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But you are neither this or that
Opinion Captain Nat Fyfe- 2017 and beyond
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I dont believe in karma.
Reginald Perrin
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Fair enough. It doesn't make it's presence very obvious. If it did, Gina Rinehart would have choked on a ham sandwich years ago.
- Jan 14, 2008
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Last year.Thats ok then. All is forgiven because I am sure I saw Fyfe and the boys having fun leaping of a luxury cruiser somewhere in the deep blue yonder.
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Do you think it was karma that got Nics knee ?
Schwartz said he didn't put it to air until it was confirmed by another source. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of mud being thrown at the club but you have to wonder, where there is smoke.....
Ironically Reg some of those same people cheated in exams using my work; I didn't need to cheat.
I even employed a couple of them later in life.
I wouldn't be surprised if they went to my funeral.
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Funny thing is all this senior players eg spurr or suban is not elite but footsoldiers type .
- Jun 5, 2015
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You are not that old are you ? calling for funeral already.
- Jun 6, 2010
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Yep. Both Replaceable. You can't replace Fyfe.
Arcassius
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there's stoners?
I would have also accepted Cam McCarthy is around. (this is a joke based on people worrying if he smoked....)
- Jul 2, 2013
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I'm struggling with all this Fyfe rift stuff. On the field and in the media I have only seen very supportive leadership qualities from Fyfe. I've often seen him giving supportive pats on the field and the bench. Blakely publicly commended Fyfe's pep talk during the Essendon win which led to Blakely's rising star nomination. ( http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-06/fyfe-pep-talk-inspires-blakelys-secondhalf-blinder ). I just haven't seen anything to show player angst towards him or vice versa.
I suspect at worse there may be a few that find him prickly and the rest of it has been a beat up by the media and the rivals down the road. Aussies are well renowned sufferers of Tall Poppy Syndrome.
In any case, even if it's not the proper Fremantle process driven way to go about it, I reckon Fyfe should be given the captaincy prior to the start of 2017. If the club needs the players to vote, then let them, but just make sure enough are persuaded to make the result a given.
If Fyfe is not given the captaincy for 2017, I fear he will be tempted away from Freo to a club where he's true worth is fully appreciated.
I suspect at worse there may be a few that find him prickly and the rest of it has been a beat up by the media and the rivals down the road. Aussies are well renowned sufferers of Tall Poppy Syndrome.
In any case, even if it's not the proper Fremantle process driven way to go about it, I reckon Fyfe should be given the captaincy prior to the start of 2017. If the club needs the players to vote, then let them, but just make sure enough are persuaded to make the result a given.
If Fyfe is not given the captaincy for 2017, I fear he will be tempted away from Freo to a club where he's true worth is fully appreciated.
- Apr 15, 2013
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I remember last year Garry Lyon saying Fyfe would get some noses out of joint with how hard he trains, and his expectations of others. It seems, like most of the discontent (reportedly) is coming from the older players. Perhaps, some of them feel aggrieved when a younger player starts making demands of them?
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It's an interesting one. I think the perception of arrogance or unrealistic expectations is fairly commonly held about some of the out and out champions who also became team leaders. Michael Jordan, Nathan Buckley and Wayne Carey for instance. After the debacle of this season, I want whoever is best placed to lead us to a period of success on the field. As an outsider I'd have said that was Fyfe.
We really cant keep going the same way. I am all for someone as Captain that will really drive the group to a better level than this year.
Who cares if he has a little bit of the Nathan Buckley's about him he will mature into the role, he is certainly no dummy.
That is quite witty.
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Interesting all this Fyfe rift stuff given that i've, and i'm sure others have, seen him out on the sauce with another player or two a couple of times (pre-season I should clarify for Haggers in case you are reading you old crumpet head).
Did Sutcliffe and Silvagni not live with him too? I vaguely remember that from that trash Freo members magazine they send.
Did Sutcliffe and Silvagni not live with him too? I vaguely remember that from that trash Freo members magazine they send.
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Crumpet face that is
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Crumpety mccrumpet face
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A friend of mine, who also is a friend of Matt de Boer's, saw Fyfe out at a party (which was at De Boer's house..). So was Zac Clarke and Tendai Mzungu, so it does happen during the season that players head out, after a game even.
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