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[MadMundy]

I for once actually agree with Lyon. That team was a pile of sh*t.

I doubt the players will even take the criticism on board, it'll be "Oh he's just a senile old man who doesn't know what he's talking about." And they'll continue to pretend like there's nothing wrong at all.

 

[Monument Hills]

agreed. that effort was almost as bad as shagging your best mate's wife and then crying mental illness to keep everyone off your back. I am hoping for a miraculous return to health for the Dockers similar to Lyon's return from illness and back to his well paying job criticising everyone else's efforts while he got what he wanted and everyone left him alone.

 

[sumavich]

I agree with Lyon.
They were pathetic

 

[YoYoFreo]

What's that say of Lyon's demons then? I think that comment was more aimed at Melbourne telling them not to get ahead of themselves

 

[Wilksyy]

Hard to disagree with him, worse loss since 2019.

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

Can’t argue with Lyon on that one. Really embarrassing. As I said in another post, it reminded me of some of our 2016 games. About as inspiring as a public toilet.

 

[Eski3]

AFL great Garry Lyon has taken aim at the Dockers, labelling the side that lost to Melbourne “as weak a Fremantle team as you’ll ever see”.
It’s harsh criticism for the Dockers who failed to kick a goal in the opening term, giving the Demons a five-goal head-start at the MCG.
Fremantle ended up winning both the second and third terms before falling to a 22-point loss.


Speaking on SEN, Lyon had some harsh feedback for the Dockers in round one.
“I thought the game was horrible,” he said.
“I was surprised at just how undermanned Fremantle were.
“That Fremantle side was just a real poor side and yet in the first five or 10 minutes, they had an opportunity to put four or five goals on the board … they didn’t.
“The third quarter they kicked ball out of bounds on the full three times when they went inside 50.
“That’s as weak a Fremantle team as you’ll ever see.”

The Dockers lost luckless defender Alex Pearce to a knee injury in the second term. Credit: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos
FoxFooty commentator David King said Fremantle needed to respond at home against GWS this weekend, or be out of the running for finals by round two.
“If you start 0-2, there’s a high likelihood you’re not playing finals,” he revealed on the First Crack podcast.
“Since 2010, 58 teams have started 0-2.
“Only five have made finals — Dogs last year, Essendon in 2019, Magpies in 2018 and Sydney in ‘14, and ‘17.
“No one’s won the flag starting 0-2.”

Lyon and King are right, but as an aside, how come every single negative comment about Freo in the media becomes its own article in the West?

(Rhetorical question btw)

 

[nurries]

Yeh you’d assume they would come out all guns blazing after talking how much they improved and how they want to play finals.

a long, long way off the top 8

 

[Spirit Level]

Is this the worst set shot EVER?

Adam Cerra has put forward his contender for worst set shot in Dockers’ history.

www.perthnow.com.au

Why do shithouse journalists like this keep getting work?

 

[muzzington]

I doubt the players will even take the criticism on board, it'll be "Oh he's just a senile old man who doesn't know what he's talking about." And they'll continue to pretend like there's nothing wrong at all.

What's this based on or is it just a random potshot at the players?

 

[Joao]

I feel like the players don't need to hear Gary Lyon's opinion to know they played trash on the weekend.

I can just imagine Colyer picking up the paper this morning feeling good about the weekend and being surprised that pundits didn't rate his OOFs.

 

[Scham]

AFL great Garry Lyon has taken aim at the Dockers, labelling the side that lost to Melbourne “as weak a Fremantle team as you’ll ever see”.
It’s harsh criticism for the Dockers who failed to kick a goal in the opening term, giving the Demons a five-goal head-start at the MCG.
Fremantle ended up winning both the second and third terms before falling to a 22-point loss.


Speaking on SEN, Lyon had some harsh feedback for the Dockers in round one.
“I thought the game was horrible,” he said.
“I was surprised at just how undermanned Fremantle were.
“That Fremantle side was just a real poor side and yet in the first five or 10 minutes, they had an opportunity to put four or five goals on the board … they didn’t.
“The third quarter they kicked ball out of bounds on the full three times when they went inside 50.
“That’s as weak a Fremantle team as you’ll ever see.”

The Dockers lost luckless defender Alex Pearce to a knee injury in the second term. Credit: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos
FoxFooty commentator David King said Fremantle needed to respond at home against GWS this weekend, or be out of the running for finals by round two.
“If you start 0-2, there’s a high likelihood you’re not playing finals,” he revealed on the First Crack podcast.
“Since 2010, 58 teams have started 0-2.
“Only five have made finals — Dogs last year, Essendon in 2019, Magpies in 2018 and Sydney in ‘14, and ‘17.
“No one’s won the flag starting 0-2.”

He gets it.

 

[Wilksyy]

Anyone watch “On the Couch,” tonight? Gerard Healy and Co loving the ‘fatigue football.’

 

[gaskin]

“I was surprised at just how undermanned Fremantle were."

Okay, Gary. Looking at the team sheet the day before didn't give you any clues, mate? Not even doing your job and looking at our injury list? Some sort of pundit he is.

 

[WaywardSonSon]

“I was surprised at just how undermanned Fremantle were."

Okay, Gary. Looking at the team sheet the day before didn't give you any clues, mate? Not even doing your job and looking at our injury list? Some sort of pundit he is.

The guy's life didn't give you a clue as to what kind of pundit he would be? Hehe

 

[dropbear101]

“I was surprised at just how undermanned Fremantle were."

Okay, Gary. Looking at the team sheet the day before didn't give you any clues, mate? Not even doing your job and looking at our injury list? Some sort of pundit he is.

surprised, how the f%^k was he surprised. i wouldn't be surprised if fyfe got injured because of a ferocious pack of quokka's.

 

[Retzlaff]

Anyone hear the Willie Rioli interview? He was in tears when asked about this news

 

[stax on the mull]

It was curious that Sport FM introduced a new 3 person breakfast team - then after the first week Wayne Clark on goes on a holiday. Clark comes back and Hagdorn is gone for good.

 

[freodog]

It was curious that Sport FM introduced a new 3 person breakfast team - then after the first week Wayne Clark on goes on a holiday. Clark comes back and Hagdorn is gone for good.

Hopefully Clark is a man of standards and class

 

[ImperialPurple]

Truth or rumour? You decide!

 

[wayToGo_]

Truth or rumour? You decide!

When has crumpets ever let the truth get in the way of a good rumour? You reap what you sow.

 

[raffrox]

What's that say of Lyon's demons then? I think that comment was more aimed at Melbourne telling them not to get ahead of themselves

For sure. As if Lyon cares or thinks about Freo.

 

[Yeti]

Sounds like he has been watching old Ross Lyon pressers

 

[theGav56]

Sounds like he has been watching old Ross Lyon pressers

It’s a big change when you are no longer a rookie coach.

 

[Daddoo]

Speaking on SEN, Lyon had some harsh feedback for the Dockers in round one.

“I was surprised at just how undermanned Fremantle were.
”

Surprised? Uhhhhhhh....there’s a website called afl.com.au that posts the injury lists of teams every week. Ya might want to check it out. Real “investigative journalism”. [emoji106]

After round one we were down 16 players. I assume he’s gonna be “flabbergasted” as to why Freo doesn’t have a forward line against the Giants.

What a dope.


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