Fremantle have officially put Harley Bennell on his last warning.

According to Bennell’s manager Colin Young, new Dockers football boss Peter Bell has made his position clear to the troubled star.

“He (Bennell) did have a meeting with the club and obviously Peter has taken that role (in late September) while Harley was on holidays,” Young told SEN on Wednesday.

“Harley knows exactly what he has to do next year to get back to becoming an elite player.

“I think Peter was reinforcing that if he has one hiccup, he’ll be out of the club.

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“So, basically, that’s the truth of the matter.

“Harley will be doing his best to stay committed to his fitness regime and try to be an elite player next season.

“But Peter just made sure he (Bennell) knew where he stood.”

Bennell was handed a new one-year contract in August despite managing just two games for Fremantle since arriving in a trade from Gold Coast at the end of 2015.

Young dismissed reports Bell tried to move Bennell out of the club during the trade period.

“It would be pretty hard for a club to take on Harley next year,” Young said.

“If they were going to move him, he needed to play some football and unfortunately this year he didn’t play much footy.

“Whether that was due to the way they tried to rehab him back into playing, I’m not sure, but he played an average of about 17 games at the Gold Coast for about five years.

“We’ll see what happens next year but hopefully he does play the 22 games next year and proves himself again.

“But he’ll be there next year.”

Young said Bennell’s troublesome calf injury was “okay” and that the player’s fitness program would be altered in an attempt to get him back to AFL level.

Camera Icon Harley Bennell in action for Peel. Credit: The Sunday Times

“We did have a conversation with the club about seven or eight weeks out about where he sat,” Young said.

“Certainly myself, I was pretty keen to see him play again, as all the Fremantle supporters were, and the club.

“We weren’t too sure whether the way he was being rehabbed was the correct procedure, so there was some questions asked.

“Hopefully this pre-season that his new training regime will be good for him and I hope he does play.”

Young reiterated his belief that Fremantle regard Bennell as a required player next year.

“He’s definitely required,” Young said.

“There was no talks and even if there was talks, it would be ridiculous for a club to pick him up having played just two games in two years.”