Review Freo Smalls 2 Fast, 2 Furious - Freo Win by 35 Against Carlton

[Van_Dyke]

 

[Freomaniac]

Also anyone know the disposal count and goals the small forwards got?

Schulz got At least 3-4 goals tonight

 

[Taylor]

Get that up you sideways you blue pretenders!

Right up you.

Get the lid and everything blown off!

 

[Puregold]

I've been waiting for him to drop off for 6 weeks and it still hasn't happened yet, slight egg on face here. Undisputedly best 22 and will allow Fyfe a shit ton of freedom when he comes back.

He's been Fremantle'd

Have never seen this being used as a positive verb

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

By the way, your ****ing hilarious Purple_Turtle

 

[Gimme the Fyfe]

Switta is like an ankle breaker in basketball....his side step/evasiveness is great to watch....

Yup. He's gonna start bouncing it through his legs soon!

 

[FD2646]

Credit needs to go to whoever for getting Acres and Colyer to contribute the way they’re doing. Credit to Lobb for persevering. Massive credit to the recruiting of Brodie.

To think we have some youth in the shed that can all still be awesome in: Henry, Sturt, Erasmus, Johnson, Worner, Western, Amiss… man that list itself is mouth watering!

Embrace the hype!

Don't forget Josh Treacy...good, young depth....holds us in very good stead over the next few years and possibly decade.

 

[Sweetback]

Switta’s change of direction at pace is ridiculous

 

[Kapow!!!]

Get that up you sideways you blue pretenders!

Right up you.

Get the lid and everything blown off!

When Taylor is this blunt you know shits gotten interesting

I've enjoyed the last couple of games after calling them our big test of where we're at. I still don't expect too much from the season but I no longer think we may be wasting our rebuild and think, for the first time in our rebuild: Finals might just be a realistic ambition this season. Maybe. Potentially.

 

[sdfc]

The beauty of this group is we are not reliant on any one player. Everyone is playing their role (except for Freddy he was shocking today) & stepping up when we need them.

Lobb, Pearce, Acres, Colyer, Aish, are the prime example of this, not match winners, but moment winners when we need them to stand up at vital points of the game.

The game plan developed by the coaching group is what we have been dreaming of for 5+ years & is just great to watch. Little bit of Richmond of a few years ago without the manic ball movement, but not fussed to lose the contest to win back the ball at half back & take off with controlled movement.

Just a joy to watch.

Dead right. Richmond's game is built on turnover. Right now we must be close to the best turnover team in the comp.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Crazy that Cripps’ game wasn’t even a season best.
As for Switta, those chumps at Champion Data will be thinking they are pretty clever getting on the Switta train before it was hip to do so.

 

[Bring back Drum]

Your post is interesting.

I agree our playing group is not reliant on one guy. A good spread of goal kickers.

Saying that you brought up Richmond.

Richmond's 2017-2020 side is similar to freos 2013-15 side when it comes to tactics.

Go watch the 2nd and 3rd quarter of the 2017 AFL Grand final between Richmond and crows.

Then watch the 2013 preliminary final between Freo and swans.

Richmond bashed the crows and kicked 8 of the next 9 goals.

Freo bashed swans and kicked 8 of the next 11 goals

My comment was more about Richmond being happy to lose the contested ball & allowing the opposition to have a +1 at the contest with their +1 a kick behind the play, win it there & then move it forward anyway they could through the middle of the ground.
We pressure at the contest, work hard to get back & create the +1, rely on our many intercept defenders & then go through the middle of the ground in a more calculated way, using the numbers who had pushed back to now move the ball forward on the turnover.
Teams are really struggling with our running ability & just simply can’t keep up.

 

[freo84]

Full credit to JG who seems to have fixed our forward line woes.

Walters..Welcome back Son Son. Lovely game and that Cerra tackle was Very Nice.

Switta is just elite with his evasion. Seriously hard to tackle when he can turn on a 5 cent coin and Billy Elliot his way through tackles.

Schultz deserves a proper contract. A nice fat one!

Freddy never stops trying and almost always seems threatening. They cannot leave him unchecked due to his insane speed. He's having a solid season.

We are dangerous inside forward 50 again. Teams are nervous and those nerves are forcing errors with perceived pressure.

A couple of Shout outs:
Acres... Mate. You are a slow burn trade that just keeps on improving. Tonight you showed everyone that talent that we all knew was there. This trade was a win.

Brodie.. Mate. Best trade in of the season. There's daylight now between you and second. Fast becoming a fan favourite and a reason we arent getting flogged out of the middle anymore.

Lobb..Mate..You worked your guts out tonight and did some really good things. Stay. Dont go.

 

[Purple_Turtle]

First game I've seen us play at Optus since Round 3 2019, so very happy to get one over the Blues.

Carlton don't defend transition well. Several times during the match I had to ask how a Freo player got so much space to himself, including Schultz I50 twice.

Brodie looks the goods live. Happy to see him get his first goal. Reckon he will probably feature alongside Brayshaw and Serong for years to come.

 

[eastfreo75]

So good to have Shoota back in, I'm confident when he's going for goal, as sure footed as a mountain goat!

You know that mixing red and blue makes purple.

 

[Spirit Level]

I feel bad posting something negative and will post my positive thoughts tomorrow but seriously....

F*** those cheating maggots. Tried to hand Carlton a win on a silver platter

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

First game I've seen us play at Optus since Round 3 2019, so very happy to get one over the Blues.

Carlton don't defend transition well. Several times during the match I had to ask how a Freo player got so much space to himself, including Schultz I50 twice.

Brodie looks the goods live. Happy to see him get his first goal. Reckon he will probably feature alongside Brayshaw and Serong for years to come.

The Brodie acquisition is actually so ridiculous for us. Perfect age bracket to stick alongside Brayshaw and Serong and we can slwoly introduce Ras and Johnson to take over from Mundy/Fyfe without losing anything.

Out list is so ridiculously primed, we have elite young talent at every position waiting to get in and only Mundy/Fyfe/Walters to lose over the next few years while relying on none of them

 

[Spirit Level]

As an aside - I found it amusing that Cerra had over 30 possessions but had zero impact. Carlton seem to have him playing their circle football and forget that he is an elite kick & the one that should be kicking it into F50. He’s been Carltoned!!!


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Tonights game is exactly how i remember Cerra tbh, gets a bunch of possessions ouside the pack yet has little influence on the result.

Nice to see he still runs like a pussy

 

[Gimme the Fyfe]

Get that up you sideways you blue pretenders!

Right up you.

Get the lid and everything blown off!

Their fall back down the ladder can't come quick enough after just how quickly the media has been sucking their dicks.

 

[ubiquitous226]

Who won the Len Hall medal?

 

[Sean_09]

Brodie out marking Cripps was awesome - think it was in the last qtr

Who needs Cripps on a bloated price tag when we're given Brodie for free?

 

[Cowboy Neale]

First game I've seen us play at Optus since Round 3 2019, so very happy to get one over the Blues.

Carlton don't defend transition well. Several times during the match I had to ask how a Freo player got so much space to himself, including Schultz I50 twice.

Brodie looks the goods live. Happy to see him get his first goal. Reckon he will probably feature alongside Brayshaw and Serong for years to come.

Full credit to JG who seems to have fixed our forward line woes.

Walters..Welcome back Son Son. Lovely game and that Cerra tackle was Very Nice.

Switta is just elite with his evasion. Seriously hard to tackle when he can turn on a 5 cent coin and Billy Elliot his way through tackles.

Schultz deserves a proper contract. A nice fat one!

Freddy never stops trying and almost always seems threatening. They cannot leave him unchecked due to his insane speed. He's having a solid season.

We are dangerous inside forward 50 again. Teams are nervous and those nerves are forcing errors with perceived pressure.

A couple of Shout outs:
Acres... Mate. You are a slow burn trade that just keeps on improving. Tonight you showed everyone that talent that we all knew was there. This trade was a win.

Brodie.. Mate. Best trade in of the season. There's daylight now between you and second. Fast becoming a fan favourite and a reason we arent getting flogged out of the middle anymore.

Lobb..Mate..You worked your guts out tonight and did some really good things. Stay. Dont go.

I also thought Logue, Ryan, Cox, Clark, Walker and Pearce were fantastic. Clark defended well and is looking more and more comfortable each game. I’m pleasantly surprised by how well he’s coming on. Walker worked hard on the Blues 21, a big challenge.

 

[Big Animal]

Haha Cartlon pretenders. 35 points is a smashing

 

[Wray27]

To my buddy Aish you are our “Mr Fix it.”
Love your work

 

[FreoRicci]

Won't tolerate any Freddy bashing. Worked hard, competed, just didn't get the looks. But his pressure and repeat leads are exactly what allowed the other smalls to dine out. Unselfish game.

Same with Tabs. Both presented, made a contest and did their role. I like the forwards playing as a whole. Walters kicked 2, Switkowski 2, Schulz 3 and Lobb 3. Exactly what the forward line is capable of