Fremantle has unveiled former Ross Lyon protege and St Kilda star Leigh Montagna as an opposition analyst for 2019, as flagged by The West Australian on Friday morning.

Montagna, who played 287 games for the Saints and was an All-Australian midfielder under Lyon in 2009 and 2010, will remain in Melbourne for the role.

He joins the club as part of a restructure. High-performance mentor Tom Morris left recently to take up the role as coach of the German women’s rowing team.

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“Leigh has a great understanding of the modern game and we’re looking forward to having his input as a part of our pre-game planning and opposition analysis,” football manager Peter Bell said.

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“He already has a great working relationship with Ross Lyon from their five seasons together at St Kilda, and the process we have been through with Leigh this week at the club means he will be able to hit the ground running.”

Meanwhile, Fremantle fans will today get their best preview yet of a new attack and the role marquee recruit Jesse Hogan will play when the Dockers stage an intraclub hit-out at Cockburn.

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The Dockers expect one-time Melbourne power forward Hogan to play 60 to 70 per cent of an extended match simulation. Fellow forward-line recruit Rory Lobb (Greater Western Sydney) is also expected to play, as is former Essendon speedster Travis Colyer.

But former Richmond utility player Reece Conca is in doubt after missing training this week while on antibiotics for an infected knee.

Hogan’s appearance was flagged yesterday by captain Nat Fyfe, who will miss the game because of AFLX commitments in Melbourne, along with teammates Nathan Wilson and Bradley Hill.

It is the best indication yet that Hogan’s build to full fitness is tracking well after the navicular foot injury that sidelined him from Melbourne’s finals campaign last year.

“Jesse has been building over the last couple of weeks and he is an exciting prospect for us,” Fyfe said.

Hogan, 24, kicked 152 goals in 71 games at Melbourne and is regarded as the player most likely to fill the void left by club great Matthew Pavlich, who retired at the end of the 2016 season.