Remove this Banner Ad

Mega Thread The Media Thread

  • Thread starter Thread starter Lach72
  • Start date Start date
  • Tagged users Tagged users None

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Status
Not open for further replies.
Have a go at the Caleb Serong interview on the club website this morning. Don’t think I could love this kid any more. Weapon on the field and a bright, articulate gent off it.
 
mike91 said:
Anyone got captions to the article the west just uploaded. "Valente still on the outer"

On SM-G781B using BigFooty.com mobile app
Click to expand...

The debuts are flowing thick and fast at Fremantle, with ruckman Lloyd Meek unveiled last weekend, defender Chapman to get his chance now and Treacy likely to follow in round three.

But one player fans are still yet to see is forgotten midfielder Luke Valente, taken with pick 32 in the 2018 national draft and handed Matthew Pavlich’s no.29 guernsey.

Valente, who was slowed by a calf problem last month, was not included in the club’s 14-man injury list this week. The 20-year-old was restricted to walking a series of slow laps while deep in discussion with football boss and club legend Peter Bell.
 
XXRL said:
The debuts are flowing thick and fast at Fremantle, with ruckman Lloyd Meek unveiled last weekend, defender Chapman to get his chance now and Treacy likely to follow in round three.

But one player fans are still yet to see is forgotten midfielder Luke Valente, taken with pick 32 in the 2018 national draft and handed Matthew Pavlich’s no.29 guernsey.

Valente, who was slowed by a calf problem last month, was not included in the club’s 14-man injury list this week. The 20-year-old was restricted to walking a series of slow laps while deep in discussion with football boss and club legend Peter Bell.
Click to expand...
Slow laps! Doesn’t sound promising
 

Log in to remove this Banner Ad

Dale147 said:
2013 GF team
Click to expand...

I can't believe its been 8 years since the GF against Hawks. I still remember the GF week like yesterday and how exciting it was to have Freo finally in one.

2015 PF still hurts me more then GF personally. I was more shattered after that game then the GF as making the GF felt like an achievement despite the loss.
 
Wigarus said:
Yeah, except Ross would acknowledge the coaching groups responsibility.
Click to expand...
Justin said they got the back line mix wrong on his post game presser. Also said they wanted to give Darcy one more week if possible.
Lyon didn't really mean it, it was just lip service.
 

Remove this Banner Ad

It's pretty clear no-one at the club were satisfied with what they dished up last week. Like this email to members and hope they back it up on the field the next few weeks.

To the Purple Army,

Last week was a tough start to the season.

While it was only one game from a 23-week home and away season, we were obviously disappointed to go over to Melbourne and lose.

The fact that we hung in the game quite well, despite not playing anywhere close to our best footy, is a platform we can build from.

A month ago, there were so many reasons to be excited about what this team could achieve in 2021.

But a round one loss and injuries to key players is obviously not an ideal start.

It’s expected that these challenges will happen through a season and it’s crucial we rise to this one and adapt our system to whoever is on the park.

We train to play a system to ensure that we’re not reliant on any individuals. As we saw with our backline in 2020.

Admittedly, you won’t easily find a replacement for a player like Rory Lobb, who’s a talented and versatile forward and ruck who stands at 206cm.

One solution, that I’m sure you’ve seen in any Freo related media this pre-season, is around whether I should spend more time forward - something I think is clearly a nod to the capability of our young midfield.

It’s the recognition that guys like Andrew Brayshaw, Adam Cerra and Caleb Serong are ready to make that next step up.

We saw it against Melbourne - their efforts in the middle, lead by a debutant ruckman in Lloyd Meek, helped us win the clearances and midfield battle.

That is going to be happening throughout the year, and it means that guys like myself and David Mundy can be utilised in other roles. We feel quite comfortable that our midfield group can handle the challenge.

And I can’t think of any better reason to come to a Freo game than getting to see the best young talent in the country in the best stadium in Australia.

And that talent isn’t restricted to the midfield.

There’s so much to be excited about across the lines, including the likes of Hayden Young, Sam Sturt, Liam Henry and Heath Chapman, who will make his debut this Sunday.

We also have Josh Treacy, a rookie key forward, who is not far away.

This core of players will be the catalyst for when we start to string together 14-plus win seasons and play finals again.

There’s also another big factor to take into account in our growth as a Club.

In the coming years, we are going to turn Optus Stadium into a fortress like we had with Subiaco.

With a young group, having your support will go a long way in making Optus Stadium an even tougher place to visit for opposition teams.

That starts this Sunday against the Giants.

We all thrive off the support you give us by coming to games and being involved in the purple wave that I believe is going to take over the state in the coming years.

So get your purple, bring a mate and get involved. I can’t wait to see you at the footy.

And a final shout out to our AFLW team, who have a massive game against the Kangaroos this Saturday as they look to lock in a home final. It’s been great to watch their journey, especially after the heartbreak of 2020, and I wish them all the best for the weekend.

Go Freo!

Nat
 
I'm not sure how to insert an email, but that message that "Nat" just sent out was pretty good I thought.

I understand it's probably all part of the media efforts from the club in general but the way it was written made me think Nat actually had a reasonable say in what it contained.

At the end of a pretty shitty week, it gave me optimism that the playing and coaching group have a bit more faith in themselves than some of us on BF. If they're onboard, so am I!
 
wayToGo_ said:
It's pretty clear no-one at the club were satisfied with what they dished up last week. Like this email to members and hope they back it up on the field the next few weeks.

To the Purple Army,

Last week was a tough start to the season.

While it was only one game from a 23-week home and away season, we were obviously disappointed to go over to Melbourne and lose.

The fact that we hung in the game quite well, despite not playing anywhere close to our best footy, is a platform we can build from.

A month ago, there were so many reasons to be excited about what this team could achieve in 2021.

But a round one loss and injuries to key players is obviously not an ideal start.

It’s expected that these challenges will happen through a season and it’s crucial we rise to this one and adapt our system to whoever is on the park.

We train to play a system to ensure that we’re not reliant on any individuals. As we saw with our backline in 2020.

Admittedly, you won’t easily find a replacement for a player like Rory Lobb, who’s a talented and versatile forward and ruck who stands at 206cm.

One solution, that I’m sure you’ve seen in any Freo related media this pre-season, is around whether I should spend more time forward - something I think is clearly a nod to the capability of our young midfield.

It’s the recognition that guys like Andrew Brayshaw, Adam Cerra and Caleb Serong are ready to make that next step up.

We saw it against Melbourne - their efforts in the middle, lead by a debutant ruckman in Lloyd Meek, helped us win the clearances and midfield battle.

That is going to be happening throughout the year, and it means that guys like myself and David Mundy can be utilised in other roles. We feel quite comfortable that our midfield group can handle the challenge.

And I can’t think of any better reason to come to a Freo game than getting to see the best young talent in the country in the best stadium in Australia.

And that talent isn’t restricted to the midfield.

There’s so much to be excited about across the lines, including the likes of Hayden Young, Sam Sturt, Liam Henry and Heath Chapman, who will make his debut this Sunday.

We also have Josh Treacy, a rookie key forward, who is not far away.

This core of players will be the catalyst for when we start to string together 14-plus win seasons and play finals again.

There’s also another big factor to take into account in our growth as a Club.

In the coming years, we are going to turn Optus Stadium into a fortress like we had with Subiaco.

With a young group, having your support will go a long way in making Optus Stadium an even tougher place to visit for opposition teams.

That starts this Sunday against the Giants.

We all thrive off the support you give us by coming to games and being involved in the purple wave that I believe is going to take over the state in the coming years.

So get your purple, bring a mate and get involved. I can’t wait to see you at the footy.

And a final shout out to our AFLW team, who have a massive game against the Kangaroos this Saturday as they look to lock in a home final. It’s been great to watch their journey, especially after the heartbreak of 2020, and I wish them all the best for the weekend.

Go Freo!

Nat
Click to expand...
At the end of the season is he still going to write them from scratch or start copy and pasting them.
 

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Retzlaff said:
What's The West going with today?
"Freo's sloppy win", "Eagles brave loss", "NicNat's new haircut - see our 8 page liftout" ?
Click to expand...

I was trying to figure out from the vision yesterday if NicNat got poked in the eye by a finger or if was friendly fire from one of his swinging dreadlocks.
 
I've heard that it is actually written in Nic Nat's contract that he can't cut the dreadlocks. Has anyone else heard this? I guess it's probably commonplace now - wouldn't be surprised if Nat Fyfe has something similar. It's all about branding....
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Remove this Banner Ad

Similar threads

Tonga Bob
    • Like
Mega Thread 2026 Media & Miscellaneous Thread
63 64 65 66 67
Replies
2K
Views
85K
Grape Bear
Grape Bear
Tonga Bob
Strategy The Gather Round Thread For 2026
Replies
24
Views
927
Tonga Bob
Tonga Bob
Tonga Bob
    • Like
    • Love
    • Wow
  • Sticky
Certified Legendary Thread The Return Of The Fremantle Q&A Sessions
Replies
16
Views
1K
ubiquitous226
ubiquitous226
King Huskii
    • Like
Certified Legendary Thread The Cricket Thread 2025/26
57 58 59 60 61
Replies
2K
Views
47K
Paracleet
Paracleet
Tonga Bob
    • Like
  • Locked
Mega Thread 2025 Media & Miscellaneous Thread
113 114 115 116 117
Replies
3K
Views
217K
Tonga Bob
Tonga Bob
serial_thrilla
    • Like
    • Haha
    • Love
Review The Prancing Pony Pummels the Bombers
8 9 10 11 12
Replies
280
Views
8K
Purpletown
Purpletown
serial_thrilla
    • Like
Injury 2026 Injury Thread
33 34 35 36 37
Replies
904
Views
47K
mightymouse75
mightymouse75

Remove this Banner Ad

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Back
Top Bottom