At the Fremantle Dockers, we have a moorditj (strong) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, with 38 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women having played an AFL or AFL Women’s game for the Club, with a total of 41 men and 13 women having been drafted to Fremantle. 
 
In 2017 during Sir Doug Nicholls Round, we were proud to break the AFL (and our own) record of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players to play in a single side, with eight players in our starting 22 being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Eight was also the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players across our 2017 and 2018 AFL Women’s playing lists, more than double any other Club.

The following list outlines every indigenous player drafted to Fremantle, in order of most games played at Fremantle. Last updated January 2026. 

*The Club currently has four AFL listed indigenous players as of January 2026. 

AFL: 2567 games
AFLW: 173 games
TOTAL: 2740 games

WAFL Aboriginal Captains
Graham Polly Farmer – West Perth 
Bill Dempsey – West Perth
Stephen Michael – South Fremantle
Brad Collard – South Fremantle
Wally Matera – South Fremantle
Maurice Rioli – South Fremantle
Toby McGrath – South Fremantle
Barry Cable – East Perth, Perth
Shane Cable – Perth
Gerald Ugle – Peel Thunder
Joe Smith - Claremont
Jon Griffin – East Fremantle
Keith Narkle – Swan Districts
Troy Ugle – Swan Districts
Phil Narkle – Swan Districts

WAFL Aboriginal Premiership Captains
Graham Polly Farmer – West Perth
Bill Dempsey – West Perth
Barry Cable – East Perth
Keith Narkle – Swan Districts
Toby McGrath – South Fremantle
Gerald Ugle – Peel Thunder