Fremantle great Nat Fyfe has informed teammates of his decision to retire at season's end.
The two-time Brownlow Medal winner played his 245th senior game against Port Adelaide at the weekend, just his fifth for 2025 amid injury battles.
Fyfe will be hoping to add a premiership to his long list of accolades before he finishes up, with the Dockers currently in fourth spot as they hunt a maiden flag.
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The 33-year-old spoke about his decision on Monday.
“Retiring has been a conversation that has been ongoing for probably the last 12 months...” Fyfe said.
“It just feels like it’s the right time.
“I’m just immensely grateful for what my AFL experience and playing with Fremantle has given to me.
“It’s been an enormous opportunity and has taken me to places I could never have dreamed of.
“Knowing this is the end of my career, I leave with a sense of understanding that I don’t need anything further, which is a really peaceful place to be, and yet myself - and the team - still find ourselves in a position where that elusive premiership dream is well and truly alive.”
Taken with pick 20 in the 2009 Draft, Fyfe quickly evolved from a skinny teenager from Lake Grace in the WA Wheat Belt into one of the game's most dominant players.
His 2015 season, in which he won his first Brownlow, is among the greatest individual years in modern football, polling 31 votes.
Fyfe then backed it up with a 33-vote effort in 2019 to take home a second "Charlie".
"Nat’s legacy at the Fremantle Football Club will live on forever,” Freo football boss Joe Brierty said.
“What he has achieved over the span of his career, not only at an individual level but as a club leader is something he should be immensely proud of.
“When he arrived at the club back in 2009 it was clear he had raw talent.
“Those early years saw a dedicated pursuit of excellence that would enable him to reach great heights in our game.
“With his decision to retire at the conclusion of our 2025 campaign, we know he will leave no stone unturned to make the most out of every moment left.”