Any Cousins Out There?
12/10/24 • 46 min
Hopefully Jaren was assessed elite in the antagonism and niggle category at the various draft camps! Time to belatedly Restump Podcast the new list additions and catch up on all the latest purple proceedings.
So, with the conclusion of the trade period and drafts and our participation in the preseason supplementary selection period netting Quinton Narkle, the Freo folk list looks all but finalised for 2025.
To be honest, maybe it’s just us, but, with all due respect to what appears a very handy crew of draftees we recruited, the draft wasn’t as interesting or as intriguing this year for us. Don’t get me wrong, we’re very happy to keep adding to the future, but at Fremantle in this precise point in time, its all about the now.
It was always going to be difficult for any draftee to pinch the spotlight after picking up Shai Bolton in the trade period. And even Quinton Narkle coming in to, at the very least, fatten the depth couldn't remove any genuine Bolton focus.
That said, we are a lot more excited about Murphy Reid being here than he and his family appeared to be. I don’t know if the Murphy family had a dog, but there is a fair chance they had just gotten word that it had died moments before Murph had his name read out!
No, of course we’re only being ridiculous, he’ll be fine and it would have been the paralysing shock of the moment that caused his, let's say subdued, reaction.
You have to be happy with the addition of Quinton Narkle, Charlie Nicholls has no doubt been selected with a degree of project prospect in mind and Aiden Riddle appears some sort of replacement pick for us unfortunately losing Maxy Knobel.
However, we’re more excited about the prospect of the new Carr model pulling into the Cockburn parking lot! We hold a hopeful flame Jaren Carr is more than a chip off the old engine block and that he shares his uncle’s values. Are we going to see shades of yesteryear? Is there a new agitator in town?
Plenty of other Docker data to get through so, if you’re showing summer deficiencies in your purple levels and you need to boost your consumption, we’re a short-term synthetic hit right here. We’re neither a safe or effective option but hey, we don’t enforce listening mandates!
You’d think we’d be all out of nonsense just writing this podcast episode blurb, but you’d be mistaken! Unfortunately, there is plenty more absurdity so, if you can’t find a better option, feel free to tune in.
Hopefully Jaren was assessed elite in the antagonism and niggle category at the various draft camps! Time to belatedly Restump Podcast the new list additions and catch up on all the latest purple proceedings.
So, with the conclusion of the trade period and drafts and our participation in the preseason supplementary selection period netting Quinton Narkle, the Freo folk list looks all but finalised for 2025.
To be honest, maybe it’s just us, but, with all due respect to what appears a very handy crew of draftees we recruited, the draft wasn’t as interesting or as intriguing this year for us. Don’t get me wrong, we’re very happy to keep adding to the future, but at Fremantle in this precise point in time, its all about the now.
It was always going to be difficult for any draftee to pinch the spotlight after picking up Shai Bolton in the trade period. And even Quinton Narkle coming in to, at the very least, fatten the depth couldn't remove any genuine Bolton focus.
That said, we are a lot more excited about Murphy Reid being here than he and his family appeared to be. I don’t know if the Murphy family had a dog, but there is a fair chance they had just gotten word that it had died moments before Murph had his name read out!
No, of course we’re only being ridiculous, he’ll be fine and it would have been the paralysing shock of the moment that caused his, let's say subdued, reaction.
You have to be happy with the addition of Quinton Narkle, Charlie Nicholls has no doubt been selected with a degree of project prospect in mind and Aiden Riddle appears some sort of replacement pick for us unfortunately losing Maxy Knobel.
However, we’re more excited about the prospect of the new Carr model pulling into the Cockburn parking lot! We hold a hopeful flame Jaren Carr is more than a chip off the old engine block and that he shares his uncle’s values. Are we going to see shades of yesteryear? Is there a new agitator in town?
Plenty of other Docker data to get through so, if you’re showing summer deficiencies in your purple levels and you need to boost your consumption, we’re a short-term synthetic hit right here. We’re neither a safe or effective option but hey, we don’t enforce listening mandates!
You’d think we’d be all out of nonsense just writing this podcast episode blurb, but you’d be mistaken! Unfortunately, there is plenty more absurdity so, if you can’t find a better option, feel free to tune in.
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Buy Sell Hold 2024 - Part 2
Unfortunately, we subscribe to the adage “You always finish what you start.” So, with the Odd Bods done, we’ve got the Even Stevens to complete. Time to Restump Podcast part two of the Buy Sell Hold 2024 report.
Sometimes you can get caught up in and conflicted by your ideological values. Yes, we believe you should finish what you start, but having completed part one two weeks ago, devoid of reasoning, we’ve delayed until tomorrow what we could have done yesterday. However, if only our nonsense was worthy, we’d suggest all good things come to those who wait. But while time and tide wait for no one, it does little to stop the inevitable delivery of the mediocre. Thankfully, sewing confusion often serves as a pass generating act of distraction. So, enough of that later!
Now that you’re bamboozled and suffering a headache, hopefully you’ve forgotten we’re late with the completion of the 2024 Buy Hold Sell report. So, let’s get into it.
With the list predominantly settled, we’ve got around twenty even Stevens, many of which write their own report. Is anyone in their right mind really not buying Andy Brayshaw, Hayden Young or Jordan Clark shares?
Is Jye Amiss’ stock wrongfully depressed after his handy but wayward kicking year? What is Jaegar O’Meara’s current valuation? And, for that matter, are Sean Darcy’s injuries impacting the financial decisions? Some tricky investment strategies need to be undertaken.
There’s plenty of other Docker data dropping. The fixtures are out for 2025 containing plenty of purple positives and it must be said we’re not displeased the Roos are exiting Tasmania and entering WA.
The Bell has rung time on Peter’s purple career. In a literal sense Papa Smurf could fill his shoes, but metaphorically speaking and from a professional perspective, Aaron Sandilands’s size 18 feet would still leave plenty of room. An astute, often necessarily ruthless, asset at the club will be missed and extremely difficult to replace.
All that and way too much more gibberish that no one asked for. So, feel free to join us as we purple up the airwaves and prattle on about our favourite Freo football faction.
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Vanilla Ice Ice Maybe
Strategically vanilla and ice in the veins... and no, not that type of ice! We’re Fremantle, not a certain other club up the road. Time to Restump Podcast the beginnings of a plentiful and prosperous period.
There’s an uncomfortableness about going in to a new season with serious confidence as a Fremantle supporter. It just doesn’t sit right; it is a difficult feeling to adjust to. Sure, we think we’ve been confident before at this time of year, but it really has been excitement, passion and hopefulness masquerading as confidence.
Yes, famous last words, but this year feels markedly different. There is justifiable genuine confidence. We’re going in with actual achievable expectations rather than nervous aspirations.
We’re in pretty good condition, we’re hitting the historical rule of thumb age and experience conducive to deep September action, there is a definite buy in from the player group and our pre-season has been productive and strategically beneficial.
Can we win the premiership? Possibly. Would that be the goal? Definitely. Should our expectations align with our goal? Absolutely not.
Realistic expectations, from our perspective, should be a minimum of a top six finish, more so a top four and then it is game on from there. Expecting to win the premiership comes with an attached overconfidence and arrogance. They are too ridiculously tough to win and there is too little between the final top four, possible top six teams, whoever they may be, to have such expectations.
So, lets get into it and dive a bit deeper into the purple depths.
•Andy Brayshaw declaring Fremantle is his home.
•JL’s contract, that isn’t a contract.
•Luke Jackson rumours.
•What we learned from the preseason.
•Youngsters on the up.
•Murphy “the more valuable” Reid.
•Disco isn’t dead, it looks back in a big way.
•Darcy and Pearce – is their health a worry?
•The Neighbourhood Watch. Is it dead and buried?
All those talking points to discuss and we’ll find out where Jojo has been and how big is his damaging carbon footprint.
We’re armed with confidence and enthusiasm but we need to remain measured. It’s a fine line between justified anticipation and unhelpful hysteria.
So, for the first time in 2025, unfortunately our nonsense is back. If you’re desperate enough to plug in and partake, by all means you’re most welcome, after you get yourself checked out because you’re obviously not well. Season 2025... here we go.
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