Fremantle Dockers training notes: Jaren Carr, Michael Walters, Sean Darcy and more

A Fremantle new recruit celebrated his first day as part of an AFL program, while several senior players made appearances as the Dockers ramped up their pre-season preparations. Like Carr-ther, like son One day after being scooped up by Fremantle in the AFL Draft, Jaren Carr was on deck to introduce himself to his new teammates. The son of 134-game Docker Matthew, Fremantle pounced on Carr with the 63rd pick in this year’s draft, having initially nominated him as a father-son selection but not needing to match any bids on him. Carr joined the Dockers for Friday morning’s session at Victor George Kailis and was straight in the thick of team drills. The 20 year-old is listed at 191cm tall and figures to be a medium-sized forward option, although will likely need a big pre-season in the gym. Carr told The West Australian on Thursday he was ecstatic to be drafted. “It’s amazing. It’s an unreal opportunity and I cannot wait to get started,” he said. “It has always been a dream and obviously to play for the team I grew up going for, it’s a dream come true.” Sonny side up Michael Walters was one of a number of Fremantle veterans who made an appearance on the training track on Friday morning. Despite the training mainly being attended by Fremantle’s 1st-4th-year players, a healthy contingent of the Dockers’ senior players attended. The small forward, who turns 34 years-old in January, ran laps and had a restricted involvement in the drills portion of training. He was not alone in this regard, with the likes of Jaeger O’Meara, Sam Switkowski and James Aish undergoing similar training in their first week back at the club. Among the other veterans spotted on the training track on Friday were Sean Darcy, Nathan O’Driscoll and Sam Sturt, and all spent time away from the main group. While their younger teammates took part in team drills, the trio all spent time in the forward pocket doing run-throughs. Darcy and O’Driscoll also racked up multiple laps of the training oval after both endured injury-impacted seasons in 2024.