Disgruntled star Shane Kersten set to leave Fremantle: report

Dockers star Shane Kersten is looking to leave the club after a reported falling out with coach Ross Lyon.

Lyon has been on the offensive trying to quash talk he's lost the playing group after a report emerged on the AFL website of a fallout between Kersten and the veteran coach.

Kersten and Lyon butted heads in the wake of of Lachie Neale's departure from the club

A Fox Sports report states the Dockers were keen to keep Neale and they considered cutting Kersten during the 2018 trade period, so they could try and use the extra cash to keep Neale at the club.

The report also claims both players weren't on good terms, an allegation they both deny.

Kersten's Dockers teammate Connor Blakely said he had no knowledge of the falling out.

"I literally read that article about 20 minutes ago and that was the first time that I had known about it, so I can't really comment on that issue," Blakely said.

He said it wasn't unusual for players at AFL clubs to have differences in opinions.

"There's so many different personalities and so many dominant figures," Blakely said.

"So I think it's unrealistic to think everyone's going to get along with everyone. But we're all striving to the same common goal, which is winning a premiership."

Lyon is contracted to Fremantle until the end of 2020 but questions have been raised as to whether he has lost the support of his players.

Michael Walters and Andrew Brayshaw have voiced their strong support for Lyon and the man himself is confident he has the backing of his group.

"I think it's never been stronger, the connection with the player group," Lyon told Channel 7 on Tuesday night.

"Our effort all year has been incredibly consistent, even though it's been a challenging last six weeks (with) our availability."

Blakely said Lyon had worked hard in recent years to improve his relationship with the players.

"He was very brutal and honest and very demanding when I first got to the club," he said.

"And as he's come along, he's almost become a better people's person. He's developed relationships a lot better.

"He's a lot closer to the players than when I first got to the club."

-with AAP