New Carr for Fremantle

by LES EVERETT

FREMANTLE has become a two Carr team after some tough negotiating during the AFL trade week in Melbourne which ended on Friday.

The Dockers traded draft picks 11, 27 and 43 for Port Adelaide midfielder Josh Carr who will join his brother Matthew at Fremantle Oval.

Josh played 105 games and kicked 60 goals for Power after being chosen at seven in the 1998 national draft.

The Carr brothers came to prominence as part of the powerful Corpus Christi college teams in the mid-1990s and both played for East Fremantle as well as WA junior representative teams.

Fremantle CEO Cameron Schwab told australianrules.com.au the recruitment of the younger Carr had been a project 18 months in the making.

"We have a huge opinion of Josh as a player and a person," Schwab said, "He's probably the perfect fit for our needs at this stage."

Port Adelaide negotiators are very hard-nosed but Schwab felt they made the trade out of respect for Josh Carr and his want to return home to his family.

"Josh's experience of the disappointments and excitement of the Port Adelaide thing over the past few years is going to make him an excellent addition to our squad," Schwab said.

Port Adelaide premiership player Josh Carr is heading home to Fremantle.

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