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They do rely on Walters and Ballantyne alot. Pav is passed it.
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Fremantles lack of scoring power
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Are you 15?
I stated facts of my own that were since mysteriously deleted (presumably by a Freo mod ? hehe), but your own side is not performing to the best of the "ability" that a team currently 1st place in a competition should be. That spells danger signs for when the finals action really kicks off. If I was a Fremantle supporter I would be concerned about this as there are not many weeks left to get into "decent" form, the kind of form that would see at least a preliminary final appearance let alone to make or win a grand final.
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The Prelims?
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Yep, Prelims are the last week of September due to the Cricket World Cup delaying us by a week.
The Grand Final is first Saturday in October.
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It's only a non-issue if they get to play teams other than the Eagles and Hawthorn(proven heavy scorers) in the finals.
How long are you going to indulge your anti-Freo obsession?
Time you built a bridge and got over Lyon walking out on your lot
Defacto has a long history of anti-Freo posting. Might even be plugger in another guise
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Are you blaming the game plan? (which almost got the flag in 13 except for errant kicking)
Are you blaming the coach? (ditto to above - and wouldve got your team a flag if a ball bounced a few centimetres closer to Milne)
Or are you blaming individual players? Because that is the only reasonable complaint to made is the lack of consistency of their forwards... But if you blame individual players than you can no longer try to put blame on Lyon or on a gameplan - take your pick.
The fact is - they are still on top of the ladder by almost 2 games- and should remain there (or at least top 2) when the finals start.
I don't understand why they keep having to play the Hawks in Tassie - and I'm not sure how much you can take from that result... I suspect a Freo-Hawks final would look very different.
As back-to-back champs the Hawks are clearlt still favourites - but i dont think anyone would relish having to face the Dockers in a final, particularly if its in Perth.
Are you blaming the coach? (ditto to above - and wouldve got your team a flag if a ball bounced a few centimetres closer to Milne)
Or are you blaming individual players? Because that is the only reasonable complaint to made is the lack of consistency of their forwards... But if you blame individual players than you can no longer try to put blame on Lyon or on a gameplan - take your pick.
The fact is - they are still on top of the ladder by almost 2 games- and should remain there (or at least top 2) when the finals start.
I don't understand why they keep having to play the Hawks in Tassie - and I'm not sure how much you can take from that result... I suspect a Freo-Hawks final would look very different.
As back-to-back champs the Hawks are clearlt still favourites - but i dont think anyone would relish having to face the Dockers in a final, particularly if its in Perth.
I don't think the game plan is as big of a problem as lack of talent.
With Ballantyne having a down year and injuries it really leaves Pav and Walters as the 2 dangerous forwards. Mayne might be a 3rd.
Compared to Hawthorn (Breust, Roughy, Rioli, Gunston, Puopolo) and West Coast (Kennedy, Darling, Cripps, Hill, Le Cras) it's just not enough.
Maybe Ballantyne and Mayne get back in to form and start kicking more goals but if they don't it's a problem.
If I was Ross I'd try Fyfe as a permanent forward at least against Melbourne and see if anyone else besides Mundy and Neale can get the job done in the midfield.
With Ballantyne having a down year and injuries it really leaves Pav and Walters as the 2 dangerous forwards. Mayne might be a 3rd.
Compared to Hawthorn (Breust, Roughy, Rioli, Gunston, Puopolo) and West Coast (Kennedy, Darling, Cripps, Hill, Le Cras) it's just not enough.
Maybe Ballantyne and Mayne get back in to form and start kicking more goals but if they don't it's a problem.
If I was Ross I'd try Fyfe as a permanent forward at least against Melbourne and see if anyone else besides Mundy and Neale can get the job done in the midfield.
Difference being we played a Paul Roos coached side in the grand final, not an Alastair Clarkson one
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To be fair we've had 4 wet games this year
Your Ross Lyon obsession is quite funny.
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Fremantle 's game plan is good. As was noted in 2013, they made it to a Grand Final and almost won a Premiership.
Their issue is the lack of scoring. Teams give it that little bit extra in the finals, and for offensive teams, it means more scoring. I don't think they are able to keep up with teams that have a decent defence and a good offence (Like Hawthorn, Bulldogs and West Coast) in the finals. A good defence alone does not hold up too well in finals, and neither does a good offence alone.
Fremantle were defensive in 2013 too, but made a Grand Final. From my memory, the key difference between now and then was that they were able to score high scores. I can't remember many Grand Finalists in the modern day (including Fremantle in 2013) with such an inability to score, making me think that they will not make a Grand Final this year unless they rectify this.
I'd rather Fremantle win out of all teams in the finals bar Richmond, so I hope they resolve this quickly before finals approaches.
Their issue is the lack of scoring. Teams give it that little bit extra in the finals, and for offensive teams, it means more scoring. I don't think they are able to keep up with teams that have a decent defence and a good offence (Like Hawthorn, Bulldogs and West Coast) in the finals. A good defence alone does not hold up too well in finals, and neither does a good offence alone.
Fremantle were defensive in 2013 too, but made a Grand Final. From my memory, the key difference between now and then was that they were able to score high scores. I can't remember many Grand Finalists in the modern day (including Fremantle in 2013) with such an inability to score, making me think that they will not make a Grand Final this year unless they rectify this.
I'd rather Fremantle win out of all teams in the finals bar Richmond, so I hope they resolve this quickly before finals approaches.
As have most teams, Freo just had a few in a row so it stood out.
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Lets be honest...if he's 15, he's a pretty switched on 15yo tbh
Best minor premiers we've ever been!
Clarko's cluster!!! Pass. Sickening thought really and west coast's web have got nothing on freo's seemingly web of invisibility. I can't believe people think we haven't got fire power.
It's obvious ain't it?
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stating the obvious but they do and I hope they never win the premiership with such negative play
Care to name who you think will be in freo's final forward line?
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To some, no.
Ooh we'd be scared.
That's a very interesting stat.
