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Fyfe and Barlow not missed as Fremantle Smashes Lions
Fremantle have concluded the Away section of the Home & Away season with a routine demolition job on the hapless Brisbane Lions. Even without Nat “Fisticuffs” Fyfe and Mick “Brittle Bones” Barlow, Fremantle’s midfield barely broke into a sweat as they carved up the Gabba to allow the locals to watch Hayden Ballantyne and Michael Walters play a game of Duelling Small Forwards, attempting to out do each other every time the footy headed into the Dockers’ forward line. Matthew Pavlich got out of the way, withdrawing at the last minute due to a “quad” injury (obviously the run of late calf injuries was starting to look suspicious). Fremantle had the game sewn up by the 20 minute mark but fulfilled their contractual obligations to finish off all four quarters, winning by 58 points in what was an inconsequential game in the scheme of the season. Fremantle now have a simple equation in front of them - win next week and they finish in the top 4. Lose and they don’t.
Rate The Players: Brisbane v Fremantle
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Ballantyne In To Replace Hollywood Brigade
The good news is, Michael Barlow is off to see a tailor. The bad news is that he didn’t pay his the bill last time he went to the tailor and some blokes were sent around to break Barlow’s thumb which will see him out for two weeks but hopefully we won’t have to watch his bum crack through the finals. Nat Fyfe is also in some strife, although in his case it was he who was dishing out the fists of justice which, after a few hours of arguing otherwise, is worth a 2 week rest. The good news is that Hayden Ballantyne is back to cover for the two of them after missing last week with a bit of a leg based issue. Joining him on the extended interchange bench will be Nick Suban, Matt de Boer, Garrick Ibbotson and Jack Hannath with three players to be axed from the squad before the game. The Lions have brought in Ashley McGrath for a send off game and a few other blokes who probably won’t be around bast the 30th.
Dockerland Budget: Brisbane v Fremantle
To save people forking over their hard earned money to the AFL in exchange for a magazine that gets bigger every week, making it harder to get to the only part you actually want - the names of the players, we've introduced the Dockerland Budget.