East Fremantle Sharks Supporters Thread

[Freezin]

Another derby loss and once again another opposition player cashing in to make the difference between an EF loss or win....
Wilson for Peel - 5 Ruscoe for WCE - 4 Kohlmann for SD - 4 Graham for EP - 5 Stubbs for Perth - 5 and Main for SF with 6.

Can't give the opposition a 5 goal head start and expect to win.....congrats to SF on the win and we'll done on all those folk - 7000+of them filling up Freo Oval.....hopefully EF new digs can be up n running by the next derby....though may need a few fences up to cash in on the turnstile profits.

 

[andana]

....hopefully EF new digs can be up n running by the next derby

Is all the rain helping the grass at Moss Street?

 

[Freezin]

From pics folk have posted on FB, looks greener, though sandy in some patches.

Huge game tomorrow v WP. Side is out....Boekhorst, Zadow, McDonald and Bailey out....the former two either managed or injured during the week at training and the latter two dropped to the reserves.

Schoenfeld, Lawler, Gorringe and McGuire come in....EF need goals and need to have no repeats of that Derby 1st quarter....WP are always a hard nut to crack, as EP found out last Mon

 

[freo_leo29]

Missed the first half, seems another slow start?

Second half we have completely dominated them in the conditions

 

[andana]

The first half they just had the ball going their way, lucky bounce, etc. In those conditions it looked like it would be enough to win.

Blakiston was doing the best for us.

Later our medium sized players came alive

 

[Freezin]

Blakiston carried on his best player performance till the end......amazing stats considering the conditions for the big fella.....19 possessions and 60 + hit outs. Teakle who? Be some interesting discussion at the selection meeting for the Subi game. Boekhorst and Marlin surely return if available, plus the reserves won well on the weekend, with McDonald, Murphy, Knight, Rankin & McGuire all putting their hands up. No Cripps for the 3rd week on the trot....injured or gone back to Northampton?

 

[andana]

Late on Friday afternoon, the Town of East Fremantle advised us that while good progress has been made in recent weeks, the playing surface remains narrowly short of the threshold required to receive approval from the West Australian Football Commission.

Like you, we remain frustrated and disappointed. However, we will not compromise on player safety or the long-term sustainability of the oval.

We remain optimistic that we will be playing football on the oval in 2024 – with testing to take place in late June ahead of a tentative return date to Shark Park of July 13. This fixture is the Grand Final rematch against Peel Thunder – a fitting game to welcome us back to Moss Street where we will unfurl our 2023 Premiership flags.

 

[Freezin]

Cripps apparently playing for Kulin-Kondinin in the Eastern Districts league....played 2 games since mid May....strange considering he made his league debut earlier in the year....work related perhaps?

 

[andana]

ruckman Brynn Teakle will debut for his second club as a mid-season rookie pick,

 

[andana]

Should have had 20 goals at half time.
Seems like our kicking is not as good as last year.

Boekhurst was in a lot of pain.

HMarsh, Mead and Walker in the reserves.

 

[Freezin]

Should have had 20 goals at half time.
Seems like our kicking is not as good as last year.

Boekhurst was in a lot of pain.

HMarsh, Mead and Walker in the reserves.

I didn't see the Boekhorst injury mate.....what happened?......going to be some interesting selection decisions after the bye for the coaching team.....Jansen and Baskerville were replaced last minute by McDonald and Murphy, who both played well I thought.... as you say HMarsh, Walker and Meade played reserves, plus Turner, Marlin and RMcGuire were absent too......

 

[andana]

Boekhorst looked like shoulder.
Murphy did well back. Looked like a natural.

 

[Freezin]

Boekhorst looked like shoulder.
Murphy did well back. Looked like a natural.

Cheers re: Boekhorst......hopefully nothing serious, as the fella hasn't had much luck injury wise.

Yep agree re: Murphy, talented sort who just needs a decent injury free run....very versatile.

 

[andana]

We need to win to stay in the top five.

Boekhorst......hopefully nothing serious,

Not mentioned here

PLAYER INJURY ESTIMATED RETURN
East Fremantle
Joshua Ritchie
Knee TBC
East Fremantle
Lennon Marlin
Calf Round 13
East Fremantle
Fraser Turner
Illness Round 13
East Fremantle
Joshua Cripps
Illness TBC