By Andrew Fithall “Rufus” is the nickname I have been trying to apply to Collingwood’s Chris Dawes for some time. Mind you, I haven’t been trying very hard. My biggest effort was a couple of seasons ago when Collingwood was still aligned with Williamstown and Rufus was running around at Burbank Oval. A friend Jason [Read more]
AFL Round 13: Collingwood v Fremantle: Rufus nickname goes out the back Dawes
June 29, 2009 by 5 Comments
AFL Round 13: Collingwood v Fremantle: Five in a row — thanks Freo!
June 29, 2009 by 2 Comments
By Danielle Eid As Round 13 came along so did the school holidays. As I left the school gates I was bursting out in song, singing: “Ceeeeelebrate good times — come on!!” The holidays couldn’t have come fast enough. But unlike most students, even though I’m on holidays I’m still constantly thinking about school work. [Read more]
AFL Round 7: Freo break their Queensland duck
June 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Carlton versus Fremantle 7.10pm, Saturday 9 May 2009 Carrara Oval (Gold Coast Stadium), Gold Coast, QLD By Dianne Waddingham A quick scan of the 2009 fixture had Fremantle’s first away game outside Victoria in the glitzy, high-rise world of the Gold Coast (and Warwick Capper). Carlton sold their souls for the mighty dollar to play [Read more]
General footy writing: It’s all about confidence
June 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Confidence is very definitely a big element in on-field success in any sport. This weekend, well known football identity Kevin Bartlett, on Saturday morning radio, gave his preview of the Round 10 Fremantle Richmond match. ‘KB’ showed a surprising level of faith in the Tigers, when he said he expected Richmond to win and win [Read more]
AFL Round 10: Tigers hang on in thriller
June 1, 2009 by 2 Comments
by Michael Allan Another Saturday night, another Richmond game to sit through. Fortunately tonight I don’t have to leave the comfort of the couch to do so. The parents are out tonight so it’s just my Hawthorn supporting sister Bron and I are watching ‘Before the Game.’ I need all laughs I can get before another dismal Richmond loss. Normally I’d be confident against Freo [Read more]
AFL Round 9: Kangas fight back
May 26, 2009 by 2 Comments
by Josh Barnstable Saturday’s are about sleeping in and enjoying a nice day at home in the warmth of the lounge room watching the footy. Not for me though. Up at seven today after a late night of watching the footy. I really don’t feel like playing footy as I would rather go back to [Read more]
AFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Fremantle: Resolute Roos hold out Dockers before paltry crowd
May 23, 2009 by 3 Comments
By Tim Ivins The AFL has a problem, a really big problem, as we’ve all discovered. The stadium deals negotiated by Wayne Jackson and Co don’t make sense. I settle down on the couch for the clash of those crowd-drawing behemoths, North Melbourne and Fremantle, and my thoughts turn to how Eugene Arocca and James [Read more]
AFL Round 8: Freo: a tipster’s nightmare.
May 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Josh Barnstable I am in three footy tipping competitions at the moment. One at home, one at my dad’s work and one at my mum’s work. I picked Fremantle in each competition, I also used my ‘wild card’ at my mum’s work, where the amount of tips I got correct for this round, I [Read more]
AFL Round 8: Hawks too good for Freo
May 17, 2009 by 3 Comments
By Sasha Lennon Fremantle: 9.11 (65) Hawthorn: 13.9 (87) Round 8 and we’re three wins and four losses. Hawthorn’s premiership defence was officially looking shaky and I was concerned. I knew this for certain after I found myself preparing for the game – donning the Hawthorn socks, making sure I had the 2008 [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Ignoring the Derby
May 4, 2009 by 10 Comments
By LES EVERETT I don’t like derbies. It stems from a highly immature dislike for the Eagles that does not need to be explained in detail here. So my game plan for the big day – Fremantle v West Coast – was to set the recorder, ignore the game and watch it if the Dockers [Read more]
Dud game
April 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Daniel Cherny St.Kilda and Fremantle are the most bizarre of rivals. They have never met in a final, and they have no geographical proximity. Yet clashes between the Saints and the Dockers have an incredible ability to deliver the absurd. Perhaps it is fitting that the two most pathetic teams in league history- St.Kilda [Read more]
More than a Kick on ANZAC Day
April 27, 2009 by 2 Comments
by Sean Gorman I began a conversation with my seven year old son two years ago. That conversation continued yesterday when he played in one of the little league games as part of the half time action at the MCG on ANZAC day. It was the way the conversation started when he was five that [Read more]
The HCFU Stat
April 14, 2009 by 3 Comments
Fremantle v Adelaide, Subiaco, Sun 12 April 2009 Richard Arrowsmith When it happened twice in the first two minutes, and with memories of last week’s St Kilda debacle still fresh, I decided to keep count of the key Crows stat: The HCFU – the Handball Chain that – er, doesn’t work out. It [Read more]
Round 1 – Fremantle v Western Bulldogs: Beer and footy make for a pleasant Sunday afternoon
March 31, 2009 by 2 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz Round 1 for the Doggies means a trip to Subiaco to play the Dockers. It also means I need to find a place to watch the game because it’s not on free-to-air. My moral compass (that, and my scabbiness) dictates that pay-TV is evil and shall never enter our household. [Read more]
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