Fremantle coach Mark Harvey has backed out of a scheduled press conference ahead of Saturday's AFL match against Sydney at the SCG.

Harvey chose to skip Friday's pre-match conference, which came after Dockers player Michael Johnson's arrest on cocaine possession charges in Perth this week.

A Fremantle spokesman said Harvey would not speak because he wanted to concentrate fully on the match against the Swans.

But the spokesman said Harvey would be available to all media following the match.

Fremantle are seeking their first win over Sydney at the SCG since 1996.

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