Win Prizes Game Previews Are Back - Congratulations Square Peg!!!

[Tonga Bob]

Hi again,

Many thanks to those of you who have put your hand up for writing a game preview, and for the other positive support that this reboot has received. We still have quite a few games that need owners though, so I'm putting on a sausage sizzle.



Honestly this is a big deal for me. The last time I ran a sausage sizzle was in my rookie year with the Coney Island Warriors. The BBQ at Docklands Bunnings was clapped out so hot oil splattered everywhere and I was surly as heck all day. I was pretty hungover too if memory serves me well.



But I'm here today to give good effort despite the scars of yesteryear, so with the incentive of cooked sausages I'm hoping that more people come forward an adopt a game preview. Apart from Snuffaluphagus & BeinPurplenGreen though, they wouldn't know what to do with a free sausage. Apart from the perceived bias of mods receiving awards from other mods, Snuf will eat his sausage sideways and BPG will confuse his sausage for his proboscis.



And for those who have already signed up, you get two (2) sausages each and a can of soft drink. Form a line to the left.

Thank you for your time, and enjoy the rest of your pre-season.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Happy Monday everyone! Trust you had a good weekend. Our lads' performance in Radelaide certainly helped which, as the locals would describe it, was "heaps good".

Anyhoo, this is just a quick note to say that there's only a limited number of games available to preview for season 2021. And to drum up support I've enlisted a special guest - none other than former coach and TheInjuryFactory lookalike Ross Lyon!

How are you today Ro- wait I've been handed a note.


Holy crap you guys, that's certainly put the kibosh on my special guest appearance. If only there was some way for me to get Ross to tell us how many games are still open to preview without him actually saying anything...

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Bless you Ross you beautiful, misunderstood, jealously coveted, overpriced media personality!

So there you go punters, straight from the boss' mouth hand. Get in quick to secure a game to preview for your chance to hone your wordsmithery, impress your friends and possibly become this years Freo Poster of the Year!

 

[Tonga Bob]

Good morning all,

First of all I want to thank everybody who have written game previews and/or committed to writing game previews this season. The quality that has been delivered each week has been consistently outstanding, which has come out in the positive replies that follow each preview.

We've come to the point in the season however where we're about to run into some vacant rounds. Next week's trip to Docklands to face Essendon is the first one, followed by gaps in rounds 11 (away to Port) and 12 (maybe at home to the Bulldogs). So I'm getting on my metaphorical knees and groveling for people to adopt one of these lost rounds.



And just to show that I can put my money where my mouth is, I will step up and take on one of these poor abandoned fixtures. And given my love of bulldogs of the red and white variety, I shall take on the team from Whitten Oval.

Who will join me in taking one of the final rounds?

 

[Tonga Bob]

Welcome back everyone. The season is done and/or dusted, the day previously known as Mad Monday has happened, and now we're in a collar-popping silly season of trades, draft picks and speculation over what kid will be the new [INSERT GUN PLAYER NAME].

All of that however is but the entree before the main meal of the off-season - the Fremantle BigFooty Awards Season. And the first cab off the rank is the crowning of the newest Fremantle Poster of the Year! A chance for one of the posters who gave of their time and creative energies to help us prepare for our games in season 2021. At this point I want to say a massive thank you to all those who provided us with game previews this season - DockerDen5215 Yeti Megalon Square Peg dockerfemme Snuffaluphagus Piggy Smalls WAnchor Gekko71 BarbieITFC Purple_Turtle cardamon DragoDelph - you all gave great effort and should be proud that you provided the board with some champagne previews! If you need reminding of what they've produced, check out the links in the OP for all of the previews for the season.

However only one of this season's game previewers will join the pantheon of Freo Posters of the Year. Who that will be is entirely up to you, the Fremantle board. As is tradition, I have tallied up the reactions that each game preview OP received and have shortlisted the top six (6) for a final vote, which I will shortly add to the top of this thread.The person with the most votes will then receive a Fremantle PoTY badge and a year's Premium BF membership.

The nominees are:

• Yeti for Attack Of The Giants;
• Piggy Smalls for The BigFooty Live And Exclusive Pre-Match Show;
• Square Peg for Is It Too Early To Drink?;
• dockerfemme for The Most Boring Preview Of The Year;
• BarbieITFC for Everybody Hates Collingwood;
• Megalon for The Karen From Karlton Kup.

Now it's up to you, board members. Please honour the work that these good people have done by casting your vote, and in doing so make sure you vote for the Game Preview rather than the poster. The poll will be open for one week, you each have a single vote and the results will be kept private until after the poll has finished because I love me a bit of suspense.

Let the voting commence!!

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[Tonga Bob]

Hi all,

There's just over a day left before the poll closes. The vote is stupidly tight so if you haven't voted yet then get on it, yours could make all the difference. So what are you waiting for? Make your voice be heard.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Well folks, the crowd has spoken. And boy was it a tight race. Any one of our six finalists could have come away with the chicken dinner, such was the quality on display. But even though all of them are winners, there's actually only one winner. So please join the mod team and I in congratulating the winner of the the season 2021 poster of the year - Square Peg!

Here's his winning game preview once again - Is It Too Early To Drink?

Congrats Peg, you've not only picked up your very own Freo PoTY badge and a year's BigFooty Premium membership, but you have now joined the likes of Arcassius, TheInjuryFactory and myself atop Mt Postmore! That in my opinion is the most valuable prize, given how long it took me to chisel your likeness up there.



To the other finalists, and indeed all who gave us a game preview - my deepest gratitude for the time and effort that you put into them. A lot of people expressed how happy they were when the game previews returned, and you have lived up to their expectations! We'll be doing this again in 2022 as part of an expanded Awards Season, so keep an eye out on the fixture drop to see what round takes your fancy.

Congratulations again to all of you, and thank you for your Champagne Previewing!