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This week we recap what was a gutsy effort in Melbourne without Panthers captain Nathan Cleary who came off early with a head knock. We also dive deeper into the quick ascension of youngsters like Paul Alamoti & Liam Henry who have been thriving in the Penrith system. Later on, Sam loses his mind and starts pondering a DCE / Cleary halves pairing, before it was clearly time to wrap up the pod! Socials: IG: @fiveyearplanpod | @sm_patching

Liam Henry joins us to talk about his stellar 2024 season and what 2025 has in store. Plus we discuss everything leading up to Las Vegas, and will Nathan Cleary be a one-club player?

Scott Sattler and Tyrone Peachey are joined by Penrith Panthers forward Liam Henry as the club prepares for their Las Vegas round 1 clash against Cronulla! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Panthers forward Liam Henry joined Sean and Philpy on rehabbing his shoulder, the Panthers Rookie of the year, Brain To'o's pre-game meal and his work with Little Wings To find out more at littlewings.org.au FACEBOOK - SEARCH LITTLE WINGS INSTAGRAM @littlewingsaustralia 00:00 Liam Henry on the Summer Run Home 00:45 Winning Rookie of the year for 2024 01:30 How has preseason training been so far 02:00 How much time off has he had? 02:20 Had an operation on his shoulder in the preseason 02:45 How is the beach out at Penrith? 03:45 Has a teammate ever been rolled out to take a player out for dinner 04:30 His work with Little Wings 07:00 Brian To'o's pregame meal 08:30 Blaize Talagi joining the club 09:15 Who is looking shredded this offseason? 10:00 Players knocking on the door of first grade at Penrith 11:00 Excited for the Las Vegas 11:30 Best Pub in Blayney 12:15 Who is most excited for Vegas? Listen to The Run Home with Joel and Fletch live every weekday: 3pm AEDT on SEN 1170 AM Sydney 2pm AEST on SEN 693 AM Brisbane Listen Online: https://www.sen.com.au/listen   Subscribe to The Run Home YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@JoelandFletchSEN   Follow us on Social Media! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@joelfletchsen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joelfletchsen X:            https://x.com/joelfletchsen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mat Rogers and Julian King are joined by Panthers premiership winner and Ben Alexander Rookie of the Year recipient Liam Henry on Sportsday in the mist of celebrations! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition of Tension's Running High, Troy Dodds and Nathan Taylor preview the 2024 NRL Grand Final between Penrith and Melbourne. We chat with Liam Henry and Paul Alamoti as they prepare for their first Grand Finals. And we debate all the issues surrounding Grand Final Week.

Scott Sattler and Mat Rogers are joined by Penrith Panthers utility Liam Henry who touches on his childhood in Blayney, what he's learning from the senior playing group and Nathan Cleary's on-field presence! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Chammas, Zac Bailey and Adam Peacock join you today to chat about Jason Ryles and his work ahead as new Parramatta Eels coach, the latest from the Origin camps, GM Chammy picks his Perth team for 2027, the schedule for Las Vegas and the how NRL journalism works between print and TV.  Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/footy-talk-rugby-league-podcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/FootyTalkRLApplePodcasts Subscribe on Spotify: https://link.chtbl.com/FootyTalkRLSpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to Mosh, we spoke to 50th gamer Liam Henry in the rooms after the 3-point win over Gold Coast. Join over 30k other guys in the Mosh hair regrown family and get $50 off your first treatment plan with code SAINTS50 at checkout. Completely customised, totally online, and cheap hair regrowth solutions for $45 a month. Full terms on https://getmosh.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You thought covid was contagious! Inaccuritis is a coordination destroying mental contagion, leaving sufferers incapable of performing simple tasks. Time to Restump Podcast the point kicking epidemic. Call in a priest, this evil presence needs exorcising! Or it may be as simple as tapping David Mundy on the shoulder again and saying, “Dave, come down and show these guys how it's done.”The last two weeks we've kicked 13 goals 33 behinds. We've never been a great goal kicking side but this is beyond anyone's comprehension! Have we got Zac Dawson down there running goal kicking drills? I mean who is taking all our shots on goal…. Nat Fyfe? (Sorry Fyfey, low blow)It's a genuine contagion and when the rot sets in, it sets in. The pressure builds and then every player subsequently taking a shot at goal has the desperation demons in his head. Jye Amiss' radar is so far off its almost sinister! We know Nat Fyfe has never been a great kick but he's lining up 30 metres dead in front and hitting spectators on the wing! And Paddy Voss at the moment, like Crash Davis said in the movie Bull Durham, “couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat.” While the numbers are tragic, there are also great silver lining positives to come out of them. Accuracy is predominantly the extent of our game problems. While it's not easily rectifiable, it isn't an unfixable deficiency. And again, while inaccurate, if you consider the scoreless shots and the out of bounds on the full, we generated 13 scoring shots from sources other than the forwards. It is something that has been pronounced in recent weeks suggesting an intentional move, so we're developing.  On top of the inaccurate doom and gloom we did go over there, matched and bettered a similar highly defensive game from the Saints, we kept them to 55 points and we came away with a much needed 4 points. The continual improvement of Matty Johnson coinciding with more midfield time, the goal kicking wingman Jeremy Sharp, Jordan Clark continuing his All-Australian form and the emergence of Brandon Walker are just some more of the positives to come out of the game and reasons to remain upbeat. But at the minute the inaccuracy is a difficult pill to swallow. We got away with it this week but it cost us in more ways than one last week and will do going forward if we don't rectify it. The reality is we're only 4% from 6th place so, as Rosco always says, “Its never as good or as bad as it seems.”After going back-to-back in the Mi Casa Property Boutique competition, Luke Ryan has now gotten the most metres in 12 of the total 40 quarters Freo has played this year. He is as safe as the houses the Mi Casa team buy and sell for their clients!So, with no jackpot to speak of, there'll be another 2 Brothers Foods $50 spend this week when we come up against Lachie Schultz and his Pies.Enough of the carry on here, let's get into the pod to dig deeper into the catastrophic kicking, talk through the mental problems and come to a real solution-based outcome. Who are we kidding… we can only offer more nonsense but come along for the listen anyway. Support the Show.

It's the first time in our history we've less than 5 indigenous players on the list. But that doesn't mean 3 isn't good quality company. Time to Restump Podcast the Saturday night scrap against the Saints.For a club that is known for its adoption and celebration of indigenous culture and its rich history of numerous indigenous players, we have recently seen a sharp decline in numbers down at the purple Port. For our entire history leading up to the start of 2024, we have averaged over 7 indigenous players per year and, as mentioned, we've never had less than five on our list. However, with the departures of Joel Hamling, Liam Henry, Nathan Wilson and Roy Benning at the end of 2023, Sonny Walters, Alex Pearce and Conrad Williams are carrying the indigenous representation load. Albeit from across the aisle, we reunite with Ross and say hello to Henry Saturday night in a must win game against the Saints. Our former coach has obviously had enough of his team's wayward form, swinging the axe, making six significant changes.Out goes Seb Ross, Liam Stocker, Jack Hayes, Hugo Garcia and the two goals a game forward against Freo, Tim Membrey.While it appears down at Cockburn central we are going in with an unchanged line up, we do have some interesting emergencies. Will Liam Reidy be a late in to make his debut and give Luke Jackson a chop out in the ruck? Whatever the case, let's hope all the goal kicking radars got a tune up during the week.Should be a very close game. Both teams are extremely similar in regards to offensive and defensive numbers and its incredibly difficult to get a genuine handle on the form of both clubs. The Mi Casa Property Boutique Metres Gained Competition is back for the weekend. A $50 spend from 2 Bros Foods is up for grabs or $100 in the ongoing Bailey Banfield special. Check our social medias Friday for the competition post. Apparently, the teams that do little to no traveling, think getting across the Nullabor every second week is no big deal because a few guys get to travel in business class. No doubt they're the same VFL clubs who have complained about having to travel to Marvel stadium!The remaining fixtures are out and, surprise surprise, we've been handed a bunch of dead zone timeslot games beginning WA morning times! Anyway, plenty to talk about but let's focus on the task at hand, which is, in a good-natured way, giving Liam a little lip and showing the Lyon no love. The pod isn't going to preview itself so let's get into it and look for a path to the four-point bank. Support the Show.

The boys discussed Liam Henry's comments about Marvel Stadium, North Melbourne bragging about their draft hand, Taylor Swift, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate McCarthy and Jack Heverin! Kate and Jack review all the action from Round 7 of the AFLW season, the success of Dreamtime and which teams are in line for the finals. They also take a look at the AFL Trade news.  -------

New St Kilda recruit Liam Henry joined Sarah Olle and Josh Gabelich on the Trade Exchange. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Bell joined Scotty & Goss on SEN WA following the trades of Lachie Schultz and Liam Henry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Bell joined Adam Papalia on 6PR following the trade completions of Lachie Schultz and Liam Henry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday's edition of SEN WA Breakfast with Scott Cummings & Tim Gossage featured Trade Radio's Josh Jenkins to discuss the latest trade news, Fremantle's GM of Football Operations Peter Bell to provide the latest after Lachie Schultz and Liam Henry confirmed their exits from Fremantle and Adam Gilchrist discussed Australia's victory over Sri Lanka overnight at the Cricket World Cup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys discussed Lacie Schultz, Liam Henry, Paddy Dow, Nick Coffield, Harrison Petty, Jack Gunston, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kane Cornes and Brad Johnson discuss whether Fremantle should be worried following the departures of both Lachie Schultz and Liam Henry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cam Luke and Adam Cooney discuss the Liam Henry trade to St Kilda and how the game is starting to showcase the abilities of specialised wingers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.   Support the show

3AW Football's Matt Granland and Matthew Lloyd recap all the news from Day 8 of the AFL Trade Period. The boys discuss the big move of Lachie Shultz, Liam Henry and are the Hawks cooling on Jack Gunston?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom joined Kane to discuss Paddy Dow, Liam Henry, Lachie Schultz, pick 8 and pick 1, Jacob Koschitzke, Geelong, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The likely pick No.1 in Harley Reid joins Gettable to chat about his year. Reid gives us an update on his recovery from a knee injury, how he feels about playing for West Coast, his ping pong skills, and plenty more in an in-depth chat. North Melbourne list boss Brady Rawlings comes on to discuss deals for Dylan Stephens and Zac Fisher, as well as the club's offers for the No.1 pick and what's next at Arden Street. Plus co-hosts Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge provide some news updates on deals for Shane McAdam, Esava Ratugolea, Jade Gresham, Liam Henry and plenty more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Support the show

Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content.The majority of the Hawks Insiders crew were given the night off, and were replaced by the ‘B' team. Welcome to the Box Hill Insiders Takeover. Danny Prins and Simon Morawetz were joined by Nat Martin and Andrew Johnston and the boys discussed:Day 4 Trade Wrap (no official trades went through)* Rumours around Fremantle and Brockman;* Hawthorn and Liam Henry;* Trading up for Pick 1 (scouting Harley Reid);* Pick 4 for 6 and 11 with Melbourne;* A fair bit of unexpected Harry Morrison slander;* And plenty more…We appreciate your ongoing support for what we do at Hawks Insiders, and we will be back with more Spaces, podcasts and articles over the course of the Trade Period, keep a close eye on Substack and your preferred podcast provider.Join the Hawks Insiders community on Twitter and Facebook. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hawksinsiders.substack.com/subscribe

Dave Mission joins Dwayne to discuss Hunter Clark's contract extension, and the latest on Paddy Dow, Liam Henry, Jade Gresham, Nick Coffield and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fremantle Dockers Executive GM of Football Peter Bell joined 'The Late Trade' to give us more information on the Lachie Schultz, Liam Henry and the health of the Dockers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kane Cornes and Brad Johnson discuss what Liam Henry is worth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are many ways to the poor house but our annual Restump Podcast Buy Sell Hold investment report will probably get you there the fastest.It's been a turbulent time in the Freo economy over the last twelve months. Does the overall regression re-determine individual player values? Have their 2023 performances changed investor sentiment? Has panic selling set in or are we doubling down and opportunistically buying the dip?It is probably safe to say its fortunate that we're using fictitious funds and making unaccountable investments because we imagine the otherwise resulting financial books may be under a fair bit of stress. That said, we'd probably be in possession of substantial tax losses for future profits to be written off against. Does Brandon Walker's injury heighten risk and lessen his value? With minimal exposure and little to really get excited about, has Josh Corbett's value held or diminished? Is Lachie Schultz at full market value? What's the sentiment on Switta? Are the 2022 Sammy Sturt sellers scrambling, having to pay up for stock? Can anyone afford Caleb Serong or Hayden Young stock? All these financial questions and many more! We'll also cover the “quiet” trade period that has ironically started with a bang! The departure of Joel Hamling, the strategic pick swaps and the shock news from Lachie Schultz wanting to join the Pies.  So come along for the conversation as we cover the current news and go over each Freo player on the list, review their seasons and apply our individual investment recommendations in our annual lengthy Buy Hold Sell report podcast episode.Support the show

Damian Barrett and Josh Gabelich wrap up one of the great Grand Finals on AFL Daily. Subscribe to AFL Daily and never miss an episode. Rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam and Kane discussed Taylor Adams' trade request to the Swans, Paddy Dow, Xavier Duursma, Liam Henry, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys discuss Paddy Down, Jade Gresham, Liam Henry and Jack Billings and Dylan Shiel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fremantle Dockers Head of Player Personnel David Walls updates Scotty and Goss on the in's and outs of Freo's upcoming Draft and Trade period, including Liam Henry, Joel Hamling, interest in Naughton and Oliver and approach to getting back into the first round of the AFL Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joey Montagna and Jay Clark preview who goes where, strength, weaknesses, hits and misses of the Bombers, Dockers, Suns and Cats heading into the 2023 trade period!  -------

We must strengthen the Ubulus and upper Dorsinus muscles if we want to be kind of a big deal. Head anchorman JL is leading by example challenging the boys to come back in tip top shape. Time to Restump Podcast all the goings on in purple.The season that promised so much delivered little but, in review, there was a lot to take out of it in a positive sense. Wins away from home against quality opposition will do a group of kids no end of good. Getting 20+ games into and 40+ goals out of Jye Amiss was a remarkable feat. Luke Jackson has surely put his doubters to bed, Hayden Young into the midfield paid big dividends and the unearthing of Tommy Emmett surely has us all waiting with anticipation for season 2024.Did we turn up to preseason in less that good nick? We'll never definitively know but having made fitness references throughout the year and then emphatically asking for the boys to come back in better shape this year, JL said as much.There were no surprises Doig Medal night as Caleb Serong added the 2023 Doig medal to his 2020 Beacon award. The rest of the night was fairly predictable but we'll check in and see if Jojo saw anything of note. The Chief spent his time reviewing the red-carpet arrivals.Sadly, the news we feared was coming, arrived. Liam Henry is on the move informing the club of his hopes to join Ross the Boss Lyon and the Sainters. It's disappointing on many fronts but none more so than the fact we're once again wing deficient. The purple wings, or rather the absence of talented and competent wingers, has been a huge problem since Brad Hill and Ed Langdon both departed at the end of 2019. Does this open the door for a Jeremy Sharp to come home? Is he the player we hope? Does he tick all the boxes on and off the field?    Blake Acres would probably still be at Freo had the club had a crystal ball that told them O'Driscoll wasn't going to instantly take the next step and Liam Henry was leaving. Was it a mistake to move him on at the time? Opinions are mixed on the matter.We've had a few weeks forced break so we might be a little bit rusty. If so, that'll be business as usual. Finals are on but our season is obviously over. However, plenty has happened and there's plenty to come. So, if you're not ready to hang up your purple scarves for the year just yet, then stick around with us and let's stretch the purple period out as far as we can.Support the show

AFL.com.au journalist Cal Twomey joined Garry and Tim to talk about the top six players in his 2023 draft rankings, why Zane Duursma is clearly the third best player in the draft, the players who've moved up his draft order, Essendon's chances of landing Ben McKay, why Liam Henry chose St Kilda over Hawthorn, the two front-runners for the Richmond coaching job, the Bulldogs' chances of securing Gold Coast's pick 4, North Melbourne's chat with the AFL about draft concessions, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEN sports reporter Tom Morris joined Kane and Bucks to talk about Travis Varcoe's departure from the Bulldogs, the MRO decisions from the weekend, Sydney's potential interest in Brodie Grundy, Dylan Stephens' future, Liam Henry's requested trade to St Kilda, the AFL not using finals to promote their stance on the Voice referendum, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Duffield joins Scotty & Goss to discuss the Liam Henry move and the rising stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEN sports reporter Tom Morris joined Gerard in the studio to talk about the list moves North Melbourne will make this off-season, Chad Wingard's likely new contract at the Hawks, Carlton's waning interest in Jade Gresham, Liam Henry's trade request, Mabior Chol's availability, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Their thoughts on the 2023 All-Australian side, the one player you'd pick for a final, Paul Connors' comments on Jack Billings and Bailey Smith, Liam Henry's likely move to Victoria, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Support the show

He's instantly become a walk up start. Tommy may never be Emmett-ed again! Time to Restump Podcast the narrow defeat at the hands of the tough and talented top four occupants, Port Adelaide.That was some debut performance by Tommy Emmett and we're not talking about the two goals because they were cream on the cake. It was his composure, his ferocity at the ball and the man, his defensive work and his selflessness. When he laid that hit on Dan Houston…. you had to instantly think, Houston has got a problem.We saw a 21-year-old kid wise and mature beyond his years. We saw someone who knows how to deal with hardship and adversity. We saw a kid with enormous perspective and someone who values and cherishes opportunity.   That mindset has enabled him to overcome ridiculous challenges that many of us can't begin to comprehend. And that mindset and his desire to succeed in and enjoy life will carry him a long way in his AFL endeavors. This is the beginning of his journey and we all get to share the ride with him.We couldn't contain the strong Port Adelaide side but to run them close to the wire puts us in good stead. A top 4 side desperately trying to retain its position was the real test we needed. And while we lacked a bit of polish and composure under pressure and didn't quite come out triumphant, it was a contest that will do us no end of good.It was disappointing to see, yet again, the hatred thrown at Liam Henry, who was facing personal challenges of his own. The agenda driven over-scrutinization and the focusing on his negatives unfortunately continues by those occupying massively overblown senses of self-importance and entitlement. He didn't have his greatest game, he got it plenty, did some really nice things and did some ordinary things… which pretty much mirrored three quarters of the players out there. But if you think that Liam hasn't been one of many contributing parts to Fremantle's improved form, you're deceiving yourself.Matty Johnson was finally rewarded with a well-deserved and overdue rising star nomination after his game on the weekend, a productive and hard-fought game in which, believe it or not, he turned the ball over 4 times, just once less than Liam. “Crickets from the Henry critics”Enough of the psychoanalysing and combative return of serve rhetoric here. The long and short of it is, it's a been a disappointing season but we're ending it in pretty good shape.Time to wrap up the weekend's game and persistently prattle on about all things purple. So, if we haven't insulted or damaged your ears so far this season, feel free to put them through our nonsense again and we'll have another go. Support the show

Season is still alive, especially if you're Tommy Emmett. Can't wait to see him go around but someone please open the gate for him! We don't want him jumping fences. Time to Restump Podcast Tommy's time against the Power.What a magnificent upcoming moment for the accountancy studying Tommy Emmett, and we're all about to share with him. It's a wonderful personal achievement and a reward for his persistence and dedication. It is truly the triumph over extreme adversity and it is something he and his family must be thrilled about. Let's hope his moment isn't soured by being handed the sub vest! The debutants donning the sub vest policy is putrid and has to end! The game against Port Adelaide is the test we need. There is little to lose and, to be fair, not much to play for, but we'll get to see where we really are. We have to bring the energy and intent because we know Port will.  Sonny Walters and Josh “Ronnie” Corbett go out but in comes the above-mentioned debutant Tommy Emmett and revolving door rider, Bailey Banfield. Port Adelaide's very strong line up looks largely unchanged.The Liam Henry conversation is heating up. Is he staying? Is he going? Has he made his mind up yet? He's unfortunately had some horrible stuff thrown at him by Freo fans over his short journey. Impatience and unrealistic expectations from many supposed Freo fans are becoming the norm and manifesting into self-righteous ugly commentary. It wouldn't hurt to turn it around Sunday and make a bit more supportive noise for him.The West Coast Eagles have a shedload of issues on their plate… are they trying to add Sean Darcy to it? Plenty of retirements, little talent and they will have decent cap space… it would be a sad day to see the Prince of Perth in Eagles colours but they'd be negligent not to try. Two games left and just one remaining home game this Sunday against Port Adelaide. Our season is fast coming to a close but there is still time to prattle on about all things purple. So, if you've nothing better to do, by all means join us in the virtual Freo function room for forty minutes of Docker drivel.Support the show

It's good practice to be humble in victory. So, we humbly understand where the Eagles are at and we'll make up the workload with an extra training session during the week. Time to Restump Podcast the Saturday night stroll.The West Coast Eagles fans haven't had a lot to cheer about this season, so we did our best to provide them some hope in the first quarter. But by quarter time we somehow found ourselves in front.To be brutally honest, that was as horrendous a performance from an opponent as we can ever remember. It was literally a training drill for us and we cannot recall a time in any our 29 season history when that has ever been the case. But opponents and results and structures and drills aside, it was just fun. We've had a disappointing season, we've missed finals, we've struggled against lesser opponents so it was enjoyable to just push all that aside and indulge in the enjoyment of the demolition job. We rarely, if ever, get to do that.It's difficult to take too much else out of the game because under such non-existent pressure it would have been concerning had our players not delivered what they did.  However, the take-outs for us were that JL can be as cagey as he likes but he's not sending Hayden Young back to defence. His output in the midfield is too valuable. Lachie Schultz got reward for hard work, Switta did the hard work but didn't get the same reward, Jye should be equal favorite for the Rising Star and Matthew Johnson was robbed of a nomination. If there is anyone who earlier this year bagged out Luke Jackson and or the club for doing the deal and hasn't put their hand up and said “I apologise, I got it wrong and I take it back”… then you're somehow trying to fraudulently save face. Fresh off triggering a contract extension clause, Sammy Sturt continued on his merry way with 4 magnificent goals. If ever anyone needs examples or reminders in the future of the importance of persistence and continuity for youngsters, Sturty, Henry and, to a lesser extent, Jackson are your reference points.Disappointingly, Jojo being the purist he is, wasn't amused with the game and apparently pathetically spent the second half watching English soccer. We'll ask him what the hell! The Chief is claiming the Neighbourhood Watch segment has become a movement. He believes an episode was rolled out by a commentator who has gotten on board.   All that and plenty more but let's leave the written chit chat here and pick it up on the pod. Yes, it was a big, but soft win but we're continuing to enjoy every little bit of it. So, if you're not ready to move on from celebrations, come along for the conversation and don't be shy. Support the show

Some are prematurely saying the season is over for Freo. But that's loser talk! If we win eight of our last five we can still make the eight. Yeah… ok, its over… 'celebrate Ethan Hughes raising the bat and Restump Podcast Saturday's cat fight.Skilled Stadium, Kardinia Park, Alphabet Oval… Whiskas Bowl…. Whatever they're calling that ground down in Geelong doesn't hold too much fears for us.  It does hold some great memories though. We've played there 19 times with just the 4 wins. We've got an average winning margin of 17 points but an average losing margin of 40 points. We've averaged 66 points a game over the 19 occasions. Our most recent tow encounters at the venue were a win last year by 3 points and a suffered hiding by 133 points in 2018.  The Cats are looking to scrape into the eight to participate in September yet again and, while we probably don't care whether they make it or not, it'd be nice to make it difficult for them, if only for our mental and morale betterment. The valuable Jimmy Aish returns and, as it seems the club is looking to manage Matty Johnson, young Ethan Stanley appears set for his second outing, albeit again in the sub vest.Ethan Hughes celebrates a well earned 100-game milestone and you just have to be happy for him. He's been used sporadically since 2015 but you always know what you're going to get from him. He is consistent, he rarely plays a poor game and the gap between his best and worst is very narrow. He may not be the most polished or the most gifted but he is courageous, he puts his head over the ball and you get 110% effort all day every day from him.If you're listening to the commentary from the club it sounds like Liam Henry may be on the move in 2024. He has thrived in the back half of the season and is becoming the winger we have been hoping for. He's getting opportunity and he's part of our best 22 now so we hope Liam isn't lost to the purple. With our game being Saturday morning this week we better get on with it because we're only hours away from bouncedown. So, lets get into the cat clash and bang on about all things purple. We can only advise that you don't waste your precious Friday or Saturday on us but if you value your time that little then who are we to deter you!Support the show

Hey it worked for Marnus Labuschagne! And it did look like Alex Pearce was getting reverse swing on the odd kick. Time to Restump Podcast Saturday's 12 minute loss to the Swans.We got off to a flyer but we stopped as fast as we started and it was the first quarter curse yet again that destroyed us… or rather it was what we did or didn't do in it that destroyed usWhat if we start internally applying our games in 5ths? Say five 16-minute periods. That way we would avoid first quarters. Has it really come to that type of preposterous thinking? After getting 18 disposals, 2 inside 50's and kicking one goal one before the Swans had a single possession, the game was pretty much over at 16 minutes later, as mental as those sounds.It was as if centre clearances and spreading from the contest were foreign terms. We largely leveled up the numbers by the end of the night but, like has been the case all year, the damage was done. Luke Jackson and Josh Treacy combined admirably in the ruck but there is no substitute for Sean Darcy. That said, he was there for the first quarter last week.Thank goodness for Luke Ryan. He was exceptional as he nearly always is and the margin would have blown out with out his performance. With his 23 touches, 9 contested and 8 ground ball get (second most on the ground behind Caleb Serong) Liam Henry continues to dismiss his critics. He's made the wing his own and if anyone else wants it they're going to have to fight to take it off him.We raised the prospect last week that Alex Pearce may not be the captain that is required, or more so that he doesn't play in a position to make an influential difference when needed. Is the captaincy question rearing it head again? As disappointing as the post-bye season has been, we still believe we're not far off the pack. It looks like a lack of cohesion and connection and an absence of a bit of grunt and agro in the middle rather than talent. And if that is the case, it is rectifiable with offseason focus.We'd all love to be chatting about a victory but win lose or draw we soldier on. The monotony is biting us all but we bind together, hunker down and weather the storm like only Freo fans know how. So, friends. Romans, countrymen… lend us your ears, pack your mental strength and come along for our interpretation of the current deep purple situation.Support the show

A whip around the grounds to get you up to date with what you missed yesterday. First, Brad Seymour, Brenton Speedy and Jude Bolton look at Sydney's 200 point game against West Coast. Then Tom Atkinson and Xavier Ellis recap Freo's win over Essendon that launches them back into finals contention -----------

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We had some of our favourite journos on the ground at the eight match simulation games and have kindly jumped on to give us a wrap up … with AFL Fantasy at the front of their minds. We hear from Josh Gabelich, Michael Whiting, Sarah Black, Riley Beveridge, and Nathan Schmook from AFL.com.au and we also have Anna Hay, a channel 7 reporter in Perth who is making her debut after a big pre-season which has in line for some votes in the Fantasy Journo of the Year. Play now at http://fantasy.afl.com.au. 0:40 - Josh Gabelich discusses Geelong v Hawthorn. 3:00 - New Cats Jack Bowes and Tanner Bruhn impresses with the latter getting some CBAs. 5:10 - Will Day appears to be a permanent midfielder for the Hawks. 6:30 - It looks as though Josh Weddle is down the pecking order. 7:40 - "Lock him in for round one" - Josh says Fergus Greene will play in round one. 11:20 - Michael Whiting was at the Gold Coast v Essendon match. 12:10 - Charlie Constable looks set to hold down a role in D50. 14:15 - Rookie priced players Bailey Humphrey and Jye Menzie are right in the mix. 18:00 - Sarah Black was at Arden Street for North Melbourne v Richmond and it was all about Harry Sheezel. 20:35 - Consider Cam Zurhaar for Fantasy Draft off the back of his midfield minutes. 21:40 - Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper fitted in well at their new club. 25:00 - Riley Beveridge joins us for Carlton v Collingwood. 26:00 - Sam Docherty started off half-back which could be his role to start the season. 28:00 - $200k DEF/MID Alex Cincotta may find himself in the side early. 29:30 - Nick Daicos has plenty of midfield time, but it looks like the Pies will have a lot of midfield rotation this year meaning with Riley cooling on Tom Mitchell. 32:00 - Fish is back for a rundown of Sydney v Brisbane. 33:30 - Josh Dunkley spent some time forward in the game. 35:10 - Where does Conor McKenna and Darcy Wilmot fit in? 36:15 - It looked like James Rowbottom racked up with tackles a big part of his game. 37:40 - Gabo returns to run his eyes over St Kilda v Melbourne. 38:50 - How did the Brodie Grundy and Max Gawn mix look? 41:50 - Will we see Jacob van Rooyen early? 43:05 - Mattaes Philliou worked himself into the game. 44:45 - Gabo says they don't want to move Rowan Marshall out of the ruck. 47:20 - Jack Steele looks lighter and it has increased his running capacity. 48:10 - Nathan Schmook was in Cockburn for Fremantle v Adelaide and was keen on how Andrew Brayshaw and Caleb Serong kicked and marked. 50:40 - Liam Henry was on the win, but keep an eye on Sam Sturt for $200k. 54:15 - Sam Berry looked like a better player than last year. 56:30 - Channel 7 reporter Anna Hay joined us for West Coast v Port Adelaide. 57:40 - Ruben Ginbey missed with a toe injury, but he will play next week. 59:45 - A fit and firing Elliot Yeo is scary. 1:02:15 - Connor Rozee was classy. 1:03:45 - Port Adelaide's main ruck was Scott Lycett. Click here for more content from The Traders. Like AFL Fantasy on Facebook. Follow @AFLFantasy on Instagram. Follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.