New draftees Murphy Reid, Charlie Nicholls, and Aiden Riddle were welcomed to the Club for their first official day of preseason while Jaren Carr put his running skills on display, joining a select group of returning players to complete three one-kilometre time trials.

“It’s obviously very exciting to welcome our new draftees to the Club,” Fremantle Executive General Manager of Football Joe Brierty said at the Monday morning media conference.

“It’s a special time for them and their families, and as a Club, we couldn’t be more pleased with the crop of young men joining the Fremantle Football Club.”

Carr impressed early, with the father-son pickup taking out the first-time trial of the preseason. He credited his strong showing to the work he’s put in over the offseason alongside hard-running teammate Nathan O’Driscoll.

“Nathan reached out to me, and we got stuck into an offseason program a week or two after my WAFL season finished,” Carr said.

“We’ve been pushing each other during the offseason break. He’s a great runner and a great trainer, so I just wanted to keep up with him and maintain that standard.”

Meanwhile, Reid and Nicholls expressed their gratitude and enthusiasm for the opportunity to learn from some of the Club’s established leaders, Andrew Brayshaw and Caleb Serong, with whom they are living with during the early stages of their tenure.

“I was probably a bit nervous coming over, but he (Brayshaw) has been so welcoming and friendly,” Reid stated.

“He’s already like an older brother with the way he’s treating me, and I’m so lucky to be in the position I am, staying with him.

“I’ve already started learning about some of the professional habits from being around him.”

“I’ve been living with Caleb (Serong), so I’m pretty lucky. He’s one of the most professional and best players in the league, so being able to live with him is something I’m very grateful for,” Nicholls said.

Both Nicholls and Riddle, standing at 197cm and 200cm respectively, expressed their desire to learn from the Club’s tall timber stocks as they continue to grow and develop.

“I’m not quite sure, but I think I was around 193 or 194cm about 12 months ago,” Nicholls said.

“To be able to get a couple more centimetres and reach 200cm would be pretty cool. It would allow me to pinch-hit in the ruck more effectively at that size.”

“Having more time to spend out on the track or even getting here early and just being around the Club will be really beneficial for my development,” Nicholls added.

“I’ve always been pretty tall. I’ve grown steadily over the past few years,” Riddle said.

“I know the nature of my position means I’ll need to put on a few kilos.

“I try to base my game off Luke Jackson a little bit—not undersized, but more athletic, able to move around the ground. Obviously, he’s pretty big and strong as well, and I’d like to think I am too, in a way.”

Quinton Narkle also joined the training group after the Club officially announced the 26-year-old as a Supplementary Selection Period pick earlier on Monday morning.

Offseason trade recruit Shai Bolton is set to move to Perth on Wednesday and will have his first official training session with the team on Friday.

Bolton and his partner have been awaiting the arrival of their second child before relocating West.