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Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition

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1 hour ago, BDA said:

We as in Melbourne supporters?

I think we as in the general footballing public. 
 

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    1 minute ago, sisso said:

    LJ traded back to us for a 4th rounder sounds fair

    They would need to pay 80% of his wage for us to fit him in.

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    11 minutes ago, sisso said:

    LJ traded back to us for a 4th rounder sounds fair

    He needs to do 3 years of purgatory at GWS first. So I propose a 3 way trade involving Hogan to us and our 4th to Freo

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    1 hour ago, John Demonic said:

    He needs to do 3 years of purgatory at GWS first. So I propose a 3 way trade involving Hogan to us and our 4th to Freo

    Yes ,very true about purgatory.

    But even GWS might pivot at buying Jacksons massive contact from Freo.

    Even if Freo paid 300k annually for years to come GWS still have to shell out 600k every year.

    If Jackson turns out to be a lazy footballer he might be untradeable.

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    Wow, Freo turning on LJ quicker than I expected!

    "Fremantle great Paul Hasleby believes his old club would be omitting Luke Jackson this weekend if he wasn’t a big-name recruit."

    "Jackson hasn’t proven anything really in the AFL. He played a great quarter in a Grand Final, but all of last year, if we’re being brutally honest, it was just average football from him,” he said."

    https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/03/27/should-luke-jackson-be-omitted-freo-great-ponders-the-ruck-dilemma/

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    15 minutes ago, tincan said:

    Wow, Freo turning on LJ quicker than I expected!

    "Fremantle great Paul Hasleby believes his old club would be omitting Luke Jackson this weekend if he wasn’t a big-name recruit."

    "Jackson hasn’t proven anything really in the AFL. He played a great quarter in a Grand Final, but all of last year, if we’re being brutally honest, it was just average football from him,” he said."

    https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/03/27/should-luke-jackson-be-omitted-freo-great-ponders-the-ruck-dilemma/

    Needs to revisit that third quarter of the GF if you ask me - more about Trac, Clarry and Viney than Luke.

    Not saying he isn't a real talent as I believe he is - BUT it was our midfielders that did the damage in the GF.

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    I have no issue with Jackson.  He made his decision and his absences is a long term issue that we have time to solve (Even him coming back in the future) 

    His manager should have had this conversation with him as part of the move.  Young player on big money (reportedly) will be the focus and whipping boy of failure in WA.  Even worse if its a Freo player, (WC players are more of a protected species from the WC dominated media).

    Sadly I believe he cannot live up to the expectations the have been set by the media and the club in him joining then such big money int he short term, hence it will become the focus of the teams ills.  The second (Pointed out by many including me last year) there is not a clear position for him to play int he current Freo structure.  This will possibly destroy him as he tries to develop, not matter what mum does and says.    

    Lastly his arrival (trades needed to get done) and the need to play him based upon contract has upset the balance in the free team that have not been rectified yet.   If they don't play him, it will be worse in the media based on what has happened to previous players in that position.  Including a couple of very talented but less focussed ex-dees.  

     

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    Jackson played 2 decent games last year and one of them he was as our number 1 ruck when Gawn was out of the side against Brisbane.

    He's clearly a better ruck than forward and yet Freo are going to play him as a 75/25 forward because Darcy is clearly their number one ruck.

    Unless Jackson can start taking 1.5 contested clunks a game up forward and kick his 1.5 goals a week, I can't see how he'll be justifying his hefty wage.

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    19 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Freo Socials going overboard trying to prove that Jackson can mark the footy. 

    see the entire thread. 

    Gees I hope Kozzie is watching all of this unfold, and thinking about his future.

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    22 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Freo Socials going overboard trying to prove that Jackson can mark the footy. 

    see the entire thread. 

    Freo are so embarrassing 

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    3 hours ago, tincan said:

    "Jackson hasn’t proven anything really in the AFL. He played a great quarter in a Grand Final, but all of last year, if we’re being brutally honest, it was just average football from him,” he said."

    "Jackson hasn't done anything except stand up on the biggest stage of all when it counted and make a significant contribution to turning the tide in a grand final when it was looking shaky", said In Harmes Way, whilst also pointing out that Paul Haselby has never won anything himself, having played over 200 games to only play in two losing finals, so shouldn't throw stones.

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    10 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Yeah. Way to double down and put more pressure on the kid. FMD

    No need to post 12 almost identical photos trying to prove that their unicorn can mark a footy at training under no pressure on a piece of plastic.

    It’s like he’s a real footballer guys 

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    11 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Yeah. Way to double down and put more pressure on the kid. FMD

    No need to post 12 almost identical photos trying to prove that their unicorn can mark a footy at training under no pressure on a piece of plastic.

    Jackson will be laughing if Jeremy McGovern comes out to play on Sunday with a big padded bag on his back.

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    8 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

    "Jackson hasn't done anything except stand up on the biggest stage of all when it counted and make a significant contribution to turning the tide in a grand final when it was looking shaky", said In Harmes Way, whilst also pointing out that Paul Haselby has never won anything himself, having played over 200 games to only play in two losing finals, so shouldn't throw stones.

    Well said. 

    No one can ever take that moment from him. And yet here we are - Dees fans - minimising it to stroke our chins about a kid who made a bad decision.

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    Can't stop thinking that the best scenario for all parties involved was for Jackson to help the club to trade with WC.

    That would've given us a top pick, he would go home, no pressure like in Freo and he could develop his footy in the next 2 or 3 years, knowing WC is not in a rush to win it all.

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    20 hours ago, McQueen said:

    Meanwhile, at Fremantle. 

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    Is that Longmire's replacement?

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    30 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

    Jackson will be laughing if Jeremy McGovern comes out to play on Sunday with a big padded bag on his back.

    Brilliant. Having a good laugh.

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    3 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Unless Jackson can start taking 1.5 contested clunks a game

    He seems to have mastered the half mark.

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    38 minutes ago, rpfc said:

    Well said. 

    No one can ever take that moment from him. And yet here we are - Dees fans - minimising it to stroke our chins about a kid who made a bad decision.

    And nobody has taken that moment away from him. He’s always going to be a premiership player.

    But let’s not pretend like we won a flag because of him. He won a flag because he played for us. 

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    25 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    And nobody has taken that moment away from him. He’s always going to be a premiership player.

    But let’s not pretend like we won a flag because of him. He won a flag because he played for us. 

    Yeah, ok, you give a few people on here too much credit.

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