield in Nathan Fyfe and Michael Barlow, as well as the injury prone Anthony Morabito. Adam McPhee returned to the club via the pre-season draft after spending the seven previous seasons with Essendon.
Dean Solomon retired during the pre-season due to a recurrence of a past knee injury. Scott Thornton announced his retirement mid year after breaking his leg whilst playing for South Fremantle. Paul Hasleby declared prior to the final home and away game that he would retire at the end of the season.
Off-field, Rick Hart stepped down as president at the end of the 2009 season, with Steve Harris his successor. Ben Allen was reappointed as the member's elected representative, and inaugural Docker Stephen O'Reilly and Jenn Morris, a dual Olympic gold medalist with the Hockeyroos, appointed to the board.
During the season
Additions
Traded to Fremantle: None 2009 National draft: Anthony Morabito (Peel Thunder, #4) Nathan Fyfe (Claremont, #20) Joel Houghton (Perth, #36) Jesse Crichton (North Launceston, #48) Dylan Roberton (Dandenong Stingrays, #49) Justin Bollenhagen (South Adelaide, #52) Pre-season draft Adam McPhee (Essendon, #3) Rookie draft: Michael Barlow (Werribee, #8) Alex Silvagni (Casey Scorpions, #24) Rookie elevation: Greg Broughton
Departures
Retired
Andrew Browne
Dean Solomon
Delisted: Adam Campbell Andrew Foster Daniel Gilmore Josh Head Luke Pratt (rookie) Brent Connelly (rookie)
Traded away: Brett Peake to St Kilda for selection 48 Marcus Drum to Geelong for selection 49
Ladder
2010 results
NAB Cup
Premiership season
Finals
Awards, records and milestones
Aaron Sandilands was named as the lead ruckman in the 2010 All-Australian team, his third selection. Matthew Pavlich was considered unlucky to have not been selected for his seventh All-Australia team. Michael Barlow was awarded the Ross Glendinning Medal in Round 6, with Sandilands winning it in Round 18. Barlow, despite only playing 13 games for the season due to suffering a broken leg in Round 14, was also awarded the Best First Year Player Award by the AFL Players Association awards.
Nathan Fyfe and Anthony Morabito both received nominations in the 2010 AFL Rising Star award, Fyfe in Fremantle's round 9 win over Sydney and Morabito in the final round against Carlton.
Garrick Ibbotson and Paul Duffield were chosen to represent Australia in the 2010 International Rules series in Ireland.
Club awards
David Mundy won his first Doig Medal, awarded at a function at the Burswood Entertainment Complex on 3 October. Votes were awarded to each player by the coaches after each game.
Doig Medal: David Mundy, 190 votes
2nd: Aaron Sandilands, 171 votes
3rd: Matthew Pavlich, 160 votes
4th Stephen Hill, 137 votes
5th: Greg Broughton, 116 votes
6th: Hayden Ballantyne, 103 votes
7th: Michael Barlow, 97 votes
8th: Luke McPharlin, 80 votes
9th: Roger Hayden, 78 votes
10th: Chris Tarrant, 76 votes
Best Clubman: Matt de Boer
Beacon Award: Michael Barlow
Milestones
Round 5 - Paul Duffield (50 AFL games) Round 11 - Steven Dodd (100 AFL games) Round 13 - Paul Hasleby (200 AFL games) Round 13 - Garrick Ibbotson (50 AFL games) Round 15 - Aaron Sandilands (150 AFL games) Round 18 - Luke McPharlin (150 Fremantle games) Round 21 - Michael Johnson (100 AFL games)