With the entry of the second WA team in 1995 he was lured home to join many of his ex-Claremont teammates at the Fremantle Dockers.
His fourth in the Club Champion Award was a credible achievement given a torn foot tendon prevented him training between games.
Peter Mann was appointed captain of Fremantle when Ben Allan resigned the captaincy in March 1997 due to a chronic knee injury.
[2] In 40 games as captain, Mann never again achieved the high standards of his first two seasons, often due to a variety of injuries.
Delisted in the major list changes at the end of Damian Drum's disastrous first season, Mann nominated for the 2000 preseason draft but was not selected.