Mega Thread 2024 Media & Miscellaneous Thread

[Taylor]

"We know how it appeared and looked but we had an independent group tell us we were fine so you're all actually wrong and you didn’t see anything"

 

[FreoGirl]

And yet The West keeps reporting on Reid and not important issues

 

[FreoGirl]

We had hardly any rain before May 10 - the damage is recent

 

[FreoGirl]

 

[oldgoat]

We had hardly any rain before May 10 - the damage is recent

Winter Solstice
Not enough sunlight on the pitch?

 

[stax on the mull]

I reckon Dean Laidley was a tough son of a bitch and I reckon Dani Laidley is even tougher. God bless her.

Re: "tough son of a bitch". I got a feeling Laidley, D. is mentioned in the Demolition Derby commentary after Troy Cook sends Mitchell White to the autopsy room. Messrs Cometti and Mainwairing have a bit of time to fill as the stretcher comes on and off and chat about past players who could put you in the hurt locker. Mainwaring calls Laidley a bag of bones, maybe recalling one of those violence filled mid-80's WP vs EF games from the WAFL when they were both pups.

 

[FreoGirl]

Winter Solstice
Not enough sunlight on the pitch?

poor drainage?

 

[CakeEater]

Winter Solstice
Not enough sunlight on the pitch?

Theres definetly not enough sunshine on it.

Ground wasnt configured to help the grass grow

 

[Piggy Smalls]

from afl.com.au

5) This Docker's polish matches his brutality​

Young Fremantle forward Josh Treacy was playing his 50th game on Sunday, but the big-bodied Docker is looking every bit like a hardened AFL star as he takes charge of the Freo forward line. The underrated weapon of Treacy, however, is his kicking inside 50, which can be as precise as any Dockers players and was on display against Gold Coast when he pinpointed Sam Sturt on the lead in the third quarter. It wasn't a big stats day for Treacy, but everything he did, including two big contested marks and set shot goals, had an impact. When Jye Amiss rediscovers his form and Treacy is able to use his skill more to set up his sidekick, look out. - Nathan Schmook

JT is a brilliant field kick. He gives me Barry Hall vibes as a forward. If he can be 2/3 as good I will be very happy.

 

[muzzington]

It's absolutely shit house, what are the venue operators smoking?

The Optus surface it looks like.

 

[ImperialPurple]

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Re this article. There’s one in Code Sports by Eliza Reilly saying a similar thing about Fyfe (don’t subscribe so can’t copy here - maybe someone else can?).

 

[Dale147]

 

[Dale147]

 

[FreoGirl]

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the Fyfe and JOM haters must hate this article

 

[FreoGirl]

does anyone have access to this?

Optus Stadium turf: Playing surface performing below expectations, says venue CEO, as new strategy looms​

from The West

 

[FreoGirl]

Dockers look for crucial new weapon as clearance kings prepare to meet

Ahead of the Dockers' huge clash against the Swans, Nathan Schmook takes a look at the new element Freo's midfielders showed in their game

www.afl.com.au

 

[dont bowl there]

the Fyfe and JOM haters must hate this article

Why? At the moment Fyfe isn't having an impact in the middle or up forward.

 

[apuchar]

Why? At the moment Fyfe isn't having an impact in the middle or up forward.

On replay his game looks a lot better.

 

[dont bowl there]

On replay his game looks a lot better.

Fair enough, I haven't and won't be watching the replay of the game so just going off what I saw on the day. I want Fyfe to succeed so glad it shows up more favourably on replay.

 

[Purpletown]

The AFL are always right......even when the evidence says otherwise.

 

[masai tu]

Why? At the moment Fyfe isn't having an impact in the middle or up forward.

Why are players like Young, Serong & Brayshaw able to get the ball and exit stoppages ?. Maybe someone is blocking their opponent from the contest, or getting the ball, sucking in players to come to him, then dish off to the free player.

Footy is not all about stats, as grunt work doesn’t attract stats.

 

[FreoGirl]

Why? At the moment Fyfe isn't having an impact in the middle or up forward.

If you couldn’t see what he was doing in the centre to get the ball out, that’s not my problem

 

[Dale147]

 

[apuchar]

AFL footy boss Laura Kane reveals a plan to give remote WA communities more access to elite footy pathways​

Craig O'DonoghueThe West Australian
Wed, 26 June 2024 2:00AM
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Craig O'Donoghue
The AFL is investigating opportunities to establish elite footy hubs in remote parts of Western Australia in a bid to give more youngsters the chance to become AFL players without having to leave home during high school to chase their dream.
AFL Executive General Manager of Football Laura Kane has spent her first season in the role travelling around the country searching for ways to improve the talent pathway.

 

[Bigger]

Her comments after the disgrace that was round zero - effectively the flies and shit argument; "plenty watched, so it must be good" - raised alarms, but Laura's comments about the asterisked West Coast flag teams being sufficient evidence that Freo should shut up and quietly accept being drystroked by the fixture have made me very suspicious of anything she has to offer.