Mature aged Fremantle recruit Corey Wagner will make his debut for the membership on Friday after being declared as a sure starter by the Dockers whereas Nathan Wilson will miss.
Fremantle would be the third AFL membership that Wagner has performed for, having beforehand competed for North Melbourne and Melbourne.
His final AFL recreation was for the Demons within the remaining spherical of 2019. Wagner can be determined to begin life as a Docker with a win given he has solely skilled two victories from his 19 AFL matches.
Wagner has seized his probability after being the 57th choose in final 12 months’s nationwide draft.
“I’m a bit of a journeyman who hasn’t played many games. I’m really excited, I feel really comfortable with the group and the coaches and I’m ready to pull on the jersey,” Wagner stated.
The 26-year-old impressed Fremantle whereas taking part in within the VFL for Port Melbourne the place he utilised his velocity and creativity in defence.
The Dockers have been criticised for his or her lack of dare when shifting the ball down the sphere, and Wagner isn’t afraid to take the sport on. He continually ran down the sphere when bouncing the ball with Port Melbourne. He stated shifting to the backline had modified his life.
“The last few years I thought the dream was over. I always had that fire in the belly to get back here but I focused on a career outside of footy,” Wagner stated.
“With that, it freed me up and I started playing good footy. Down back I’m allowed a lot of run and to play a free game, see the game up forward and set some goals up.”
The Dockers will play Gold Coast at Norwood Oval on Friday afternoon and the remainder of the group can be named later in the present day. Will Brodie and Sam Sturt joined Wagner on the flight to South Australia.
However, Wilson is a confirmed out after arriving again in Perth.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
