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Doesn't look like that at all, even Willo is turning about to take off, you can see Brad Hills eyes dart when he realises there is more presentation to come.He clearly sees Ross coming and is like NO i don't want to hear your crap,just watch again it's not a good look and then Ross just ends up looking like a tool talking to himself
I think Kelly rates BellWe have to get the WA boys, straight out of the draft, before they move over east and get interstate partners.
Interestingly I heard that Freo has been in talks with Kelly's management in the last week, together with people from South Fremantle. Trying to rebuild some bridges perhaps?
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Objection, hyperbole.
Ask a young up and comer from WA who he would prefer to play for, us or the Eagles.
There’s your answer!
How Bell is going to convince young blokes that we are the correct option for their future beats me.
Sorry Greyhairs, but that's just a pointless argument. West Coast have a bigger following than Fremantle. Therefore more people have grown up supporting West Coast and hence will want to go there in preference to Fremantle. However, just because you would prefer to go to a particular team doesn't mean you will get that choice. A couple of cases in point:Ask a young up and comer from WA who he would prefer to play for, us or the Eagles.
There’s your answer!
How Bell is going to convince young blokes that we are the correct option for their future beats me.
I get what you’re saying and I agree they all would want to get in the system but what I’m getting at is that instead of wanting to play for us, unless we pick them in the draft, they would prefer the Eagles.When you actually ask them they would be happy first to be in the AFL system..
We don't have a situation where players will rather not be in the AFL than play for Fremantle. That has happened to AFL clubs this era though.
I wasn’t talking or referring to the supporters of the Eagles compared to the Dockers.Sorry, but that's just a pointless argument. West Coast have a bigger following than Fremantle. Therefore more people have grown up supporting West Coast and hence will want to go there in preference to Fremantle. However, just because you would prefer to go to a particular team doesn't mean you will get that choice. A couple of cases in point:
I get what you’re saying and I agree they all would want to get in the system but what I’m getting at is that instead of wanting to play for us, unless we pick them in the draft, they would prefer the Eagles.
Once we pick up a young bloke in the draft of course they will be say how pleased they are to be picked by Freo.
You and Cesoir are quite correct in what you are saying.They would all have preferred to play for Hawthorn in 2014 too, Richmond in 2018. That's the real indication of the pattern.
Sustained success will breed a culture where casual supporters follow Fremantle, currently I'd estimate the support from those who wouldn't be able to name more than three Eagles players and asks what happened in the game at work on Monday as being 85% in favor of West Coast.
The trick for Fremantle will be to be performing well year on year for a four to five year window during which those casual supporters decide to come to a game, or bring their children along and start rusting onto Fremantle. That won't happen if we are finishing 9th every season.
All good Greyhairs, I understood the sentiment behind your post and based on the last few weeks I completely agree. But the positive is we have generally been able to attract and keep players even when maybe they'd rather be somewhere else. If we get back to being successful that will be a heck of a lot easier too!You and Cesoir are quite correct in what you are saying.
I don’t think my first post on the subject explained what I actually meant and had more to do with my actual feelings with regard to a Freo at the moment.
Accept my apologies to both of you please.
F**k them, self-entitled youngsters don't get to pick who they play for. They should work their ass off and dream about getting drafted/picked up by any of the 18 teams in the AFL.Ask a young up and comer from WA who he would prefer to play for, us or the Eagles.
There’s your answer!
How Bell is going to convince young blokes that we are the correct option for their future beats me.
You'll be proud as punch because you'll see how hard he has to work to make it. It won't matter what colour he has on the outside then.Happy for my son to be picked by anyone other than the Eagles. Just don't know what I'd do if that ever eventuated. Can't even think about it.
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And he'll understand (deep down) when you wear your Freo colours to the derby.You'll be proud as punch because you'll see how hard he has to work to make it. It won't matter what colour he has on the outside then.