Fremantle (6-5, 9th)
What's gone right: Plenty has gone right for the Dockers, and certainly far more than most people expected from afar. Ross Lyon's men have established themselves as a finals contender after a few seasons in the wilderness. Freo has claimed some big scalps already this season, with wins against GWS, Brisbane and Collingwood putting the club in good stead to return to the finals fold for the first time since 2015. Skipper Nat Fyfe has been a shining light as expected, while a formidable defence consisting of Luke Ryan and Alex Pearce has made the Dockers the second-least scored against side so far this season.
What's gone wrong: While Fremantle has certainly proven themselves with big wins against premiership contenders this season, it's been their inability to win some of the more winnable games that see them currently sitting on the outskirts of the top eight. Narrow losses to Gold Coast and Essendon would have disappointed the Dockers, and they will need to avoid any losses of the same nature if they are to cement their first finals birth in four years.
Best and fairest: Freo has a list of names who would certainly be contending for the Doig Medal at this point in time. While Fyfe and Ryan would be two of the front-runners, Bradley Hill and David Mundy would also be firmly in the conversation, with Hill, in particular, putting together an excellent 2019 thus far.
Season grade: B
The Dockers have barely put a foot wrong this season, and have probably surpassed the expectations of most so far in 2019. With a reasonably comfortable run home in the second half of the season, Freo looks every chance to return to the finals, and quite possibly make an impact at that.
