Fremantle players Dillon O’Reilly and Isaiah Butters have been released from Fremantle’s football program training requirements for the remainder of the 2020 season.

Fremantle head to their hub in Queensland on Sunday for the last four games of the home and away season and general manager of football Peter Bell said the pair would not travel with the team.

“Given that the players will not be required in the Cairns High Performance Centre, Dillon and Isaiah have both been released from Fremantle’s football program training requirements for the remainder of the 2020 season,” Bell said.

“Both players have been committed and dedicated to our cause in 2020, but as they would not be offered contract extensions for next season, it was decided it was in the best interest for all parties to avoid unnecessary travel to the hub, living under AFL protocols and undergoing a mandatory 14-day quarantine upon their return to Western Australia.

“We take this opportunity to thank both Dillon and Isaiah for their time at Fremantle and wish them all the best for the next phase of their careers.”

A versatile tall forward and defender, O’Reilly was drafted by Fremantle in the 2019 mid-season draft on a six-month rookie contract and he was subsequently offered a one-year rookie contract extension at the end of the 2019 season.

Butters was a product of Fremantle’s Next Generation Academy and the small forward was recruited as a Category B rookie following the completion of the 2019 AFL national and rookie drafts.