Toast Matthew Pavlich: Fremantle's Oldest Ever Player

[serial_thrilla]

Something that seems to have slipped notice this weekend is that Matthew Pavlich has surpassed Shane Parker as being the oldest player to ever put on the boots for Freo. On Saturday he was aged 34 years and 142 days, going passed Shane Parker's age during his final game of 34 years and 140 days.

Top 10 oldest players for Freo:

1. Matthew Pavlich (34 years, 142 days)*
2. Shane Parker (34 years, 140 days)
3. Dale Kickett (34 years, 63 days)
4. Luke McPharlin (33 years, 272 days)
5. Aaron Sandilands (33 years, 125 days)*
6. Shaun McManus (32 years, 176 days)
7. Tony Modra (32 years, 135 days)
8. Peter Bell (32 years, 120 days)
9. Antoni Grover (32 years, 119 days)
10. Adrian Fletcher (31 years, 326 days)

 

[MadDocker]

Unfortunately, he looks every bit his age out there at the moment.

Absolute champion of the club. Wish he had access to whatever St Nick and Pinchy Harvey have to keep them going though.

 

[DudleyDocker]

Unfortunately, he looks every bit his age out there at the moment.

Absolute champion of the club. Wish he had access to whatever St Nick and Pinchy Harvey have to keep them going though.

Pretty sure it's called "a team" or something along those lines...

 

[Tbonefreo]

He would have every single record at freo by now.

 

[Puregold]

Think he has been really good this year.
Most on here are really harsh about his performances. Hard to be a great full forward with the delivery ha has from our C team midfielders.

 

[Freoforever86]

Funny thing is that if he kicked straight he'd have 20 or so goals. Think the old fella is moving better than some of the younger blokes

 

[clivenator26]

His form may be in the wane but my love for the great man continues to grow. #nohomo #unlesspavwantsto

 

[Scham]

Unfortunately, he looks every bit his age out there at the moment.

Absolute champion of the club. Wish he had access to whatever St Nick and Pinchy Harvey have to keep them going though.

I'm pretty sure it's called "play most of your footy in the city you live in" tonic.

 

[mightymouse75]

Hope there is a wing named after him at the new stadium. Better than naming it after a junkee

 

[Allikat]

Hope there is a wing named after him at the new stadium. Better than naming it after a junkee

The whole stadium should be named after him!

 

[Stevey_J8888]

Matthew Pavlich is a one of the greatest champions of the game.

 

[Freeeoo]

Tell you what, put those 10 players in their prime in the same team, you'd have the makings of a pretty handy outfit.

 

[Sully90]

Hope there is a wing named after him at the new stadium. Better than naming it after a junkee

Bronze statue or gtfo

 

[beetz]

Seriously, we're toasting Pav for being the oldest player for Freo. Surely he deserves a better thread title than that in his final year?

 

[mad4freo]

Golden statue or gtfo

EFA

 

[clivenator26]

If rested this week, Pav will play 350 away to Gold Coast, but the following 3 weeks are all at home so 1 more missed game will see him play at home vs Sydney, then we have a derby followed by Adelaide so you'd think we will get him to have the 350th one of those weeks.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Hope there is a wing named after him at the new stadium. Better than naming it after a junkee

Agree

Mainwaring was a crack head who left his family in search of more drugs yo feed his addiction and now we have an annual parade for him.

Pav should get some recognition for his achievements at the new stadium

 

[Allikat]

If rested this week, Pav will play 350 away to Gold Coast, but the following 3 weeks are all at home so 1 more missed game will see him play at home vs Sydney, then we have a derby followed by Adelaide so you'd think we will get him to have the 350th one of those weeks.

If we rest him this week I assume we'll rest him v Melbourne in Darwin as well. That makes the 350th at home.

 

[PurpleReign95]

feel free to call me crazy
but what are ppl thoughts on this mental idea

With the lack of experience down back and the fact that Tab seems to play better when he is key target up FWD. Why not send the old pav down back to play that lose off HB similar to what mundy has been doing. it keeps mundy in the guts and it stops pav getting his body smashed every by terrible kicks on his head

 

[Righteo]

feel free to call me crazy
but what are ppl thoughts on this mental idea

With the lack of experience down back and the fact that Tab seems to play better when he is key target up FWD. Why not send the old pav down back to play that lose off HB similar to what mundy has been doing. it keeps mundy in the guts and it stops pav getting his body smashed every by terrible kicks on his head

I wouldn't be totally against that idea, and it's a lot more appealing than Pav playing as a key defender, but would only want to see it when Apeness is ready to come into the team.

 

[Schauermann]

He would have every single record at freo by now.

Modra's 10 goal game is still to beat. So he has a mission this week...

 

[purplerunsdeep]

Me thinks sandi will eventually take this record


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[Alfonz]

Didn't realise Kickett would be so high up on this list.

 

[Schauermann]

Didn't realise Kickett would be so high up on this list.

Was nearly 22 when he played his first AFL game (and had a few clubs before Freo).

 

[wayToGo_]

I'll be looking forward to taking part in a Pav-an on the pav-ed area under the Pav-ilion whilst watching the team train out on the Pavl-oval under the guidance of Assistant Coach Pav. Expect we will see some reduced S-pav-ins to all our players once we make the move and our team will become more im-pav-id for it.