Caleb Serong has won the 2024 Doig Medal after an outstanding season that saw the young star again cement himself as one of the best midfielders in the competition.

Wednesday night’s Doig Medal Presentation Dinner at Crown Perth followed in a similar vein to the previous year’s count, with standout favourite Serong (240 votes) edging out last year’s runner up and great mate Andrew Brayshaw (231 votes) by nine votes.

It marks consecutive years that Serong and Brayshaw have finished first and second in the medal count.

Serong's honour is the first time a Fremantle player has achieved the back-to-back feat since Nat Fyfe won the Doig Medal in 2013 and 2014.

Serong joins Club legends Fyfe, Peter Bell and Matthew Pavlich as the only players to ever win consecutive Doig Medals.

It caps a sensational individual season for Serong which saw the 23-year-old finish the home and away season sixth in the league for total disposals, sixth for contested possessions and third for clearances.

The young star’s season culminated in a second All Australian selection (his first time named on-field) and his third Glendinning-Allan Medal (equal second all-time), awarded for best afield in a Western Derby.

Senior Coach Justin Longmuir praised Serong’s season and his leadership, at times captaining the side in the absence of Alex Pearce.

“It’s a testament to the work he puts into his game.” Longmuir said.

“Consistency doesn’t come on game day, it comes from trying to look for areas you can improve on week in week out.

“We’ve seen that from Caleb since he came to the Club, he’s been able to evolve in every aspect of his game to be one of the best midfielders in the competition.

“He was able to evolve as the year went on too. At the start of the season he was dominant with how many possessions and clearances he was winning.

“Then he started getting some attention towards the backend and he dealt with that.

“If he wasn’t getting a heap of the ball, he was making sure he was able to manipulate the tag to be able to help his teammates influence the game at a higher level.”

Brayshaw finished the home and away season in terrific form, averaging 31.8 disposals per game across the final 10 rounds of the year.

The runner-up placing for the 24-year-old marks the second time he has finished second and is the fifth time he has placed in the top five in his seven-year career.

Midfielder Hayden Young polled 200 votes to secure his first top three Doig Medal finish, with Young’s transition out of defence to a full-time midfield role one of the Club’s season highlights.

A breakout season for key forward Josh Treacy resulted in the 195cm spearhead polling 185 votes to claim his first top five Doig finish after 45 goals from 20 appearances.

Sam Switkowski and Jordan Clark both gathered an equal 168 votes with Switkowski edging out Clark for fifth spot on a countback (Switkowski polling in 20 games, Clark polling in 19).

All Australian Luke Ryan (154 votes) finished seventh, ahead of Club captain Alex Pearce (144 votes), Luke Jackson (130 votes) and Brandon Walker (118 votes) to round out the top 10.

The count highlighted the core list of youth making a significant impact for the Club with six of the top 10 vote-getters aged under 25.

Josh Draper was recognised as Fremantle’s most promising young player as the winner of the Beacon Award, off the back of his 20 games in a key defensive role after debuting in round two.

Alex Pearce was the Player’s Player Award recipient, voted by his teammates after a sensational second year as Club captain which saw the key defender unite the group on and off the field.

Josh Corbett was named Best Clubman for the second consecutive year despite being sidelined for the entire season due to undergoing a full hip replacement - recognising the impact he has made within the Club’s four walls with his work across the community department and as a specialist coach for Fremantle’s AFLW team.

The Club also recognised Luke Ryan, Gabby O’Sullivan, Kellie Black and Graeme Parker for their service to the Club, with all four inducted as Life Members of Fremantle.

Doig Medal Top 10

Caleb Serong – 240
Andrew Brayshaw – 231
Hayden Young – 200
Josh Treacy – 185
Sam Switkowski – 168
Jordan Clark – 168
Luke Ryan – 154
Alex Pearce – 144
Luke Jackson – 130
Brandon Walker - 118