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 latest happenings with Jesse as well as other headline making news stories from around the league this week. ...
Oct 15, 2020•58 min
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 a text Support the show...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 34 min
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'll cover all that and to close out the Chief will recap some of the less prominent news stories of the w...
Sep 29, 2020•52 min
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 of youth and introducing a new game style so we'll discuss that; and the Chief has gone around the grounds to ...
Sep 21, 2020•48 min
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 this is likely not the podcast for you. There's plenty to be happy about going into 2021 for the Freo faithful; Get around ...
Sep 13, 2020•51 min
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 Grounds to see what else is happening in AFL world and then finally a brief preview of the match that lays before us on S...
Sep 08, 2020•57 min
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 finally we go around the grounds to see what else is happening in whatever round it is at the moment. Lets Sta...
Sep 03, 2020•54 min
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 possess. We run through the team and discuss where it went wrong before moving on to Wednesday's fixture against th...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 3 min
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 been in the news, we wonder if anyone really cares where it is and the Chief brings us all the latest irrel...
Aug 27, 2020•43 min
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 Performance Head Honcho Jason Weber not having contracts renewed for next season. They won't be joining the Hub in C...
Aug 23, 2020•49 min
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 ( https://madalah.com.au/ ) Links to the products: Hoodie: https://therestump.secure-decoration.com/shop/vi...
Aug 20, 2020•43 min
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 about as we emphasize Process over Outcome. Start Wearing Purple Send us a text Support the show...
Aug 16, 2020•49 min
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 The Chief to JoJo this week as Ticketmaster cops a spray and The Newsroom is back. Start Wearing Purple For Me N...
Aug 14, 2020•40 min
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 Already its about damn time that you Start Wearing Purple! Send us a text Support the show...
Aug 10, 2020•47 min
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' turns to optimisim even if only for a minute. Lets Start Wearing Purple! Send us a text Support the show...
Aug 03, 2020•44 min
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' and The Chief is back with another installment of his very popular Newsroom. Lets Start Wearing Purple! Send us a text Support...
Aug 01, 2020•41 min
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 Bets to the Badger. Lets Start Wearing Purple! Send us a text Support the show...
Jul 27, 2020•42 min
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 into the newsroom and with the Jack Riewoldt embargo in place we're assured of some fresh content......i thin...
Jul 24, 2020•42 min
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 the night panned out for the organisers as well as project forward to next Mondays game against the Cats....
Jul 20, 2020•45 min
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 the News Room and the Badger turned up to provide us with a rubbish Multi. Time to Start Wearing Purple! Send ...
Jul 16, 2020•41 min
On Today's Podcast we review the unbelieveable win over the Saints on Saturday Morning. After failing to turn up in the first quarter Freo went to work in the remaining 3 quarters and recorded one of their more memoreable victories. We run through our best performers and try and make sense of how Coach JLo managed to resurect the teams fortunes after the quarter time break. We also go around the grounds to check on the rest of the league but more importantly the boys are back home in Perth where...
Jul 12, 2020•44 min
Todays Podcast is bought to you by the www.dingobrewery.com On the Pod Today we preview this weekends match against the in form Saint Kilda Saints. With Injuries to a number of key players we discuss replacements and how the Dockers can adjust to stay in the hunt against Brett Rattens men. The Perth Hub is now only a week away but the Carona spread in Victoria is threatening the 60,000 limit at Optus Stadium, The Chief gives us his (rant) thoughts on the matter. The Newsroom is back and and the ...
Jul 09, 2020•43 min
On Today's Restump Podcast we celebrate the maiden win for Coach JLo and the first 4 points of 2020 for the Mighty Dockers as Freo triumphed over the Adelaide Crows by 20 points at Metricon Stadium. We run back over the game as well as highlight some noteable player performances; in particular Andy Brayshaw and Adam Cerra. Freo are on the board in 2020, there is plenty to be excited about down by the Port soooo.... Start Wearing Purple! Send us a text Support the show...
Jul 05, 2020•41 min
On Todays Pod we preview this coming Sunday's bottom of the table clash against the Adelaide Crows; Surely its time to hear the song! The State of The Game has been a topic that has been spoken about ad nauseam this week so obviously we will pile a bit more on top and give our 2 cents worth. The Perth Hub is almost up and going and the Chief has some outside the box ideas of how we could potentially host a whole heap more interstate teams. Lets Start Wearing Purple! Send us a text Support the sh...
Jul 02, 2020•44 min
On Todays Pod we review the weekends match against the Gold Coast Suns. The boys put in a good effort, please don't expect the same from us. We take a look at what went right for us and what requires a bit more work. We go over some noteworthy peformances from our boys and some performances which will place a coupe in the firing line for next week. We discuss Mick Malthouse's opinion on Nat Fyfes status in the game and discuss any potential changes for next week. Start Wearing Purple! Send us a ...
Jun 28, 2020•53 min
On Todays Pod we preview the upcoming match against the much improved Gold Coast Suns on Saturday Night. We look at the lineups and give our thoughts on areas of strength and potential issues for Freo come this weekends contest. We discuss the AFL Hub that has been planned for Western Australia and Optus Stadium; The Chief can't believe that Mandurah and David Grays Arena has been overlooked to host a contest. The News(rant)room is back in full force and we try and figure out what is going on wi...
Jun 25, 2020•48 min
Todays Podcast is bought to you by www.dingobrewery.com On todays Pod we review Sunday's match against the Port Adelaide Power, what went right; what didn't and we discuss some pertinent player performances. The hubs have been the subject of much discussion this week, we take a look at how the two WA teams have handled the situation and how that has impacted on field performance in the opening rounds of the resumed competiton. We close out with another dose of Badgers Bets and The Chief lets rip...
Jun 23, 2020•50 min
HOGAN HUSTLES HAGGERS On todays Pod we preview the upcoming match against Post Adelaide on Sunday. The ongoing Kim 'Haggers' Hagdorn saga centring around the fortunes of Jesse Hogans career continues. We discuss the 10% of Freo squad members who know what they're doing when it comes to civility with our blue and canary yellow friends in the Gold Coast hub and the Chief is back with the newsroom. Start wearing Purple! Send us a text Support the show...
Jun 19, 2020•49 min
Todays Podcast is once more bought to you by www.dingobrewery.com On the pod today we review the Round 2 performance against the Brisbane Lions; what worked and what didn't. Player Performances; who was pulling their weight and who could put in a bit more. Badger heads back to the more familiar surrounds of a race track for some more hot tips and then we finish up with the Closing Quandary. Lets Get Purple! Send us a text Support the show...
Jun 15, 2020•57 min
Todays Pod is again bought to you by www.dingobrewery.com On the Pod we talk initial impressions of the new AFL season, crowd noise, skill level and what we thought of the television product. We also go over crowds being allowed back at the footy and discuss the situation in WA. The teams are out for this weekends game so we look at the upcoming fixture against The Lions; The Badger severely under utilises the 30 seconds we give him to talk about the Eagles; then we wrap up with Badgers Bets and...
Jun 12, 2020•50 min
