Fyfe is back

[Cleansweep17]

Nat Fyfe - Can he be the GOAT?

Injury free I believe he would’ve been in contention. Would have broken the Brownlow medal record for sure.

 

[The_Eagles]

Hard to believe the game against the dogs was par for the course 10 years ago. Footy is just better when he’s on song

 

[gungho]

'' Freo vow to win the flag ''


Then miss the 8. Never won a prem. Fyfe's finished btw. 19 possessions doesn't mean he's back. He's been gone for a while now.

Still finished? He got 37 possessions last night and was a bull in the midfield.

 

[The_Eagles]

Fyfe is back: curtain call edition

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Fyfe is back: curtain call edition

I thought he retired years ago, will it really be him out there or a cyborg?

 

[The_Eagles]

I thought he retired years ago, will it really be him out there or a cyborg?

He was at his superstar best that final quarter

 

[Lach72]

He was at his superstar best that final quarter

Really excellent return

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

Really excellent return

he was pretty good!

 

[Lach72]

he was pretty good!

First footy in 7 weeks.

Very good cameo.
Steadied the ship nicely

 

[FreoGirl]

was so excited to see him back

 

[Gimme the Fyfe]

It was great to see him out there, didn't quite seem real in a way!

7 disposals in the one quarter.

He's clearly leaner and not the battering ram he was but definitely holds his ground. Most importantly he plays smart, has presence and can impart a lot to very young and promising list.

Loved seeing Andy Brayshaw giving him a hug before coming on!

 

[Vintage]

Let’s hope he gets a decent run at it

 

[DeanoDocker]

Can't agree there, McPharlin and Pavlich would have both been injured for the Grand Final.

Agreed, McPharlin was always the key. Seemed to be little under rated by many, terrific defender, high footy IQ and deceptively fast. One of my favs !

 

[Blind Turn]

Why not?

No player is above being traded. Take off those rose tinted glasses

…and here I was thinking you were taking the piss

 

[Gimme the Fyfe]

Fyfe's finished btw. 19 possessions doesn't mean he's back. He's been gone for a while now.

The title of the thread is 'Fyfe is back', all it means is that he played yesterday because, as you say "He's been gone for a while now".

 

[Hollow Knight]

...in Pog form?

 

[Purple Suit]

I wonder if staying the sub all year would be good for preserving him. Is a good body type to play the role.

 

[The_Eagles]

The talismanic number 7 was frisky again in his quarter, “the supersub” role - ala soccer - is letting him cook so far.

 

[Osho]

The talismanic number 7 was frisky again in his quarter, “the supersub” role - ala soccer - is letting him cook so far.

A bunch of effective disposals last qtr, 100% efficiency. He certainly played a part in stopping North's momentum.

 

[ZEV]

A bunch of effective disposals last qtr, 100% efficiency. He certainly played a part in stopping North's momentum.

Not as much as Luke Macdonald.

 

[Mr5000]

You can tell he has more class than most of the turkeys out there it's just his body telling him no. Sub a perfect role for him

 

[Freomaniac]

Interesting, over the journey of his pretty fine career he misses about one game for every two he plays. Averages 14 and a half games per year.

In a similar way Aaron Sandilands career panned out too. Yeah the bloke is 211 cm.

Sandi averaged 16 or 17 games a season.

Last 4 years of his career, he averaged 11 games a year or played every 2nd game.

It was a blessing in disguise for him to play every 2nd game from 2017 to 2019. That was because Sean Darcy slowly developing and played 25 AFL games from 2017 to 2019.

Once Sandilands retired at the end of 2019, Sean Darcy had 3 years of development under him and lead the ruck duties from round 1 of 2020.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

another nice little cameo deserves a full game soon pretty good

 

[The_Eagles]

I’m not gonna bump this every game, but I’ll give the champion a mulligan. Cornesy would have loved it lol, who has written him off or can’t forgive and forget the classic sledge handed to him: “come on then, I’m taking your old bones to the goalsquare”

But he was definitely slow and scratchy last night. He was getting run in his legs traipsing up and down the field and you can see he is an on-field coach - but he needs to be at the coalface for the fourth quarter when the younger players have slowed down it would seem. He truly looks to be suited to the substitute, and is a net positive there on a small sample size. The Dockers need that 6’3 tunnel boring machine with Serong and Brayshaw on the smaller side at the end of games. He also has an aura when he’s injected, everyone’s already tense and pumped at the start of the match. Just may not bode well for the Dockers if there’s a first quarter injury. Nevertheless, Nathan should own the substitute position if he’s the one insisting he’s good for the whole game - no one’s really ever been a specialist (no not B Banfield).

If the Dockers make the finals or even a grand final I reckon he could go kamikaze as a last hurrah and play a stellar game and retire with nothing but good memories and as a first ballot Hall of Famer.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

I’m not gonna bump this every game, but I’ll give the champion a mulligan. Cornesy would have loved it lol, who has written him off or can’t forgive and forget the classic sledge handed to him: “come on then, I’m taking your old bones to the goalsquare”

But he was definitely slow and scratchy last night. He was getting run in his legs traipsing up and down the field and you can see he is an on-field coach - but he needs to be at the coalface for the fourth quarter when the younger players have slowed down it would seem. He truly looks to be suited to the substitute, and is a net positive there on a small sample size. The Dockers need that 6’3 tunnel boring machine with Serong and Brayshaw on the smaller side at the end of games. He also has an aura when he’s injected, everyone’s already tense and pumped at the start of the match. Just may not bode well for the Dockers if there’s a first quarter injury. Nevertheless, Nathan should own the substitute position if he’s the one insisting he’s good for the whole game - no one’s really ever been a specialist (no not B Banfield).

If the Dockers make the finals or even a grand final I reckon he could go kamikaze as a last hurrah and play a stellar game and retire with nothing but good memories and as a first ballot Hall of Famer.

i didn't watch a lot of the game but he was barely sighted when i was watching happy to give Nat a mulligan it happens