Dom sheed pocket
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- Aug 15, 2023
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Already been said, but in terms of re-energising the supporter base, Harley is a huge asset.
Fremantle and their supporters have some shall we say lofty ambitions about taking more market share and one day being Number 1 (). Whilst I can’t see it, a few bad years of extreme losing whilst they perform ok and things can start to slowly turn. I know there was mild concern on here and I am sure internally, the club themselves would be concerned, hence the earlier than expected departure of Trev, and Don’s public comments and actions since he took over.
I don’t think anyone is under any illusion that there is still a lot of hard yards to be done, but the buzz and excitement in general that Harley has brought is palpable, it sure soothes a bit of the pain of losing when you see his and some of the other young guys progress
Freo are already closing the gap in terms of memberships, revenue attendance etc. if they snag a flag with this group, they’ll continue to close the gap as long as we are down the bottom.
2014 clubs were at their closest in those metrics but also onfield H2H too.
West Coast’s marketing and membership team should be getting on their knees and thanking god for Harley Reid.
Have to say I’ve seen a lot less younger kids in West Coast jumpers compared to Freo jumpers than in years gone by.
Had it not been for Harley we would be going through our leanest ever patch- literally the worst team in AFL history- without a single marquee player on our list.
Not a great spot to have been in.