Ah well, plenty more time to do the things he really loves now, possibly also become reacquainted with a few blokes we know:

A bygone era.

Be gone.

If you're a professional athlete you should probably maintain exemplary fitness all year around. It's their career path, after all.

Wasn't being serious L, it is a career. I don't turn up to work after holidays having forgotten where i was at and where i need to be moving forward.

from Titus O'Reily

Colin Sylvia and Ross Lyon have a little chat

Ross Lyon: Come in Colin, have a seat.

Colin Sylvia: You want a chicken nugget boss?

Lyon: It’s 11.00.

Sylvia: I know, breakfast menu was over.

Lyon: Colin, I’m sending you down to the Peel Thunder.

Sylvia: Is that a night club?

Lyon: No, it’s in the WAFL. Your lack of professionalism is something I simply can’t accept here at Freo.

Sylvia (chicken nugget spraying from his mouth): What are you talking about? Name one time I haven’t been professional, not counting last year.

Lyon: Yesterday you didn’t finish the time trial. I found you drinking a thick shake under a tree.

Sylvia: In fairness boss, I was pretty hung over yesterday.

Lyon: That doesn’t exactly help your cause Colin.

Sylvia: I’d argue with you but it seems like a lot of effort and I’m pretty tired.

Lyon: Well enjoy the Peel Thunder. Some players have used a situation like this to come back reenergised.

Sylvia: Yeah, I’m not doing that.

Lyon: I know Colin, I know

Hahaha Titus is a very clever smartass....

Ok what is a Titus O'Reily and where can i buy one?

Ok what is a Titus O'Reily and where can i buy one?

It's in your jeans or is that Genes.?

Titus smashes us up nicely.

titus is one of us!

titus is one of us!

Titus alone? (groan)

from Titus O'Reily

Colin Sylvia and Ross Lyon have a little chat

Ross Lyon: Come in Colin, have a seat.

Colin Sylvia: You want a chicken nugget boss?

Lyon: It’s 11.00.

Sylvia: I know, breakfast menu was over.

Lyon: Colin, I’m sending you down to the Peel Thunder.

Sylvia: Is that a night club?

Lyon: No, it’s in the WAFL. Your lack of professionalism is something I simply can’t accept here at Freo.

Sylvia (chicken nugget spraying from his mouth): What are you talking about? Name one time I haven’t been professional, not counting last year.

Lyon: Yesterday you didn’t finish the time trial. I found you drinking a thick shake under a tree.

Sylvia: In fairness boss, I was pretty hung over yesterday.

Lyon: That doesn’t exactly help your cause Colin.

Sylvia: I’d argue with you but it seems like a lot of effort and I’m pretty tired.

Lyon: Well enjoy the Peel Thunder. Some players have used a situation like this to come back reenergised.

Sylvia: Yeah, I’m not doing that.

Lyon: I know Colin, I know

sadly nut, its looking like this sums it up pretty well.... just disappointing, very disappointing that he still cannot do it right.

one of the biggest wastes of talent I've seen come past the demons doors in some time. hoped he learn, but it looks like he's just out for the ride.

sadly nut, its looking like this sums it up pretty well.... just disappointing, very disappointing that he still cannot do it right.

one of the biggest wastes of talent I've seen come past the demons doors in some time. hoped he learn, but it looks like he's just out for the ride.

It stopped being disappointing the moment he landed at Fremantle.

We won big time on this. As a result Bernie came and he brought.

It stopped being disappointing the moment he landed at Fremantle.

We won big time on this. As a result Bernie came and he brought.

Oh we've not lost from the deal, but sylv has big time. will be seen as a joke when he's done & aging.

Oh my goodness...Ross Lyon is no-one's fool...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-02-24/cols-no-walters-lyon

Freo took a punt that if they could lift Col's workrate he'd become a good player for them, it hasn't come off and i can't see him getting back.

I think it's time to admit that I have been proven absolutely, incontrovertibly, 150% wrong on Sylvia.

I love Bernie though.

On last years form Bernie Vince would get a game in Freo's midfield - or wouldn't be far off.

Colin Sylvia cannot even make the bench. I think it's fair to say we've had a big win on this one.

Roos pulled the right reign, 95% of the time Roos is spot on.

Not sure losing col was initially what roosy wanted king, I think he worked pretty hard to keep him. Glad it worked out for us though

I doubt the Peel environment and training program would support the 'high performance' standards of Fremantle.

He's been sent there with one clear message.

AFL career over.

Not sure losing col was initially what roosy wanted king, I think he worked pretty hard to keep him. Glad it worked out for us though

I'm pretty sure Roosy had no intention of keeping him.

Not sure losing col was initially what roosy wanted king, I think he worked pretty hard to keep him. Glad it worked out for us though

agreed. Roos publicly stated his desire to keep Sylvia, Clarke and Frawley. Many attribute this now to the 'genius' using the media to manipulate and 'play games'. Kidding themselves

agreed. Roos publicly stated his desire to keep Sylvia, Clarke and Frawley. Many attribute this now to the 'genius' using the media to manipulate and 'play games'. Kidding themselves

It was long discussed that Roos had told Frawley he was better off elsewhere after the club spoke to the AFL about the likely compensation.

He wouldn't have had to look hard to see that Col was a bust, a decade and not one appearance better than the top 5 of the Bluey. Roos is a pretty astute judge of footballing flesh.

I suspect the Clarke situation was more complicated but as soon as it was worked out we couldn't keep him the club did a pretty good deal considering he could have walked for nothing.

And BTW history is written by the winners. We won out of all those three deals.

agreed. Roos publicly stated his desire to keep Sylvia, Clarke and Frawley. Many attribute this now to the 'genius' using the media to manipulate and 'play games'. Kidding themselves

I wouldn't call it genius but if Roos really wanted to keep Sylvia we would have given him a better offer, same with Frawley.

Clark, I have no idea what the story was there but it did appear we didn't work hard to keep him either.

Sylvia to me was a no brainer, highly overrated by many on here.

If there is one thing that the club has got right over the last six or seven years it is the "departures".

We have just made a meal of a lot of the "arrivals".

The fact that so few of our departees were able to achieve anything significant at other clubs is further evidence of how poor our list was.

If there is one thing that the club has got right over the last six or seven years it is the "departures".

I miss Stephan Martin

I miss Stephan Martin

Yep, but you could call that one of many of the previous regimes blunders.. he's a ripper.