Fremantle Executive General Manager of Football Joe Brierty, has provided an update on the Club’s trade period and off-season.

Speaking on AFL Trade Radio with Cam Luke and Liam Pickering on Wednesday morning, Brierty recapped Fremantle’s acquisition of Judd McVee and addressed several other key topics.

On Judd McVee:

“Looking at the demographic of our list and what we’re targeting - Judd’s 22, has played 65 games now, and has a couple of top-10 finishes in Melbourne’s Best and Fairest - so he’s a high-calibre player who adds to our needs from a list perspective,” Brierty said.

“To have him fit into that 22–27 age cohort he slots in nicely ... we’re excited to see what he can bring.”

On Will Brodie’s pending trade:

“We’ve still got Will Brodie, who we’ve agreed to move over to Port Adelaide, and we’re in discussions at the moment,” Brierty said.

On the rest of the list and the remainder of the Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period:

“In recent years, bringing in players like Luke Jackson, Jordan Clark, Shai Bolton, and a few others, we’ve been pretty active," Brierty said.

"As we've alluded to, that core cohort - the consistent players within our best 23 - are a group we’ve extended longer term, and is a group that will take us forward in years to come.

“From our perspective, they're (Freo's playing list) definitely all contracted, and we're keen for them to stay.

“None of those conversations (around additional player trades) have popped up, and no other clubs have come to us.

“We’re a pretty committed and connected group at the moment who feel like we’re on the right track.

“This year, we were able to take some steps forward, although we were disappointed with the way things ended.

“Going into next year, we’re looking at having a healthy list and a group we believe can contend.”

On Liam Reidy’s trade to Carlton:

“We had conversations with him throughout the year - we were happy for him to stay at the Club and continue developing his ruck craft,” Brierty said.

“I think he alluded at times that we had two A-grade rucks ahead of him.

“Ultimately, he put together a strong WAFL season, and there was a significant deal on the table from Carlton.

"So, by no means were we willing to get in the way of his opportunities to play AFL footy, and based on our discussions, it was clear he felt he had a better chance of getting AFL games at Carlton than at Freo.”

On the offseason and preparing for the 2026 season:

“The consistency piece - really owning some of our strengths around the ground and how we can put teams away will be important, as will taking it up to the contending teams," Brierty said.

“We’re heading into next year confident in the direction we’re going, both as a squad and as a Club.

“We definitely feel like there’s some unfinished business after how we fell away at the end of the season. That drives both the playing group and the football department to ensure we hit the preseason up and running.”

On Luke Jackson’s year:

“I’m really excited about what he’s going to do over the preseason, especially in terms of developing his midfield craft,” Brierty said.

“He didn’t really get to do any of that last preseason because we didn’t have rucks available, with Sean Darcy being injured at times. As a result, Luke spent a lot of his preseason in the ruck.

“This year, with his growing ability in the midfield and the flexibility to push forward late in games - he’s a real talent and is just scratching the surface of what he can do across multiple roles.”