Fremantle have not given up on playing finals in 2019, according to wingman Bradley Hill.

The Dockers sit 11th on the ladder after 17 games, with eight wins and are just four points and percentage outside of the top eight, despite having one win from their past five games.

Hill refused to concede the Dockers’ September hopes were dashed.

“If we can win three or four of our last five, we are definitely a chance,” Hill told 6pr on Thursday morning.

“We still think we’re in the running. We’re still going to be pushing for finals and that’s our goal.”

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Hill said the players knew there was plenty of room for improvement.

“Going forward we couldn’t capitalise as good as we wanted, but there’s always some room for improvement,” Hill said.

“We do look at stuff each week and try to improve on everything, but we’ve got to do it slowly.

“Hopefully there’s some things we can fix going in to the Western Bulldogs this week.”

Fremantle tackle the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on Sunday in a must-win game for both sides.

Hill said he was unsure as to whether skipper Nat Fyfe would play this weekend after missing the win over Sydney with an infected elbow.