FOR Melbourne and GWS fans, it’ll be known as Big Man Tuesday.

For Fremantle fans, it’s another swing and a miss at a key forward. And the list is becoming unhealthily long.

On Tuesday, two emerging key forwards re-committed to the clubs that originally drafted them, with Jesse Hogan (Melbourne) and Rory Lobb (GWS Giants) signing contract extensions.

Both are from Western Australia, but both are now tied to their respective clubs until the end of the 2019 AFL season.

The re-signings of Hogan and Lobb to the Demons and Giants respectively are just two more blows for the Dockers, who have constantly missed out on key-position players since the turn of the decade.

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From Mitch Clark in 2011 to Cale Hooker at the start of this year, the Dockers can’t take a trick when it has come to luring a big fish big man to WA.

While it’s not panic stations for the Dockers — they’re expected to land both Cam McCarthy and Bradley Hill during the upcoming AFL exchange period — the list of talls that have snubbed them is a concern.

Mitch Clark (Brisbane Lions)

Size: 200cm, 103kg

Position: Key forward/ruck

WHEN Mitch Clark wanted out of Brisbane, Fremantle was seemingly in the box seat for months to secure his services.

But a stunning, late about-face saw the Dockers miss out on the big man in late 2011.

The Dockers thought they had Clark in the bag, after the then 23-year-old cited family as the major reason he wanted to return to Perth.

But with the prospect of being forced into the pre-season draft hanging over his head, Clark changed his mind, choosing the Demons and accepting a long-term deal worth more than $600,000 a year.

What helped Clark land at Melbourne was that the Demons were able to satisfy the Lions with their first pick in the national draft (pick No. 12), while Fremantle was offering pick No. 16.

Yet Clark lasted just two injury-plagued years at the Demons, announcing his retirement as he felt he was unable to commit to a full-time career due to his battle with mental illness.

He would join Geelong ahead of the 2015 AFL season.

Camera Icon Mitch Clark was traded from Brisbane to Melbourne. Credit: News Limited, Michael Klein

Travis Cloke (Collingwood)

Size: 196cm, 108kg

Position: Key forward

HE might be on his way to the Western Bulldogs at the end of this season, but there was a stage earlier this decade when the Dockers were keen on Travis Cloke.

After Cloke and Collingwood decided to put off-contract talks midway through 2012, Freo made a genuine play for the powerhouse forward, who was set to become a restricted free agent at season’s end.

But four months after reports of Cloke-Dockers negotiations were published, the key forward re-committed to Collingwood, signing a five-year deal to remain at the Pies.

Cloke, however, won’t see out that fifth year at the club, as he is likely to be playing with the Western Bulldogs in 2017.

James Frawley (Melbourne)

Size: 193cm, 94kg

Position: Key defender

Freo went hard at James Frawley, who walked out on the Dees at the end of the 2014 season.

Following the Dockers’ 2014 finals exit, the All-Australian Dees defender quickly became a top priority.

Frawley even flew over to WA to hold formal discussions with Fremantle officials and visit the club’s home base at Fremantle Oval in September. Soon after, Frawley was considering a five-year contract worth $3 million to join the Dockers from 2015 onwards.

But Frawley would eventually turn his back on the Dockers, instead signing as a free agent with reigning premiers Hawthorn after seeing the success of fellow defender Brian Lake.

Twelve months later, Frawley was a premiership player after keeping Coleman medallist Josh Kennedy goalless.

Camera Icon Jarrad Waite turned down offers from Fremantle to join North Melbourne. Credit: News Corp Australia, Wayne Ludbey

Jarrad Waite (Carlton)

Size: 194cm, 93kg

Position: Key forward

While the Dockers were courting Frawley, they also flagged their interest in outgoing Blues forward Jarrad Waite, who was set to leave as an unrestricted free agent.

Freo at one stage even entered discussions with the then disgruntled forward, who was looking for a new home after he had only been offered a one-year deal by Carlton.

But cross-town Blues rivals North Melbourne would eventually win the heart of Waite, who signed a two-year deal with the Roos.

Jay Schulz (Port Adelaide)

Size: 193cm, 93kg

Position: Key forward

AFTER rejecting a couple of offers from Port Adelaide, Jay Schulz attracted interest from the Dockers.

After a tunning 66-goal season in 2014, Schulz had an injury-interrupted 2015 campaign yet still managed 44.17 from 20 games.

When the time came to talk a new contract, the Power reportedly didn’t meet his demands.

So enter Freo.

The hybrid forward had reportedly been offered a two-year deal by the Dockers, who were looking to help ease the expected loss of retiring star forward Matthew Pavlich.

However Schulz had a change of heart, opting to stick true to Port.

Camera Icon Cale Hooker signed a five-year deal to remain at Essendon. Credit: News Corp Australia, Wayne Ludbey

Cale Hooker (Essendon)

Size: 198cm, 102kg

Position: Utility

WHEN Cale Hooker was yet to indicate to the Bombers whether he would return after his year-long ban, the Dockers pounced.

Foxfooty.com.au reported in March that Fremantle had offered Hooker — one of the most prized free agents at the time — a lucrative five-year offer to join the Dockers.

Not only was he a key-position player, he was also WA-born, meaning he fit the club’s recruiting model on two fronts.

But just over a month later, Essendon announced that Hooker had re-committed to the club and signed a five-year deal to remain.

With Matthew Pavlich on the way out and Luke McPharlin already retired, it was a big blow.

Jesse Hogan (Melbourne)

Size: 195cm, 101kg

Position: Key forward

ANY hopes the Dockers had of securing Jesse Hogan were quashed on Tuesday when the big forward re-signed with Melbourne until 2019.

While the Dockers hadn’t received direct contact from Hogan or his management about his future intentions, the prospect of him returning home — should he have eventually decided to — would’ve kept the club’s ears perked up.

A WA boy who won the Rising Star award last year and produced 40-plus goals in his first two full seasons in the league — why wouldn’t the Dockers have kept a close eye on his movements?

Ultimately, any optimism was dashed on Tuesday.

Rory Lobb (GWS Giants)

Size: 206cm, 101kg

Position: Key forward/ruck

JUST hours after Hogan re-signed with the Demons, Rory Lobb re-committed to the GWS Giants.

Like Hogan, there were rumours suggesting Lobb — a WA boy — was pondering a move back home, subsequently attracting interest from both the Dockers and Eagles.

With Aaron Sandilands approaching his final year and Pavlich finished, the forward/ruck — who ranked third in the league for average contested marks in 2016 — would’ve been an ideal fit for the Dockers.

Instead, Lobb is now tied to the Giants until 2019.