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  • bulldogtragic
    The List Manager
    • Jan 2007
    • 34316
    #1

    Fremantle Dockers

    They don?t have their own thread. Yet. Until now.

    They?re staring down finishing fourth last. Fyfe is shot along with several others.

    Yet, because they sold the farm for Jackson, they have no picks inside the top 20 and just the one pick in the top 40. How the hell are they meant to rebuild? They have no free agents to bring in compo picks either.

    I suspect they?re going to have to move a few players or face a highly uncertain future. I would not want to be them and can see clubs targeting gettable types off them (ie not Darcy, Serong, Amiss etc). With rumours abound about Ryan and Schultz wanting to Victoria, I can?t see Freo saying no to either among others. Opposing clubs will know how ****ed Freo are and drive very hard bargains. Watch this space.

    Poor Freo. But selling the farm and falling rapidly down the ladder is a toxic mix.
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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    • macca
      Coaching Staff
      • Sep 2007
      • 2352
      #2
      Re: Fremantle Dockers

      Should we be asking about Ryan? Good rebound defender
      No to Henry , we have added Poulter, so i dont see what more Henry may bring

      We have heard this song before "sold the farm"... it just does not end well.

      Schultz would be a handy small fwd
      Last edited by macca; 23-07-2023, 12:32 PM.

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        • The bulldog tragician
          Senior Player
          • Apr 2013
          • 1972
          #3
          Re: Fremantle Dockers

          Originally posted by bulldogtragic
          They don?t have their own thread. Yet. Until now.

          They?re staring down finishing fourth last. Fyfe is shot along with several others.

          Yet, because they sold the farm for Jackson, they have no picks inside the top 20 and just the one pick in the top 40. How the hell are they meant to rebuild? They have no free agents to bring in compo picks either.

          I suspect they?re going to have to move a few players or face a highly uncertain future. I would not want to be them and can see clubs targeting gettable types off them (ie not Darcy, Serong, Amiss etc). With rumours abound about Ryan and Schultz wanting to Victoria, I can?t see Freo saying no to either among others. Opposing clubs will know how ****ed Freo are and drive very hard bargains. Watch this space.

          Poor Freo. But selling the farm and falling rapidly down the ladder is a toxic mix.
          Our own Bob Murphy is director of footy ops isn’t he and these judgements reflect on him I’d imagine.
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            • bulldogtragic
              The List Manager
              • Jan 2007
              • 34316
              #4
              Re: Fremantle Dockers

              Originally posted by The bulldog tragician
              Our own Bob Murphy is director of footy ops isn’t he and these judgements reflect on him I’d imagine.
              It’s a huge **** up on somebody. To be fair, their thinking was we won a home final and got Luke Jackson so we should aim to rising up the ladder and handing over say picks 15+ and 33+. But dropping to 4th last and handing over 4 & 22, is well, people losing job outcome’s especially when decent players need to go now. Some off field heads must roll. I guess we will see who gets sacked over this implosion.
              Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                • Bulldog Joe
                  Premiership Moderator
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 5496
                  #5
                  Re: Fremantle Dockers

                  Originally posted by The bulldog tragician
                  Our own Bob Murphy is director of footy ops isn’t he and these judgements reflect on him I’d imagine.
                  Peter Bell is General Manager of Football and David Walls is Head of Player Personnel (Freo's Title - but sounds like List Manager to Me).

                  Responsibility should be primarily on them and the coach.
                  Life is to be Enjoyed not Endured

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                    • Go_Dogs
                      Hall of Fame
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 10110
                      #6
                      Re: Fremantle Dockers

                      Great analysis.

                      They’re in a world of hurt with a transitioning list they overrated and not much ability to go long in what’s looking like a reasonable draft class. Melbourne meanwhile are living the dream with the haul from Jackson giving them a unique ability to land another 250 game top tier talent and continue with refreshing their already strong list.
                      Have you heard Butters wants to come to the Dogs?

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                        • mjp
                          Bulldog Team of the Century
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 7304
                          #7
                          Re: Fremantle Dockers

                          Originally posted by Go_Dogs
                          Great analysis.
                          They got super young all of a sudden.

                          Mundy retired then Brodie got injured - replaced by Erasmus and Johnson who just aren't ready. Acres replaced by Henry. They have Wagner (I think that's his name) playing half-back ahead of Wilson...

                          Cox is out.

                          Honestly - I think it's a bit of a season from hell but at the same time given the players they traded out (Logue and Tucker as well as the aforementioned Acres and of course Lobb) were a big part of their depth and, well...you get what you get. To me it was pretty obvious early in the year that it was going pear-shaped (said so on here) and they gave away too much of their present in search of a better future. We wont know if it works for 3 years.
                          What should I tell her? She's going to ask.

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                            • Bornadog
                              WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 66082
                              #8
                              Re: Fremantle Dockers

                              Sean Darcy has signed a six-year contract extension, per Fremantle
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                                • EasternWest
                                  Bulldog Team of the Century
                                  • Aug 2009
                                  • 9993
                                  #9
                                  Re: Fremantle Dockers

                                  Originally posted by bornadog
                                  Sean Darcy has signed a six-year contract extension, per Fremantle
                                  Imagine how many pies that will pay for.
                                  "It's over. It's all over."

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                                    • Stevo
                                      Senior Player
                                      • May 2008
                                      • 1027
                                      #10
                                      Re: Fremantle Dockers

                                      Originally posted by bornadog
                                      Sean Darcy has signed a six-year contract extension, per Fremantle
                                      I prefer our two ruck set-up with English and Lobb but Fremantles is very impressive with Darcy and Jackson.

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                                        • azabob
                                          Hall of Fame
                                          • Sep 2008
                                          • 15206
                                          #11
                                          Re: Fremantle Dockers

                                          I'm a huge wrap for Sean Darcy - not sure this makes sense though.

                                          A lot of salary cap tied up in two genuine ruckman and contract years...

                                          Quite a puzzling move.
                                          More of an In Bruges guy?

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                                            • Happy Days
                                              Hall of Fame
                                              • May 2008
                                              • 10083
                                              #12
                                              Re: Fremantle Dockers

                                              Originally posted by azabob
                                              I'm a huge wrap for Sean Darcy - not sure this makes sense though.

                                              A lot of salary cap tied up in two genuine ruckman and contract years...

                                              Quite a puzzling move.
                                              He’s a gun. So is Luke Jackson. But I don’t think they can both be guns in the same team at the same time.
                                              - I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -

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