Fyfe retires

[freo84]

I love that movie!

 

[largebus]

The full speech, that line you're looking for is at the end.

 

[The_Eagles]

Favourite match other than basically all of the must-watch 2013-15 era was in 2019 at the MCG against Collingwood when they were top 4. Ripped their heart out seemingly single-handedly in the black elbow sleeve era

 

[fleur]

Operation get Nat a flag begins

 

[wakojako]

Operation get Nat a flag begins

**** me watching those interviews and highlight videos, we've got to get him a flag. Please Freo having achieved sweet fk all in 30 years, let's get him a flag

 

[Lach72]

Oh I remember. I remember seeing them having coffee together in a cafe (before it became obvious Mora was never coming back) and thinking these 2 will lift the cup together if Mora can get back to his early promise.

Feeling very emotional. End of an era.
Godspeed Fyfey. I’m getting to Optus early Friday to watch you warm up.

The Crippling injuries to the three best players we took in 2009 - Morabito, Fyfe and Barlow…absolute body blows all of them.

The absolute injustice of Dustin Martin retiring a year earlier and still playing more games than mora and Fyfe combined.

Martin has as of today played 57 games more than Fyfe. Retiring in 2024…almost three full years of football.

 

[Perfect Purple]

Full team address

Serong is holding his hands in prayer.

The belief in achieving the ultimate AFL feat just went up several notches with Fyfe’s announcement and call to arms.

We can do this Freo.

 

[fleur]

**** me watching those interviews and highlight videos, we've got to get him a flag. Please Freo having achieved sweet fk all in 30 years, let's get him a flag

We tried to do it for Dave in 2022 but we just didn’t have the balance of players and experience. We do now, even without finals experience the last couple of years, there is enough magic in this team to complete the hero’s journey

 

[Spirit Level]

Nat put Freo on the AFL map, something Pav never managed to do

 

[Gimme the Fyfe]

In his first couple of years when he was a still a skinny poindexter with the wavy hair and shape of his face he always reminded me of an alpaca. The whole time though it was obvious he was the goat.

 

[Lach72]

 

[mattis117]

Unfortunately Daicos likely to dilute this list.

 

[estibador]

I was pleasantly surprised reading the MB thread. I clicked on there with trepidation fully expecting to see the usual bullshit of 'overrated, Dusty woz betta' from Vics who watched Freo two times a year during Fyfe's whole career, but it's almost universally glowing praise.

 

[Pusswah]

**** me he was just stupid good.

 

[Shipping Report]

Another addition to why, maybe, we might finally make something perfect happen.

I membah Pav retiring and I couldn’t imagine that linchpin not being on the ground.

Fyfe going is a reminder that everything passes, and football clubs are a nice little example of that - one day soon we’ll wishing we took Serong for more than we did. One day we won’t be here and the footy club will be and like all things, it’ll change. There’s something peaceful about resigning yourself to that.

I know it all comes back to the elusive premiership but that will be one won for the people who weren’t able to see it.

Fyfey was at times quite divisive and it’s a shame that the professional, stricter, less colourful but more reliable (I suppose?) unit only really came in when he was pretty much knackered. It’s pretty amazing he only won three All Australians but has two Brownlows. He was pretty much rooted in terms of his body from about age 24. A huge shame.

For many of us he’ll always be that skinny, exciting, arrogant, confident, and arresting young guy in the number 13 who plucked it from the only comfy part of Subiaco that was as high as the three tier stand.

I hope he enjoys his business life post football and as he said in an interview once, just enjoys listening to the game on the radio like when he was a little kid.

 

[Shipping Report]

In his first couple of years when he was a still a skinny poindexter with the wavy hair and shape of his face he always reminded me of an alpaca. The whole time though it was obvious he was the goat.

He was so cool back then, he felt like a raw country footballer who went out there thinking ‘why’s everyone find this so hard?’

I still think he played his best football skinny and excited and they tried pigeonholing him into a position, some players are so good they don’t really have an affixed address.

 

[Shipping Report]

That might ne the greatest bit of footy media I've ever watched

My Way is one of those songs that if you died and had no family and no one to arrange the funeral, they’d play you out to it and it’d still be a beautiful outro to your life.

Such a simple and lovely tune that I think resonates with a lot of men.

 

[Daddoo]

What can I say? An absolute legend. I can’t believe this day is here. He was a big reason why I started following footy 14 years ago in a country thousands of miles away to which I’ve never been. He’s also a big reason why the Dockers become my team. I loved the way he dominated the game for years as our bull in the middle. He was part grunt, part high flyer, and part professor. Brains and braun. At his peak, he was unstoppable and could single handedly change a game. He will go down as one of the greats both on and off the field. Like Sonny, it wouldn’t surprise me if he still has a role to play at the club or in the AFL generally, but it also wouldn’t surprise me if he went back and lived a simple life and drove trucks for his Dad again.

I literally would loose my sh** if he gets to hold the cup in his final year. Let’s dedicate this season to Sonny and Fyfe and win big!!!

 

[Sumwun]

Damn, I not crying. I've just got something stuck in my eye.

 

[SiempreFreo]

Sad day but we all knew it was coming, but it doesn't make it easier.

Hopefully we can send him off in the way he deserves as an icon of the club.

My thoughts also turned to what he may do next year.

He would make a great assistant coach but he is just as likely to take a break and drive his trucks and fly his helicopter or sit on a mountain in Tibet pondering life!

Thanks for the memories and the way you used your body as a battering ram for the team Nat.

PS He should have gone out with three Brownlows if not for an accidental head clash and BS tribunal.

I always refer to Fyfey as 3-time Brownlow winner, 2 times with medals.

 

[DocT]

Absolute legend!!!

His start to 2015 was probably the most dominant run of games by an individual I've ever seen.

I made this vid of highlights from rounds 1-7 and always meant to add the highlights from the rest of the season but sometimes life gets in the way...

Plus he won the brownlow and the media made their own (better) highlight packages

Flipping heck.
We do forget just how good he was!
But all the others too.
And they made one another better.
But Fyfey - super strong and his balance and precision - no-one else like him. And he could fly!

 

[dropbear101]

AFL Tables - Richmond v Fremantle - Sun, 6-May-2018 1:10 PM - Match Stats

33 disposals. 7 hitouts. 11 clearances. 7 of which are center clearances. 26 contested possessions. 8 marks (6 contested marks).

went alright.

 

[PrancingPony]

The man is a legend of this club and a legend of the game, it would be insulting to his legacy for this team to not deliver him a flag before he hangs up the boots.

We know we can hang with the best in the league, we've won 11 of our last 12, what the **** is 5 more wins? We have the best record against the top 8 sides while still being the youngest side in the competition, if Fyfey hanging up the boots doesn't motivate the boys to push the extra mile even when they feel like giving up, I don't know what will.

What's been this club's mantra this season? "Anytime Anywhere"??

Prove it, show them that this team can get it done any ****ing time and any ****ing where.

Get this legend his ****ing cup.

 

[Lunchtime]

33 disposals. 7 hitouts. 11 clearances. 7 of which are center clearances. 26 contested possessions. 8 marks (6 contested marks).

went alright.

33 disposals, 26 of them were contested

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Im not one for this normally but let's do our part on Friday. Get everyone there and bring the heat. Let's make it an absolute furnace and do whatever we can to get the boys over the line.