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Too early to think about 2011, says Barlow
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by DockerNow.com
in Miscellaneous
FREMANTLE has not put a timeframe on when its most important midfielder, Michael Barlow, will return to senior football from his broken left leg.
Barlow suffered the injury when he collided with teammate Rhys Palmer in the fourth quarter of Fremantle’s 57-point win over Port Adelaide in round 14.
Elevated from Fremantle’s rookie list and relative obscurity in the VFL, Barlow’s impact in his first season had seen him enter Brownlow Medal favouritism.
With both his tibia and fibula broken, there were concerns for how the 22-year-old would recover.
Though his surgery was successful, Barlow said it was too early to say whether he could aim for round one of next season.
“We haven’t really put a timeline on when I’m going to be ready to go,” he told fremantlefc.com.au.
“It’s just all about how the bone heals. At this early stage it’s going really well and the pain … is down to a level where I can really move around pretty comfortably on the crutches for a significant amount of time.
SNESA Sportsman’s Night Feat. Mark Harvey
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by DockerNow.com
in Miscellaneous
Fremantle Dockers coach Mark Harvey will be at Saint Norbet’s Senior Football Club for the 2010 Sportsman’s Night.
The night also features the 2010 SNESA Players Review. The club is at Wyong Reserve in Bentley.
Tickets are $20 at the door. Full bar facilities available. Starts from 6.30pm
Michael Barlow on FTV tonight
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by DockerNow.com
in Miscellaneous
Don’t forget to tune in to FTV tonight to watch Michael Barlow sit down with Paul Hasleby on the Inside Word. 8:00PM (WST) on www.fremantlefc.com.au.
Rucks vital in Dockers-Demons clash
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by DockerNow.com
in Miscellaneous
The most improved ruckman in the AFL will go head-to-head with the biggest and best when Melbourne travel to Subiaco to take on Fremantle on Sunday.
Demons coach Dean Bailey says the prospect of taking on the Dockers’ two-time All-Australian Aaron Sandilands will be a “great challenge” for Mark Jamar, who has taken giant strides forward in his eighth season.
“Obviously, his (Sandilands’) clearances are great,” Bailey said on Thursday ahead of the clash between fourth-placed Fremantle and 11th-ranked Melbourne.
“I think his palming of the footy has certainly improved significantly and he’s become a massive weapon for them, so it’s going to be a significant factor in the sense of who can win that hit.
“Can we shark Sandilands’ hit or can we make the most of the competitive effort that Mark puts in?
“It’ll be a a great contest.
“I think that with those two blokes at the end of the game, you’d like to think that their effectiveness from their hits is going to be a decisive factor.”
Bailey heaped further praise on Sandilands, 27, who has been widely tipped for a third All-Australian selection this year, although the Melbourne coach didn’t rule out Jamar’s chances of claiming the honour.
Pav’s home deal looks good for Dockers
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by DockerNow.com
in Miscellaneous
Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with a WA-based company in the strongest indication yet that he will play out his career at the club.
The deal is a clear sign Pavlich, whose contract with the Dockers expires at the end of the season, is strengthening his already strong business and personal ties to WA.
Industry sources say Pavlich could earn up to $100,000 a year under the deal to become the face of Homeloans Ltd.
The payment is separate from the $1 million he is expected to receive under his next playing contract and will not be included in the salary cap because the Dockers weren’t part of the negotiations.
Pavlich will appear in commercials and attend company events. Homeloans’ board of directors are from Perth and the company has been attempting to increase its profile locally and has been linked to naming rights sponsorship at Subiaco Oval.
“This is a great coup,” Homeloans national marketing manager Will Keall said. “It’s a perfect fit for the Homeloans brand, and we are delighted to form this association with Matthew, who has proven to be a genuine all-round champion.”
Fremantle Vs. Melbourne – Round 16 Teams
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by DockerNow.com
in Team Selections
Fremantle
B: Dylan Roberton, Alex Silvagni, Kepler Bradley
HB: Matthew de Boer, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden
C: Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Nathan Fyfe
HF: Jay van Berlo, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill
F: Adam McPhee, Michael Johnson, Hayden Ballantyne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Ryan Crowley, Paul Duffield
I/C (from): Anthony Morabito, Clancee Pearce, Chris Tarrant, Rhys Palmer, Nick Suban, Greg Broughton, Paul Hasleby
In: McPharlin, Broughton, Fyfe, Tarrant
Out: Tim Ruffles
Melbourne
B: Colin Garland, Jared Rivers, Clint Bartram
HB: Jordie McKenzie, James Frawley, Cameron Bruce
C: Jamie Bennell, Nathan Jones, Brad Green
HF: Lynden Dunn, Jack Watts, Tom Scully
F: Colin Sylvia, Matthew Bate, Liam Jurrah
Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Aaron Davey
I/C (from): Joel Macdonald, Kyle Cheney, Paul Johnson, Rohan Bail, Addam Maric, Matthew Warnock, Cale Morton
In: Rohan Bail, Matthew Warnock, Addam Maric, Cale Morton
Out: Jack Trengove (hip)
What Lies Beneath
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by DockerNow.com
in Miscellaneous
As featured in the latest edition of Docker
FREMANTLE coach Mark Harvey and his experienced band of assistants, Chris Scott, Dean Wallis, Barry Mitchell and Todd Curley are the men charged with
the weekly task of steering the team to victory.
Images of them in the coaching box during matches are streamed all over the country. To the outsider, it may appear that this group of men are wholly responsible for the performances of the 22 players who run out onto the ground every weekend and for the man- management of the rest of the squad who are striving to force their way in to the team.
However, if you look closer into the mechanics of how Fremantle’s football department operates, you will fins that the club’s coaching team runs much deeper than that.
Beneath the senior coach and his assistants is the club’s Elite Performance Program, which is headed by Simon Lloyd. Having previously worked in key development, leadership and coaching roles at Hawthorn and Collingwood, Lloyd is in charge of the five-man team which is responsible for overseeing the development of the club’s 25 first to third year players.
McPharlin heads list of possibles
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by DockerNow.com
in News
FREMANTLE’S injury-hit defence should be boosted by Luke McPharlin this week, but doubts linger over the fitness of key pair Chris Tarrant and Greg Broughton ahead of Sunday’s clash with Melbourne at Subiaco Oval.
Antoni Grover (hamstring), Broughton (hamstring) and Tarrant, who has been struggling with a heel injury, all left the track on Wednesday morning during a training session at the WACA ground.
Fremantle is expecting a host of players to return across the next two weeks – including Nat Fyfe (concussion) and Chris Mayne (ankle) – but coach Mark Harvey said the club would be cautious with those that have missed extended periods.
Broughton has not played since round eight after suffering a hamstring injury in the WAFL as he returned from a foot complaint, while Tarrant has missed two matches.
Grover and Fyfe have missed one match each, while Mayne last played against Adelaide in round 11.
“I’d like to think that they’ll all be coming back, now the interesting part for us is getting the balance right,” Harvey said on Wednesday morning.
Bradley’s form earns him new deal
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by DockerNow.com
in Contracts
FREMANTLE has rewarded durable utility Kepler Bradley with assurance he is part of the club’s long term future. Bradley, 24, has signed a new contract through to the end of next season.
But, confirmation of a one-year deal does not close the door on the versatile big man renewing acquaintances with his former Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy at Greater Western Sydney.
The legendary Sheedy will launch the AFL’s historic step into the western suburbs of Sydney in 2012 with the league’s newest team and has not ruled out recruiting experience players like Bradley for initial difficult steps into the national competition.
Bradley’s manager Colin Young said his client was keen on a longer extension with Fremantle.
Moonlighting: Jay van Berlo
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by DockerNow.com
in Miscellaneous
Jay van Berlo grew up with older brother Nathan, who plays for the Adelaide Crows, and younger brother Mitch, and the trio was raised on a diet of ferociously competitive street football. “We lived in a cul-de-sac and we had a group of neighbours who also had three boys, so we basically owned the street and ran amok all the time playing whatever sport was on TV. We had some pretty serious games of footy in the street and we had our fair share of wins. If you lost, it got pretty intense and there were a few fights here and there. Mitch was usually inside, he was a bit younger, but Nath and I went at it pretty hard. It was serious stuff.”
Jay cottoned onto football early and joined the Whitfords Junior Football Club as an Auskicker, but his childhood hero could easily have been All Black Jonah Lomu instead of West Coast wingman Peter Matera. “Both of my parents are from New Zealand. Dad played rugby and Mum was hockey, and they both did pretty well in their sports. I don’t know how it came to footy, but they moved over here and loved watching it. Being at school with all of our mates, we loved it as well. We all supported West Coast growing up and we were Eagles members as a family. As Nath and I got older we just started to support general good games and then Nath obviously went to Adelaide, so I started to follow them. Nath and I were both Peter Matera in the backyard.”
