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The Nat Fyfe Thread

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1 hour ago, tiers said:

To be fair, Scully and Trengove were, at that time, universally considered to be first and second choices.

As for Gysberts and Tapscott, and in many respects for Scully and Trengove, could it be that the player management and development at the time was inept?

We have improved. Phew.

Exactly what I was going to say, same can be said for Watts, Toumpas, Blease, Straus the list goes on and on.

But no thank you Fyfe is full of himself and IMHO would not be a good leader for us.

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    Fresh into a new season and he's already banged up and struggling to get onto the park.  

    Definitely sad to see an incredible player going out the way he is with father time lurking.

    Obviously a no from us unless a big injury happened to Clarrie/Trac late this season which rules them out for 12 months.  Whilst we're still in contention and if we were one superstar mid short, I'd possibly entertain it for a year but I doubt (and bloody hope) that it's not the case.

    Brisvegas would be a good suitor for him.  They're in the window, he'd be the only one who doesn't look like a midget plus he gives some protection for there young developing mids.

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    As I have said in the past. We were very close to landing Fyfe, we go his childhood next door neighbour Cale Morton.

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    2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Report today on SEN that, at the moment, Fyfe is engaging only with the Dockers on his future.

    being on a $1m/yr contract it will probably be a big reality check when flopmantle table their offer 🥴

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    If it was not one of their all time greats what contract would Freo offer a 32 year old who struggles to get his body right to be available to play and then when he is available and plays struggles to have an impact?

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    maybe gold coast would take the risk. can’t imagine anyone else would. hasn’t played a run of decent games for years

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    I'm all in. Package him up with a Brayshaw in return for a third rounder. Fyfe can mentor Love Shack in the magoos, Brayshaw is a very handy sub in the ones.

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    6 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Smells like Geelong

    Haha!  I was just about to post: Whatever he doesn't get from Freo his WA sponsors will make up for it.

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    48 minutes ago, Leopold Bloom said:

    I read somewhere that Fyfe’s salary is $1.1 million. That might put off some potential suitors.

    he won't be getting anything remotely close to that from freo after this year

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    At 32 this year, he just should bow out now. Been a great player but you need to know when you're done.

    Others in the same boat. Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin, Jack Reiwoldt, Buddy Franklin, Travis Boak, Jack Ziebell, etc.

    At least with our 33 year old (Hibbo) we signed him to a one year contract and is being used sparingly.

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    3 hours ago, dee-tox said:

    At 32 this year, he just should bow out now. Been a great player but you need to know when you're done.

    Others in the same boat. Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin, Jack Reiwoldt, Buddy Franklin, Travis Boak, Jack Ziebell, etc.

    At least with our 33 year old (Hibbo) we signed him to a one year contract and is being used sparingly.

    ziebell is still impacting, dusty is basically playing out of the goalsquare and is still a threat. i dont think theres any expectation internally or externally on any of the others you named to do more than play their role and offer leadership after extremely consistent careers, every year theres a retiring class dont think any of the guys you've listed are hanging on overly long tbf

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    12 hours ago, DemonWA said:

    Most freo fans don't like Fyfe. What does that tell you!?

    Tells me they're ungrateful.  The bloke gave his all to the cause and is banged up and broken because of it.

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    12 hours ago, Grand New Flag said:

    I honestly don't know if we could fit him into our 23.  A shadow of the player he was.  Too banged up, too old.  There is no way our FD will even bring up the discussion internally.  

    I reckon we'd consider it if his manager begged us for a chat and he took a big pay cut. With the right medical support he still has something to offer most teams

    But your first sentence sums it up perfectly

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    If the club is interested in a washed up has been, with no leadership skills, and a high level of self interest I’m available for a lot less than $1.1 mil.

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    28 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    If the club is interested in a washed up has been, with no leadership skills, and a high level of self interest I’m available for a lot less than $1.1 mil.

    he won't get more than $500k at best  a n y w h e r e

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    1 hour ago, BDA said:

    Tells me they're ungrateful.  The bloke gave his all to the cause and is banged up and broken because of it.

    Maybe, but he's a lone Wolf, egomaniac that cares more about his own performance than the teams. Has been that way for a very long time and the die hard dockers have always thought he was a cancer on their culture

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