Paul Duffield was the first name out of the hat for Fremantle, returning to the Rookie list after a nervous few months. Duffield did his two year stint on the Rookie list, after Fremantle picked him up in 2003, meaning that he had to be given the flick under the Rookie list rules. He was still eligible to be re-drafted though and will look forward to a big season of being talked up by South Fremantle supporters until he he finally gets a game.

Second out was Toby Stribling who has been demoted to the Rookie list. Stribling was picked up in the 2003 proper draft but, has been developing slower than the club would like so they axed him and put him on the Rookie list where he'll do more work for less pay and find it much harder to pull chicks.

In other rookie news, one bloke who has been training down at Fremantle will no longer be welcome back at the club. Steven Armstrong has joined the mob up the road and setting foot inside Fremantle's gym will now in the Carr brothers giving him the Ramsgate treatment.

The Pre-season draft was also conducted this morning but Fremantle were full up and didn't take part by all accounts they were very happy to hear the news that Shane Woewodin will be playing for East Fremantle next year.