No expectations

valkorum · January 27, 2011, 09:10:00 PM

http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7009/newsid/107046/default.aspx

Looks like we are trying to keep a lid on expectations for the upcoming season.

j959 · January 27, 2011, 09:54:05 PM

probably just trying to keep supporter expectations realistic valk ... also don't have the surprise factor they did last year and some of the injuries (Morabito, Hayden), personnel changes (Tarrant, Hase retirement) might put the structure out a bit at the start of the season??

MTTY · January 27, 2011, 09:55:44 PM

Quote from: j959 on January 27, 2011, 09:54:05 PM
probably just trying to keep supporter expectations realistic valk ... also don't have the surprise factor they did last year and some of the injuries (Morabito, Hayden), personnel changes (Tarrant, Hase retirement) might put the structure out a bit at the start of the season??

yeah i agree with that

Cicjose · January 28, 2011, 04:29:42 PM

but surely anything less than what they did last year should be considered failure

valkorum · January 28, 2011, 05:45:16 PM

I think Pav is right - no expectations on the team. Half of our team are under 23

(Age is what they are turning this year)

19
Mellington
Pitt
Michie

20
Bollenhagen
Houghton
Morabito
Fyfe
Roberton
Crichton
Walters

21
Suban
Hill
Clarke
DeBoer

22
Hinkley
Palmer

23
Mayne
Van Berlo
Faulks
Ibbotson
Anthony

24
Barlow
Silvagni
Ballantyne

25
Broughton
Mzungu
Griffin

The rest
Bradley - 26
Mundy - 26
Schammer - 26
Duffield - 26
Johnson - 27
Crowley - 27
Sandilands - 29
McPhee - 29
Pavlich - 30
McPharlin - 30
Hayden - 31
Grover - 31

Rookies
Roberts - 20
Bucovaz - 21
Shepheard - 21
Pearce - 21
Sibosado - 21
Ruffles - 21
Lower - 24

Cicjose · January 28, 2011, 06:45:30 PM

Pavlich and Sandilands deserve a flag and they are running out of time

valkorum · January 28, 2011, 07:11:14 PM

Quote from: Cicjose on January 28, 2011, 06:45:30 PM
Pavlich and Sandilands deserve a flag and they are running out of time

Robert Harvey and Scott West deserved flags too.

bunyip · January 28, 2011, 10:31:31 PM

Sport can be cruel. You have a good young side Valk. I don't think they over achieved last season, so I would think they would be looking at the GF this season. There is a lot can go wrong, and everything has to go right, so good luck. :)

valkorum · January 28, 2011, 11:38:16 PM

I think if we make the prelim then that is a successful season. I have said for a few years now - 2012 our window opens.