Couldn't agree more Drubbing.

Let me pose a question: would you rather support Fremantle (years of inconsistency, a bit of promise and no premierships) or a team like our cross town rivals (royal commissions, tainted premierships, ex players highly publicised drug and alcohol problems, dodgy tattoos, chardonnay, your captain qutting (keep in mind our captain stayed loyal), high profile crime connections and hoards of media zombies falling over themselves to drool on you?)

I know which team I would choose.

I know Freo lived up to their Dockers Shockers reputation. I was mad and I wanted to lay the blame. But after a painful 24 hours I am sick of hearing the negative on the TV, 6peeearrr and the world-class quality Western Australian newspapers which may as well be printed in blue and yellow! So, as a loyal Freo fan from years back, I am going to try and nut out the positives to make everyone feel a teeny weeny bit better.

-Pavlich. That man redefined the term 'loyalty'. Remember he signed a 3 year contract.
-Our young players. According to some unidentifiable commentator, Palmer is going to be one of the premier midfielders of the comp.
-It is only round 7.
-There is a bye this weekend.
-Harvey's hard-headedness.
-Who remembers the first half of 06? And then, who remembers the second half of 06?
-Where did Geelong finish the year before their premiership last year?
-The Weagles are lower than us on the ladder. :)
-Bell moving to Perth.
-Black, Headland, JCarr, MCarr and eventually Hase once he returns finding fitness and form.
-MJ, Mundy, Peake, Thornton and Murphy fine tuning their games to live up to their promise.
-Grover and Hayden coming back to complete our defensive line.
-Perhaps we can think of this stage in the season as "character building". Sometimes you have to be at the very bottom before you can find the strength to get to the top.

Although our boys need a swift kick up the purple anchor, I think what they need more is some self belief and confidence. Ya never know what might happen.