Did Lobby ace the interview for his new employer or what! Are we back? Time to Restump Podcast review the top 4 door opening win over the Dogs.
What a difference it makes when the forwards function productively and cohesively and your two big targets actually lead to space or at the ball carrier? Oh, and kicking straight always helps. Credit when it’s due… Rory Lobb put on a goal kicking master class.
We turned our recent form around but continued our magnificent Victorian form on Saturday, putting the dogs back in their kennels. That’s now 7 games in Melbourne this year so far for 5 wins, a draw and 1 loss. Who is this Fremantle team?
We showed the pressure, the intent, the urgency and finally the mid forward connection. The Dogs aren’t exactly the hottest defenders but we rarely gave them a genuine look in and we constantly kept them guessing.
Luke Ryan never plays a poor one but he was back to his All-Australian best. He must have a crystal ball because he knows where the ball is going to land in his area before its been kicked! And speaking of getting back to hot form… hello Caleb Serong.
How good was it to see the Disco back! Nathan “Disco” O’Driscoll had only played 7 career games so it sounds ridiculous to say it, but geez we’ve missed his run, his bite and his goal sense.
It was truly a game where everyone stepped up and we collectively returned to that cohesive roleplaying team of individuals.
The much-needed win just ensured we’re playing finals tis year for the first time since 2015, but it also slightly opened the top four door as well. We need to win our last two games and then hope a few teams above us, namely Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, lose at least one of their remaining two.
But that is literally getting ahead of ourselves so let’s reel the rhetoric in or we’ll rightly have coach JL putting as tight a leash on us as we did the Dogs Saturday.
The Doggies win has put the pep back in our step and the glide back in our stride. We’re all up and about with a sense of possibility again.
So join us as we bask in the Bulldog victory glory, we momentarily place the finals in the background and have a celebratory chat about our wonderful purple people.
