The Fremantle Dockers have selected the first ever team to represent it in an AFL Grand Final, and it’s the same 22 that got the club there by winning the prelim.
 
Ross Lyon and the selectors made no changes for the clash with Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday.
 
Alex Silvagni, Tom Sheridan and Jack Hannath were named as the emergencies and will all travel to Melbourne.
 
Freo general manager of football operations Chris Bond said it was pleasing to enter the Grand Final with a stable line-up, but he spared a thought for those who will miss out,including Garrick Ibbotson and Clancee Pearce, who sustained season-ending injuries close to the finals.
 
“Garrick and Clancee are both really important players to our team and they will be offering a great deal of support this weekend,” he said.
 
“We have been able to get some significant wins throughout the year without key players and that's our aim again this weekend.”
 
Bond labelled Freo’s Grand Final opponents as a great team, and one that would provide as big a challenge as the club had faced this season.
 
Hawk Jordan Lewis said earlier in the week that his side’s defensive pressure was similar to Fremantle’s, and Bond agreed with him.
 
“They’ve been the best team in the competition all year and that's only one aspect of their ability that they've got,” Bond said.
 
“They are very strong in all areas.”
 
One of those areas is the forward line - Hawthorn scored the most points in the competition this season.
 
Coleman Medallist Jarryd Roughead and Lance Franklin spearhead the Hawthorn attack.
 
They can expect to be matched up by Fremantle key defenders Luke McPharlin and Zac Dawson, but Bond said it would take a team effort to quell the gun Hawks.
 
“I think it’s a big test for all our key defenders and all our defensive players,” he said.
 
“They (Roughead and Franklin) are both outstanding players and, once again, it's another strength of theirs.”
 
Bond said Hawthorn’s midfield was also incredibly deep and talented, meaning a Ryan Crowley-Sam Mitchell match-up was not set in stone.
 
“They’ve got some really exciting players all through there, players who have done the job before in the big games,” he said.
 
“There are going to be a number of players who he'll (Crowley) get the chance to go to.”
 
As for the message Fremantle’s coaching staff would be giving the players before they run out onto the hallowed turf on Saturday, Bond said it would be the same as it was in any round throughout the season.
 
“We prepare the same way and the guys really have the same messages throughout the year,” he said.
 
“Ross and the coaches have been able to work with the leadership group and the players to make sure that it's common messaging and common themes, so that wont change.
 
“It's obviously a huge game with a lot of external noise, and we respect that and appreciate that it's a grand final.”
 
Bond acknowledged the tremendous support the entire club had received during Grand Final week, and will get on Saturday, when thousands of Freo fans descend upon the ‘G’.
 
“It's fantastic,” he said.
 
“It's a grand final, so it's significant for everyone; players, coaches, staff, supporters, sponsors.
 
“It's a great day for the club and lets hope it's a good day.”