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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
Reports Fyfe has a hamstring injury.
Reports Fyfe has a hamstring injury.
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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
Now confirmed by the Fremantle Football Club. Fyfe officially is out. Repeat. Fyfe is out.
Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe will miss this weekend’s Elimination Final against the Western Bulldogs after scans revealed a hamstring injury to his right leg.
Fyfe sustained the injury in training before scans late on Monday confirmed the hamstring strain.
It’s the opposite leg to the left hamstring injury Fyfe sustained in Fremantle’s round 19 draw against Richmond, which saw him sidelined for three games before returning in the round 23 win over GWS.
Executive General Manager of Football Peter Bell said a timeline had not been placed on Fyfe’s return.
“These hamstring strain injuries are very much a case-by-case basis for each individual,” Bell said.
“We won’t have a timeline just yet on Nathan’s return, but we are hopeful that we will see him feature at some point in the upcoming finals series.”Comment
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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
Fyfe was garbáge last week. This doesn’t really change anything.- I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -Comment
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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
The man is only 30. If he had another two weeks of good training and improved he could be potentially dangerous. In a big game, Nat Fyfe is dangerous even on one leg. You need to respect him. The man is a freak.
I'm happy he aint playing. Just his presence would lift them too.Comment
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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
Fyfe's injury was a new hamstring tear on his "good" leg. I know he has not been a factor this year, but I'm still happy he is out.Comment
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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
Fyfe has been an excellent wet weather player his entire career. Freo have some decisions to make as to who they replace him with."Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"Comment
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TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.Comment
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Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
Rightly so I reckon, based on the talent levels in our squad and our inconsistent and sub-par performance YTD (notwithstanding the unbalanced nature of our overall list).
FWIW, I think we can win this weekend and make some inroads in September. I'm glad Bevo and the players have continued to chase the season and not thrown the towel in, which would have really been meek and deeply unsatisfactory for a team who is currently "in the window" according to their own assessment.Last edited by Sedat; 01-09-2022, 01:54 PM."Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"Comment
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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
- Taberner doubtful
- Is Longmuir playing games saying Lobb will play second ruck when Logue did it last time?
- Expecting a more contested game than last time, lets hope we bring it.
Will the Dockers pick up the Tab? JL muses tall call
FREMANTLE has cleared tall duo Rory Lobb and Griffin Logue to return in Saturday night's elimination final against the Western Bulldogs but is yet to make a call on spearhead Matt Taberner.
Taberner has not featured since suffering a calf injury in round 21 and appears doubtful to return for the clash at Optus Stadium, with coach Justin Longmuir conceding he would need to play reduced minutes.
With captain Nat Fyfe a confirmed omission due to a hamstring injury, the Dockers were still weighing up how to get enough aerial presence in attack, with Lobb to resume as a forward/ruckman now he was over his shoulder issue.
"I can say that Lobb and Logue have got up. They've had a good couple of weeks training. But we've still got to work through that one (Taberner)," Longmuir said on Thursday.
"Lobby's going to play second ruck, so we just need to make sure we can get a good contest forward of centre … we lose a bit of that with Fyfey going out of the team.
"It's whether we go a medium size or a tall, or we just go small and back the guys we've got at ground level."
Longmuir said the medical substitute rule did come into consideration with selection, given it softened the blow if a player was injured within a game.
He insisted, however, that Taberner would only play if declared 100 per cent fit by medical staff.
Bailey Banfield shapes as a medium forward option if Taberner is unavailable, while Ruckman Lloyd Meek was also used against Greater Western Sydney in round 23.
Fyfe is set to have a role in the coaches' box on game day, with Longmuir proud of the way the captain has put his own injury setback to the side this week.
"He's done a really good job of putting on a brave face around the players and not letting his disappointment affect others. That's a sign of good leadership," the coach said.
"I'm sure deep down he's disappointed he's not playing and flat with the inconsistency he's had throughout the year with his body.
"But he's been able to mask that, impart his experience and knowledge on others, and not impose his frustration on others."
The Bulldogs suffered a significant injury blow of their own this week when Tom Liberatore was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Longmuir said the stoppage specialist's absence did not change a lot for Fremantle, given the depth of the Bulldogs' midfield and their ability to replace Liberatore with other quality onballers.
"I probably expect that (Josh) Dunkley or (Marcus) Bontempelli or (Adam) Treloar or (Bailey) Smith will just take a bit more responsibility around stoppage," the coach said.
"They're a pretty good collective and I think with their stoppage and clearance work in general they do it as a collective and don't rely on one person."
The Dockers were preparing to be drawn into a more contested game than their round 21 clash, which saw the Bulldogs concede a massive 140 uncontested marks to their opponents.
"We've been preparing for that and we're ready for it," Longmuir said.
"Our game style is proven through the year. We can win with 60 uncontested marks and we can win with 150.
"It's more about taking what the opposition gives us rather than game plan sometimes.
"I know our best footy is good enough, so we've just got to make sure we produce that."Comment
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Re: WB Game Day 1st Elimination Final 2022 vs Fremantle
They better not pull out a finals performance like that one against the Giants in 2019, with Libba out and on the balance of the season so far, you couldn't be confident they won't.
But, the flip side, a strong performance and win feels just as likely too for me. It is the in between results that would surprise me ,ore than either of those scenarios.Time and Tide Waits For No ManComment
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