FREMANTLE is sick of being sent to all corners of the country and has requested at least six games in Melbourne next season.

Dockers chief executive Steve Rosich said the club carried a “significant burden’’ this year when it had to travel to both Launceston and Darwin, as well as two Queensland trips to Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

The trips to Tasmania (to play Hawthorn in Round 8) and the Northern Territory (against Melbourne in Round 16) came after Victorian clubs sold home games interstate.

The Dockers played in Victoria just four times this season, with three matches at Etihad Stadium and one visit to the MCG.

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“We did have a significant burden in 2016 with respect to northern states games and also the fixture in Tasmania,’’ Rosich said. “We’re looking for at least six games in the Melbourne market, split between the MCG and Etihad Stadium.

“Last year we played two games outside of Melbourne against Melbourne-based clubs and that’s problematic.’’

The Dockers are also hoping for a reduction in six-day breaks, requesting a maximum of four next season after seven in 2015 and five this year.

“Six-day breaks continue to be a key focus in our fixture submission and a key challenge for a team based in WA to manage around in a fixture,’’ Rosich said.

Fremantle does not want to host its annual Len Hall Game on Anzac Day next season, given it falls on a Tuesday.

The Dockers hope to play the memorial game at Subiaco Oval on either Saturday April 22 or Sunday April 23, so it doesn’t hurt their preparation for the next round.

Meanwhile, the public is split over how AFL football should farewell Subiaco Oval at the end of next season.

David Mundy in action during the Dockers’ loss to Melbourne in Darwin this year. Picture: Justine Walker/AFL Media/Getty Images Source: Getty Images

Fremantle has asked the AFL to host a farewell match at the venue in Round 23 next season, which would include a celebration of a century of football played at the ground.

However, the Dockers do not want to play local rival West Coast in the marquee fixture before footy moves to Perth Stadium in 2018.

A PerthNow poll of more than 1000 respondents revealed one-third of people support the Eagles getting a home game, with 26 per cent saying Freo should get their wish.

Playing a Western Derby in Round 23 next season was supported by 22 per cent of respondents, while the remainder said it didn’t matter which game was fixtured at Subiaco Oval in the final round because the WA teams might earn a home final anyway.

The AFL is to decide how to handle the issue of AFL footy’s farewell to Subiaco early next month, with the full fixture to be released in late October.