TALK A LOT ABOUT FOOTBALL

Just read that there are 15 bigger, more threatening animals in Australia than the common eagle. Ironic.

So we didn’t make top spot on Friday night and there are a bunch of reasons floating around as to why not. Too many 6 day breaks. Can’t play without McPharlin and Mundy. Choking on the big stage. The 6 and 1 start was flattering… You can take your pick of these. Or you can [...]

Maintaining a successful Dream Team is like keeping goldfish. You pick them out all shiny and awesome. Then one morning you find one floating on the surface. You replace it, keep a keen eye on the new one, then bang, before you know it another one goes down – up. Generally bears like fish.

Below is the team Fremantle fielded against Richmond last Sunday. The 11 players highlighted in bold are those which were picked up in either the rookie or pre-season draft. It’s half our side! Surely some kind or record. B: Jay van Berlo, Chris Tarrant, Adam McPhee HB: Greg Broughton, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden C: Matthew [...]

I guess you could do a lot worse. Daryl Somers (Geelong), Peter Costello (Essendon), Lleyton Hewitt (Adelaide), David Koch (Port). Those are some dodgy number one ticket holders. Despite continual questions over their dress sense, local boys Eskimo Joe seem like a pretty decent fit for FFC in 2010. But they’ll have to deal with [...]