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Freo win a premiership!!!
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How good is this?!!
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They’re all elite. Their abilities and qualities, as determined by Champion Data, are superior to their peers. But their similarities don’t stop there.
They were all born in 1996, the year North Melbourne defeated Sydney by 43 points in the AFL grand final. They were all then eligible to be drafted in 2014, a lottery that has produced nine premiership players and eight All-Australians.
That’s where the resemblance ends.
Petracca, Moore and Heeney were selected by Melbourne, Collingwood and Sydney respectively in the 2014 AFL draft. Switkowski went undrafted. Petracca, Moore and Heeney were all highly-touted first-round selections. Switkowski had to wait until the fifth round -- pick 73 -- of the 2017 national draft.
Petracca, Moore and Heeney are seven years and more than 100 games into their AFL careers. Switkowksi is yet to hit a half-century at Fremantle.
Equal opportunities are rarely afforded in the AFL, and equally the desire of players to make the most of their chance varies.
Even after going undrafted, even after spending three years at Box Hill praying for a lifeline, and even after a cruel run with injury, Switkowski has never given less than his all in pursuit of an AFL career. And that’s elite in itself.
“I saw a lot of players come through in 15 years at the Knights but in my time, his maturity and willingness to get better stood out,” then Northern Knights talent manager Peter Kennedy said.
“A lot of kids go back to local footy when they don’t get drafted, but Sam has great resilience and believed in his own ability.
“Being at Box Hill (in the VFL), all of Hawthorn’s aligned players got first look at being in the side. There weren’t too many spots left over but he just kept working away.”
In a side that produced Richmond premiership pair Jayden Short and Jason Castagna, as well as Essendon’s Kyle Langford, Switkowski was still the Knights’ best.
He won the club’s best and fairest and forced his way into Vic Metro’s National Championship squad after starting the season as a draft ‘possible’.
Switkowski was on the radar of several clubs but when the time came for someone to commit, the phone stopped ringing.
“All of our coaches thought he had an enormous season. He just had a lot of competition that year,” Kennedy said.
“His evasive skills were good. He had a good sidestep. He had a neat kick. He measured up in most areas but the AFL clubs are always looking for a point of difference or an elite trait.
“There’s a lot more players playing footy at that height level. If you’re over 195cm, the pool isn’t as big. The players got picked up at his height have some point of difference, something that sets them apart from the rest.
“What we noticed about him was his maturity. He worked hard on his craft. When he came to training, he wasn’t here to have fun. He trained to work. It was his commitment, work ethic and attitude.”
Switkowski did the simple things well but made his name in attack.
Kennedy recalls one match for Vic Metro where Switkowski excelled as a defensive small forward.
“He was such a strong player when he didn’t have the football,” he said.
“His pressure on the opposition was so strong, even as a 17/18-year-old. That was his point of difference.”
It’s an art he’s still practising against the AFL’s top echelon.
“He kicks goals, he’s hit the scoreboard in every game we’ve had in the pre-season,” Fremantle senior coach Justin Longmuir said.
“Puts a lot of pressure on, wins a lot of contests. He’s a player that makes his teammates better, he’s very exciting.
“He has really surprised me over my two years here. I didn’t know a lot about Sam before I got here.
“The only thing holding him back from showing the rest of the footy world he’s elite is his injuries. His body has let him down and hasn’t allowed him to have the continuity.
“He’s had a fantastic pre-season and we’ll look to play him in all aspects of our forward line.”
To qualify as elite you need to be in the top 10 per cent of your position based on the AFL Player Rating points.
The metrics measure how you win the ball, where on the ground you win the ball and what you do with the ball.
Players that win the ball in a contest, in dangerous areas on the ground and use the ball well rate highly.
And it’s why Switkowski found himself as a surprise entry on the yearly list.
“Switkowski rated average for disposals among all general forwards in the competition. However, his ability to impact the scoreboard from his limited opportunities was a clear strength, rated elite for score assists and above average for score involvements,” Champion Data analyst Corey Mobilio said.
“Switkowski won his ball in a contested manner while considering this, he was still a highly efficient distributor.”
Rated highly by those around him, a no-fuss Switkowski played down the external credit.
“It’s a cool thing to get some recognition. Hopefully, we can get a few more in there this year,” he said.
Switkowski doesn’t need statistics to validate his fledgling AFL career.
The 25-year-old is simply content living out his dream, something he never thought would be possible after draft night in 2014.
“Time flies when you get drafted and before you know it you’re towards the back end of it,” he told 6PR.
“I’ve only been at the club... going into my fifth season now. When I came in, we were in a rebuild phase and drafted a lot of young players and had older players on the way out.
“It’s great to see our young guys who have been in the system for one, two, three or four years really step up.
“We’ve got so much trust in them and they’re taking a bit of load off the older players.
“I think this is the best pre-season we’ve had since I’ve been at the club. It’s been my best pre-season.
“And we’ve got great availability. I think those two things alone will definitely help.”
Fremantle forward Sam Switkowski deserving of elite Champion Data status after unconventional AFL journey
What do Christian Petracca, Darcy Moore, Isaac Heeney and Sam Switkowski have in common?They’re all elite. Their abilities and qualities, as determined by Champion Data, are superior to their peers. But their similarities don’t stop there.
They were all born in 1996, the year North Melbourne defeated Sydney by 43 points in the AFL grand final. They were all then eligible to be drafted in 2014, a lottery that has produced nine premiership players and eight All-Australians.
That’s where the resemblance ends.
Petracca, Moore and Heeney were selected by Melbourne, Collingwood and Sydney respectively in the 2014 AFL draft. Switkowski went undrafted. Petracca, Moore and Heeney were all highly-touted first-round selections. Switkowski had to wait until the fifth round -- pick 73 -- of the 2017 national draft.
Petracca, Moore and Heeney are seven years and more than 100 games into their AFL careers. Switkowksi is yet to hit a half-century at Fremantle.
Equal opportunities are rarely afforded in the AFL, and equally the desire of players to make the most of their chance varies.
Even after going undrafted, even after spending three years at Box Hill praying for a lifeline, and even after a cruel run with injury, Switkowski has never given less than his all in pursuit of an AFL career. And that’s elite in itself.
“I saw a lot of players come through in 15 years at the Knights but in my time, his maturity and willingness to get better stood out,” then Northern Knights talent manager Peter Kennedy said.
“A lot of kids go back to local footy when they don’t get drafted, but Sam has great resilience and believed in his own ability.
“Being at Box Hill (in the VFL), all of Hawthorn’s aligned players got first look at being in the side. There weren’t too many spots left over but he just kept working away.”
In a side that produced Richmond premiership pair Jayden Short and Jason Castagna, as well as Essendon’s Kyle Langford, Switkowski was still the Knights’ best.
He won the club’s best and fairest and forced his way into Vic Metro’s National Championship squad after starting the season as a draft ‘possible’.
Switkowski was on the radar of several clubs but when the time came for someone to commit, the phone stopped ringing.
“All of our coaches thought he had an enormous season. He just had a lot of competition that year,” Kennedy said.
“His evasive skills were good. He had a good sidestep. He had a neat kick. He measured up in most areas but the AFL clubs are always looking for a point of difference or an elite trait.
“There’s a lot more players playing footy at that height level. If you’re over 195cm, the pool isn’t as big. The players got picked up at his height have some point of difference, something that sets them apart from the rest.
“What we noticed about him was his maturity. He worked hard on his craft. When he came to training, he wasn’t here to have fun. He trained to work. It was his commitment, work ethic and attitude.”
Switkowski did the simple things well but made his name in attack.
Kennedy recalls one match for Vic Metro where Switkowski excelled as a defensive small forward.
“He was such a strong player when he didn’t have the football,” he said.
“His pressure on the opposition was so strong, even as a 17/18-year-old. That was his point of difference.”
It’s an art he’s still practising against the AFL’s top echelon.
“He kicks goals, he’s hit the scoreboard in every game we’ve had in the pre-season,” Fremantle senior coach Justin Longmuir said.
“Puts a lot of pressure on, wins a lot of contests. He’s a player that makes his teammates better, he’s very exciting.
“He has really surprised me over my two years here. I didn’t know a lot about Sam before I got here.
“The only thing holding him back from showing the rest of the footy world he’s elite is his injuries. His body has let him down and hasn’t allowed him to have the continuity.
“He’s had a fantastic pre-season and we’ll look to play him in all aspects of our forward line.”
To qualify as elite you need to be in the top 10 per cent of your position based on the AFL Player Rating points.
The metrics measure how you win the ball, where on the ground you win the ball and what you do with the ball.
Players that win the ball in a contest, in dangerous areas on the ground and use the ball well rate highly.
And it’s why Switkowski found himself as a surprise entry on the yearly list.
“Switkowski rated average for disposals among all general forwards in the competition. However, his ability to impact the scoreboard from his limited opportunities was a clear strength, rated elite for score assists and above average for score involvements,” Champion Data analyst Corey Mobilio said.
“Switkowski won his ball in a contested manner while considering this, he was still a highly efficient distributor.”
Rated highly by those around him, a no-fuss Switkowski played down the external credit.
“It’s a cool thing to get some recognition. Hopefully, we can get a few more in there this year,” he said.
Switkowski doesn’t need statistics to validate his fledgling AFL career.
The 25-year-old is simply content living out his dream, something he never thought would be possible after draft night in 2014.
“Time flies when you get drafted and before you know it you’re towards the back end of it,” he told 6PR.
“I’ve only been at the club... going into my fifth season now. When I came in, we were in a rebuild phase and drafted a lot of young players and had older players on the way out.
“It’s great to see our young guys who have been in the system for one, two, three or four years really step up.
“We’ve got so much trust in them and they’re taking a bit of load off the older players.
“I think this is the best pre-season we’ve had since I’ve been at the club. It’s been my best pre-season.
“And we’ve got great availability. I think those two things alone will definitely help.”
When Duff says on the podcast he was reading a Freo fan website posts from salty fans.... surely he's not referring to Dockland?
Surely....Surely people are aware of this place called BigFooty that receives 100s of thousands of posts every day across the country?
I checked in with a former Freo player once and they were all aware of Docklands but very few of BF.
Surely....Surely people are aware of this place called BigFooty that receives 100s of thousands of posts every day across the country?
I checked in with a former Freo player once and they were all aware of Docklands but very few of BF.
There’s a forum out there called Docklands? Any good?
Nothing
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Peter FitzSimons’ Buddy Franklin howler
None of the anxieties in 2013 that Buddy Franklin posed a cultural ill-fit for the Sydney Swans have borne out.
Highly-rated Fremantle Dockers draftee Matt Johnson nearing AFL contract extension
Fremantle are expected to lock in highly rated draftee Matt Johnson to a multi-year contract extension as early next month.The West Australian understands Johnson’s manager, Andrew McDougall of Corporate Sports Australia, is at the pointy end of discussions with the Dockers which could be finalised in the next fortnight.
The 19-year-old Subiaco product is yet to crack an AFL game for Fremantle after a nasty pre-season foot injury at training but reached a significant milestone in his recovery this week, getting the moon boot off.
Johnson had impressed on the track over the summer until that point and was an early front-runner for a debut.
“Johnno is out of the moon boot, so he will begin some more serious cross training and foot intrinsic work to get it going,” Fremantle footy boss Peter Bell told the club website earlier in the week.
“I believe he will be on the AlterG (anti-gravity treadmill) as well this week, it shouldn’t be too long before he is back out there training.”
A contract extension would keep the 192cm on-baller, who has been likened to Dockers games-record holder David Mundy and Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury because of his composure, until at least 2025.
All national draftees get an initial two-year contract.
Johnson was considered to be one of the steals of last year’s draft, with Fremantle pouncing on him with pick 21 after he was stunningly overlooked in the first round.
He made three league appearances for the Lions last summer, averaged 21.3 disposals, 5.7 tackles, 4.2 marks per game in the colts and finished the season in a losing reserves decider at Optus Stadium against Perth.
He also won the best-on-ground medal in WA’s thrilling AFL grand final curtain-raiser win over South Australia’s under-19s.
As revealed by The West Australian on Monday, contract extension discussions with fellow Fremantle draftee Jye Amiss, taken with pick eight, are also expected to ramp up in the coming weeks.
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He has hit the nail on the head. Must have been reading bigfooty this week
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