Fremantle forward Michael Frederick, defender Oscar McDonald and winger Jeremy Sharp have all signed contract extensions to remain at the Club.<\/p>\n
Already contracted for 2026, Frederick has signed a three-year contract extension that will see him remain at Freo until at least the end of 2029.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old said Fremantle\u2019s vision and strong sense of connection were things he firmly believed in.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing around the Club and seeing the turnover and what it\u2019s become now – it\u2019s a great place to be,\u201d Frederick said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got guys like Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong, Hayden Young – these guys connect the group from the younger fellas to the older guys on the list.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat connection piece has really driven me to want to stay, and I can see that we\u2019re building something special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frederick recorded career-best numbers in goals (30), marks (81), tackles (56), disposals (272) and games (24) in 2025, crediting the forward line\u2019s connection and consistency as key contributors to his success.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach year you look to build on your game and develop a bit of consistency,\u201d Frederick said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s success came off the back of the connection we have with the boys in the forward line.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at it, it\u2019s been a pretty even spread of goalkickers this year in our forward line.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have Vossy (Pat Voss), Brucey (Murphy Reid), and Bolts (Shai Bolton) up there with JT (Josh Treacy) and Jye (Amiss) – it shows that we really share the load and like to get each other involved. I think I was a beneficiary of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way we\u2019ve evolved as a forward line, we\u2019ve been able to have different faces come in, and they\u2019ve been able to execute the same kinds of roles for whoever they\u2019re replacing in the team – whether due to injury or whatever it might be. It\u2019s been unreal.\u201d<\/p>\n
McDonald has signed a one-year extension through to the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old says 2025 was one of the more rewarding years of his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor them (the Club) to put faith in me … and extend for another year is fantastic,\u201d McDonald said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve loved my time here and I can\u2019t wait for next year already.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has been ups and downs (in my career), but it\u2019s all been worth it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ran out in Round 1 last year and played – albeit I got injured – but to be able to come back and play seven games this year and play few games down at Peel \u2013 it\u2019s been one of the more rewarding years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, every game I\u2019ve played felt like I was making a debut\u2026 because every game means so much more because I\u2019ve been through a lot of long-term injuries and you don\u2019t know if you\u2019re going to play again.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the key elements to McDonald\u2019s game has been his ability to swing forward and back, spending much of his time as a key pillar in defence in 2025 to fill the void of an injured Alex Pearce.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a discussion at the start of pre-season with all coaches and it was a player -wide thing to be able to have flexibility within your game and have secondary roles,\u201d McDonald said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying back when the skipper Moose (Pearce) went down\u2026 working with the backs there. I love playing with Coxy (Brennan Cox), Lukey (Luke Ryan) and all the other backs. It\u2019s been fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sharp has signed a two-year contract extension that will see him remain in purple until at least the end of the 2027.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old touched on his excitement to be involved with Fremantle\u2019s young core, driven by the pursuit to improve and compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m super excited to be part of this great Club and I think we are building something pretty special here,\u201d Sharp said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be part of it for another two years is super special for myself and my family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe environment, the professionalism, the competitiveness we show every single day, I feel like when I come to work there is a growth mindset and we are genuinely getting better.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re still such a young group and I think there is a lot to achieve in the next two years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sharp explaining his desire to continue developing his game, touching on the brutal nature of a wing role as times.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very brutal (the wing), it\u2019s demanding, it can be mentally draining as well\u2026 but if you can do your part for the team, it can be fun at the end of the day,\u201d Sharp said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to keep growing parts of my other game as well around the contest and being a bit stronger.<\/p>\n
Fremantle Head of Player Personnel David Walls says extending three players was a great result for the Club.<\/p>\n
\u201cFreddy has built on his game every year since being drafted in 2019,\u201d Walls said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s had a great 2025 from an individual standpoint and plays a really important role within our forward line structure, so to have him extend his time for another three years is a great outcome.<\/p>\n
\u201cOscar has demonstrated great maturity through adversity in his career, and for him to bounce back after a significant injury last year and come into the side and play different roles has been fantastic to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cJeremy has gone to work ever since arriving at Fremantle last year and has shown some great development in his game.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has a great attitude and drive, and at just 24 years old, still has growth in his game.<\/p>\n
\u201cExtending all three players is a great outcome for the Club.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fremantle forward Michael Frederick, defender Oscar McDonald and winger Jeremy Sharp have all signed contract extensions to remain…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,83,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-135046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-text","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}