That is what gets me wild too, Mac. The media were lining Nyhuis up against the wall before Gray had been taken from the ground. I recall the incident last week, and the media reaction. Today is the first time I have heard Freo defend a player via the media for a long time, and I hope it is continued.
I was going to post that the media would have been deafening in their silence had it been Neale, Hill or Walters who copped that. Gray contributed in a big way to the way he landed with his late attempt to throw a foot at the ball when he knew he had dropped it cold, and the above photo shows both arms free.
The point about Freo not getting a fair go with tackle free kicks is a good one, and we saw it again in the first minutes of the game when a Freo player laid a tackle, saw the opponent drop the ball, play on. Shortly after same scenario, Freo player tackled drop the ball, free kick.
