Aussie Rules Quotes

pointed

Rafferty’s fingers. ‘Uncle Tee, is this your new girlfriend?’ The little girl is as pretty as she is fair, the lack of

Right’ was not how I would describe the AFL’s decision to play our final against Geelong at Skilled Stadium. It had always been our understanding that the venue for finals should be the best available stadium, in the home state of the higher-ranked team. But apparently this was a guideline rather than a rule and the AFL, no stranger to running an agenda that suited their objectives, decided the match would earn more revenue played in Geelong. I found this incredibly disrespectful to Fremantle. It was inappropriate, it was arrogant, it was flawed. Internally, we were seething but focused. Externally, we stuck by our ‘anywhere, anytime’ mantra, and vowed to make the best of the situation.

Nothing has been handed to myself, or the team, on a platter. The team and I had to work unbelievably hard for every bit of success we have achieved.

The Fremantle Football Club has needed me. But I have needed the Fremantle Football Club more - it owes me nothing at all. All the players and coaches who have represented the club, the staff, our sponsors and corporate supporters, our members and fans, and the families of the players - we have all endured. For me looking in the rear view mirror, it’s about celebrating us and our journey, not just one person.

Despite those struggles, I prefer the difficult and uncertain times like we’ve had. We had to work our way out of it - there was no other way - and as such, it feels earned and it feels right. Gifted success has a veil of worthlessness that no one wants to wear.