Despite a 3-8 record and sitting in 14th place on the ladder, Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich is happy with the development of his young side, saying it's gearing up for a premiership tilt.

Stephen Hill, Nick Suban, Matt de Boer, Luke Pratt, Greg Broughton, Clancee Pearce and Michael Walters have all made their debuts in 2009 as the Dockers have taken a clear path towards developing youth.

Pavlich believes this focus is setting up the club for a strong future despite the wins not being recorded in the number many would like so far.

"Having six first year players play a game, seven debutants and the influx of youth has given a lot of people hope, including sponsors, supporters and senior players. We are in a great spot with some strong building blocks in place," Pavlich said.

"Outcome-based thinking would say our record isn't ideal and we would echo that thought, but if you thought about the process, the development of the young guys and our game plan, I would say it has been a positive."

"From the guys understanding how we want to play, implementing the game plan that the coach has been driving for the entire season, including the pre-season, it has been good."

Already, Hill and Suban have shown they can be stars of the future, with all the other young players showing good signs, Pavlich saying he's enjoyed seeing their rise to prominence since arriving over summer.

"To see the development of Hill, Suban and de Boer in particular has been huge, and I'm talking about from the day they arrived to the club up until now," he said.

"You can see them growing with each game and training session, and it's a huge new group that we have and for them to be enthusiastic, and follow what the senior group is doing, is great."

Pavlich is reasonably happy with his own form heading into the bye having been forced to spend more time in the midfield due to long-term injuries suffered by Rhys Palmer and Ryan Crowley.

He is hopeful of getting some experience back into the team as early as the June 21 clash with Geelong at Subiaco.

"The break is a great opportunity to freshen up physically and mentality and to regroup after we have had a huge amount of injuries over the past month," he said.

"Some of the guys won't get back like Crowley, Palmer and (Roger) Hayden, but we are hopeful with