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A day later we can see clearly now the rain has gone. Time to Restump Podcast Freo’s rain drops keep falling on my head loss to the Gold Coast Suns.

How were we not prepared for the conditions? We’re from a port, we’re Dockers, Dockers work on a wharf! How could water even remotely seem foreign to them? Did they think we all ironically came down in the last shower?  

Now the angst is out of the way we can look at it in a more measured manner…. yeah measured manner with a rain gauge!

The conditions overwhelmingly were the talking point but they shouldn’t be judged as the reason for the performance. It was our bewildering inability to adapt and be prepared for the conditions…. oh and it was also Gold Coast themselves, they brought the heat we didn’t.

Kicking a winning score was always going to be difficult without a Taberner, Walters and Switkowski. When the Suns’ mids got on top and then their forward pressure came… we got hung out to, obviously metaphorically, dry. 

Some positives on a dark day, Griffin Logue’s form continued as he broke the all time Freo record for intercepts with 17. Neil Erasmus showed us signs he’ll be a career mid for the next dozen years and, while part of a beaten midfield, Will Brodie carried on his hard ball getting ways with a game high 17 contested of his 27 possessions.

Anyone who indulges in the ‘old man Malthouse trade Fyfe’ talk got a reality check. We had no one to stop the rot… A big Fyfey would have been handy. 

Darcy uncharacteristically lowered his colours and, despite his best one-handed mark attempts, Lobb had no influence which left all the points with Gold Coast’s Jarrod Witts. But to  be fair, they weren’t on their own. We had few winners out there Sunday. 

Maybe the loss just resets the expectations and brings them back into line with reality. Nothing goes up in a straight line and teams will always throw in an uncharacteristic inexplicable one. Anomalies aren’t trend changers, we’re still on the up.

Maybe, its simply the loss we had to have.

So, join us for a reviewing paddle through Sunday’s waterlogged game as we mop up the spillage and refill the expectation glass to half full. 

As Freo fans it feels a bit weird ridiculing Gold Coast’s trades. Doesn’t mean we’re not going to do it, but just feels weird. Time to Restump Podcast Sunday’s clash against the Suns. 

We’ve not got a great recent record at Gold Coast’s home ground Metricon stadium, but then again… with two losses from three games there this year, neither do the Suns.

Some expected big ins but a somewhat surprising yet also understandable out with Brandon Walker, having been told to take a spin around the oval with the Peel boys. Fresh off taking care of Curnow and Cameron, Griffin Logue returns to play his 50th.  

Alex Pearce and his defensive crew will look to contain the in form Levi “Rock the” Casboult all while keeping short leashes on the dangerous Izak Rankine and Ben Ainsworth. 

Will Brodie makes his return to the place where it barely began. So its safe to say he won’t be humming the Cheers tv show theme song, “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.” Brodie will be looking to continue making the statement he has in the first 8 rounds.

With Switta and Sonny side-lined and still no Tabs, 3 or 4 goals more now fall on the shoulders of the collective. The forecast is for 25 degrees and rain…. I don’t know about you but that sounds like the perfect weather for the Cyclone to me!

Sean “Swaggy Oh” Darcy has only played against Jarrod Witts once in his career and it was a break even contest. They’re both in cracking form but we’ll back Darce, with back up from Lobby, to relentlessly drive Jarrod mad, possibly to Witt’s end.

We have to keep an eye on Touk Miller after his rare quiet one last week, Matty “Notepad” Rowell is back on his way to becoming that contested possession king and the slick big ball winning youngster Noah Anderson returns to the Suns line up.

It’s a game we should win but the Suns are a bit unpredictable and they’re are coming off a big win over the Swans on the their home deck last week. 

Fyfe is on the way back, Matty Johnson is closing in on returning to the WAFL but unfortunately the Disco is out for an extended period. 

We see Luke Jackson making his way West this weekend and wonder if room in the schedule has been made for a bit of chat. The Chief has found out a bit more about Bob’s role down at the club and we bring it home with another episode of the informative segment, Ask Jojo. 

So stop reading this rubbish and join us on the pod by clicking a bunch of links and buttons until you get our purple preview nonsense in your ears. 

In his best Tony Greig voice, Billy Birmingham said “A grudge is nothing more than a place to park your car.” We respectfully disagree. Time to Restump preview podcast Saturday night’s much anticipated grudge match!

Yes Ok, there are four points on offer and we don’t want to take our eyes off the bigger picture prize…. but great meaningful entertaining long-term rivalries are built on stubbornly held grudges… so look out apron-string boy!

There’s a bit of a nostalgic old school Freo about this upcoming game. Sean Darcy making his intentions public and coach JL saying you should hand in your membership if you’re not filthy on Cez! (Well that’s what I read between JL’s lines… the inference was there!)

Prime time Saturday night, us and the Blues at similar developmental stages, both four and one, Jack Newnes is playing and Cez had the audacity to recently state he wanted to be part of building something from the ground up! We’re one win and four losses in our last five encounters and haven’t beaten them since 2018. And let’s also not forget round 3 last year when the Blues deliberately singled out, took to and viciously bullied Andy Brayshaw!  

All the above plays a complimentary and respectful role, adding to the emotional and inspiring experience of the Len Hall game and the Anzac Day weekend. It promises to be one special occasion. 

While we were singling the Blues over the losses of Angus Young and Tracey Chapman, it isn’t music to our ears! Their absence will seriously hurt us against Carlton’s powerful forward line. But Griffin Logue’s inclusion down back and a returning Sargent Schultz putting anything in blue under pressure up forward, has somewhat changed our tune. 

Is Carlton’s naming of Paddy Crips a ruse? One week for a hamstring? Are the Blue baggers playing funny blue buggers? 

We’re buzzing with anticipation and just can’t sit still waiting for this game to come around! Plenty more to go over though, matchups, selection chatter, coaches covid, Lobby, Sonny and Alex Pearce. We touch on the umpiring debacle without animated arm and hand movements and then we round it out with a listener’s question in the juggernaut that is the “Ask Jojo” segment. 

So, pick up your plugs, put em in your ports and piers, press play on this hour of purple poppycock and join us potting that punk who pinched our pesos, played us and pi55ed off! 

(You have to ask the question... how much nonsense can two people come up with!)

Whatever the case…. We can’t wait for Saturday night. Get in Freo!

Freo did such thorough homework on GWS, it was as if they’d beanstalking the Giants! Yeah Ok.. enough of that, its time to Restump Podcast Saturday’s magnificent victory.

Now that was a performance to put a pep in your post game step and a glide in your Monday stride! 

We went in with concerns of the Giants’ midfield… but we forgot that where there’s a Will there’s a way. 37 disposals of which 21 were contested…. what a dependable asset Will Brodie is rapidly becoming.

Old man Mundy returned to scoop a lazy 30, Brayshaw still found a way to contribute under a strong tag and let’s not overlook the rare inside work of Jimmy Aish.

The forward pressure was off the scale with Switta, Schultzy, Freddy and Sonny all putting in 4 quarter performances, and while again we didn’t exactly capitalise on it, it went along way to getting us the result. 

Brennan Cox took control of the first half before handing the intercept marking baton over to Griffin Logue to bring it home. Clark and Walker had quieter days but both contributed. 

In an efficient use of two for one congratulatory time, we dip our lids in acknowledgment of their feats and say well done Young Chap. Our two attacking defenders are in blue sky improvement territory!   

We could go on and on but we’ll save the rest of the pouring of adulation for the podcast. However, one man that deserves a mention… the literal Giant slaying Travis Colyer’s performance Saturday cannot be overstated!

So, all that and plenty more to discuss like what does Blake Acres’ form mean for Liam Henry? Does Alex Pearce walk straight back in? How do we finally fix our inaccuracy? And was JL sending telepathic coaching messages? Then we bring it home with another episode of the Ask Jojo segment. 

So, if you can put up with our palaver, plug in, push play and put this pedantic piece of audibly perceptible purple pandemonium in your Lords and Peers.

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 vacant list spot? 

With several injured players on the mend, Matty Johnson’s ankle issue isn’t what anyone needed. The question must be asked, has Limestone Park claimed another victim? And while on MJ, could we contemplate asking Liam Henry to give up the famous No.23?

Was it simply player unavailability or is there forward movement at the station chatter about Brennan Cox? After putting away four sausage rolls in the recent scratchy, questions will be asked.

And speaking of eating, is 2022 the break out year for The Tucker Truck? Darcy looked out of sorts out of position last year so a midfield role feeding the forwards may be the catalyst for improvement. Its food for thought!

We dissect the likelihood of another season under draconian West Australian covid restrictions. What are the immediate impacts and the potential near and distant ramifications for not only the clubs in the West and their financial wellbeing, but also the fans. 

All that, plenty more and then we bring it home with another episode of everyone’s favourite segment, Ask Jojo. So, if you’re over the cricket and the tennis and you’ve cheered home the Docker girls, bung this purple nonsense in your ears.

However, as always take precautions and safety first. If you’re listening in public remember to mask up. Not for covid reasons but you don’t want to be identified as a Restump Podcast listener!  

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 his maturity greatly exceeds his age, will he be the next captain or could there be caretaker whenever Fyfe hands the baton over? Alex Pearce would be worthy and capable but is it necessary?

The great man and trend setter, Nat Fyfe, has another new look. He might also have a new foot after kicking 5 goals 1 in a training drill. Is that what it has come to? Are we really getting excited by goals on the training track?

The youngsters and new recruits have hit the training ground running and at this early stage its all coming up Millhouse. There’s a lot of effort going into keeping the lid on the Liam Henry Hoo-Hah about his wingmanship and we’re all trying to buy as much Erasmus stock as we can get.

The AFL’s venture into the Crypto world and inevitably the NFT space has Jojo champing at the bit so he’ll give us his thoughts there. The first episode of Ask Jojo for 2022 is being rolled out and the Chief brings us home with an ‘almost big pod guest’ story. 

So, there’s all that and plenty more offseason nonsense in this 40 minutes of Docker dribble that will have you back watching the cricket in no time! 

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 eternal mysteries! With Mundy’s somewhat foreseeable retirement and the now risks of Fyfey’s longevity, we’ve potentially filled future needs with Erasmus and Johnson, who may receive the baton when required. 

We couldn’t be more excited about Eric “Roy” Benning’s prospects in years to come. Is there a bit of the Clem Michaels or the Paddy Ryders about him? We can only hope so.

And lastly, did we potentially pick up our much-needed winger, Karl Worner, in the Rookie draft? He might need a little polish on his long kicking game but it looks like he has the skills, the clean hands, the overhead marking capabilities and the tank to potentially be our Ed Langdon replacement. 

In non-draft news, Hayden Young suffered a small setback which must be frustrating him. Sadly, the Irishman, Ultan Kelm, is no longer coming out to be rookie listed. Apparently he didn’t want to do the six months quarantine ordered by Emperor McGowan! 

Round one fixtures are out and we’re off to South Australia on a Sunday afternoon to play what should be an interesting and potentially tricky game against the Crows. 

Sean Darcy is apparently in better nick than he has ever been, David ‘Old Man’ Mundy begins the journey to his 19 season and we have a chat about coach JL and a possible contract extension.

All that and we bring it home with another “Ask Jojo” episode. 

So, if you’re bored and looking for some entertainment to get you through the down times…. let us know if you find a podcast that provides it. Meanwhile click play on this one and kill some time.