Why do you support freo

[BB gun]

I am a member didn't go to the game tonight, because i am really starting to lose faith.
I have forgotten why i started supporting freo in the first place, other than the fact i don't like wce.
Even when we were struggling i had more passion for the club than i do now.
Can someone please remind me why i support freo

 

[Farrand]

It used to be for the passion, but I don't know anymore.

I guess I support Freo still because I live in hope that they are the underdog that will one day come good.

I would pick the failure of Freo over the success of another team anyday, I wouldn't change teams for the world.

The worst I will do is change sport, because I can't imagine supporting anyone other then Freo.

 

[jarman]

I support Freo because I love Fremantle, spent a lot of my life there, followed Easts first, Souths second and just it is a fabulous place to be.

I wait for the day we get rid of CC and then there may be hope. As long as he is there, nothing will change.

 

[BB gun]

I guess I support Freo still because I live in hope that they are the underdog that will one day come good.

QUOTE]
I used to like the days when we were the under dog.
We are no longer the under dog

 

[Farrand]

I used to like the days when we were the under dog.
We are no longer the under dog

The betting shops and tipsters may not say it, but anyone who supports Fremantle knows it.

As much as I love Freo, there is no excuse for CC's poor coaching today. As I have said, time and time again, this guy has got to go.

 

[BB gun]

The betting shops and tipsters may not say it, but anyone who supports Fremantle knows it.

As much as I love Freo, there is no excuse for CC's poor coaching today. As I have said, time and time again, this guy has got to go.

what did cc do wrong?
We can't keep trying untried coaches forever.
I don't know how old sheedy is but i would be interested in him. i would have say malthouse to, but i doubt the magpies would let him go on there current form

 

[BB gun]

FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB...... 10 Years of patience... Do you have the passion???


I think a majority of you guys just enjoy the success of a losing team that chokes @ home.... thast your reason

how about ******** off ********er

 

[Farrand]

He doesn't no how to read the play. He could see that Polak wasn't stopping Brown, but he didn't do much about that.
And what did he do when Brown was in the centre? Half of heck all.

Simon Black was killing us. Who the hell was on him?

Thornton and Grover were playing a shocking game. Why were neither benched?

Why was Murphy kept on the bench instead of being left on the field. Hey, we were losing anyway, who not blood him?

With the way the boys were playing, CC mustn't be able to inspire or enthuse.

We need an experienced coach.

 

[BB gun]

.

Simon Black was killing us. Who the hell was on him?

Thornton and Grover were playing a shocking game. Why were neither benched?

Why was Murphy kept on the bench instead of being left on the field. Hey, we were losing anyway, who not blood him?

With the way the boys were playing, CC mustn't be able to inspire or enthuse.

We need an experienced coach.

J carr was playing on black, J carr is our best defensive midfielder.
Thorton is a tall defender, you have to play someone in defense. Polak game wasn't that flash, who else is there?
Murphy will be replaced by mcpharlin in the long run, it is more important to develop sandilands.
A coach can take a player to water, but he can't make him drink.

Once again can someone tell me what CC did wrong tonight?

 

[Ripper]

He doesn't no how to read the play. He could see that Polak wasn't stopping Brown, but he didn't do much about that.

Polly and MJ were rotated on brown when he was not in the centre, I don't know what other opions were available.
What would you have done?

And what did he do when Brown was in the centre? Half of heck all.

Maybe Pav should have moved in earlier but that would have taken away our best attacking option. What would you mhave done?

Simon Black was killing us. Who the hell was on him?

Hase started on him and crowley had a go.
What would you have done?

Thornton and Grover were playing a shocking game. Why were neither benched?

They were far from our worst especially Grover.

Why was Murphy kept on the bench instead of being left on the field. Hey, we were losing anyway, who not blood him?

Potato started well but drifted out of the game. Did well at times though.

With the way the boys were playing, CC mustn't be able to inspire or enthuse.

Looked inspired and enthused last week.

We need an experienced coach.

We need to get some of our better players back in match fit condition.

 

[auste1234]

I don't have any real reason why i support freo. I guess they are just my generation, or where when i was a kid. I am 20 now, and am here through thick and thin.

 

[Farrand]

Polly and MJ were rotated on brown when he was not in the centre, I don't know what other opions were available.
What would you have done?

The option of Pav. It was a big ask to put MJ on him and it was never going to happen. While Brown played in the centre I would have had Dodd and Webster on him, or Pav. At CHF, I would have had Pav on him.
None of our defenders are big bodied, this shows cracks in our list, and trading patterns.

Maybe Pav should have moved in earlier but that would have taken away our best attacking option. What would you mhave done?

I would have moved Pav onto him as soon as I realized Polak and MJ weren't working. He may have been our best in attack, but I'd rather risk the goalscorer, then have goals scored by the opposition.

Hase started on him and crowley had a go.
What would you have done?

Hase's form has been poor lately, it is a concern. Crowley should have spent the game on the HFF. This is why we needed Siegert in the team, for close checking. However, he wasn't so the job should have been given to Carr, to rough Black up a bit.

They were far from our worst especially Grover.

I concede that Grover wasn't our worst, and I maybe spoke hastily there. However, I wonder if he would be more worth to us in the forward line.

Potato started well but drifted out of the game. Did well at times though.

Of course he drifted out of the game, he was benched half the time. Waste.

Looked inspired and enthused last week.

So why couldn't he do the same this week? CC epitomizes Freo's inconsistency. When that is a case, the fault lies at the door of the coach.

We need to get some of our better players back in match fit condition.

We can't keep making excuses.

 

[BB gun]

The option of Pav. It was a big ask to put MJ on him and it was never going to happen. While Brown played in the centre I would have had Dodd and Webster on him, or Pav. At CHF, I would have had Pav on him.
None of our defenders are big bodied, this shows cracks in our list, and trading patterns..

I bet you were one of the supporters that was having ago at CC because he wasn't playing pav at CHF

Hase's form has been poor lately, it is a concern. Crowley should have spent the game on the HFF. This is why we needed Siegert in the team, for close checking. However, he wasn't so the job should have been given to Carr, to rough Black up a bit.
.

I am pretty sure J carr did play on black.

I concede that Grover wasn't our worst, and I maybe spoke hastily there. However, I wonder if he would be more worth to us in the forward line.
.

I wonder if sandiland's would be more value as a back pocket. maybe he could have shut down mcgrath

Of course he drifted out of the game, he was benched half the time. Waste.
.

He was on the bench so Sandi could be develop as a FF, Sandi will be in our 22. when mcpharlin comes back, murphy won't

So why couldn't he do the same this week? CC epitomizes Freo's inconsistency. When that is a case, the fault lies at the door of the coach.
.

What should CC have done, How does he epitomize freo's inconsistency

[/QUOTE]

 

[Farrand]

Can I remind you BB, that you are the one who claimed he was losing faith, not me. So don't go all high and mighty on me.

I was calling for Pav at CHF, but then, I was more so calling for him to be kept out of the midfield and played in as a KPP. So backs were included.

I don't think you can compare what I said about Grover to Sandilands. So quit being ignorant.

Sandilands is not a FF, never has been, never will be. CC is going down a deadend with that. Murphy has the potential, he just needs the experience. If you were coach, I have no doubt that that is something he'd never get.

And CC epitomizes inconsistency, because he can't get us to consistently win at anything.

I bet you are one of the people that is blaming this loss on the umpires.

 

[Borry]

I have supported them since late 2000 and will always continue to be my AFL club. Could not bring myself to change clubs, the worst I will do is lose interest in footy and pursue another.

 

[BB gun]

Can I remind you BB, that you are the one who claimed he was losing faith, not me. So don't go all high and mighty on me.

I was calling for Pav at CHF, but then, I was more so calling for him to be kept out of the midfield and played in as a KPP. So backs were included.

I don't think you can compare what I said about Grover to Sandilands. So quit being ignorant.

Sandilands is not a FF, never has been, never will be. CC is going down a deadend with that. Murphy has the potential, he just needs the experience. If you were coach, I have no doubt that that is something he'd never get.

And CC epitomizes inconsistency, because he can't get us to consistently win at anything.

I bet you are one of the people that is blaming this loss on the umpires.

The option of Pav. It was a big ask to put MJ on him and it was never going to happen. While Brown played in the centre I would have had Dodd and Webster on him, or Pav. At CHF, I would have had Pav on him.
None of our defenders are big bodied, this shows cracks in our list, and trading patterns.

I would have moved Pav onto him as soon as I realized Polak and MJ weren't working. He may have been our best in attack, but I'd rather risk the goalscorer, then have goals scored by the opposition.
.

You say in this post you would have played Pav in the center, and at CHB.
I doubt there would be many people that think Pav should play at CHB.
Many people on this board had a "go" at CC for not moving pav to CHF sooner. Now you want to move him away from CHF, which is it.

I am losing faith in the club. sacking CC is not the solution
To clarify my point about grover/sandi. Why would you move grover forward, he had never played forward at AFL level. I don't think he has played there at wafl level. You even said that he wasn't our worst player in defense.
i don't understand why you think grover would be a better forward than he is a backman.
sandi is a ruckman. Mcpharlin is a FF. CC is trying to develop sandi as ruckman that can rest forward (see geelong game). sandi development is more important than Murphy, as mcpharlin was doing a good job at FF, and we only have 2 real ruckman.
Why is it CC fault that the players are inconsistent, maybe it is the culture at the club. I would bet CC is one of the most consistent members of the Freo footy club.
I am quite clearly not blaming the umpires for the loss

 

[dugrene]

Being an East Fremantle supporter as soon as a Fremantle team became no more than a spec on the radar I was a confirmed Fremantle supporter.
I was sick of all the mutual bootlickin that was endemic in WA when we where a one horse town. Fremantle adds a bit of balance.

Not living in Perth I never became a member. Now I live in Perth the kids are both employed this year, one has moved out so I managed to trick the missus into me getting a membership.

I can put footy into perspective.

It can lift you and it can deflate you. Some of the most memorable moments at a game or watching on TV or listening to the radio are the times you feel you cant go into any more dispair with your team the maggots or some jaggy goal the bloke on the other side snaps out of his ar$e to seal the game. The good thing is their are thousands of others feeling what I feel.

Why still support Freo? I believe if you can identify the reason you continue to support any team you would find a way to wiggle out and jump ship at the first sign of a loss.

So I dont think I just support.

I managed to get a picture of our new coach.

 

[kidstyler]

mum and dad signed me up and so ive been a member since 1997!

thats it...

 

[bluey17]

Losing faith and passion aye, what a bunch of pussies

 

[Donkey]

It seemed like the right thing to do at the time. I was nine at the time of Freo's first game and had not previously followed any footy, in fact the only sport I followed before then was cricket. From the beginning I was deadset hooked, once I become interested in (and committed to) something I'll always remain that way.

I also tended to become even more involved as a fan the more that I realised how much I hate West Coast (and that's now gone well past what words can describe). For some strange reason, don't ask me why, the stronger my Eagles hatred gets the more attatched I become to Freo.

 

[RogerMellie]

Losing faith and passion aye, what a bunch of pussies

Shut your hole, plonker.

 

[wozzie]

Family followed East Freo, and we supported Eagles because they were WA, we became Dockers members on Day One and that will never change.
We live north of the river, and there were very few Dockers supporters up there. We copped Sh.... from Day One, and some of it quite nasty. One family member, an outstanding young footballer even copped it regularly from a teacher in primary school, because he proudly wore his Dockers jumper, supposedly good natured. But, how do you fight back against a teacher.

We went to every game, and we clapped and cheered the EFFORT and ATTITUDE. They were beaten, and badly at times, but they never stopped trying. They made us proud, and when we won we were ecstatic. It is just like a family, you have your ups and downs but they are family and you still support them.

One telling comment though, a couple of yeas ago CC when talking about drafting players said he favoured drafting "Selfish" players, "because you can always teach them later to be a team player".

Sorry CC but I WOULD ALWAYS DRAFT THE TEAM PLAYER, because he is the one who puts his body on the line, WHO SHOWS LOYALTY AND PASSION FOR THE CLUB. He is like the one who wore his Dockers jumper when everyone else had an eagles or Vic one and smiled and copped it sweet, because he had the passion and was doing it for his team.