The Restump Podcast

Blocking out just one sun? What an amateur megalomaniac Bill is! Time to Restump Podcast the retributive purple punishment Freo supplied the Suns. There has to be a sunscreen sponsorship coming Murphy Reid’s way, doesn’t there? Or at least he should be forwarded some of that lucrative green energy climate change cash for an ambassadorial role? Even when the clouds momentarily parted, not even a si...

The difference between Shai Bolton and us Freo fans? Shai's head is literally in the clouds, ours metaphorically are! Do we even remember what defeat feels like? Time to Restump Podcast the cutting of the Cats claws. We don't want to speak in a forgone conclusionary tone and we don't want to put the purple cart before the pony, but is use of the term ‘dynasty’ a little premature?  Y...

Lukey Ryan loves to operate with time and space, but even he never thought he’d get to take a leisurely stroll in the park and stop for a cup of tea during a game! Time to Restump Podcast the tiptoeing through the tulips win over the Kangas.  The Kangaroos just absolutely skedaddled. It was as if Luke Ryan was on the back of 4X4, armed with a spotlight and a Winchester! Was there divine interventi...

It wasn't exactly the fist through the wall Clarko style, but JL left his mark at the GABBA, in more ways than one. Time to Restump Podcast Freo's felling of the former ferocious felines. He usually aborts his bouts of irritation inspired ire at the precise moment before impact, but JL's emotional reactions are evolving. A couple of annoyance fuelled batters of the beam above head a...

As Vossy always says, "everything is just a mindset." When it came to taking down Callum, will was key! Time to Restump Podcast the Friday night atonement. On a Friday night in May just over 12 months ago at Marvel Stadium we suffered an inconceivable 10 goal belting at the hands of the St Kilda stranglers. It was an insipid performance, one that had every Freo fan at wit's end.  Bu...

In more ways than one, you can’t have a smother without a mother and Luke Jackson just ensured it’s a dual celebration! Time to Restump Podcast the harvesting of the Hawks. Thursday seems so long ago, yet the Wharfie Time signalling chiming bells continue celebratory ringing in my head.  We got the test we needed against a formidable opponent, in the form of the Hawks, and we aced it. Consequently...

If that was the trailer for the upcoming ten to twelve season series of Young and Younger, pass me a pen and point out where to sign! Time to Restump Podcast the downing of the ducking dogs. We've seen prolonged purple patches and periods previously suggesting the Hayden hysteria was warranted, but, after Friday night's performance, it's official.   Forget about their work around th...

He did his best from beyond the field, but the days of Jack Newnes' haunting Freo are done! Time to Restump Podcast the little too close for comfort Carlton clash. Luke Jackson and Shai Bolton went on a ghost busting rampage, ensuring the hint of haunting from the previously problematic Jack Newnes was extinguished. Two finer games from the pair may never have been seen previously. It's...

Sometimes they’re derbies, sometimes they’re simply leg stretching, workload management periods. Time to Restump Podcast what was arguably the most mundane Western Derby in history.  Inevitability is the thief of suspense. Has there been less excitement to the build up to a Western Derby? Unsurprisingly the lack of hype and interest for the game met expectations. There was no pulse, not a moment o...

The last thing a team with the word wood in its name wants to see, is a carpenter in the opposition working on defence! Time to Restump Podcast Lukey Ryan’s woodworking masterclass and the hard-fought win over the Woodsmen. It was always only a matter of time, but Lukey Ryan is back to his brilliant best. He’s moving fluently, his timing precise, he mopped up everything and got us out of strife on...

You’re more than enough Vossy, but we need you to bring back the infectious, contagious exuberance the miserable, joyless folk belted out of you! Time to Restump Podcast the chaotic conquering of the Crows.  It’s time for Vossy to let go of the inconsequential opinions of him that are held by others and return to his naturally enthusiastic self. Bring back the organic energetic celebratory shenani...

Did we really destroy the Tigers or did we just turn up when they understandably couldn’t? In any case Josh Treacy put on a marking exhibition, catching everything. He’d catch a shadow in the dark! Time to Restump Podcast the toppling of the Tiges. That was some display from Josh Treacy. The one grab marking in less-than-ideal conditions often against more than one opponent was unrealistically cli...

Is there enough Dudley to go around? Everyone wants to see more Dudley! Time to Restump Podcast Dudley’s disorienting of the Dees. He’s given us snippets before, thrilled us with his momentary glimpses, he has teased us, leaving us wanting so much more. Saturday night he gave us the extended version, the full feature-length Dudley film. 15 quality touches, 4 tackles, 7 score involvements and 3 goa...

Frankie Valli and his four seasons is no match for Chris Scerri Scerri Baby and his first season, and you can’t change our minds! Time to Restump Podcast the imminent making of amends for round one as we take on the new look Melbourne Dees in round two. What a great result for Chris Scerri and his family to nail down a debut only moments after landing a contract at Freo. The odds of making it thro...

It’s a unique game this Aussie rules caper. Almost as unique as the AFL’s caveat clad, ironic equality and inclusivity policy. Maybe next year we can play round one in Mumbai! Time to Restump Podcast the air gasping gut punch against Geelong.  We’ve got mixed emotions about what unfolded on Saturday. There is no guarantee the situation with opening round dictated the result, but it was too conspic...

Is the overlooking of the workhorse, the defensive stalwart, the ten-year warrior, Lukey Ryan, unconcerning, or has it evolved into intrigue? Are we pretending the elephant in the room is a big purple lamp? Time to Restump Podcast the curious case of the custodian and the clash against the Cats! Despite his recent performances in the WAFL preseason and his own assurances that he’s good to go, the...

It’s time to remove the unnecessary risks. Bubble wrap him up, put him in cotton wool and cryogenically freeze him for a week and a half if we must! Time to Restump Podcast the purple proceedings at the Cockburn quarry. What can we really take out of the practise match against the Adelaide Crows last Saturday other than cases of third-degree windburn? It was above the 2025 vanilla-ish preseason pe...

Nothing wrong with exploring, experimenting and pinch hitting, but highest and best use is always the most productive policy. Time to Restump Podcast all the latest goings on at Cockburn central. Other than getting some miles in the legs, a preseason blowout and learning the Freo Dockers don’t believe in open borders, there wasn’t too much to take away from the kick to kick at Victor Kalis Saturda...

If at first you don’t succeed, pivot, and destroy all the existing evidence of your attempt. We landed a tad wide of the Strategic Plan mark but it was a learning experience. We learnt not to set the bar so unrealistically high! Time to get 2026 underway and Restump Podcast the views and news in purple shoes. The Strategic Plan is out and the 2030 Game Plan is in. We’ve rewired, replumbed, reset a...

The Sandgroper roper. He's a rustler! Wrangler Wallsy and co are out there on their annual muster, lassoing and herding prized young West Aussies back to the Fremantle farm. Time to Restump Podcast the trade parade. The seemingly very focused Freo strategy of enticing quality age profile applicable young west Australians who fill or add to positions of need, continues. So far, we’ve seen off...

 Parting ways with our popular purple people is particularly painful this year. 674 games of experience and 3 meaningful contributors. Time to Restump Podcast all the Docker developments. Any of us may momentarily win an aging process battle, but none of us win the war. While Jimmy Aish would have it in him to go around again, Nat Fyfe and Sonny Walters were formidable in their individual efforts...

Do we all need to go guts up in the Bahamas for a while? To be fair to the Gold Coast Suns, if we’d gotten out of jail we would’ve been charged with stealing. Time to Restump Podcast the 1-point heartbreak. Well that stung and it may have done irreparable damage to our souls. While Freo fans didn’t buy into The West’s revenue generating clickbait idiocy with their ‘easy Freo final' back page,...

It's been a while between purple pints. But you get the feeling we're going to be well hydrated over the next decade. Time to Restump preview podcast the start of our September quest. Does this September participation feeling ever diminish? Or has the drought and the heartbreak of often orchestrating our own demise over the journey created this exhilaration? Not sure, but something tells...

It’s often said “A wrong King still believes his crown makes him right.” Give it up Kingy, there’s no place left to hide. JL has got your number! Time to Restump Podcast Freo’s magnificent September securing victory against the dauntless Dogs. There was barely an institution that didn’t write us off. The media, the footballing world, the bookies and my postman gave us no hope. But why? Why was so...

We pick up the bits and pieces that are recognisable and look to the Dogs. Time to Restump Podcast the life leveller the Lions landed on us, which wasn’t as horrific as the picture suggests. Probably unpopular opinion but that performance wasn’t as, pun intended, catastrophic as the outrage infers. In context of the play, it's possible to be in the game but not on the scoreboard, and for much...