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Synthetic Grass At Home in Patersons Stadium
Feb 22nd
Perth’s notable synthetic grass specialists, Green Planet Grass, is pleased to announce its involvement in one of Western Australia’s most iconic sporting stadiums, for having installed new surfaces on the raceways at Patersons Stadium, traditionally known as Subiaco Oval.
(PRWEB) February 22, 2012
Green Planet Grass is proud to install its hardwearing commercial synthetic turf on behalf of the WA Football Commission, giving AFL teams a top class surface to run out on even before they cross the boundary line. Patersons Stadium is home to AFL clubs West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers; it also hosted the Western Australian Football League’s Grand Final and numerous other international sporting events and music concerts.
I’d pay $1.5m for Buddy: Lyon
Feb 22nd
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says he would pay Hawthorn’s Lance Franklin $1.5 million a year to come to the club.
Commenting on rumours Collingwood power forward Travis Cloke might be lured to new club Greater Western Sydney by an offer like the one Gold Coast used to prise Gary Ablett from Geelong, Lyon said there were “clearly” $1.5 million a year players in the AFL these days.
The AFL’s annual salary cap figures released this week revealed that two players (Ablett and an unknown second player) were now being paid in excess of $1 million per year.
“I tell you what, I would give Buddy $1.5 million tomorrow, there you go,” Lyon said.
Pavlich primed to power forward
Feb 22nd
Fremantle champion Matthew Pavlich says he is relishing his return to the power forward role but knows the nature of the position had changed significantly since he last played there in 2008.
Pavlich, who played in Fremantle’s Sunday romp against Essendon in round one of the NAB Cup before sitting out the defeat to West Coast, was speaking at Nulsen Primary School, in Esperance, today as part of Fremantle’s community camp.
Jack spreads the message
Feb 22nd
Jack Anthony has already been on a few Community Camps in his AFL career and the Freo forward says it’s an event he looks forward to every year.
He was in Esperance today for Fremantle’s 2012 Australia Post AFL Community Camp.
Anthony, who visited south west WA town Albany in 2008 when his former club Collingwood played a regional challenge match there, said this year’s Camp has been one of the best.
“It’s been fantastic to meet some of the great people in this community,” he said.
“Many people here love making the trek up to Perth to watch the footy, so they loved the opportunity to have us visit them.”
“In the bigger cities it’s easier to get involved with football. But with Esperance, for instance, it’s so far away the only chance they really get to meet footballers is here.”
A great feeling that brightens your whole day: Neale
Feb 21st
Lachie Neale knows all too well the impact a special visitor can make to a small community.
The 18-year-old Freo Docker grew up in the South Australian country town of Naracoorte, 336 kilometres south east of Adelaide. He played his footy in nearby Kybybolite, which has a population of around 200 people.
Neale was in the south east WA town of Esperance today for the Fremantle Dockers’ 2012 Australia Post AFL Community Camp.
He joined teammates Ryan Crowley, Tendai Mzungu and Josh Mellington at local schools Grass Patch Primary School and Salmon Gums Primary School to speak about living a healthy lifestyle.
During question time, the children asked Neale how many goals he’d kicked in the AFL.
“I haven’t played an AFL game yet so all I could tell them was donuts,” he said.
‘That’s not why I left Saints’
Feb 20th
Former St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has brushed off suggestions a dispute over a pay cut was his motivation to walk out on the club last year.
Lyon quit the Saints after he was headhunted by Fremantle to become its senior coach last September, taking the football world by surprise.
He was contracted to the Saints for 2012 but exercised an out clause to take up a long-term offer with Fremantle.
In an extend interview on Fox Footy’s On The Couch program, Lyon refused to elaborate on suggestions that a major part of his decision to leave St Kilda was based on a re-worked contract offering less money.
“I’m not sure that’s relevant. I’m not sure that’s in the public domain. I haven’t put that in the public domain, have I?” Lyon said in response to the suggestion of a pay cut.
Last year on Thursday, September 15, news broke that senior coach Mark Harvey had been sacked by Fremantle and Lyon would be his replacement.
Freo pleased with progress on game plan: Mellington
Feb 20th
Young forward Josh Mellington says Fremantle is satisfied with the progress it has made adjusting to new coach Ross Lyon’s game plan following the mixed result in yesterday’s NAB Cup triangular series against Essendon and West Coast at Patersons Stadium.
Freo defeated the Bombers by 36 points in the first game but fell to a 20-point loss against the Eagles.
Mellington said the side’s structures put Essendon under a lot of pressure in the first fixture.
“The pressure in the forward half was immense,” he said.
“It put them under the pump which forced errors and turnovers, which created scoring opportunities.”
The 19-year-old said the shoe was put on the other foot in the second game, with West Coast’s press proving too good.
“West Coast locked the ball in their forward 50 so we struggled with that pressure,” he said.
Neale stands up for Fremantle
Feb 20th
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has praised draftee Lachie Neale after the teenage midfielder made an impressive start to his AFL career in Sunday’s NAB Cup matches against Essendon and West Coast.
Neale, who was selected with pick No.58 in the 2011 NAB AFL Draft, has been one of Fremantle’s standout performers this summer and he took that form onto Patersons Stadium for the club’s opening pre-season matches.
The South Australian kicked two goals in his team’s 36-point win over Essendon before a quieter match against West Coast and Lyon said he had slotted in well against AFL opposition.
“He did (look comfortable),” the coach said on Sunday night. “I suppose we’ve been a little bit bullish about him.
“In the second game he faded, but that was to be expected and it would have been easy to sub him out but we just kept him going.
“He’s just put another step in the right direction.”
Neale impresses Toyota AFL Dream Team coaches
Feb 20th
Young South Australian Lachie Neale gained the attention of Toyota AFL Dream Team coaches around the country with his performance in Freo’s first NAB Cup match against Essendon at Patersons Stadium tonight.
Neale gathered six disposals and kicked two goals on his way to 37 Dream Team points. It was an outing sure to make him a very popular pick before the season gets underway.
The 18-year-old could only manage 21 points in the next match against West Coast but that was a much harder contested game than the first.
Neale’s fellow South Australian Lee Spurr made his first Freo appearance in the match against the Eagles and scored 19 Dream Team points.
Freo captain Matthew Pavlich was excellent in his only match tonight, gaining 52 Dream Team points against the Bombers.
Nat Fyfe was also prominent in his only appearance with 34 in the match against Essendon.
Fremantle downed by Eagles
Feb 20th
FREMANTLE 0.0.1 0.1.4 (10)
WEST COAST 0.1.5 0.4.6 (30)
GOALS
Fremantle: Mellington
West Coast: Cox 2, Weedon, Shuey
BEST
Fremantle: Duffield, McPhee, Pitt, Crowley, Broughton
West Coast: Hurn, Cox, Masten, Stevens, Stevenson, Shuey
INJURIES
Fremantle: Nil
West Coast: Nil
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Farmer, Dalgleish, McPhee
Official crowd: 27,581 at Patersons Stadium
