Club great Nat Fyfe has committed to another two years at Fremantle, with the two-time Brownlow Medallist saying he couldn’t imagine playing his football anywhere else.
With the 31-year-old's pre-existing deal running until the end of this season, the extension will see him at the Club until at least 2025.
Drafted at no.20 in 2009, the 2025 season will mark his 16th season at the Club, where he is currently the most-experienced player on the list with 214 games.
As well as his Brownlow Medal wins in 2015 and 2019, Fyfe is a three-time All Australian, three-time Doig Medal winner and two-time AFLPA MVP winner.
Fyfe said he was excited about what he and the team can achieve in the near future.
“I will be signing with the Club for a further two years and I’m really excited about what the next few years can bring,” Fyfe said.
“I was never going to play footy anywhere else.
“It’s been an interesting previous contract for me, where we basically went through a complete list turnover and rebuild.
“I haven’t played finals since 2015 and I feel there’s been a lot of investment into the Club and the Club has invested in me.
“I like to play long games, I like payoffs in the end and I’m really hopeful that at the end of this there’s a really good story.”
Playing limited minutes between rounds 8 and 10, Fyfe is coming off his first full game since round one as he battled a plantar fascia injury.
He had 20 disposals and 11 contested possessions for Walyalup against Narrm in round 11, playing a mix of midfield and forward as he brought size and strength into the engine room against a more mature Narrm outfit.
“It’s been a progressive build, playing a quarter, a half, three quarters and a full game. It’s a luxury we can do that with modern footy,” Fyfe said.
“Everything feels really good and I’ll be on track to play again against Richmond next week.
“I feel like I’ve got to catch up to speed and build some form and confidence in my roles, because I’m playing a midfield/forward mix.
“I’m enjoying being back out there in the cut and thrust of AFL footy again, and I’ve got a bunch of things I can work on now, continue to improve and hopefully at the back end of the year play some really good footy.”
Fyfe's list of individual achievements arguably surpasses any other player in Club history, but he said bringing a maiden premiership to the Purple Army remained his goal.
“It’s every Club’s goal, to try and win a premiership and for us to be part of the first premiership adds a little bit extra, I think,” Fyfe said.
“The last two years has been pretty challenging for me, but I feel the support from the fans has only grown for me and for the Club.
“I would never have played footy anywhere else other than here and I’m hopeful (the fans) can be part of a pretty special couple of years coming up for our Club.”
Head of Player Personnel David Walls said the Club was thrilled to see Fyfe be a one-Club player.
“We’re just pleased that this locks in Nat to be one Club player for his career,” Walls said.
“The Club know what a tremendous leader he has been for us and he continues to grow our emerging leaders on and off the field.
“We feel he is over the injuries he has had recently and it is great to see him start to build back to his best form.
“Fyfe has been open to us about maximising his career and the option to stay at the Club was compelling for him.
“Given the state of the list, he wanted to get the most out of his time at the Club and the position we’re in, he is excited to be a part of that.
“Nat is completely focused on team success, and we believe he will play a big part in growing our list over the next two years and building toward sustained success as a Club.”
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