WA could soon have a new derby in town with a Fremantle-based consortium making a bold push for a port city team to be part of the lucrative and highly successful Big Bash League.
Fremantle Breeze would be based at Fremantle Oval, which is about to undergo a $20 million revamp to turn the aging venue into a state-of-the-art stadium, if it were to get a shot at the Twenty20 competition.
And, with the Dockers moving their training headquarters from Fremantle Oval, to a swanky new $109 million facility in Cockburn Central next year, the ground will be all but empty during the summer months.
With a capacity of more than 20,000 people, Fremantle Oval would be the ideal venue for Twenty20 cricket with Perth Scorchers games at the WACA regularly selling out.
Since the BBL burst on the scene in 2011 it has grown to be arguably the best Twenty20 league in the world, attracting some of the most talented players from around the world.
During the launch on Thursday morning, the consortium behind the push made it clear that while Cricket Australia and the BBL had made no official plans to expand the competition at the moment.
But Freo Breeze would apply for a T20 license and make an application to the cricketing bodies in anticipating of expansion - which has previously been mooted.
Literature released with the new branded uniforms claimed the Breeze would be "quintessential Fremantle... driven by the energy, drive, colour and famous passion of a town so widely known throughout the sporting world."
One of the businessmen behind the push to get a team into the BBL, David Lambasa said the group wanted to bring the BBL "into the heart of Fremantle".
"With this in mind, last week we sent an introductory proposal package to Cricket Australia and the management of the Big Bash League outlining what we believe is a compelling case for Fremantle to be considered for a license in the Big Bash League, if and when the Big Bash League is expanded," he told reporters at Fremantle Oval on Thursday.
"We believe we have a compelling case for serious consideration"
Mr Lambasa said one of the biggest sporting events in WA could be a derby between Freo Breeze and the Perth Scorchers.
"These would be a 60,000-seat sell out and would attract interest not only in Australia but across the world," he boasted.
"As we know the Derby was born out of this ground so any future clashes between the Breeze and the Scorchers would bring this pure and tribal culture into the game of cricket, which would be fantastic for the Big Bash.
Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt said it was a "very exciting day" for the port city.
"This is an extraordinary opportunity and aligns really well with the council's real passion of bringing life back to the amazing Fremantle Oval," he said.
"This would bring many of thousands of people into the heart of Fremantle adding vibrancy to the town centre."
Earlier this year it was announced the BBL was one of the top 10 most attended sports leagues in the world.
And in January, organisers were left speechless with the enormity of the 80,883 crowd that turned up to the MCG for the derby between the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades.
With the head of the Big Bash League, Anthony Everard, previously talking about expanding the eight-team competition for the 2017/18 season, the timing of the Fremantle bid could be perfect.
At the moment only Melbourne and Sydney have two teams in the BBL, but given Perth's appetite for the shortest form of the game, there is no reason why another team wouldn't be successful in WA.
The Perth Scorchers are the most successful BBL team, having reached the finals every season and winning the tournament twice in 2013–14 and 2014-15.
However, the Scorchers might have cause to be concerned should a second WA team join the competition with five of their 2016-17 BBL squad currently aligned with Fremantle District Cricket Club.
This includes regular Australian players Shaun and Mitch Marsh, Scorchers wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Whiteman and allrounders Ashton Turner and Jhye Richardson.