Jesse Hogan has taken time away from football to deal with mental health problems. He has not quit the game, nor has he been asked to quit by the club.

Neither are the Dockers poised to do so any time soon.

Fremantle forward Jesse Hogan is taking time away from football to deal with his mental health. Credit:AAP

It is not the first time Hogan has struggled with his mental health at Fremantle, or at Melbourne before that. Nor is it the first time he has had to confront serious health issues of a mental or physical nature; in 2017 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and suffered the loss of his father.

He has prioritised his health above his football at the moment, which the club encouraged him to do. Fremantle understand the pointlessness of any player attempting to play elite sport when they are not mentally well.