Fremantle has scope to add 14 new players to its squad via the NAB AFL Draft, the NAB AFL Pre-season Draft and NAB AFL Rookie Draft over the coming month.
Most of the newcomers will be teenagers but the club hasn’t ruled out picking up a couple of experienced players.
One candidate is West Coast premiership player Steven Armstrong, who was delisted by the Eagles and at just 24, feels his best football as a midfielder in the AFL is still ahead of him.
Former Brisbane Lion Matthew Moody is also training with Fremantle and the club is interested in at least rookie-listing him in the hope he can develop into a quality mid-sized forward.
Rosich said he was enjoying the fresh feeling November brought to the football club and was looking forward to seeing the playing list similarly rejuvenated.
"At this time of year it always feels fresh and new. We've certainly made a lot of changes and none the least of that will come in the national draft in a few weeks time. Via that and the rookie draft we are looking to add 14 new players to our club, so that's going to bring the biggest change," Rosich said.
"Our list management committee is working through that now and it will culminate in the next couple of weeks. Our focus will be on youth but there may be the opportunity to add some players to the list who have been on an AFL list for a few years."
While things are looking fresh in the football department heading into 2009, Fremantle is also looking strong off the field and Rosich was delighted to re-sign Members Equity Bank as its ball and shorts sponsor on Monday.
He said he was delighted with the off-field progress and was confident that the club would maintain its strength in the market.
"From a commercial perspective to retain your current partners is vitally important and we are delighted to retain Members Equity Bank. We are well placed with only one significant property out of contract, which is the co-major sponsorship and we are confident of finalising an arrangement with that very shortly," he said.
"It's certainly difficult times broadly economically speaking but we have a lot of confidence in the WA economy and their appetite for football. We aren’t seeing a waning in demand at any level in our football club whether it be in sponsorship, membership or corporate partnership. We are well placed for 2009."
