The Restump Podcast

On Today’s Pod we run through the Dockers selections at last weeks AFL Draft. As we’re a bit light on in the back half the Chief was pretty enthused to see some more depth added into backline stocks.  Heath Chapman came in at 14; Nathan O’Driscoll at 27; the NGA boys in the 50’s and Josh Treacy in the Rookie Draft. A success in the sense that the we were able to execute our first two picks but we...

On Today's Restump we enter Draft mode.  With Freo initally having a pick at number 12 in the 2020 Draft there lies a new opportunity to add another high calibre youngster to an already healthy youth brigade. The draft haul in 2019 of Young, Serong and Henry provided much excitement this season, we put forward suggestions of who wed like to see join in the fun in season 2020. We'll discu...

On Today's Pod we look back over trade week; it wasnt a particularly busy one for the boys in Purple. We discuss the Hogan trade and what it means for the club to be sitting on their hands during the player exchange period.  Jojo wants reform of trade week and the Chief wants the status quo but we talk about Salary Cap and mechanisms of trade week and how it could be improved.  So after a wei...

On Todays Restump we discuss the big news of Jesse Hogan's now impending departure to GWS.  Its been an interesting journey to say the least since we acquired Hogan from Melbourne a few seasons back, to say that the experience didn't go according to plan could be the understatement of the year.  We look at the what, how, why and where to?  We also discuss free agent compensation; and the...

On Today's Pod we try to talk through the Jesse Hogan saga that is engulfing the Freo faithful; is he coming or is he going? After spending what feels like a decade of  football off seasons trying to get Jesse Hogan here are we now trying to ship him out? Very confusing. We talk potential Docker trade targets, Night Grand Finals, The Brownlow and Vasectomies. Theres something for everyone. So...

On Today's Pod we discuss all the trade and free agency signing rumours we could find. Whilst most them are non sensical and next to no chance of materialising in any form whatsoever we have alot of time on our hands and put quite simply have nothing better to do.  Jesse Hogan and his court appearance, he is the gift that keeps on giving for fans of off field drama. The Chief analyses the lat...

On Todays Pod we review every Docker players 2020 season in a bit of a different way.  The team took significant strides forward this season under first year coach Justin Longmuir; many players improved and developed thriving in new roles with new responsibilities.  The Quandary resurfaces and we set a record by talking for way longer than we ever have before.  Lets Start Wearing Purple! Send us F...

The season is now over for the Fremantle Dockers and its time to reflect. On Today's Pod we go through a few of our season highlights; the boys did us proud in 2020. Freo fans have so much to be positive about and can now head into 2021 with great excitement. Four more delistings took place this week; we had rumours of coaches coming in and key forwards happy to look elsewhere for a gig so we...

On Today's Pod we recap the final game of the season against the Buldogs, not the result we wanted but the Freo boys were far from disgraced. The Captain led from the front all day but we didn't quite get the performance accross the board like we have in previous weeks.  The national media has been full of praise for the way Freo has gone about it this year both with playing an abundance...

On Today's Restump we review the massive win for Freo over the Kangaroos. The boys went to work on Saturday Night and the poor old Kangaroos copped a hiding. We'll bang on about how good the boy's in Purple played on the weekend and the positivity surrounding the club at the present time so if you're not into boasting, bragging, crowing, bluster, braggadocio or rhodomontade thi...

On Today's Restump Pod we go back over what was a very impressive performance by the boys in Purple against the Demons. They managed to contro the game almost from start to finish and delivered coach JLo's game plan as designed.  There were a number of standout performances on the night so we'll discuss them whilst celebrating what was a great team victory.  We'll go Around The...

On Today's Pod we look back over the honourable loss against the Tigers on Wednesday. They were 6/1 underdogs going in but the boys in Purple put in a serviceable shift against the reigning premier. If we had of made the most of our opportunities maybe we get a different result?  The commentary and presentation of the game on Fox Footy caught our interest so we will go over that and then fina...

On Todays Pod we look back on the weekend's dissapointing result against the Giants.  The boys always seemed to be up against it coming into the match and GWS proved those suspicions correct as they put us away by close to ten goals. In our last game before heading back to Queensland closing out the season the boy's struggled to cope with the quality accross the park that the Giants poss...

On Today's Restump we preview the match this coming Saturday afternoon against the GWS Giants.  The boys in Purple play their last game in Perth for a while and still with a mathematical chance of making the Top 8; this game bears some relevance. After a solid win over Sydney last week we discuss the Dockers outlook against the Swans cross town rivals this week.  The Grand Final location has...

On Todays Restump we go back over Saturday Nights win over the Sydney Swans. It wasn't the prettiest; highest scoring or memorable Fremantle Dockers performance but the boy's did what needed to be done and bought home the four points and bounced back after a difficult loss the week before to Carlton.  News broke on Sunday of Assistant Coaches Anthony Rock and Michael Prior and High Perfo...

On Todays Restump we preview Saturday night's game against the Sydney Swans. The Dockers will unveil another highly touted youngster in Liam Henry this week and we could not be more excited. We run through the matchup and discuss how we see the game panning out. We produced our first piece or merchandise for the occassion of Liams debut with proceeds from any sales being donated to Madalah (...

On Today's Pod we go back over the match against Carlton from Saturday Night; as The Chief has said many a time 'I don't like to bash Umpires but there is a time and a place for everything'. In case you were wondering this is both the time and the place.  What a Debacle! We go through what was otherwise a pretty solid performance from the boys in Purple; plenty to be enthused a...

On Today's Pod we preview the clash against the Carlton Blues taking place this coming Saturday evening; The Freo boys have been in great form of late and we're hopeful it continues this weekend. Carlton are travelling okay and similarly to Freo are in a Restump, Rewire and Replumb. A good match for the Freo youngsters to guage their progression.  The ranting baton has been passed from T...

On Todays Pod we recap what was a fantastic performance from Freo against the Hawks on Monday Night. The Chief; once a major critic of the Monday Night time slot has come around and for someone who lives for the glass to be half empty he can't contain his optimisim for the Dockers future. The Boys in Purple are starting to bring it all together and its a joy to watch. If You're Not Alrea...

On this episode of the Restump we celebrate the victory over Collingwood that took place on Sunday evening. The Purple Army are up and about, Tabs kicked 4, Serong backed up his run of great games with another stellar perfomance and Luke Ryan continued his push for All Australian honours. The initial outlook of pessimism from the Chief regarding the condensed season and 'Festival of Footy&apo...

On Todays Restump we preview the clash with the Magpies this coming Sunday, teams or no teams we'll give it a go! What we're looking forward to and how we see the match playing out. Nat Fyfe is back and Connor Blakely gets his opportunity, plenty to look forward to for the Freo faithful.  We discuss the merits of a 'switch off' campaign for a muckraking Perth 'Journalist&a...

On Todays Pod we somewhat relunctantly go back over the match against the Geelong Cats played on Monday Night. It wasn't pretty and we didn't get the result we were after but there was a number of bright performances from Freo's young brigade to highlight.  We go around the grounds and check in on what else happened in the AFL this round and The Chief might consider leaving Multi Be...

On Todays Epsiode of The Restump we preview Monday Night Football against the Cats; can Freo rectify the issues from last weeks game against West Coast and come out on top this week? We talk lineup changes and matchup challenges with particular reference to big Sean Darcy. The season is being condensed into a 'Festival of Footy', not everyones cup of tea especially the Chief. We get back...

On Todays Restump we review the weekends Derby Result; it obviously didn't pan out the way the Purple Army would have hoped but we highlight what we thought went wrong, what was encouraging as well as some notable performances from the Freo boys.  The first game post COVID restrictions at Optus Stadium was a bit differentas well as the train rides to and from the game. We give our view on how...

On Todays Pod we preview the big match on Sunday, Western Derby 51. We run through some of the facets of the match we see to be key for Freo; important matchups and some Injuries that are making life difficult for Coach Justin Longmuir. After Freo's quality 3 quarter performance against the Saints last week we're optimistic of a forward showing. The Chief is back with another edition of...