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I was reading this post on 2016 phantom draft Quigley's 2016 Draft Rankings Made me think our recruiters did very well with selections.Luke Darcy was not mentioned and may be the best of all. We might look back on 2016 draft and trading as being the best free has ever done. 12. Brennan...

MY Mid season list management Hayden Ballantyne Ballantyne will stay.When he is at his best he inspires those around him. Zac Dawson Dawson has a year left on his contract and is still our best defender against larger opponents.Does a lot of team things and could be used as a backup...

Troy Luff on ABC Sports News said today that there were rumours many Freo players are very unhappy and not gelling under the new systems. He also said there were rumours Nat Fyfe wanted to play for a Melbourne side next year. No wonder they signed RTB for 5 years. There will be revolution on...

2016 coaching team: Ross Lyon, senior coach Simon Eastaugh, midfield coach Brent Guerra, defensive coach Michael Prior, defensive coach Mark Stone, forwards coach Marc Webb, midfield coach Peter Sumich, senior development coach/assistant coach David Hale, development/specialist coach Roger...

Everyone would expect Dawson to come back into the side as a backman. I think our backline with Johnson back is working fine. Perhaps Dawson could play in forward line or even as the second ruck man. He is a big body, fairly mobile and would play a role destroying arial contests and bring small...

After seeing Hawthorn crush St Kilda I was thinking we need to develop the Hawk mentality of crushing opponents . We seem to be happy to win by a few goals even against weak teams. Perhaps we won't have ultimate success until we start to do that (win by 100 pts) I am beginning wonder if we are...

I always laugh at this time of year........Why didnt we get this guy or that free agent.......The truth is most of those didnt want to come west or they are not as good what we have got. I believe last year many of our players did not perform to expectations.I will start with our midfield which...

Read in Perth Now that Collingwood are into Simon Lloyd to take over from Eade. Sumich of course is in the hunt for the Bulldogs job. I think it be very destabilising if we lose both just before pre-season.I hope they both stay as I feel next year will be the year we bring home the big one. Ye Ha!

Just heard on SEN.........f... me

Just noticed he has only been offered a 1 year deal. I think he would be worth looking at as a mobile CHF

It is half time and I guess we can get back into this game but..... We are playing crap footy. Our midfield is poor. Our forward line is poorer. Cant figure out what Pav is trying to do .We need him to kick goals' Our backline is ok but it should be because our whole team spends most of the...

I think Sandilands is the obvious solution to make our forward structure work. I suspect Griffen will ruck 50 percent and Sandilands will have a greater forward role.A forward line with Pavlich,Sandilands and maybe Bradley/Johnson/Clarke. Will be be very hard to contain. hopefully Lyon...

Watching the grand final for the second time I was struck by the thought of just how much we need to improve just to get to a grand final let alone win one Not just our young players but also our on field leaders. You couldnt help but be inspired by St Kildas leaders: Hayes Goddard and...

I think Freo has set a trend that other clubs will follow from now on .That being recruitment of 20 - 25 year old footballers that are performing well in the Wafl Vfl and SaFL. Ballentine Broughton had great starts last year. Barlow Van berlo and Sylvani certainly did not look out of place in...

I really hope the recent critism of our club its coaches and players is used to develop a real us v them mentality at our club. As a Swan District supporter I remember John Todd was an expert at drawing players in close with an us v them mentality that took us to 3 premierships. These...

Luke Ball has left St Kilda. This could make pre season draft very interesting.I would love to get him but doubt this will happen. It might enable us to grab Thorpe or another highly rated uncontracted player.

Our biggest problem for next year is that we have a coach that is in the last year of his contract. We should continue to develop the young players and ideally trade Tarrant and Hase if we can get the right deals. The problem is that none of this is likely to happen when your coach is...

Our rookie players that we drafted this year are sensational. DeBoer Broughton Pearce and Van Berlo all look like they will be regular players for years. They will be the future workers for the more talented Hill Suban and Ballantine. I must say Ballintine really really excites me. He may...

Looking at today's game it struck me that we are are a long way from being a good team.At This time we probally have : A Grade Players Pavlich Sandilands B Graders Haselby(not on todays effort) Tarrant Maybe Duffield C Graders Most of the team D or less Grover - is well past his best...

While I have always thought Pav was a great footballer I must admit to doubting his ability to captain Freo.His defensive pressure and physical aspects of his game were sometimes less than desired.He often seemed to be more focused on his game than the team. Well the last few weeks have...

So far this season it is obvious that Palmer is being instructed to handball more than kick. This worries me as he is one the few players in our team who can sprint through the lines and kick ball 50 metres.Sure he will stuff some up when at top speed . This is a development year (so Harvey...

For all the coaches we have I fail to see what benefit we are getting Palmer disposal was better in his first year. Our skills are getting worse eg Micheal Johnson We cant win a contested possession Sandilands wins knocks but still cant take a mark Crowley seems confused as to his role...

I have just become a Freo member this year and wasnt expecting a great season but I was excited that we would be competitive ( at least until injuries hit) ,thought that Harvey would build on last years game plan (not copy another coaches) and that we would see introduction of some new talent...

At one stage our centre bounce down structure was Sandilands , Pavlich Mundy Haselby and Bradley. What was Harvey thinking?????? This is not the speedy midfield setup needed to match the bulldogs. Mundy looks way to slow for a midfielder Pavlich is much better value at CHF .Haselby is Ok in...

I thought Sandilands was a very disappointing player tonight.He gets his hands on the ball a lot but with little positive effect for the team. Why he doesnt belt it forward on occassions is also surprising. We need Sandilands to be at his best as I feel he has the potential to dominate.How...

Has anyone heard how bad his knee injury is. I really rate this guy and think that we need him to really step up this year.

Listened to Mark Harvey on 6 pr tonight. He still appears to be uncomfortable when speaking to the media but I still think that despite his weakness with public speaking he is on the right track with the way he is hoping to shape our future team. He is obviously pleased with progress this...