Fyfe as a forward is quite simply bad mathematics.
The most efficient goal scoring teams in the league average a goal every 3.5 - 3.8 inside 50's.
The worst team averages a goal every 4.7 i50's (Essendon).
Freo is currently sitting around 4.0 ... about average. That is pretty good given the conditions of Fremantle's previous 5 games.
Freo currently average about 8 i50's per game, less than Hawthorn.
If we averaged the same i50's as Hawthorn and changed nothing about our Forward structures and players, we would be 2 goals a game better off.
Fyfe is our 2nd best i50s man. If you take him out of the midfield, you reduce Freo's i50s.
At best we may become more goal efficient, but we would definitely have less i50s. The benefits are outweighed by the costs. Bad maths. (never mind considering Fyfe's Clearances and Contested Possession stats)
And, although the bombing the ball inside 50 and seeing a pack go up and no marks being taken by our forwards looks bad, it has actually been producing goals. We have been crumbing and snapping quite a lot of goals from this.