Yes, That's the Best They Can Do.
This week's Western Derby has been covered in a cloud of confusion as pundits try to work out if John Worsfold is tanking or if this is just the best group of 'players' that he's able to cobble together. Meanwhile Mark Harvey is managing to keep the juggling balls in the air, losing derby specialist Rhys Palmer to a shoulder injury but regaining derby specialists David Mundy, Kepler Bradley and Chris Tarrant. Derby specialist Michael Walters has also been given a spot on the bench while derby specialist Clancee Pearce has done his knee. Freo have also decided to give Justin Bollenhagen a taste of winning, bringing him in for his first AFL game against the West Coast Bunnies. A future derby specialist no doubt. The Eagles have 'lost' Adam Selwood with a 'shoulder' injury and Ashton Hams has been suspended (although that name sounds made up so it might just be the Eagles playing Derby games. McKinley, Jones, Wilson, Swift and McGinnity have been added to the bench, if that means anything to you.
Freo Formguide: Freo v West Coast
Doctors have been encouraged by a recent study this week which suggests cases of Derbynesia are at an all time low this year. With 6 straight Derby wins to Fremantle, one or two people around Perth have actually been able to remember the odd derby result. It’s a big breakthrough after years of ignoring the fact that the Dockers are on track to equal the once lopsided Derby record by 2012 - just as the Mayans predicted. Unfortunately some have been self medicating to avoid catching the dreaded Derbynesia (which renders the victim unable to recall any matches between the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles since 2002) with hallucinogenic psychotropics which has them predicting that, despite sitting square on the bottom of the ladder, this year is their chance to turn the tables on the flag bound Fremantle.
Freo Eye Off Home Final
Fremantle have left the door open to kick off their September campaign with a home final, letting the Western Bulldogs get level with them on points through a sizable loss at Etihad Stadium. With senior Freo players dropping out right until the last minute, child services were almost called as the Dogs touched them up in the opening quarter. The game was all but over before the meat pies had been defrosted at the footy snack stall, with the Dogs kicking 9 goals to 3 in the opening quarter. Fremantle tightened up for the rest of the game but lacked the players to even keep things honourable, losing by 82 and vowing never to speak of the match again.
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The Ladder
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| 2 | Geelong | 10 | Adelaide | ||||||
| 3 | St Kilda | 11 | Melbourne | ||||||
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | 12 | Essendon | ||||||
| 5 | Fremantle | 13 | Port Adelaide | ||||||
| 6 | Hawthorn | 14 | Brisbane | ||||||
| 7 | Carlton | 15 | Richmond | ||||||
| 8 | Sydney | 16 | West Coast |
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Statistics
Disposals
| David Mundy |
367 |
| Michael Barlow |
362 |
| Paul Duffield | 360 |
| Matthew Pavlich |
324 |
| Stephen Hill | 310 |
Marks
| Paul Duffield |
93 |
| Matthew Pavlich |
81 |
| Aaron Sandilands | 75 |
| Paul Hasleby |
70 |
| Adam McPhee |
66 |
Goals
| Matthew Pavlich |
48 |
| Hayden Ballantyne |
26 |
| Paul Hasleby |
15 |
| Michael Barlow |
15 |
| Ryan Crowley | 14 |
Tackles
| Adam McPhee |
84 |
| David Mundy |
74 |
| Ryan Crowley |
69 |
| Michael Barlow | 66 |
| Paul Duffield |
64 |
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