Archive for August, 2012

Freo firms for the eight

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12 years
by in Match Results

FREMANTLE    3.4    7.8   10.12   13.16  (94)
RICHMOND       2.3   5.4     8.4      11.6    (72)

GOALS
Fremantle: Pavlich 3, Ballantyne 3, De Boer 2, Hill, Mayne, Mzungu, Walters, Bradley
Richmond: King 3, Riewoldt 2, Deledio 2, Nahas, White,Edwards, O’Hanlon

BEST
Fremantle: Duffield, Ballantyne, Mundy, Barlow, Sandilands, McPharlin
Richmond: Cotchin, King, Tuck, Grigg, Martin, White

INJURIES
Fremantle:  Jon Griffin (groin) replaced in selected side by Aaron Sandilands
Richmond: Griffiths (concussion)

SUBSTITUTES
Fremantle: Zac Dawson replaced by Nick Suban at three-quarter time
Richmond: Ben Griffiths (concussion) replaced by Brett O’Hanlon during the second quarter

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Margetts, Findlay, McInerney

Official crowd: 32,721 at Patersons Stadium

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400 games for FREO!

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12 years
by in Milestones, Miscellaneous

On 1 April, 1995, captain Ben Allan led the Fremantle Dockers out onto the MCG to play Richmond in the club’s first official AFL game.

This Saturday, 18 August at Patersons Stadium, against the same opponent, the club reaches a significant milestone in its history when it plays its 400th official match.

Among our 164 wins was the first Derby success over the West Coast Eagles in round 16, 1999.

A first appearance in the finals came in 2003, when a young Freo side was defeated by a James Hird inspired Essendon at Subiaco Oval.

After a top four finish in 2006, club great Peter Bell captained the side to its first win in a final with victory over Melbourne in front of a joyous Subiaco Oval crowd.

A week later, Freo fell short of an historic berth in the AFL Grand Final when the Sydney Swans beat it in a Preliminary Final at ANZ Stadium in what still stands as a record crowd of 61,373 for games involving Fremantle.

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The Freo Line-up: Two stars return

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12 years
by in Team Selections
Freo has injected a double-dose of quality into the side named to play Richmond at Patersons Stadium on Saturday with Luke McPharlin and Nat Fyfe selected to return for the club’s 400th game.The duo – one who is up there among the greatest players in club history, and one with the potential to one day be – will boost Fremantle significantly for its massive clash against the Tigers.

The players to make way were Lachie Neale, who has a quad injury, and Dylan Roberton (omitted).

Champion ruckman Aaron Sandilands was named as an emergency along with Tom Sheridan and Roberton.

Assistant coach Mark Stone said Fyfe had ticked just about every box to make his return.

“He’s in the side,” Stone said.

“We trained today so we’ll have to see how he pulls up tomorrow, but talking to him after training, he felt very good.”

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Lyon sees rebuilt Silvagni in Freo’s future

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12 years
by in Miscellaneous

Ross Lyon says defender Alex Silvagni is a big part of Fremantle’s future.

The courageous 24-year-old has had a disappointing second season of AFL, playing only one game so far, but Lyon said there were reasons behind that.

“At the start of the year he was down to about 70 per cent leg strength in his left leg, so he has been rebuilt,” he said on 6PR.

“Even over the summer he was only able to do 80 per cent of the program.”

The senior coach was looking forward to putting Silvagni through a full pre-season heading into 2013.

“I am really excited about him getting a full summer and plenty of work into his body,” Lyon said.

“He has put on 3kg over the year. He needs to be more powerful, so we want to get him up to 95 or 96kg so he can handle the big guys.

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Freo falters in Adelaide

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12 years
by in Match Results

ADELAIDE       4.5    7.8   12.15   17.17  (119)
FREMANTLE   3.3    7.4   10.5     14.7     (91)

GOALS
Adelaide: Walker 4, Dangerfield, Callinan, Wright 2, Douglas, Johncock, Mackay, Riley, Sloane, Thompson, Vince
Fremantle: Walters 3, Pavlich 2, Ballantyne, Barlow, Bradley, De Boer, Duffield, Hill, Mayne, Neale, Pearce

BEST
Adelaide: Dangerfield, Wright, Talia, Walker, Johncock, Reilly
Fremantle: de Boer, Mundy, Barlow, Duffield, Pearce, Griffin

INJURIES
Adelaide: Nil
Fremantle: Mayne (concussion)

SUBS:
Adelaide: Aidan Riley replaced Lewis Johnston in the fourth quarter.
Fremantle: Lachie Neale replaced Chris Mayne at half-time.

Reports: Nil

Umpires: McBurney, Margetts, Wenn

Official crowd: 35,027 at AAMI Stadium

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Suban and Silvagni set for the fight

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12 years
by in Team Selections
Fremantle will lose nothing in courage and hardness with experienced duo Alex Silvagni and Nick Suban picked to return in Saturday’s crucial clash with second-placed Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.Coming out of the side was suspended key defender Luke McPharlin and running backman Dylan Roberton, who was omitted.

Freo’s emergencies for the match were Lachie Neale, Cameron Sutcliffe and Roberton.

Despite two solid seasons since his debut in 2010, Silvagni has struggled to break into a Fremantle defence that this year ranks second in the league for points conceded, behind only ladder-leading Sydney Swans.

With All Australian full-back contender McPharlin banned for a game, the courageous 24-year-old will step up to play on one of Adelaide’s dangerous tall forwards in Kurt Tippett (if he plays) and Taylor Walker.

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Spurr seizes the moment

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12 years
by in Miscellaneous

Three weeks ago Lee Spurr travelled to Melbourne with the team as an emergency for the round 16 match against Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.

The 25-year-old recruit last played in round 8 but hadn’t done enough in his first three games of AFL to lock down a spot in the side.

Spurr was the warm-up emergency for the game against the Demons – a role that demands a player to prepare in every way just as any selected player would.

“It’s tough to know you’re emergency and that there’s a very good chance you won’t play,” Spurr said.

“But there’s that slight chance, and that’s part of being a professional.

“You’ve got to prepare as if you’re going to play and do everything to the best of your ability.”

With the bounce down just minutes away, senior coach Ross Lyon called Spurr into the rooms and gave him a message.

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Round 23 fixture announced

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12 years
by in News

The AFL has today announced that Fremantle’s round 23 fixture against Melbourne at Patersons Stadium will be played on Saturday night 1 September.

Bounce down is at 5.40pm (WST) and the match against the Demons is looming as a contest that could decide whether Fremantle qualify for the AFL finals, which begin the following weekend.

Tickets and membership cards that have already been issued for this match are valid and will scan for entry into the ground.

The AFL schedule of games for round 23 will be as follows (local time in each case):

Friday August 31
Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles at the MCG, 7.50pm (Channel 7)

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Pav’s eight sinks Eagles

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12 years
by in Match Results

FREMANTLE     4.2    7.6    15.9   17.11  (113)
WEST COAST    1.5   1.10   5.11    6.12    (48)

GOALS
Fremantle:  Pavlich 8, Ballantyne 3, Walters 2, Mzungu 2, Pearce, Mundy.
West Coast: Darling 2, Lynch, Hams, Naitanui, Hurn.

BEST
Fremantle: Pavlich, Mundy, Barlow, Fyfe, Griffin, Crowley, Pearce, Ballantyne.
West Coast: Kerr, Waters, Gaff, Schofield.

INJURIES
Fremantle: Nil
West Coast: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
Fremantle: Dylan Roberton replaced Zac Dawson in the final quarter.
West Coast: Tom Swift replaced Brad Sheppard in the third quarter.

Reports: Luke McPharlin (Fremantle) for forceful front-on contact on Jack Darling in the first term; Matt de Boer (Fremantle) for attempted tripping in the second term.

Umpires: Stewart, Meredith, Jeffery

Official crowd: 39,694 at Patersons Stadium

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Sumich breaks his silence

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12 years
by in Miscellaneous

Fremantle assistant Peter Sumich says the Dockers are a sleeping giant, needing on-field success to explode into one of the more powerful outfits in the AFL.

Sumich, the dual West Coast premiership player and long-time lieutenant of coach John Worsfold before he left the Eagles to join the Dockers for the 2012 season, said the Dockers required a “trophy in the cabinet” for the club to achieve its potential.

In an exclusive interview with The Weekend West ahead of today’s western derby Sumich also revealed:

– That the opportunity to work with Dockers coach Ross Lyon had been a key to his leaving the Eagles

– He had long held an ambition to work for the Dockers because of the link to his beloved home town

– That the Dockers were confident heading into today’s match, believing they were better prepared and balanced than they had been before round nine when the Eagles blew them away

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