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Farewell Luke Jackson

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Just now, dees189227 said:

I thought his parents were moving over here? He may want to go to Perth for other reasons. I hope not. 

I don't think that was ever a thing. This was based on a newspaper article from Canberra with no quotes from either manager or relative and some just ran with it.

His parents are still living in Perth and both are still heavily involved with the East Fremantle Football Club.

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    14 hours ago, KingDingAling said:

    Oliver sat on the bench a lot. The Aish tag is overrated, as Oliver was benched for 10 minutes after his great start, then benched again later on for a more than usual amount of time. When Oliver was up and about could Aish have stopped him? No. 

    Agree. Freo's performance was more than the sum of its parts and this was a small detail en-route to the bigger picture of winning on Sat. reasonable tag, but Clarry still had 36.

    If teams think their big chance is by simply sitting on Clarry, then go for it.

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    14 hours ago, KingDingAling said:

    Oliver sat on the bench a lot. The Aish tag is overrated, as Oliver was benched for 10 minutes after his great start, then benched again later on for a more than usual amount of time. When Oliver was up and about could Aish have stopped him? No. 

    That's interesting, I wonder if more than just Trac were affected by something 

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    On 5/30/2022 at 10:18 AM, willmoy said:

    .... I also think there were a couple of other flow on effects in that game against Freo which we had the "inside info on" but didn't use it.

    That's a mysterious statement. Care to expand?

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    20 minutes ago, loges said:

    That's interesting, I wonder if more than just Trac were affected by something 

    Most of the team was unwell on Saturday night. Explains why they were run over in the 2nd half.

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    18 minutes ago, tilly18 said:

    Most of the team was unwell on Saturday night. Explains why they were run over in the 2nd half.

    Maybe. But what evidence is there for that (beyond Tracc)? 

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    5 minutes ago, sue said:

    Maybe. But what evidence is there for that (beyond Tracc)? 

    I was told by someone who would know.

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    10 minutes ago, sue said:

    Maybe. But what evidence is there for that (beyond Tracc)? 

    Have a look at the Casey game, it was a replica of ours, except that Frankston kicked poorly for goal in the second half.

    Daw pulled out ill on the morning.

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    1 minute ago, Redleg said:

    Have a look at the Casey game, it was a replica of ours, except that Frankston kicked poorly for goal in the second half.

    Daw pulled out ill on the morning.

    All true and does increase the probability of widespread sickness to the casual observer (ie. me), but doesn't prove it ( North has been ill all year?).   But I'd prefer independent evidence of sickness. Thanks to tilly18 for his info which I trust is good and is a relief to hear.

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    7 minutes ago, sue said:

    All true and does increase the probability of widespread sickness to the casual observer (ie. me), but doesn't prove it ( North has been ill all year?).   But I'd prefer independent evidence of sickness. Thanks to tilly18 for his info which I trust is good and is a relief to hear.

    Yeah Sue I’m not surmising. I was told by someone who would know.

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    1 minute ago, tilly18 said:

    Yeah Sue I’m not surmising. I was told by someone who would know.

    That’s what it looked like to me

    The whole team ran out of gas after Halftime 

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    29 minutes ago, sue said:

    All true and does increase the probability of widespread sickness to the casual observer (ie. me), but doesn't prove it ( North has been ill all year?).   But I'd prefer independent evidence of sickness. Thanks to tilly18 for his info which I trust is good and is a relief to hear.

    As if Goodwin or any of the players are going to say half the team was ill! 

    They respect the opps and Freo deserved to be respected.  Longmuir saw that Petracca and Petty were hampered, that May was off.  He made all the right moves at half time to take advantage of them.  A lesser coach may not have made the right moves.

    Goodwin is no Chris Scott who bleated illness after the Prelim.  While true, we annihilated them and he came across as a sour grapes, sore loser.  Not sure he gave us any credit in the post game press conf either.   We deserved more respect.

    I'm pleased the club has kept the illness close.

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    57 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    As if Goodwin or any of the players are going to say half the team was ill! 

    They respect the opps and Freo deserved to be respected.  Longmuir saw that Petracca and Petty were hampered, that May was off.  He made all the right moves at half time to take advantage of them.  A lesser coach may not have made the right moves.

    Goodwin is no Chris Scott who bleated illness after the Prelim.  While true, we annihilated them and he came across as a sour grapes, sore loser.  Not sure he gave us any credit in the post game press conf either.   We deserved more respect.

    I'm pleased the club has kept the illness close.

    It’s all about acting professionally, with respect to the opposition and is part of  a strong culture.

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    1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    As if Goodwin or any of the players are going to say half the team was ill! 

    They respect the opps and Freo deserved to be respected.  Longmuir saw that Petracca and Petty were hampered, that May was off.  He made all the right moves at half time to take advantage of them.  A lesser coach may not have made the right moves.

    Goodwin is no Chris Scott who bleated illness after the Prelim.  While true, we annihilated them and he came across as a sour grapes, sore loser.  Not sure he gave us any credit in the post game press conf either.   We deserved more respect.

    I'm pleased the club has kept the illness close.

    Of course he wouldn’t say it. But him not saying it is not evidence it was the case. We can infer all we like but Thanks again to Tilly18. 

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    23 hours ago, sue said:

    Of course he wouldn’t say it. But him not saying it is not evidence it was the case. We can infer all we like but Thanks again to Tilly18. 

    Lol, I totally agree about this.  I thought the way Chris Scott came out after the Prelim and immediately blamed illness for their performance was deplorable and yet another reason to really not like the guy or his team.

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    31 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:

    Lol, I totally agree about this.  I thought the way Chris Scott came out after the Prelim and immediately blamed illness for their performance was deplorable and yet another reason to really not like the guy or his team.

    I don't need another reason.

    Sorry WCW I am going to have to do it 🤮🤮

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    On 5/31/2022 at 12:47 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

    That’s what it looked like to me

    The whole team ran out of gas after Halftime 

    Bodes well for any future meeting this season at the G. We looked far better than them at times early.

     

    Hang on, what on earth is this doing in the Luke Jackson contract thread?

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    Might be a good idea for Jackson to sign his contract now because the way he's going the offer may be reduced.

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    As much as I love Luke Jackson, if he is too leave. What about a trade of Oscar Allen and no. 1 pick, maybe a second pick too for Luke Jackson. We need a key forward and he is about to hit his prime years 

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    9 minutes ago, Edm said:

    As much as I love Luke Jackson, if he is too leave. What about a trade of Oscar Allen and no. 1 pick, maybe a second pick too for Luke Jackson. We need a key forward and he is about to hit his prime years 

    Not a chance we’d get that bounty for Jackson, irrespective of WA born Allen agreeing to leave his home state.

    Oscar Allen is an absolute gun when injury free while LJ has battled to take 2 marks a game this year.

    It would be closer to a straight swap with WC giving us a sweetener.

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    8 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Not a chance we’d get that bounty for Jackson, irrespective of WA born Allen agreeing to leave his home state.

    Oscar Allen is an absolute gun when injury free while LJ has battled to take 2 marks a game this year.

    It would be closer to a straight swap with WC giving us a sweetener.

    Oscar Allen is a good player but no way is he anywhere close to a straight swap for Dogga

    Allen plays third tall after Kennedy and Darling. Dogga helped us crack open the game in the 3rd quarter of the granny. At age 20

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    Why are we thinking LJ wants to go to Perth??

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    10 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    Why are we thinking LJ wants to go to Perth??

    Because he grew up there.

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    Has Luke ever said that he wants to go home? He looks pretty Mature for his age and hopefully he isn’t satisfied with one finals series, teammates coaches his personal growth and being a legend of the MFC.?

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