If we did end up with Ash I think Fremantle could have a great club ambassador in Victoria, in Chris Connolly.
Is CC currently employed in the industry? Since being implicated in the tanking saga he's dropped off the radar.
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If we did end up with Ash I think Fremantle could have a great club ambassador in Victoria, in Chris Connolly.
Enough of you lot bashing the WA media and Seven West in particular...
They managed to beat out (umm.... nobody else) to win best AFL coverage in WA!
Congratulations to all involved! It's not whether you are better than anyone but that you monopolise the market so you can say you're the best that matters.
Haggers owns Water Works, well at least when he talks about Willie.Saying they have a monopoly is offensive to the other great award winners, like Kim Hagdorn.
Is CC currently employed in the industry? Since being implicated in the tanking saga he's dropped off the radar.
Enough of you lot bashing the WA media and Seven West in particular...
They managed to beat out (umm.... nobody else) to win best AFL coverage in WA!
Congratulations to all involved! It's not whether you are better than anyone but that you monopolise the market so you can say you're the best that matters.
Peter Sumich says Fremantle Dockers focused enough on skills during Ross Lyon era
Former Fremantle assistant Peter Sumich has defended former mentor Ross Lyon, believing the sacked Dockers coach incorporated enough skill work into the club’s training sessions.
Lyon, who was axed this year after eight seasons at the helm of the Dockers, was criticised for the club’s poor skills throughout the season and since the appointment of Justin Longmuir as coach, much of the talk coming out of the club has been on their change of direction on the track.
This includes more skill drills instead of the heavy structure focus which Lyon built his mantra around.
Sumich, who worked under Lyon as a senior development coach/assistant coach from 2011 to 2017, said the Dockers had always done enough skills work to meet the AFL standard.
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“I understand what Fremantle are trying to say there, but at the end of the day Fremantle were kicking the footy, handballing, marking and doing skills throughout Ross’s tenure there,” Sumich told 6PR.
“Ross did have a skills program incorporated with his match style. There was plenty of skills going around back in Ross’s day as well.
“You can then focus on some craft, which is a separate identity and individual stuff, where Ross did a little bit of that, but probably not as much as Fremantle are trying to do now.
“At the end of the day, you know how to kick and you know how to handball, it really comes down to pressure and the moment.”
Longmuir, who has had assistant coaching stints at West Coast and Collingwood, said skill was a priority when he was appointed last month.
“The two clubs I’ve worked at as a coach have had a really strong skill focus and we will tip a lot of time into developing our skills,” he said.
Fremantle youngster Adam Cerra told the media earlier this month that there had been a shift in focus towards skill drills.
“There has definitely been a big change. A lot of changes to our structure and how we are training and what we are doing,” he said.
Sumich said the change in skill level from one generation to the next started way earlier than when a player was drafted.
“Back in the day as young kids you grew up kicking the footy a lot and these kids don’t throughout their school tenure,” he said.
“That is probably the issue we are seeing at the moment and they’re trying to catch up.”
Sumich believes his former club, West Coast, may have made a mistake by letting Mark LeCras join the Dockers as a skills coach.
“I reckon West Coast should have made a play for him,” he said.
The West Coast Australian.Hogan returns to training after crash
Fremantle star Jesse Hogan has hit the track today despite initially being set to take the day off following yesterday’s car crash in Bicton. SEE THE PHOTOSthewest.com.au
I know it's nitpicky but I really can't get over the line:
"He was discharged a short time later after failing to suffer any serious injuries in the crash."
Nic Nat wouldn't have failed.I know it's nitpicky but I really can't get over the line:
"He was discharged a short time later after failing to suffer any serious injuries in the crash."
Well... I imagine you feel like a bit of a livewire with your legs full of methamphetamine.And in last few days The West described Jesse Hogan as 'troubled' and Liam Ryan as a 'livewire'. Explain that one!
When you least expect it, expect it.Anyone got the article text for this?
How Fremantle nailed round one amid draft curveballs
The Dockers decision to trade up the order was justified in a crucial draft, while the big surprises in this first round involved two WA boys.thewest.com.au
We might not have been THE winner but at least we were A winner Hilarious.