As for Fremantle, well, even as pure comic farce, the Dockers' routine would be getting a little tedious. As an allegedly professional AFL team, it, too, is a disgrace. Five losses in a row after having led each at three-quarter-time.
Yesterday's at home, in front of supporters desperate to see some sign of resilience, against a Port Adelaide side whose tendency to choke was beginning to rival its own.
Yet even that scenario couldn't inspire the Dockers rabble to gird its loins and actually emerge with some honour and the match points.
Coach Mark Harvey has his own problems to deal with, but anyone who remembers Harvey the player would have to sympathise with him right now. Such spineless hoisting of the white flag come crunch time must be making him feel physically ill.
His club remains a standing joke, one which in its 14th season in AFL company still cannot find the requisite spirit and pride to avoid the contempt of its peers for longer than five minutes.
And when Freo continues to serve up the same heartless rubbish week after week, year after year, why would they do anything else?
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/ne...-eagles-dockers/2008/06/01/1212258649616.html
Yesterday's at home, in front of supporters desperate to see some sign of resilience, against a Port Adelaide side whose tendency to choke was beginning to rival its own.
Yet even that scenario couldn't inspire the Dockers rabble to gird its loins and actually emerge with some honour and the match points.
Coach Mark Harvey has his own problems to deal with, but anyone who remembers Harvey the player would have to sympathise with him right now. Such spineless hoisting of the white flag come crunch time must be making him feel physically ill.
His club remains a standing joke, one which in its 14th season in AFL company still cannot find the requisite spirit and pride to avoid the contempt of its peers for longer than five minutes.
And when Freo continues to serve up the same heartless rubbish week after week, year after year, why would they do anything else?
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/ne...-eagles-dockers/2008/06/01/1212258649616.html
