Congratulations Freo

[RacerX]

I could rant and rave for about half an hour about the dockers, instead of putting you all thru that let me just say that I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH YESTERDAYS EFFORT.

When I say disappointed I mean it in the most harsh and angry way. Not the kind of disappointed that you are when the other lane on the freeway moves faster than yours, no, I mean the kind of disappointed you are when you stop having that little feeling of hope deep down in your heart. That little feeling of hope that keeps you coming back each week.

 

[Balip]

I Booed my own team for the first time yesterday!!!

RacerX like you I could rant and rave for ages about this but I will simply say this : FREMANTLE YOU WERE PATHETIC YESTERDAY!

Most times there is hope that things will improve but not this year.

 

[dockerbabe]

all we can do at the moment as fremantle supporters is be loyal and stick by our club they are going through a hard time at the moment and need our support no matter how frustrated and angry we are
the saint kilda supporters managed to do this last year so why can't we?
if use really feel that angry and frustrated why not write the club a letter and tell them how you feel, you never know that may be just what they need to hear their supporters frusration, it may help them get a win on the board
or maybe we just need to have a player cry on field just like that saints guy did last year

 

[anchor man]

Have been writing to the club but don't seem to get replies other than the ones you would expect, you know "we know how you feel" ,"unacceptable performances", etc.Typically political replies.
We will not see a Freo player cry on the field because they do not have enough pride in the club,the jumper or in themselves,to show that sort of emotion.

 

[jod23]

Is it getting to a point when you start thinking about a winless season??

 

[anchor man]

I have no doubt we are looking at a winless season.It really hurts me to say it but that is certainly the way it looks.Can any of our supporters see and tell me where our first win is going to come from.I have no doubt we are not as bad as we have been playing but brother we have been shocking.Maybe we are kidding ourselves that our players are better than we think.Pride pride pride is what they lack.

 

[Balip]

We'll probably end up pulling off an upset somewhere in the season. Realistically the only game we have any chance of winning is against the weagles from up the road.

 

[dockerbabe]

i don't have any doubt in how good our players are sure they aint nathan buckley or matthew lloyd but they all have the skills to play the game and they just need that bit of confidence and they can get their first win
wat we need to do is be true loyal supporters and stop booing our own team and support them
i know that use are all frustrated and are really angry at them for not winning but just remember back to this time last year st kilda were winnless but they some how got the confidence they needed and won a game
so just keep being loyal and supporting the team and maybe just maybe that win will come

 

[Balip]

Dockerbabe I don't know how you remain so positive, dont you ever get frustrated with them.

All the people on here are true loyal supporters, you can tell that by the fact that we all turn up week in week out but that dosent mean that we should go along and support them aimlesly when they really need a reality check.

Last week was the first time that I actually booed them and Im hoping that it never comes to that again.

All I expect when I go along is a good honest performance and sadly that did not occur in the first half last week. (Maybe booing them at half time did the trick and they played much better in the second half).

Im a realist (or maybe even a pesimist) when it comes to Freo. To many times over the years Freo have taken one step forward and two backwards and you end up being disapointed. so now I look at Freos performances realistically and sometimes negatively.

I hope Freo win a heap of games from here on in but as I said previously looking at it critically I cant see it happening.

 

[RacerX]

Hey Balip,

Just thought I'd let you know that you weren't the only one to boo their own team for the first on sunday.

I confess! I booed them at halftime also.I felt a bit better about it afterwards though, it was a release of pent-up emotion.

As for my initial post - my disappointment remains but that little ball of hope for freo is still there! Freo may have some problems on and off the field but I will always stick by em.

But I call a spade a spade and if they play crap I'll let them know!

 

[sabre_ac]

We all get disapointed.
But if your still a freo supporter after all this time
You must have thick skin and patience.
Thats not an excuse, but merely a example of the strength of charactor of all freo supporters that have been there since the beggining and those that will stick by them in the future.

 

[IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN]

Excited about losing your virginity to your mother?

 

[mianfei]

I have no doubt we are looking at a winless season.It really hurts me to say it but that is certainly the way it looks.Can any of our supporters see and tell me where our first win is going to come from.I have no doubt we are not as bad as we have been playing but brother we have been shocking.Maybe we are kidding ourselves that our players are better than we think.Pride pride pride is what they lack.

I reflect a good deal on memories of Fremantle’s 2001 season nowadays, largely because before 2000 I though that a 22-and-0 or 0-and-22 season was just outlandish. It’s fascinating to analyse my mind and whether it was saying “well an AFL team can go 0-22” or “an AFL team doesn’t go 0-22” - whilst Fremantle were heading straight to an 0-and-22 season my mind never became sure!

My basic opinion today is that drying of southern Australia’s climate by greenhouse warming and the replacement of Waverley by Docklands have both made it less impossible for a team to finish 22-0 or 0-22, though that is not to say either stands as a likely occurrence even with eighteen teams. Both changes do this by reducing the potential pool of players, since with the ball moving further up-and-down on a closed roof stadium shorter players are removed from the talent pool.

 

[Wigarus]

I reflect a good deal on memories of Fremantle’s 2001 season nowadays, largely because before 2000 I though that a 22-and-0 or 0-and-22 season was just outlandish. It’s fascinating to analyse my mind and whether it was saying “well an AFL team can go 0-22” or “an AFL team doesn’t go 0-22” - whilst Fremantle were heading straight to an 0-and-22 season my mind never became sure!

My basic opinion today is that drying of southern Australia’s climate by greenhouse warming and the replacement of Waverley by Docklands have both made it less impossible for a team to finish 22-0 or 0-22, though that is not to say either stands as a likely occurrence even with eighteen teams. Both changes do this by reducing the potential pool of players, since with the ball moving further up-and-down on a closed roof stadium shorter players are removed from the talent pool.

cool story bro.

 

[Purple Suit]

I reflect a good deal on memories of Fremantle’s 2001 season nowadays, largely because before 2000 I though that a 22-and-0 or 0-and-22 season was just outlandish. It’s fascinating to analyse my mind and whether it was saying “well an AFL team can go 0-22” or “an AFL team doesn’t go 0-22” - whilst Fremantle were heading straight to an 0-and-22 season my mind never became sure!

My basic opinion today is that drying of southern Australia’s climate by greenhouse warming and the replacement of Waverley by Docklands have both made it less impossible for a team to finish 22-0 or 0-22, though that is not to say either stands as a likely occurrence even with eighteen teams. Both changes do this by reducing the potential pool of players, since with the ball moving further up-and-down on a closed roof stadium shorter players are removed from the talent pool.

Nah, we finished with 2 wins. Way more than zero and the talent pool increases with our growing population to make up for extra teams. Add in opportunity and coaching and there is enough talent to go around, kids just need a chance. There are more companies in Australia but we don't complain about there being not enough good business men around to run them?

 

[jedi mind tricks]

I reflect a good deal on memories of Fremantle’s 2001 season nowadays, largely because before 2000 I though that a 22-and-0 or 0-and-22 season was just outlandish. It’s fascinating to analyse my mind and whether it was saying “well an AFL team can go 0-22” or “an AFL team doesn’t go 0-22” - whilst Fremantle were heading straight to an 0-and-22 season my mind never became sure!

My basic opinion today is that drying of southern Australia’s climate by greenhouse warming and the replacement of Waverley by Docklands have both made it less impossible for a team to finish 22-0 or 0-22, though that is not to say either stands as a likely occurrence even with eighteen teams. Both changes do this by reducing the potential pool of players, since with the ball moving further up-and-down on a closed roof stadium shorter players are removed from the talent pool.

The thought that the universe is infinite means that Fremantle may have played a 0 - 22 season before and into the future on another planet identical to ours. Think about it... or don't

 

[Righteo]

What makes this more bizarre is the bump before this from IAJM, another night hitting the booze I suspect.

 

[mianfei]

cool story bro.

What I am talking about is how I felt and feel after a long period of reflection about the unprecedented runs of Essendon in 2000 and Fremantle in 2001. I just do not believe that most people were prepared for those events, but that does not mean explanations should not be sought. Mine (closed roof versus open roof stadium, plus global warming) does actually need genuinely professional testing.

Nah, we finished with 2 wins. Way more than zero and the talent pool increases with our growing population to make up for extra teams. Add in opportunity and coaching and there is enough talent to go around, kids just need a chance. There are more companies in Australia but we don't complain about there being not enough good business men around to run them?

I’m not denying that more people means more talent - unless they all prefer sports other than football, which is what killed South Melbourne and Fitzroy in the 1950s and 1960s since new southern and eastern European migrants preferred to play and watch soccer.

However, that does not contradict the fact that replacing an open roof stadium with a closed roof one means less potential talent because shorter players become useless. We might not be aware that even more players would be playing football at a high level if another open roof stadium had replaced Waverley or the AFL had chosen to upgrade it - which was of course unlikely since its location precluded corporate sponsorship.

 

[holy diver]

Why the necromancy?

 

[Tazmania]

However, that does not contradict the fact that replacing an open roof stadium with a closed roof one means less potential talent because shorter players become useless. We might not be aware that even more players would be playing football at a high level if another open roof stadium had replaced Waverley or the AFL had chosen to upgrade it - which was of course unlikely since its location precluded corporate sponsorship.

You what! Cause the shorter players can't lend a hand to close it when the weather is inclement?

Please explain the logic of your statement as like a roofed stadium it has gone over my head.

 

[Rob]

I had to go back and see what game inspired the OP. Turns out it was this one:

Fremantle 0.2 2.7 7.8 10.13 73 Sun 20-May-2001 2:10 PM (4:10 PM) Att:20,231 Venue: Subiaco
Geelong 6.5 11.6 13.8 14.11 95 Geelong won by 22 pts [Match stats]

I remember it reasonably well too, partly because Matt Price wrote about it. We were 0-7 going in, but in all 7 games were were in positions to win in the last quarter (sometimes having decent leads only to blow it). Geelong had lost their last 5 games and we were given a solid chance of winning. Might have even been slight favourites.

Geelong kicked about the first 10 goals and it was all over shortly into the second quarter. I was pretty pissed.

 

[IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN]

Excited about losing your virginity to your mother?

Best first post in the history of BF Freo.

 

[Kram]

I remember going to this game.. A fair chunk of the crowd actually booed them off at half time.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Best first post in the history of BF Freo.

I've read better first posts.

 

[Balip]

I remember going to this game.. A fair chunk of the crowd actually booed them off at half time.

Geez this is a blast from the past.

Its funny how time dulls the memory. I can't remember the game we were ranitng about but can vividly remember the wins against Hawthorn and Adelaide that year.