With the Doig Medal Presentation Dinner rapidly approaching, fremantlefc.com.au looks at which players are likely to fare well in Fremantle’s night of nights at the Crown Ballroom on Saturday 7 October. 

Only Peter Mann (1995) and Troy Cook (2000) have won the Doig Medal in their first years at the club, and Bradley Hill could join them after the former Hawk produced an excellent debut season in Freo colours.

Hill joined his brother Stephen on the wings at Freo, and was one of four players to feature in all 22 games alongside Joel Hamling, Lachie Weller and Michael Johnson. 

The 24-year-old’s best performance came against Freo’s win over Essendon in round seven, collecting 37 disposals, taking 16 marks and delivering six inside 50s.

Against Carlton, Hill provided one of the highlights of the year, with his spectacular running goal inspiring Freo in their comeback win in round nine. 

Hill totalled 10,293 metres gained in 2017, the most for Freo, averaging 467 metres gained per game.

Best Doig Medal performances
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Key Stats (total / average per game)
Games: 22
Disposals: 518 / 23.5
Tackles: 45 / 2
Marks: 139 / 6.3
Clearances: 27 / 1.2
Inside 50s: 86 / 3.9
Bounces: 22 / 1
Goals: 13 / 0.6
AFL Fantasy points: 2061 / 93.7

Best performances
Disposals – 37 v Essendon, round 7
Contested possessions: 8 v Richmond, round 22
Kicks – 30 v Essendon, round 7
Handballs - 13 v Port Adelaide, round 2
Marks – 16 v Essendon, round 7
Tackles – 5 vs Carlton, round 9
Inside 50s – 6 vs Essendon, round 7, West Coast, Richmond, round 8 and West Coast, round 17
Rebound 50s – 5 v Geelong, round 14
Clearances – 4 v Richmond, round 22
AFL Fantasy points – 159 v Essendon, round 7

Poll

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Round 1 v Geelong


Round 3 v Western Bulldogs


Round 5 v North Melbourne


Round 6 v West Coast

 


Round 7 v Richmond


Round 9 v Carlton


Round 11 v Collingwood


Round 14 v Geelong


Round 15 v St Kilda


Round 20 v Gold Coast


Round 23 v Essendon