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Raz
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Minor gripe in the scheme of things but I wish they would do away with the joint WCE/Freo coach presser for derby week (assume it's coming tomorrow?).
They've been absolute snoozefests for a decade now. would rather just hear Jlo talk about us
They've been absolute snoozefests for a decade now. would rather just hear Jlo talk about us
My first memory of Josh was in a match we played against wc at Lathlain. In the first five minutes he had taken two towering pack marks and started throwing his ample weight around and it got even better from there.How Josh Treacy went under the radar in his draft year and is now starring at Fremantle
Josh Treacy didn’t play in his draft year, but Fremantle took a chance on him and it’s paying off. MARK DUFFIELD chats with the Dockers’ power forward on his journey so far.
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July 24, 2024 - 5:53PM
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Josh Treacy has had a breakout season. Picture: Getty Images
Josh Treacy has three nicknames: There is JT - his initials as many teammates know him. There is The Big Cohuna - a reference to his size and his home town in Victoria.
And there is Cyclone - as some fans know him, referring to the big wind that blew through Darwin at Christmas time in 1974.
It is an ill wind that blows no good as they say. The global tragedy that was the COVID 19 pandemic probably blew Treacy past the waiting eyes of recruiters and into Fremantle’s path in 2020.
Fremantle’s young power forward has kicked 39 goals this season to stake a claim on being the most improved player in the AFL and elevate himself onto the cusp of conversations like - should he make the All-Australian squad?
Treacy sits sixth in the Coleman race. Picture: Getty Images
He is a week away from his 22nd birthday, almost exactly a year older than Fremantle’s other young forward Jye Amiss who is about to turn 21. He is just under a year younger than the other target in attack, forward ruck Luke Jackson - who is still only 22.
Jackson was pick three in his draft year. Amiss was pick eight.
Treacy? He was pick seven in the 2021 rookie draft which begs the question - how did the 195cm 95kg powerhouse we now see playing slide through an entire draft, then get past the first six picks in the rookie draft?
And the answer is no one got to see him play in his draft year because the pandemic shut and junior footy down.
A recruiter this week, asked if he had seen Treacy play before his draft year, said he had. When asked what he saw, he said that it was some of what we see now.
“He played for Bendigo versus the Western Jets at Mars Stadium. He was best on ground by a mile. He led hard and strong, and kicked four goals.”
That was Treacy’s bottom age year - 17. The recruiter remembered and made a note to himself that he was big for 17 and it would be worth watching how he progressed as an 18-year old.
Another said he impressed him as a 16-year old because of how well he moved for his size - again - keep a watch on him. But when Treacy’s draft year came around no-one got to see him.
AFL COLEMAN LEADERS
1. Charlie Curnow CARL 53 2. Jesse Hogan GWS 49 3. Ben King GC 45 4. Harry McKay CARL 44 5. Jake Waterman WC 41 6. JOSH TREACY FREM 39
Treacy missed out on playing in his draft year. Picture: Getty Images
“As an 18-year old when they take footy away from you as happened with COVID. It felt like the world was going to end. We soldiered on. The draft night wasn’t a memorable night but the next morning was,” Treacy said.
When the 2020 draft came around at the end of the 2020 season, Treacy and his family did not make a big occasion out of watching the event on television. He had a feeling that if his bottom age year was all recruiters had to go on, it wasn’t going to be enough.
“Deep down I probably knew I wasn’t going to go anywhere. It was a pretty emotional night. I might not have shown much emotion but it was a pretty tough pill to swallow.”
The next morning his mum decided to track the rookie draft on her computer while Treacy sat quietly in another room. He heard her squeal - and then the phone rang.
“The next few hours were a bit of a blur,” he said.
He still can’t remember who from Fremantle was on the phone but reckons it must have been then football manager Peter Bell.
He has looked like one of the great draft bargains from day one: He kicked a bag of goals on pre-season debut for Peel but also got himself reported and suspended. He kicked another bag on his return and ended up playing 15 games of AFL in his debut season for 13 goals.
He battled injury and an interrupted pre-season in a four-game second season, then managed 17 games for 15 goals as a 20-year old in his third.
He was, at that point, expected to be the support cast for Amiss. This year he has become the main act.
The Fremantle forward line has a number of weapons. Picture: Getty Images
“I don't think a heap (has changed),” he says. “It is probably just a lot of confidence to be honest. The ability to back myself and be backed in by others has played a huge part. My impact is valued greatly within these four walls.”
“I have learned to be a bit smarter on where to run and how to use my body.”
Victoria’s COVID shutdown turned recruiting that year into educated guesswork and the Dockers scouts were smart enough to see and remember the early promise.
“It is five or six years ago now. I think my physicality and competitiveness has always been there. My ability to hit the scoreboard as well. I may have shown a glimpse of something in my bottom aged year that was enough.”
Treacy remembers the Dockers being one of a few clubs that wanted more than one chat with him in his draft year.
“My family and I were writing a story in our heads that they might have been more excited but it is hard to know whether they actually were,” he said.
“I wouldn’t change any of it because if I hadn’t gone through what I had I wouldn’t be in this position at the moment.”
Can Fremantle challenge for the flag in September? Picture: Getty Images)
There is a dual narrative playing out at Fremantle at the moment. There is what they might do in the next two months - they are fourth at the moment. And there is the upside that lies ahead for a group that fielded the youngest team in the AFL the weekend they beat Sydney at the SCG.
“I feel like we have it in a pretty good spot but I also feel we have so much growth still to have in that area,” Treacy said.
But he also stressed the now “comes first”.
“Focus on the position we are in now rather than worrying about what is to come. It is clearly an exciting position for the football club, where we are right now but we understand there is a lot of hard work coming up,” he said.
Treacy is 54 games into his career now and a lot of stuff about AFL footy is just starting to make sense to him.
“You run on emotion a lot as a young guy coming in. You are just so excited to be playing AFL footy and sometimes you forget to do the things I am starting to do now,” he said.
“I have always prided myself on being a good kick and not just a kick for goals but a really good field kick as well. I feel like that plays a big part in my game.”
For such a big man he was remarkably agile and fast; his kicking also being a highlight.
I also remember there wasn’t much opposition in that game and players were bouncing off him.
At such a young age he was intimidating seasoned AFL opponents.
I remember thinking he is going to have to pull his head in a bit because his aggression was right on the edge.
I can’t recall what Wayne Carey’s first 50 games were like but I’m thinking, now that Josh is making those “almost a marks”, strong one grab marks he can legitimately be likened to Carey.
I’ve said it before in other threads that Josh Treacy is the consummate leader and is captain material.
A rookie pick no less, unbelievable.
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Raz
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well never watched that, but i am sure if it was men in lingerie like Serong/ Clarke etc yuo would be right there cheeringthem on lol
Didn’t Josh get suspended in a pre season game, and thus had to wait a week or two to make his senior debut ?.
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Agreed. It's such a media-pandering slopfest of niggly-nonsense. Although lately I've been living this double life of sneaking into Ross pressers behind "closed doors" instead of listening to our very own coach's, just for the amusement and quirk-isms!!
I love what J-Lo is doing and is all about coach-wise, but his pressers make watching Coronation Street exciting, sorry JL!!
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I thought JLS media was bad, then I watched that plonker from Collingwood. He managed a premiership 
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Imagine having that voice-over bloke as your old man. Getting you to take the bins out would be some sort of cathartic emotional journey. Forget about the inspirational demand to mow the lawn or help wash the ****ing car.
That man's voice could sell anything to me.
Andy this week
I love how Bae gives Mundy his flowers as his favourite team mate to run out with. So lucky we had David to bring up the kids around. If we win the cup during this cycle, we owe him bigly.
I saw an interesting stat shown during the game tonight.
Josh Treacy is third on the list of players kicking 1st qtr goals this year.
Josh has kicked 13 goals , two behind Curnow.
Josh Treacy is third on the list of players kicking 1st qtr goals this year.
Josh has kicked 13 goals , two behind Curnow.
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Yes. It was going to be a long time out of football even though it was only a two week suspension. Because the WAFL comp didn't start until a couple of weeks after the AFL, the rule at the time was that Josh wouldn't be able to participate in either competition until he had served the two weeks suspension in the WAFL. Fremantle appealed successfully to have it served out in the first two games of the AFL so they didn't have to wait until the WAFL comp started before Josh could be selected.
It was actually an incident of a rough tackle on Brady Grey who was playing with Perth at the time and there was no umpire report on the day, so Perth FC had to lodge a specific complaint for it to get referred to the WAFL tribunal. There was a reference to it recently (I can't remember on which podcast or radio station interview), but it was mentioned how Josh and Brady acknowledge it, and let bygones be bygones when Brady returned to Fremantle in a coaching role.
There's an old online, free to read story, from the West Australian with the details and video.
WATCH: The hit that could cost Treacy AFL debut
This is the footage of the incident that could cost Dockers rookie Josh Treacy a shot at a round one AFL debut. Fremantle have appealed the two-match ban.
thewest.com.au
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I'd back Pav to kick it more often than Mundy but Mundy to kick it in that specific clutch moment.
Have PTSD of pav hitting the post in clutch situations.
Mundy or Treacy for me
Mundy or Treacy for me
If it was the back end of 2006, Pav had the clutch fully serviced.
Over time Mundy became almost totally nerveless in his routine and so fantastically reliable shot.
However Treacy's routine (that he had from the outset) is as good as you'll find. Power and accuracy all built in. He's got all the ingredients to be reliably clutch for the longest. Hasn't yet got the runs on the board as the other two do, but the future looks assuredly bright
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Over time Mundy became almost totally nerveless in his routine and so fantastically reliable shot.
However Treacy's routine (that he had from the outset) is as good as you'll find. Power and accuracy all built in. He's got all the ingredients to be reliably clutch for the longest. Hasn't yet got the runs on the board as the other two do, but the future looks assuredly bright
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Also after the siren with the man on the mark on 50 really you've got not choice but to go Pav. Post jibes not withstanding.
