Game Day Round 18 Freo v Hawks @ Subi 5:40pm

[Allikat]

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Fremantle have unfortunately omitted 2 of our promising youngsters for drowning their sorrows not meeting team requirements. Thankfully there's 2 more promising youngsters to pull on the boots this weekend!
Hawks have also made 2 changes, omitting 2 players I've never heard of before, to play 2 more players I've never heard of before (including a debutant).

LAST FIVE TIMES
R8, 2016, Hawthorn 17.14 (116) d Fremantle 11.9 (75) at Uni of Tasmania Stadium
1PF, 2015, Hawthorn 15.4 (94) d Fremantle 10.7 (67) at Domain Stadium
R15, 2015, Hawthorn 17.13 (115) d Fremantle 6.7 (43) at Uni of Tasmania Stadium
R21, 2014, Fremantle 17.8 (110) d Hawthorn 13.13 (91) at Domain Stadium
R3, 2014, Hawthorn 21.11 (137) d Fremantle 11.13 (79) at the MCG

POINTS OF INTEREST
- Fremantle have been the better team of 2017, sitting a lofty 12th in a rebuild year, whereas the Hawks, after using 2 years worth of draft picks for another tilt at the flag are a lowly 13th.

- In the past year, both teams have had major retirements, with their greatest player leaving each club.
Freo lost the nose and guns of Matthew Pavlich:

Hawthorn lost the flowing locks of Jesus Matt Spangher:

- Both teams have changed captains too. Brownlow Medalist, 2x MVP, 2x Doig Medalist, 2x All Australian, newly crowned highest player in the comp (possibly), and owner of the sexiest post-ceremony photo ever taken, Nathan Fyfe, has been voted in by his adoring team mates to take on the role at Freo.
After Luke Hodge had to step aside for being such a good gosh darn bloke, the Hawks put their gingerest player, Jarryd Roughead into the captaincy.

- The 2013 grand final has now disappeared off the list of last 5 games!

- I got thrown in the deep end creating this preview at the last minute!

PREDICTION
Freo by all the goals

 

[Unique Name]

Freo to kick more behinds than goals. We may or may not win.

 

[BStaff17]

Hopefully we beat hawthorn who are our bogey team.

They were the one team we just haven't played well against since ross lyon arrived. Weather they made us look bad or we mentally struggled against them and didn't have the belief.

We just never seem to get close to them. And apart from the grand final every other defeat has been by at least 8 or so goals.


In saying that we have always seemed to play them in Tassie so its nice to play them in perth for a change.

Also hayden ballantyne has played hawthorn 9 times and lost all 9 occasions. Saturday could be his last chance to finally beat them.

 

[Cobbler]

Meh.

Win... who cares.

Don't mind a competitive loss, but feels like we should win this if we're fair dinkum.

Pick 5 or 7 is much of a muchness, but is clearly better!

 

[Outshined]

Really disappointing Ross and Clarko didn't have a quick chat during the week and agree to select Dawson and Vickery.

Give the people what they want.

 

[meima]

Maybe I want a consolation from this match a competative loss is not that bad consider freo need a good pick .

 

[electricfeel]

Nice to play Hawthorn here for a change. Still think we'll lose unfortunately.

 

[ChimpaWompa]

Also hayden ballantyne has played hawthorn 9 times and lost all 9 occasions. Saturday could be his last chance to finally beat them.

I could have sworn he was in the 2014 team when we beat them at Subi?

 

[wayToGo_]

Think we can get over the line in this one but expecting a close one. Don't care that much win or lose but please no-one mention the T-word in this thread.

 

[clivenator26]

I could have sworn he was in the 2014 team when we beat them at Subi?

He wasn't. Mundy 4-12 win-loss as well, no real surprises given we've been their bitch and generally played them away.

 

[Freo Dr]

WhiteX is like the revolving door footy player been on their list forever and still not a permanent player.

Suban to Mitchell for a full on lock down tag which will restrict Mitchell to just the 35 handballs and 4 kicks.

 

[Power Raid]

Freo in a close one!

 

[Righteo]

I want to win this badly. We've beaten these guys twice this decade and they've never been worse in that time then they are now. Not too confident though, the psychological aspect is very real.

 

[jerms]

WhiteX is like the revolving door footy player been on their list forever and still not a permanent player.

Suban to Mitchell for a full on lock down tag which will restrict Mitchell to just the 35 handballs and 4 kicks.

And -17 metres gained...

 

[SHill Shall]

The Darcy/McEvoy match up will be fascinating! Chance for another scalp I think.

 

[sportsmaniac89]

I think we've lost this game at selection by refusing to select anything resembling a forward line.

McCarthy coming back after suspension and hasn't been in form most of the year
Kersten who is a resident spud
Ballantyne who has missed most of the year and hasn't been great the last 2 weeks.

Hawks by 30 and Ross Lyon to make some more bullshit excuses/attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of everyone.

 

[WWSD]

Really disappointing Ross and Clarko didn't have a quick chat during the week and agree to select Dawson and Vickery.

Give the people what they want.

Ali vs Frazier

 

[WWSD]

Nice to play Hawthorn here for a change. Still think we'll lose unfortunately.

I think you guys will get the chocolates. Hawthorn are playing well but are essentially out of the running for the finals so there's no motivation anymore and Fremantle at home is never an easy task.

The Dockers have unearthed some very talented young players recently. Brennan Cox has been good since coming in as has Darcy in the ruck.

Hopefully Brad Hill makes the All-Australian team. He's had a super year.

 

[BStaff17]

I could have sworn he was in the 2014 team when we beat them at Subi?

Nah he didnt play in that game cant remember why.

Maybe he got suspended the week before as we played in geelong the night mundy missed after the siren and that was a fiery game from memory with a lot of off the ball stuff.

 

[Unique Name]

I think you guys will get the chocolates. Hawthorn are playing well but are essentially out of the running for the finals so there's no motivation anymore and Fremantle at home is never an easy task.

The Dockers have unearthed some very talented young players recently. Brennan Cox has been good since coming in as has Darcy in the ruck.

Hopefully Brad Hill makes the All-Australian team. He's had a super year.

Unfortunately Brennan Cox and Luke Ryan decided to have a drink after the game on Sunday and have been dropped as a result. Bit harsh but yeah.

 

[Unique Name]

Hopefully Brad Hill makes the All-Australian team. He's had a super year.

He has exceeded most of our expectations for sure. We will be forever grateful to Collingwood.

 

[masai]

The Darcy/McEvoy match up will be fascinating! Chance for another scalp I think.

Who is Freo running as their backup ruck ?.

Johnno, Fyfe, Kersten ?.

 

[freoextra]

Who is Freo running as their backup ruck ?.

Johnno, Fyfe, Kersten ?.

Ballas, and he will be very effective, he is that annoying that he will drive the opposition ruck nuts (or alternatively just hit him there)

 

[imperial_oz]

Who is Freo running as their backup ruck ?.

Johnno, Fyfe, Kersten ?.

Could only be Johnno but that is going to hurt our defence big time...again

 

[Purpletown]

Ballas, and he will be very effective, he is that annoying that he will drive the opposition ruck nuts (or alternatively just hit him there)

And Ballas will be resting at CHF. Going to this game expecting nothing more than a glorified training drill and a few beers, ok a lot of beer if it's a rubbish as last week.