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[ImperialPurple]

I'm a baseball fan and one of the Yankees pitchers slapped (not punched) his partner and he was banned for the whole of last years post season and the whole season this year,+ he has to show the club that he has learned from his mistake before he can play again for the club. That is because the MLB commission has a no tolerance policy on domestic violence. There is no way another club should be allowed to pick up Elijah for a period of time. Certainly not for the coming season.

As it should be. Even the NRL has a policy on violence towards women. The AFL just stick their fingers in the ears, screw their eyes shut and shout ‘lalalalala’ hoping no one notices. And after time, the people forget. It’s like straight out of a ****ing dystopian narrative.

 

[masai]

Not too sure how to phrase this comment, but here goes.

When the AFL does their induction for newly selected recruits, they need to go strongly on the message of being positive and always take precautions when “socialising” with any female partners.

I’m seeing that a lot of tension arises when the girls fall pregnant and the boys are still immature ( girls the same), and they don’t have the skills to process it logically. Fights start and escalate to domestic violence.

As the saying goes, “ If it ain’t on, it ain’t going in “.

 

[PurpleReign]

Butts

”... and who was dragged by the AFL system from WA to the other side of the nation.”
Dragged?

Thanks for the articles by the way Dale147.

 

[ImperialPurple]

”... and who was dragged by the AFL system from WA to the other side of the nation.”
Dragged?

Thanks for the articles by the way Dale147.

Oh noes! A kid from WA nominates for the draft and has a one in nine chance of being dragged to the other side of the nation and surprise! With those odds, he gets dragged to the other side of the nation.

Here’s a free quick word of life coaching. Don’t bash your girlfriend.

You hear that Butts? It’s not ok to bash your girlfriend, even if you’ve been dragged to the other side of the nation because you’re gifted enough to be given the opportunity of living your dream.

Get your head out your Butts, Steve.

 

[tonygeeks]

Oh noes! A kid from WA nominates for the draft and has a one in nine chance of being dragged to the other side of the nation and surprise! With those odds, he gets dragged to the other side of the nation. [emoji849][emoji849]

Here’s a free quick word of life coaching. Don’t bash your girlfriend.

You hear that Butts? It’s not ok to bash your girlfriend, even if you’ve been dragged to the other side of the nation because you’re gifted enough to be given the opportunity of living your dream.

Get your head out your Butts, Steve.

If he ‘ bashed’ his GF he would of got 5yrs at least wouldn’t he ?

He did a bad thing but it was a pretty light punishment and the court at least gets to hear the evidence that we don’t

I could list the names of 1000’s of horrible wife beating men on here and none of us would have a clue who they are or what they did but half the country knows about Taylor for what the court obviously deemed a relatively minor offence

Seems a bit unfair too me


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[apuchar]

If he ‘ bashed’ his GF he would of got 5yrs at least wouldn’t he ?

He did a bad thing but it was a pretty light punishment and the court at least gets to hear the evidence that we don’t

I could list the names of 1000’s of horrible wife beating men on here and none of us would have a clue who they are or what they did but half the country knows about Taylor for what the court obviously deemed a relatively minor offence

Seems a bit unfair too me


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If what he did was sufficiently socially unacceptable for Sydney to sack him, no other club should be able to pick him up for a period of time. The Afl should have a standard for that, it shouldn't be up to individual clubs to decide.

 

[theGav56]

If what he did was sufficiently socially unacceptable for Sydney to sack him, no other club should be able to pick him up for a period of time. The Afl should have a standard for that, it shouldn't be up to individual clubs to decide.

That standard shouldn’t be about Sydney sacking or not sacking him, it should be about the offence. The AFL should have a standard that clubs agree to.

 

[apuchar]

That standard shouldn’t be about Sydney sacking or not sacking him, it should be about the offence. The AFL should have a standard that clubs agree to.

Yes.

 

[Dale147]

Sunday Times

 

[Daddoo]

Peter Sumich urges Fremantle to pull off bold live draft night trade to nab gun WA defender

‘Wayward’ Freo urged to ditch risky tactic - and pull off a bold live draft trade

www.foxsports.com.au

What? Talk about selling the farm for one player. And to think we didn't hire this guy as our senior coach. Sheesh. One needs a brilliant footy brain to come up with that stupid idea.

 

[Taylor]

We can't buy a top five pick. Nobody could. I won't be paying attention to the follow up "missed out on him" commentary either.

 

[Docker82]

Peter Sumich urges Fremantle to pull off bold live draft night trade to nab gun WA defender

‘Wayward’ Freo urged to ditch risky tactic - and pull off a bold live draft trade

www.foxsports.com.au

What? Talk about selling the farm for one player. And to think we didn't hire this guy as our senior coach. Sheesh. One needs a brilliant footy brain to come up with that stupid idea.

Alright Sumich, any suggestions how to get a top five pick? None - thought so.

No one's trading two mid first rounders for a top five pick.

 

[wild side]

Could kick the ball a long way, but very very dumb

 

[Bring back Drum]

Peter Sumich urges Fremantle to pull off bold live draft night trade to nab gun WA defender

‘Wayward’ Freo urged to ditch risky tactic - and pull off a bold live draft trade

www.foxsports.com.au

What? Talk about selling the farm for one player. And to think we didn't hire this guy as our senior coach. Sheesh. One needs a brilliant footy brain to come up with that stupid idea.

If anyone had any doubts about our coaching selection, read that article.

He must have some redeeming positive coaching traits because he’s been in the industry for so long, but far out what he says there is just dumb.

Sumich bags us for not taking local talent, 5 minutes after bagging out the local talent! **** off Sumich!

 

[Dale147]

Darcy Tucker back in action as young Fremantle Dockers players go through paces in training return

Mark DuffieldThe West Australian
Mon, 7 December 2020 12:26PMComments
Mark Duffield

Taylin Duman, Darcy Tucker

13

Darcy Tucker

Age

29

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.6

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.3

5star

MG

239.7

4star

D

14.0

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.3

4star

MG

240.5

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.8

5star

MG

234.8

4star

and Connor Blakely

26

Connor Blakely

Age

30

Ht

189cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

10.6

5star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

2.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.4

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

0.8

1star

T

3.4

5star

CL

3.2

5star

. Credit: Iain Gillespie

Fremantle midfielder Darcy Tucker

13

Darcy Tucker

Age

29

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.6

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.3

5star

MG

239.7

4star

D

14.0

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.3

4star

MG

240.5

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.8

5star

MG

234.8

4star

has joined younger teammates in training for the club’s first hit-out for second-to-fourth year players at Cockburn today.
Tucker had his 2020 season ended by a serous hamstring injury, but moved freely in running and kicking drills away from the main group.

Darcy Tucker. Credit: IAIN GILLESPIE/The West Australian
Ethan Hughes

15

Ethan Hughes

Age

31

Ht

188cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.1

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

182.0

3star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.6

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

0.9

2star

MG

133.1

2star

D

15.8

4star

K

8.4

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.6

5star

T

2.8

5star

MG

185.8

4star

, Nathan Wilson

14

Nathan Wilson

Age

33

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.1

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

456.0

5star

D

10.7

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.2

3star

T

0.8

1star

MG

271.8

4star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.4

4star

and Connor Blakely

26

Connor Blakely

Age

30

Ht

189cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

10.6

5star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

2.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.4

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

0.8

1star

T

3.4

5star

CL

3.2

5star

were other mature-age players to join the youngsters for a two-hour session that involved several skill drills followed by some running.

Connor Blakely. Credit: IAIN GILLESPIE/The West Australian
Notable absentees from the session included Lachie Schultz and Brett Bewley

17

Brett Bewley

Age

31

Ht

185cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.4

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.1

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

15.1

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

5.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.7

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

13.6

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

, who are expected to re-join the group later in the week.
Stefan Giro

48

Stefan Giro

Age

27

Ht

175cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

6.5

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

2.1

2star

T

3.5

5star

CL

0.6

3star

No current season stats available

D

15.4

4star

K

6.4

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

0.8

3star

has returned from South Australia but is completing his quarantine while Luke Valente and Michael Frederick are yet to return to WA from South Australia.

Taylin Duman. Credit: IAIN GILLESPIE/The West Australian
It is understood that Bailey Banfield

41

Bailey Banfield

Age

28

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.9

5star

MG

175.5

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.8

4star

MG

109.5

2star

D

14.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.2

5star

MG

200.4

4star

will be free to re-join the group later in the week provided he is re-rookie listed by the club.
But it now seems unlikely that Hugh Dixon

41

Hugh Dixon

Age

27

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

will train with the Dockers over summer.
Dixon has signed to play with East Fremantle in the WAFL after three seasons produced one AFL game.

It is not clear whether the club remains open to the possibility of him re-joining the club after the supplementary selection period if there is a spot on Fremantle’s list.

Andrew Brayshaw. Credit: IAIN GILLESPIE/The West Australian
Hayden Young

26

Hayden Young

Age

25

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

and Griffin Logue

19

Griffin Logue

Age

28

Ht

193cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

3star

MG

115.4

2star

D

9.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

2star

MG

115.4

2star

D

9.8

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.0

3star

MG

115.4

2star

both joined in training after ankle and turf toes ended their 2020 seasons early.

More to come

 

[FUS_RO_DAH]

Darcy Tucker. Credit: IAIN GILLESPIE/The West Australian

Holy shit, Tucker's shoulders are massive.

Absolute unit.

 

[freodog]

Fremantle Dockers Football Club

Football Podcast · Updated Daily · Catch up on all the latest Freo news through podcasts and radio interviews. http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/

podcasts.apple.com

An interesting listen. JLo seems to be getting more relaxed speaking to the media

 

[Dale147]

Serong

 

[Daddoo]

Serong

After listening to his presser on the club page, I’m seriously beginning to doubt this kids age. There is no way he’s a second year player. He speaks like a 25 yo who’s been in the system for years. Nothing phases him. He answers questions like he plays footy. Composure. Maturity.

Every time I say Brayshaw, Cerra, and Serong it makes me smile. I’ve got something seriously wrong with me. Lol.


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[malpaso]

After listening to his presser on the club page, I’m seriously beginning to doubt this kids age. There is no way he’s a second year player. He speaks like a 25 yo who’s been in the system for years. Nothing phases him. He answers questions like he plays footy. Composure. Maturity.

Every time I say Brayshaw, Cerra, and Serong it makes me smile. I’ve got something seriously wrong with me. Lol.


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Watch Young this year. Really hope he stays fit all year, gun. Really nice core we are building.

 

[Daddoo]

Watch Young this year. Really hope he stays fit all year, gun. Really nice core we are building.

Hell yeah, but I purposefully left off Youngs name from that list. If I say Brayshaw, Cerra, Serong, and Young in the same sentence things happen to me that are not appropriate to share on Big Footy. [emoji13]

 

[Dale147]

Duffield

 

[Dale147]

Draft chances

 

[Dale147]

More

 

[Sully90]

'Didn't come out the way he meant': Top-10 prospect ready to play anywhere

Player agent Robbie D'Orazio has played down comments from Archie Perkins saying he wanted to remain in Victoria

www.afl.com.au

Interesting throwaway comment about Cerra in this article. Seems we took a bit of a risk picking him at the time but it's working out so far.