Fremantle's young spearhead trio of Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss and Luke Jackson loom as a huge part of the club's bid to snare premiership success this year and beyond.
Treacy, a rookie draft pick in 2021, has enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2024 that has resulted in him being dubbed the alpha male of Fremantle's attack.
Amiss is a star in the making who kicked 41.17 last year and would have been on track to beat that this season if not for some wobbles in front of goal.
Jackson is still finding his feet in attack, but the 22-year-old's ability to flip between ruck and forward line duties has been a major weapon for the fourth-placed Dockers.
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The Treacy-Amiss connection in particular is particularly crucial to Fremantle's chances of success, and their strong bond both on and off the field continues to grow.
"Yeah, a little bit," Amiss said with a laugh when asked if their relationship could be classified as a bromance.
"I love playing with JT. He's taken his game to another level this year, which has really excited me.
"We bond really well, and we're just going to get better and better.
"And with Luke Jackson in there as well - we're all a similar age, so we get along really well off the field as well.
"That really helps and translates on the field."
Josh Treacy is congratulated by Luke Jackson (l) after kicking a goal. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)
Amiss kicked four goals in last week's 50-point thumping of Melbourne.
When he was bowled over by Steven May after kicking one of those goals, Treacy was the first one on hand to fly the flag for Amiss.
"That's what we pride ourselves on as well, having your teammate's back," Amiss said.
"He came straight in and gave them a bit."
Fremantle will start as hot favourites in Saturday night's western derby against a West Coast outfit who have lost eight games on the trot, including last week's 72-point defeat to St Kilda.
But the Eagles stunned Fremantle by 37 points earlier this season, proving that they are more than capable of producing a derby upset.
Amiss, who turns 21 later this month, has kicked 28.24 this season, raising questions about his goalkicking accuracy.
But the man nicknamed 'Nev' (Nev Amiss) is confident that his trademark accuracy will soon return.
Fremantle's push to lock away a top-four berth received a blow when scans confirmed Alex Pearce suffered a fresh break to his left arm, ruling him out for a yet-to-be-determined period.
Pearce, who missed three matches after suffering his first fracture last month, is likely to need surgery again.
West Coast could welcome back Elliot Yeo (soreness), Jeremy McGovern (ribs/lung) and Jake Waterman (knee) this week.
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