Nat Fyfe has confirmed this will be his final season, with one of the game’s modern greats looking to lead Fremantle to the “elusive dream” of a historic flag before bowing out.

Fyfe on Monday made the call to finish a career that has made him one of the biggest names in the game and arguably the greatest player in Dockers history.

The 33-year-old has played 245 matches and last weekend returned to Fremantle’s line-up as he looks to lead a premiership push in his final season.

Fyfe said it was “the right time” to draw his distinguished career to a close.

“Retiring has been a conversation that has been ongoing for probably the last 12 months with my family, my partner Bridget, my close circle, JL (Justin Longmuir), Joe Brierty and Simon Garlick,” Fyfe said.

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“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.”

Fyfe sits firmly in the conversation for Fremantle’s best player of all time, and league-wide is among the most decorated players of the 2010s.

He snared the first of his Brownlow Medals in 2015 before repeating in 2019, placing him in an elite group alongside Greg Williams, Robert Harvey, Adam Goodes, Chris Judd, Gary Ablett Jr, Lachie Neale and Patrick Cripps as the only players with multiple wins in the past half-century.

Fyfe was recognised by his peers as the best player in the game by winning the AFL Players’ Association’s Leigh Matthews Medal in 2014 and 2015. He made the All-Australian side in both of those years and received a third blazer in 2019, when he was named captain of the side.

His three Doig Medals are second only to Matthew Pavlich’s six in Dockers history, while he also served as Fremantle skipper for six seasons from 2017 to 2022.

The Lake Grace product said he was “enormously grateful” for the support he had received from the Freo faithful after being drafted out of Claremont with Pick 20 in 2009.

“They embraced me as a skinny kid, watched me rise through the ranks and supported me through that, and then over the last couple of years it’s taken on a different quality for me,” Fyfe said.

“As I struggled with injury and adversity, the unconditional support and love from the Fremantle community, supporters and members, willing me on, whether that was just coming up to me in the street, writing to me or just cheering when I got the footy on the ground means a lot.

“I’ll always be a Fremantle person and I’ll be eternally grateful for the support I’ve received from the Freo family.”

Fyfe is yet to feature in a finals match since winning the first of his Brownlows in 2015 - something he’ll look to rectify in the coming weeks as the Dockers close in on a berth in September.

The club’s sole active player from the 2013 grand final defeat, Fyfe is primed to have an impact on one last push for a maiden Freo flag.

Dockers football manager Joe Brierty said Fyfe would “leave no stone unturned” to lead his side to the ultimate success.

“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,” Brierty said.

“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.”