Fremantle senior coach Justin Longmuir has spoken powerfully about the impact of Neale Daniher in the wake of his passing this week.

Speaking to the media following the Club’s impressive win on the road over the reigning premiers, Brisbane, Longmuir described the impact Daniher had on him in his early days as a coach.

“I want to start by sending my condolences to the Daniher family on the passing of Neale,” Longmuir said.

“I think it's been well documented, the impact he's had on our footy club, especially in the early days when we probably did it at our toughest.

“To have people like that around to get us off the ground allows us to be where we are now.

“He also had a big impact on my coaching career. He was at West Coast when I was starting as a young coach and gave me great opportunity, but also great wisdom, and challenged me in all aspects, as he did with all of us young coaches at the time.

“He challenged us to be better coaches and set a great foundation for not only me as a young coach, but a lot of other young coaches, and in particular that coaching group.

“Best wishes go out to the family.

“I fully admire what Neale and the family have done for MND, and what they’ve been able to raise.”

Speaking on the game, Longmuir said the win against the reigning premiers has been a product of the foundation the team has built over the first 12 rounds of the season.

“I’m really proud of the group, and really proud of where we sit in the season, and the type of footy we're playing,” Longmuir said.

“I feel like we've got more in us, but what we've done in the last couple of weeks with key midfielders missing, we got Alex (Pearce) back today after he missed last week, but it has asked others, especially through the middle of the ground, to step up and take on some more responsibility and game time.

“I'm really proud of how those players are contributing to the team performance.”

Fremantle will now face North Melbourne in Bunbury at Hands Oval as an ‘away’ game before the Club's Round 14 bye.