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Deals done early, seemingly little conjecture… it kind of feels like there might be something cooking. Time to Restump Podcast Freo’s quiet trade week update.

Sure, Belly said we’re now looking to the draft but Wallsy also said we’re in for a quiet trade week! We’re armed with a rich bag of future picks, are they just keeping their cards close to their chest or is there a twist in the purple trade week tail?

Well Liam Henry is now a Saint and Lachie Schultz a Pie. There was a lot of shouting that we got stooged by the Saints and we took massive unders for Liam. Oddly enough much of the shouting came from the same folk who all year said he wasn’t worth a ham sandwich. 

The Saints future second round pick does seem very compensatory light, but Liam put half a season of big runs on the board. Is that plus potential and improvement worth more than the currency received? Oh and yeah thanks Hawthorn for not giving us some little leverage by not entering the Henry negotiation! We tried to help you out with Brockman…. But no love back the other way?

While we may have gotten clipped on the Henry trade, the roles were reversed in the Lachie Schultz deal. Collingwood parted with their pick 34 this year and their first rounder next year. We’d all prefer Schultzy stayed but that sort of package does soften the blow. In fact, you could almost argue that even if Schultzy wanted to stay and the Pies threw that deal on the table…. you’re having the discussion!

So far this trade period Joel Hamling has headed to Sydney, Liam Henry to the Saints and Lachie Schultz to the Pies. It currently leaves us with picks 34, 46, 60 and 64 in this year’s draft while we’ve got a massive 3 first round picks, one second, one third and one fourth round pick in 2024. 

If this is a quiet trade week in Wallsy world, there wouldn’t be enough trade period days for us if Wallsy said we’re going to be pretty active!

Looks like Brennan Cox got on with the job and with his lovely partner Keah, they have produced us a future father son pick!  

Two days of the overblown, overhyped and dramatically delivered meat market to go. Are we done? Are we now unpacking our draft picks and putting them on the shelves…. Or is Wallsy and co just keeping them warm for one last 2023 hurrah? 

As if there isn’t enough hysterical nonsense in the AFL airways at the moment but we’re believers in that too much hysterical purple nonsense is never enough. So, if you’re a member of that club, by all means join us. And we’re not the gate keepers of opinion so feel free to throw yours in the mix.   

Damian Barrett and Josh Gabelich discuss the Bombers' trade ambitions on AFL Daily.

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Seems to be a fair bit of angst directed at the club for some reason, but hey, don’t shooter the messenger! Time to Restump Podcast the latest trade week nonsense.

There is no doubt Lachie Schultz is a loss and we’d all rather he stayed but the level of angst and anger towards the club and Peter Bell is misplaced. No disrespect to Lachie Schultz intended, but it’s as if its Caleb Serong or Hayden Young who has opted to leave!

We get it, footy is an emotional opinion-based business and all views are welcomed and entitled to be presented. But talk of culture issues and mentions of player exodus just seems so wide of the mark.

Could it be the club is doing something we have never done before? Is it showing ruthlessness in its pursuit of success? Understandably, cutting deep and holding its nerve to deliberately go after genuine sustainable success is a foreign policy to us, but it takes some courage to implement it.

If there were a culture problem at Freo, we wouldn’t have the rich deep vein of players we do and they wouldn’t have committed to the deals they have. 

On that note it seems unlikely Freo entering the Tyler Brockman chat is for anything other than a mutually beneficial tactic with Hawthorn. Tyler Brockman, despite his ability and upside, doesn’t seem the type of player we would suddenly be interested in, especially as he isn’t like for the like with Lachie Schultz.

We've lost a Lachie Weller and a Lachie Neale.... we can lose a Lachie Schultz standing on our heads with one arm tied behind our backs.

So, the week goes on and in Wallsy world, it’s just getting quieter and quieter for Fremantle! We’ve chipped in with our two cents worth so far but even at that it’s debatable anyone is getting listening value for money. But hey, feel free to come along for the ride and don’t be shy in getting involved. 

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2023 we widely missed all analyst’s expectations. Is it the regression we had to have? Motivation is waning but we’re putting on our parachute pants and Restump Podcasting what hopefully isn’t Joel Hamling’s last game.

While you want to go out on a high, it must be difficult for both the Hawks and Freo to really get up for this game on Saturday. That said there are positions in both team’s best 22 to be obtained and there are career saving contracts to be won.

Old men Sonny Walters and Joel Hamling return as Bailey Banfield sits out to deal with a shoulder complaint and a calf has stopped Jaegar O’Meara from facing his former team. 

For most rational people it sadly feels as though Liam Henry is playing his last game in purple. While no decision has been made, listening to the rhetoric and reading the telling tea leaves it suggests he will exit the club at seasons end. We hope he has a change of heart and continues his form trajectory on the wing he has made his own. 

Does Nathan Wilson get another one-year deal? Have we seen the last of Trav Colyer?  

The grapevine chatter is that the purple bleeding Sean Darcy has no intentions of playing elsewhere and wants to be a Freo man for life. It might have been more Chinese-whispering than grapevine chatter but lets hope its true.

What is this superpower Bob Murphy believes is obtainable by those who’s sexual preference is anything but straight, if they make their sexual orientation public?

We’re all a bit flat, we’re struggling for genuine motivation, we’re fatiguing and limping to the line. But the off season is long so we’ll dig deep and make the most of our final 2023 appearance on Saturday. 

Our nonsense isn’t going to podcast itself so if your no doubt injured ears can go round the block one more time for the home and away season, tape them up and come along for the conversation. 

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Despite an AFL investigation being shut down, Hawthorn's racism allegations remain live as former players head to the Human Rights Commission, all in Reconciliation Week which the Australian Olympic Committee marked with a new Reconciliation Action Plan.

The independent investigation into allegations of racism at Hawthorn might have concluded, but there's still a sense of unfinished business. While the AFL reported no adverse findings against Alastair Clarkson, Chris Fagan or Jason Burt, they did suggest Hawthorn will be investigated in a new process. Given Clarkson and Fagan weren't formally interviewed and some of the original complainants didn't participate at all, there is still much to play out. Today we unpack the findings and ask what comes next.  Featured: Paul Kennedy, journalist, ABC Sport. 

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He’s really just back in his rightful place so it’s more of a re-coronathan. Everyone walks a bit taller when the King of Fremantle takes to the field. Time to Restump Podcast review the conspicuously undemanding win over the Hawks.

The dice was rolled on the sub vest and it paid dividends. While it wasn’t entirely our fault, the game was well and truly under control prior to Fyfe entering. But the re-insertion of great man into the middle showed just how much we have missed his big mature body around the ball and his influence on the contest.

However, as comforting and as thrilling as it was to see Nat Fyfe run out onto the ground, it was the performance of another that was more point approvingly satisfying. Like West Coast Eagles fans at now half time, the Luke Jackson knockers were rapidly disappearing. 

Something else that has disappeared is Andy Brayshaw’s knee complaint. 34 disposals and 2 goals in  a very welcomed “I’m back to my best” performance.  

But individuals aside it was all about the collective and its ability to show the composure with ball in hand, a much-improved skill level and a more productive balance of fast and slow ball movement. 

We had our No Panicking bucket hats on standby ready to put on for calming impact but they were never required. The game never felt out of control and it is safe to say England wasn’t the only place where a procession was taking place.  

However, despite the win and the more polished performance, there is little to take out of this game in terms of flick switched form. There was an uptick in system and a nod of appreciation for the increased cohesion but… let’s not get ahead of ourselves. 

It was a relaxed, cantering Hawthorn who seemingly have become motorcycle enthusiasts showing great interest in obtaining a Harley of the non-Davidson variety!  
But quality of opponent and season talk aside, it is just nice to see some positive and productive Freo footy resulting in a much-needed player and fan morale and spirit boosting victory. 

Booing Buddy Franklin. we’re not booers but have we really reached a point in society where we’re hypocritically lectured on how to barrack or jeer? Is Matt Rowell taking veganism to even further extremes? And what could the Starlight Foundation kids have done that has them in an episode of the Neighborhood Watch?  

Let’s get into it. We’ll cover all the nonsense and go through the game in finer detail while basking in the glow of the precious four points. Could that easy kill be the confidence catalyst leading to some recalibrating season form? It is never as good or as bad as it seems.

Talk about eyes on the pick one prize! Resting their equal leading goal scorer in a team struggling to score? The Hawkers aren’t leaving anything to chance! Time to Restump Podcast preview Saturday night’s 2013 grand final repeat. (Yeah.. I know that’s overdoing it)  

Does it sound like the Hawks’ priorities aren't necessarily on securing the draft pick hindering 4 points? Freo, on the other hand, are we done? Are we alive? Are we currently treading water in purgatory contemplating the glass half full, half empty positions?

Nat Fyfe is back and that surely has to give everyone on and off field a lift. Starting as the substitute seems a strange decision but we’re not privy to the information behind the move.

Great to see Josh Treacy return after a couple of solid hit outs and ten marks last week at Peel while Freddy re-joins the experimental forward line as well after recovering from injury quicker than expected.

Sad to see Sammy Sturt has been sent back to the twos. Admittedly he had a shocker last Saturday but he wasn’t on his Pat Malone and his previous two games showed encouraging signs. 

For the second time in a few weeks, Will Brodie also found the axe above his neck. No doubt he’ll go back and dominate Peel’s midfield but he probably has to bring a bit more to the senior side when he next gets an opportunity.

Despite the resting of players, the Hawks that take the field won’t be resting up. They’re a plucky young talented group and they won’t make it easy for us. James Sicily is one of the best going around down back, Mitch Lewis is going to be a gun forward, Dylan Moore always dines out on us and they’ve done pretty well picking up forward Fergus Green as a mature age recruit. 

It will be nice to see Lloyd “Braun” Meek back in WA and you can imagine he’ll want to put his best foot forward…. or his best knee in a Darcy or Jackson kidney. Good contest this week with Darcy and Jackson (JackArce) taking on Ned Reeves and Meek.

You’d be an optimist to think we’re still alive in season 2023 as far as finals are concerned but stranger things have apparently happened. However, really in this game we just need to see some system, some structure, some composure and some cohesiveness. 

The worrying aspect here is that this is a game in which there is little to gain but plenty to lose. That alone creates pressure and pressure does funny things. 

We’ve got no first round pick to worry about so lets just go hell for leather and win whatever we can win. 

And on that note, let’s get into it. Unless you’ve got sock drawers need tidying, grass growing or paint drying that needs to be watched. Relax, pull on your Captain’s special no panicking bucket hat, bung this nonsense in your ears and join us for 45 minutes that you’ll never be able to get back!  

WATCH AND REVIEW - In this episode, the guys at Two Legged Table talk all about Mark Mylod's Dark Comedy, Horror and Thriller flick, The Menu. The Menu was released in 2022 and featured a star-studded cast with names like Anya Taylor Joy, Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult. The guys at Two Legged Table dive right in to see what's on the menu at Hawthorn. Tune in to see what they order!

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As we spring towards February, I have some wooly company by the edge of the hedge, and I find myself drawn to the luminescent lichen on the hawthorn hedge, before heading back into the village to see the yellow beacons of floral groundcover that are the winter aconite in the churchyard. And on the way, coming across the chattering local starlings who’ve recently lost their regular perching site.

Recorded at the end of January, we're approaching the midpoint between Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox, and the light is returning. Days are becoming longer, and nights, gradually shorter. We start, as usual, on the bench, at the edge of the hedge, along the Viking Way in Lincolnshire, with this time, two fields of hungry sheep for company, intrigued by what I'm doing near their patch. We take a closer look at the vibrant yellow lichens on the hawthorn hedge; the subtle gradients of colour along the hedgerow, from muddy ground to newly flail-cut hedge top. Then, on the way to see the sunny-soil-beacon display of Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) flowers in the village churchyard, situated under the gnarly Horse Chestnut tree,  the local recently displaced starlings make a welcome chattering appearance. What a glorious sound!

Sources and further reading: 

https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/learning/what-is-a-lichen

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mutualism-examples-of-species-that-work-together.html 

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/lichen-id-guide/index.dsml 

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/pied-wagtail/

‘The Biology of Plants’. Peter Raven, Ray Evert, Susan Eichhorn. 

‘Plant Names Simplified: Their Pronunciation, Derivation and Meaning.’ By A.T. Johnson and H.A. Smith.

‘Flora Britannica’. Richard Mabey.

‘The WIld Flower Key: How to identify wild flowers, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland.’ Francis Rose.

‘The WIld Flowers of Great Britain and Ireland’. Roger Phillips.

‘A Dictionary of Plant Lore’. Roy Vickery.

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In the latest episode of our podcast On Side, esteemed lawyers Richard Young and Adair Donaldson provide incredible insights into their roles, including on anti-doping and abuse cases.

Young, a leader in anti-doping litigation, has worked on the cases against Tour de France winners Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis, Marion Jones, and the BALCO doping scandal. He also worked on the Essendon supplements case.

He says he lost sleep over “all of them” and admits there has been push back as a result of his work.

“I'm not real welcome in China because of Sun Yang,” Young admits. “I'm not going back to Russia because of my role in the Russian investigation. After the Essendon case I sure got a lot of letters from Melbourne … I’ve been back to Melbourne, but I don't think I'd run for political office there.”

Adair Donaldson, who specialises in assisting survivors of trauma, says the independence offered by National Integrity Framework gives sports a lot of comfort.

“That's really very important,” he says.

He admits, however, that the Framework will not always satisfy everybody.

“And that's going to be the case no matter what … [it’s] a lot better than what we've had in the past, so that to me, is a really good step in the right direction.”

Donaldson, who works closely with sporting bodies addressing cultural issues with respect to harassment, abuse, violence, and alcohol-related issues, suspects the reason why athletes are coming forward now is that “they feel confident that they will be listened to. Isn't that good? Because in the past these people have just suffered in silence.”

Young admits prosecuting abuse, particularly emotional abuse, is difficult.

“That will be one of the issues for Sport Integrity Australia. Is it emotional abuse? Is it motivational coaching? Is it what good coaches do? Or is it emotional abuse? And you know they’re egregious examples like coaches beating their athletes, physical abuse, but the emotional abuse gets tough, but you gotta deal with the cases and bring them if you want kids to be safe in sport or you want any athlete to be safe in sport.”

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