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Pardon the intrusion but does this win put Fyfe > Pav in the pantheon of Freo greats?
Universal Love Nathan Fyfe 2019 Brownlow Medal Winner
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Being overseas and reading many of the guys and gals in here complaining about the bias of the West, I didn’t really believe to be honest??
I (naively) assumed that the West would have a PROFESSIONAL responsibility to the State to uphold, a kind of Doctrine of soughts to publish fair and unbiased news from the fence?
I too initially thought it was probably a clever mock-up by some Joker having a laugh.
Now wrong was I?
Seriously, when was the last time a West Aussie country kid won 2 friggin BROWNLOW’S? We as a State shouldn’t give a s**t who he plays for, and collectively we should all be celebrating just what an achievement this really is - for West Aussie Footy.
That a potential cheat takes precedence.... and so blatantly?!
Just surreal.
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Need to do everything to make sure he finishes with a premiership.
This is why we need Kelly. Nat is 28, we can’t wait for draftees to develop. This draft and trade period will be crucial.
Interesting. My missus who is a Saints fan straight out believes Fyfe is better than Pavlich. Our rose tinted glasses obscures that view abit but I think she's right.
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Haven’t read the whole thread so not sure if this has been asked, but the photo of Tom Mitchell handing the medal to Fyfe made me wonder - did they play in the same Colts team at Claremont?
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Possible. Mitchell was drafted 2 years after Fyfe, moved to Perth from the east when he was 15yo, but it I read that he played a handful of colts games for Claremont before going back east.
Edit: Possibly not. Article after his Brownlow win says that Mitchell made his colts debut in 2010 for Claremont. Maybe as an opponent or teammate a lower level as it says Mitchell played for Hale School seniors when he was in Year 10.
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Yes, has gone past Pav now
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You know the funny thing about the ridiculously biased front page of The Worst? They (and the WCE dumb fans) believe that a media poll is somehow relevant in the outcome of an ASADA, and potentially WADA, investigation into a guy who cheated his urine sample - possibly the worst of all the doping crimes that there is. It's three-quarters of the front page of a newspaper that will have no bearing on what ASADA decides. He cheated. It wasn't even a masking agent - it wasn't even pee!
If ASADA throw the book at poor devastated cheat Weellie for his lil mistake, then choosing to cover the results of a totally irrelevant 'Free Willie" campaign, instead of covering a story about WA's first ever dual Brownlow Medallist on the day immediately after, is going to be laughable at the least.
If ASADA throw the book at poor devastated cheat Weellie for his lil mistake, then choosing to cover the results of a totally irrelevant 'Free Willie" campaign, instead of covering a story about WA's first ever dual Brownlow Medallist on the day immediately after, is going to be laughable at the least.
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Don't think so, but Mitchell's dad was coaching at Freo when Fyfe was an up and comer
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Two? Have I missed another one?
There'd be a crusty dread with every copy
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Yep - just saw it. Am I a bad person that I feel an immense amount of schadenfreude right now??
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Except the dreads are sacrosanct and must be left flying in the wind, leaving himself open to a 'lil mistake' of some hair pulling now and again...
In a nutshell, Fyfe has/will achieve more, but what Pav did for us during a period of irrelevance isn't really quantifiable or comparable to trophies.
Congrats.
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I didn't watch his first Brownlow win. I was a bit too down and apathetic after that god awful prelim loss that I just didn't care. It was good to actually watch this one.
Congrats Fyfey!
Congrats Fyfey!
Fitness permitting, I think it'll be hard to go to another level, but it may be viewed as that under a new coach. The only thing Dusty and Danger have over him is goal kicking, I'm certain that will change.
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Cool seeing the shoutout to his bro Liam. I randomly met him, his wife & twin boys the other week at my neighbour's bbq. Just a simple, laid back down to earth country / truck driving guy.
I was like "so how do you guys know each other?" My neighbour goes "I used to drive trucks with Liam down at Lake Grace". My wife then chimes in "Lake Grace? I suppose you know Nat Fyfe then?" To which Liam replies "yeah I know him unfortunately (joking)... I'm his brother" Haha we were like wtf is Nat Fyfe's brother doing at our neighbour's bbq in Safety Bay?
I was like "so how do you guys know each other?" My neighbour goes "I used to drive trucks with Liam down at Lake Grace". My wife then chimes in "Lake Grace? I suppose you know Nat Fyfe then?" To which Liam replies "yeah I know him unfortunately (joking)... I'm his brother" Haha we were like wtf is Nat Fyfe's brother doing at our neighbour's bbq in Safety Bay?
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