As Fremantle ramp up their rebuild, who better to bring on board than a plumber and a builder.

Mature-age recruits Lachie Schultz, 21 this week, and Brett Bewley, 23, were also teammates at VFL club Williamstown.

The pair went to work on Friday before the Dockers read out their names with picks 57 and 59 in the national draft, providing sweet reward after years of being overlooked.

Bewley is a running machine with a penetrating left-foot kick who could play on the wing, while Schultz is an exciting small forward who declared both ready to go at AFL level.

Williamstown football manager Stephen Soulsby said it was fitting the pair had landed at the same AFL home.

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Camera Icon New Fremantle draftees Lachie Schultz (L) and Brett Bewley together. Credit: Mark Stewart

“All the tradies here hang out together in the change rooms. They love talking a bit about their work and their business,” Soulsby said.

“They’re very close in terms of that respect, but both from different parts of country Victoria. Certainly in the last two years they’ve both come along in leaps and bounds.”

Schultz was on a plumbing job when his boss called to tell him he had been drafted.

“To go through this for three years now and then finally it happens, it’s just a dream come true,” he told the club’s website.

“You want it to happen so much as a kid and dream about it all the time. Then when it finally happens, it doesn’t even feel real. That’s how much you want it to happen.”

Camera Icon MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 16: Anthony Brolic of the Hawks tackles Lachlan Schultz of Williamstown during the VFL Preliminary Final match between Williamstown and Box Hill at North Port Oval on September 16, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/AFL Media) Credit: AFL Media

Bewley began Friday doing carpentry work and ended it having dinner with his new coach Ross Lyon in Docklands before flying to Perth today.

“It’s pretty overwhelming. The journey, the hard work that’s gone in, all the running sessions, the weights sessions sort of culminates in getting drafted,” he said.

“But now the hard work starts again. I’m very excited.”

Bewley said moving west with his VFL teammate was ideal.

“I’m sure we’ll be able to help each other out. Lachie moved down from the country to play at Williamstown and I’m sort of moving out of home for the first time,” he said.

Camera Icon New Docker Brett Bewley celebrates his goal in Willamstown’s VFL preliminary final clash with Box Hill in 2018. Credit: METHODE

“So I’m sure he’ll be able to teach me a few things about living on your own.”

Fremantle football manager Peter Bell was impressed by their ability to juggle working while having breakout seasons.

“Certainly, for those guys who have been out in the real world, who have got themselves a trade or have been to university and doing a good job of that, it does give you an insight into their character I reckon,” Bell said.

“The fact that they can apply themselves — work all day and then head to training and also approach their football at the VFL level, in this case, with a really professional mindset and attitude.

“I suppose it’s an indication that the journey to the AFL is different for different players. Sometimes players haven’t matured at 18, it takes a little bit longer for them to get the opportunity. But we’re really thrilled to bring in those two.”

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Soulsby likened Bewley to hard-running Hawthorn star Tom Scully.

“He’s ready-made to go as far as we would be concerned and I dare say obviously Fremantle think the same if they’ve looked at him through the national draft,” he said.

“I would imagine they would like to see him play as an outside mid initially and then potentially throw him inside over time.”

Soulsby said Schultz had the potential to excite.

“He’s got a very good vertical leap and he loves jumping on backs as well. He wears his heart on his sleeve and just bounces back up every time he gets knocked down,” he said.