100%. As a Freo fan it's easy to get carried away with one good performance (see Carlton game last year!) but the reality is we have to be tested against quality sides. I think this will be a long, brutal season and round one is never a great indicator of what will transpire.I thought Freo played excellent attacking footy yesterday but people need some Round 1 perspective seriously.
They play Gold Coast away & St Kilda at home in their next 2 games, so if they play like they did yesterday they should easily be 3-0. After that however the real truth will come out.
West Coast (away game)
GWS (away)
Bulldogs
Adelaide (away)
Richmond
Let's be honest, North Melbourne were terrible yesterday right from the start. For a Round 1 game to put up no pressure or even care on the ball carriers and then have a backline getting pushed off by their opponents and letting the forwards run off so easily it would have to be one of North's worst performances in a long time.
However for Freo who struggled to win many games last year it must feel great to start a season so well and good on them too.
The real positive for me is that Lyon showed he knows how to coach a young side to play attractive, high scoring football - he just needs to show he can do that against good opposition on the road.
All in all I'd rather this result than a lot of others over the weekend.