The Restump Podcast

We got out of jail and we’re heading straight to the bank with the four points. Time to Restump Podcast the emotional rollercoaster victory over the Crows. It’s safe to say we often make things more difficult than they need be but we snared the win, collected the valuable four points and added another chapter in the Freo folklore journal.   It was a novel way to win and Heath Chapman deserves a th...

No Darcy, No Tabs, no Fyfe….. but in the words of the great Alf Stewart, we can still ‘Stone The Flamin Crows’. It’s time to Restump preview Podcast round one and pray for a forward showing in the city of churches!  A new season brings new purple hopes and aspirations. We need to make good use of our first five rounds at least if we want to see finals, starting at Adelaide Oval Sunday. We look at...

Is it now or never or could it just be round two for Fyfe?  Lots of Freo fires breaking everywhere so it’s time to Restump Podcast the latest particulars at the port on the eve of round one. Whether the captain plays round one or not, his position looks settled in the midfield. It's where he wants to be and where he does his best work. At $18 could he immortalise with a 3rd Charlie?   We got...

The pre-season is a lot like dancing, or discoing, with your sister. It’s tame and lacking in intensity but it doesn’t mean we’re all Friends. It’s time to Restump Podcast the unpacking, reviewing and burying of Preseason 2022 so we can get to the real stuff. After a couple of months of intraclub matches and then two games against the same opposition, the monotony kicked in. The enthusiasm was dif...

The demoralisation of the West Coast Eagles became too heavy a burden for them to carry on Friday as they invoked the mercy rule. Time to Restump Podcast the Docker’s destructive display.  Was Friday a taste of things to follow? Yes it was a practice match, yes the Coasters suffered injuries, but pace, the sharp skills, the connection, the cohesiveness of Fremantle was just a pleasure to watch. Th...

Is the grapevine chatter true? Is Nathan O’Driscoll in the round one conversation? It’s time to Restump Podcast the emergence of Noddy as well as all the weekly purple capers.    While it may be the preseason and understandably somewhat bruise free intraclub footy, Nathan “Noddy” O’Driscoll is goosifying the Chief and apparently making every post a winner.  There’s a buzz in the air, the anticipat...

Extended heatwave warning with the Sonny climate to continue. Plenty going on so it’s time to Restump Podcast the latest happenings at the Purple Port. A one year extension for the great Sonny Walters is a terrific result and no doubt there’ll more beyond that. We’re tipping a return to his elite form in 2022. Alex Pearce receives free agent status at the completion of this year. Are there any con...

He’s committed but he’s not ruling out leaving! That translates to Rory will be looking to Lobb in Sydney. Time to Restump Podcast the unpacking of the Rory interview as well as the latest Freo affairs.  It’s difficult to know what Rory Lobb has committed to other than contradictions as his interview with AFL.com.au muddied the already murky waters. We dissect it in depth and look at it from a mul...

It’s about six weeks until the AFL season begins and the question on everyone’s minds is who are the premiership favourites that’ll take home the 2022 Covid Complication Cup? Was a big day with the Docker Dudettes taming the bulldogs and now it’s time to Restump Podcast the latest news in purple shoes.  We look at the Luke Valente departure. What do we do with the coveted No.29 jumper and the now...

The Restump returns for the new season with the first podcast episode for 2022. While the girls are flying, news on the boys is a bit thin at the moment. However, a bit of embellishment here, some overexaggerating there and a touch of theatre thrown in and we’ve got ourselves an episode. Andy Brayshaw increases his leadership qualities and his future captain credentials as each day passes. While h...

Does JL’s wife know he just asked Liam Henry to be his wingman? It's time to sneak a Restump Podcas t in before the fat bloke in a red suit gets out of quarantine in a couple of days! There’s a bit happening down at Limestone Park. While it probably came as no surprise, Coach JL signed on for a further two years to be that integral piece of the rebuild puzzle and strategic plan. And he wasted...

On his current injury / incident rate, it is safe to say Hayden might not be so Young by the time he gets to string a season of games together. Never a dull Docker moment at Purple Park so its time to Restump Podcast all the latest happenings.  We previously wrapped up the first day of the draft but now we look at the productive day two.  Stone Henge and Matthew Johnson sliding to pick 21…. two et...

The Rolling Stones said "you can’t always get what you want." Well tonight, was one of those occasions that we did! We’re all pretty excited about the purple picks so it’s time to Restump Podcast the new Docker deliveries mid-draft. There wouldn’t be too many, if any, Fremantle fans that have come away at the half way point in the draft disappointed. The Freo draft team held their nerve...

On this special episode of the Restump Podcast we’re pleased to bring you a chat with the ever generous and knowledgeable, the West Australian Sport’s Jordan McArdle.  Jordan attends more community football than anyone in his endeavours to bring insightful content to the public and we’re extremely grateful he has donated some of his time to share it with us. So, if you’re a draft enthusiast, parti...

Well, there isn’t a boat load of Docker data to deliver but scraping the bottom of the news barrel isn’t beyond us in an effort to put a Restump Podcast episode together. In this episode we wonder the material impact Fyfey’s shoulder may have on the team. However, in some way the positive silver lining, should Fyfe’s complications continue, may well be further leadership and captaincy grooming for...

Well with Fyfey now needing further surgery it’s not an ideal start to the 2022 season for the Captain. But a setback is nothing more than a setup for a comeback! Time for the latest episode of the Restump Podcast. In this episode we take a look at a few potential interstate draftees. We mock pick 6,8 and 19 from the pool of talent without the WA contingent. A pretty difficult task considering the...

There isn’t a whole lot of happenings in the Docker dimension at the moment so it’s more of a light-hearted Restump Podcast episode.  Did Justin Longmuir suggest the re-wire, re-pipe and re-stump failed? It might be the first time the club has publicly hinted that may be the case. It seemed a well-played return of serve by JL to the former Ross the Boss who took a couple of cheeky shots at the clu...

Trade period done and dusted and there wouldn’t be too many unhappy Freo folk. Quite frankly… we won 2021 trade week! Time to unpack the events on this episode of the Restump Podcast.  It took a while but the Cat is out of the bag… or should that be out of the handbag! Jordan Clark has made his way to Freo securing us that exciting outside run and speed that we’ve been desperately missing since th...

We thought we’d be doing a review podcast of completed trades but the Rory Lobb situation turned into a Hokey Pokey saga and the haggling over future third round draft picks regarding Jordan Clark continues. It took a bit of wind out of sails but we dug deep…. maybe a little scratching the bottom of the barrel too deep but we dug deep none the less.    It might be a bit awkward when Freo’s preseas...

There’s always something exciting when Freo are front and centre in trade week. Gone are the days when we traded the James Clements of the world for half a ham sandwich! It’s time for an opportunistic Restump Trade Podcast. It seems so far in the 2021 trade perood for us Freo fans, everything is coming up Millhouse!  A former top ten draftee Will Brodie and a future pick have accompanied 2021 draf...

There’s nothing whatsoever shaggy about Swaggy! The Restump Podcast looks at Sean Darcy’s Doig Medal win and the host of the seemingly endless list of other award recipients. We also cast the eyes over day one of trade week where it seems  ridiculousness was front and centre. Massive victory for Sean “Swaggy” Darcy to win the Doig medal at the age of just 23. It was a much-deserved result and it p...

World markets are wobbling, international tensions are rising and economic volatility is creating nervousness. So, what better time for the annual Fremantle Docker review and Buy-Sell-Hold Restump recommendation report podcast!  Before you decide to tune in, we must declare that many of our 2020 strong purple player buys are currently in worse shape than the Evergrande Group! So, this is not inves...

There is a school of thought that it takes a year to get noticed before you win the Brownlow. He got noticed! David Mundy a 37-year-old Brownlow medallist? Time to Restump Podcast the latest of everything Freo Dockers. David Mundy gave no one else a chance at Freo picking up a record 20 votes, ten votes clear from the future Freo captain Andy Brayshw, who could legitimately feel a bit hard done by...

Well Fremantle news hit fever pitch last week but it has since relatively died down. Is it the calm before the purple trade and draft storm? The Restump Podcast peruses the purple particulars of the week. Well Lachie Neale didn’t make it back home to Freo as the prospect was over before it began. Was the abuse he and his wife copped from the media and the public warranted? Of course not, but such...

Well we thought we’d just predominantly play the waiting game until the draft. That didn’t last long with the constant flow of news coming out of Cockburn! Time to Restump Podcast the host of happenings. Lachie “the Prodigal Son” Neale apparently wants to return to the purple. While no doubt we’d all love to see him back in the midfield, we’re all mindful we don’t stray from the path. The farm and...