Since becoming a member of the

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(AFL) in 1995, there have been six permanent senior coaches of the

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men's team, and three of the women's team. There have also been three caretaker coaches, who coached for short periods after the permanent coach was sacked or unavailable. The Fremantle Women's football team has played in the

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league since its inauguration in 2017. Michelle Cowan was the inaugural coach, before her resignation in April 2017. Trent Cooper coached the team from the

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until he was replaced by former player

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in 2023.

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Notes

*Damian Drum was sacked as the Fremantle coach following the club's round 9 defeat to , their 10th consecutive loss. Ben Allan was appointed caretaker coach for the remainder of the 2001 season but had declared that he had no intention of applying for the senior coach's job for the 2002 season, and Chris Connolly was appointed at the end of the 2001 season. *Chris Connolly resigned as the Fremantle coach following the club's round 15 loss to . Mark Harvey (then an assistant coach at FFC) was appointed caretaker coach for the remainder of the 2007 season, and as a result of his success (four wins from his seven matches), he was given the permanent position as Fremantle's coach. * Mark Harvey was sacked in controversial circumstances at the end of the 2011 season, with a year left on his contract, in a surprise move that saw Ross Lyon resign from St Kilda to take up the post. * David Hale coached the final round of the

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after Ross Lyon was sacked as coach. * Jaymie Graham was appointed the fill-in coach for the Round 3 and 4 matches in

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when Justin Longmuir was required to isolate at home after being declared a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case.

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