The Restump Podcast

Considering it has been the case since 2015, we should be used to watching Freo free finals. However, there's always that ache in your heart. No Freo footy but there’s plenty of purple prattle. While we might not be playing finals we haven’t missed out so far in awards season. Andy Brayshaw and, as Jojo refers to him, the late Adam Cerra were selected in the best AFL 22 under 22, with the for...

Sunday, Bloody Sunday, it wasn’t a Beautiful Day and regarding premierships cups, its safe to say We Still Haven’t Found What We’re Looking For. It’s the final Restump Review podcast for 2021, the traumatic season ending loss to the Saints.  Rolling out of bed for the 10.15am bounce down was tough enough and then we hear Adam Cerra a late withdrawal. With everything to play for and so much on the...

The Purple Apostles beat the Saints in God’s Country and then we need a Hail Mary so we pray for a Miracle. It’s the Restump Podcast preview of the vital clash against the Saints.  Well, we’ve been given more than our fair share of lifelines this year and fortunately we made the most of the recent one last week against the Eagles. It all now comes down to this Sunday, so all we can do is win and t...

There’s no doubt Caleb Serong sang it better than Patrick Hernandez! It was a massive derby drought busting win that mean so much to all of us yesterday. Time to Restump Podcast review it.  Sure, the unexpected win broke the derby drought and kept the finals door slightly ajar, but it was more than that. It was a validating stamp on the direction of where we’re heading, it was a triumph over extre...

It has been an unusually sombre Derby week this week, due to the departure of the great Stephen Hill. Finals are gone, Brayshaw sidelined and no send of game for Hilly. The Restump Podcast talks everything purple and we preview Sunday’s ominous task against the West Coasters!  But is a win Derby or not Derby, that is the question! While sad for Stephen Hill unable to get up for a send-off game, we...

The scoreboard showed it was more a red than a Green Day yesterday. It’s the Restump Podcast review of the Freo’s loss to the roaring Lions. From about six weeks ago it was always a going to be a struggle to make the finals. However the results kept falling our way which kept us with a flicker of hope. Yesterday our destiny was in our own hands but sadly we used Jack Darlings hands by mistake. We’...

Believe it or not the season is alive and well! We’re on the up and about to go Lion hunting at the Optus game park. It’s the Restump Podcast’s preview of Sunday’s vital Freo V Brisbane clash. After drinking from the season rejuvenating fountain of youth last weekend, we’re going back for another swig this Sunday. The Lions, a formidable outfit at their best, have looked a bit shaky in recent time...

Ironically, it’s the heart stopping wins that make you know you’re truly alive! It's the Restump Podcast review of the thrilling win over the Tiges. Forget for the moment everything else, the season that has been, the disappointing losses, the injuries and the potential finals prospects, yesterday’s win in isolation was simply a moment of pure purple joy.  No Fyfe life, a Side lined Sonny and...

Somewhere along the line the Darcy diagnosis was lost in translation. It was all a misunderstanding and he’s good to go against the Tiges! It’s the Restump Podcast’s preview of Sunday's Freo V Richmond clash. While the season is still mathematically alive, finals are all but gone. It feels like the pressure is off so its time to simply enjoy a game of Freo footy for what it is. They’ve been n...

We’ve had numerous chances to secure a spot in the eight in recent weeks with results falling our way and while it is still mathematically possible, sadly it is seemingly sayonara September for the 6th successive season. The Restump Podcast reviews Sunday’s clash against the Swans. Sadly, we couldn’t get it done for Dave Mundy as the Swans spoiled the great man’s milestone match. We can’t put all...

It’s the Restump Podcast’s preview of Mundy’s 350 milestone match, the clash against the Swans Sunday.  With a one year contract extension, David Mundy upset the immortal Matty Pavlich. “353 games David, we had a pact!”  Pav apparently said.   It’s old Man Mundy’s 350th milestone. Try finding a more humble, unassuming well-deserved recipient. Supremely talented, durable and versatile. Its a rare i...

Can you selectively and momentarily agree with Chris Scott? Because Thursday’s game could have been a bit shorter for us all! It’s The Restump Podcast's critically constructive dust settled review of the horrid clash against the Cats. Thursday night seems long ago but, despite desperately trying, the game is proving difficult to forget. We search for the game’s positives which seemingly start...

Before we start…. Thanks North Melbourne!  In this Restump Podcast episode we review Freo’s dismantling of the Hawks as we watched on with a bowl of cornflakes in another AM starting game for us fans!  It wasn’t the prettiest of contests but even the ugly games need some love and what wasn’t to love about our duck breaking victory against the Hawks in the Apple Isle? God’s country indeed!  Fyfe tu...

199 bone jarring bruising combative games - the life of Fyfe!  We’ve also got a vital game to win so we celebrate Fyfey’s 200th and preview Saturday’s Hawks clash in North Antarctica on this episode of the Restump podcast. There is little you can add to the Fyfe conversation that hasn’t already been delivered numerous times this week and there are no unused superlatives. Quite simply, all us Freo...

Talk about suffering the Blues in more ways than one! In the depths of despair we’ll attempt to therapeutically heal our souls by dissecting the devastating loss to Carlton in the Restump preview podcast. Some losses hurt and some demoralize. Considering what was at stake and given the opportunity that had been presented to us over the previous seven days, this result was of the latter.  Missed ta...

It appears we’re at the MCG Saturday evening but, to be honest, we wouldn’t bet on it even with stolen money! It's time for The Restump preview podcast of the Saturday's vital clash against the Blues. The contest this weekend just became a little bit more important with Gold Coast doing us a favour taking down the Tigers as that top eight door just edged open a fraction wider for us. We...

We might have been Fyfless but we were far from lifeless and we’ve now made it 4 wins from 5 games against the Magpies at Marvel Stadium. Plenty to cover in the Restump Podcast review of Saturday’s thrilling win.   Did we just get a beneficial case of 3 birds 1 stone? Losses to the Swans, Eagles and Magpies have left the September door ajar for us to sneak a purple foot in. We’re still longshots t...

We’re sailing into Victoria to pillage and plunder 4 points from the Pies, just like taking talented players from people like the Ned Guys. It’s The Restump’s preview podcast of Saturday’s clash against the Maggies. We talk contract squiggles. The Dockers are the envy of petition pushers around the globe as no one has attracted more signatures than us this week! Everyone wants in at Freo, Treacy,...

If, as ridiculous as it sounds and as hard as it is to believe, we were to be in possession of a fully fit and available list, who are our current best twenty two Fremantle Dockers and who are our future twenty two best that will next take us deep into the finals? It’s The Restump’s twist on the mid-season review. Injuries can be both helpful and a hindrance. Sure, you lose quality and members of...

Every time you looked at Jimmy Aish he had a football in his hands. He amassed a career high 31 disposals and it was as  if he brought a boat load of his own footballs. On this episode of the Restump Podcast we talk everything Freo victory in this review  of the Fremantle V Gold Coast clash from Saturday evening.  We don’t want to be too negative but if you didn’t scratch both of your eyes out to...

We’re the Western Wounded Walkers but nothing renews enthusiasm like a couple of draftee debuts. It’s the Restump preview podcast of Saturday’s Gold Coast clash. The only people missing from the interchange scene last Sunday was Hawkeye Pierce and BJ Hunnicut. It wasn’t pretty as makeshift medical station real estate was at a premium.  A host of changes for this Saturday sees the great Alex Pearce...

We might be demoralised and distraught but… the weather forecast is in our favour. It’s the Restump’s review podcast of yesterday’s highs and lows in the clash and carnage against the Bulldogs. From our perspective, we’re talking the positives. While we have a fair way to go, we were running the Bulldogs to the wire. Obviously the horror soul destroying 90 seconds of injury carnage stopped us in o...

The struggle to get this episode of the Restump Podcast completed has been extraordinarily real. Numerous ‘technical’ issues, a race against mobile battery time and a long afternoon lunch that ended at about 11pm all conspired against us. (the culprit's initials are Jojo McDonnell) However, we pushed through and now the preview of Sunday’s clash against the red-hot Western Bulldogs is, albeit...

We needed to be shaken and stirred yesterday, to be woken from the slumber we were in at bounce down. While we always manage to salvage some small positive, it’s a sombre, somewhat angry and finger pointing Restump preview podcast.  Double Oh Seven first quarter! It was our worst quarter, in terms of number of points with no goals, in our entire history. Our previous worst single first quarter, od...

A Port Adelaide product and all-time favourite Fremantle Docker superstar, Clive Waterhouse now has an official contest named in his honour.  (It is official providing there is no follow up independent research or fact checking of that claim) On this episode of The Restump Podcast we preview this Sunday’s Fremantle and Port Adelaide clash at the Adelaide Oval. Port Adelaide aren’t in as hot a form...