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4 Follow us on 8 Fremantle Dockers 18 Photo Gallery 28 The Season So Far Instagram Foundation The best pics from the A review of the first eight and Twitter Securing our future. start of the season. rounds of the season. See what’s been happening 12 Community 21 Online Auction 32 Purple Patch in the #foreverfreo world. Partners The Fremantle Dockers Online Our supporters 7 Purple Pocket Constable Care and Manna Inc. Auction has returned! around the world. The latest happenings 14 Sean Hurley 23 Where Have 34 Kidzone in and around the club. From rural Ireland to They Docked? Fun for all the Freo kids. suburban Fremantle. Adam McPhee.

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GAME ON FOR POSTER FREO PAIR BOY Freo teammates and close friends Michael Barlow may and Tendai Mzungu have found a new career can now add ‘game developers’ after footy after trying to their CVs. The dynamic duo his hand at modelling have helped build the ‘Footy for the cover of the AFL Prodigy’ game, where you can Record. The Freo star get drafted and live the life of a graced the prestigious professional Aussie Rules player. cover for round 6 and in The idea came about when the the feature he discussed two were travelling on the plane the setbacks of his on an away trip. All Freo players rollercoaster career, as are encouraged to study, work and Barlow never gave up engage themselves off the field on his dream of playing and the game was built with the at the highest level. assistance of their management The story’s headline was company. Their Freo teammates ‘Setting the bar high’ have acted as the first to test out (do you get the joke?). the game and have given their seal of approval! Check out ‘Footy Prodigy’ on the App Store.

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MULTITASKING FREO YOUNGSTERS It was a sports lover’s dream. Fremantle teammates Tommy Sheridan, Craig Moller, taking on at the MCG and the Tom Vandeleur, Max Duffy, , Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao Sean Hurley and Tanner Smith over to boxing match in Las Vegas. Both events watch the action on two massive TV were on at the same time, but that screens! ‘Property tycoon’ Michael A DOCKER WHO REFUSED TO GIVE UP didn’t bother some young Freo stars. Barlow owns the house, so we hope Tenants of ‘The White House’; Alex Pearce, they didn’t leave it too messy for Brady Grey and Jacob Ballard invited the next rent inspection.

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07 DockerMay2015-Purple Pocket.indd 7 27/05/15 1:02 PM WE HAVE COMMITTED TO A NEW MAJOR WORLD-CLASS SPORTING, COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PRECINCT AT COCKBURN CENTRAL WEST TO BECOME THE FUTURE HOME OF THE FREMANTLE DOCKERS.

The Fremantle Dockers Foundation has been launched to help secure the club’s future

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AMBASSADOR: Stephen Hill will join Peter Bell as an ambassador for the Fremantle Dockers Foundation.

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he opening of the AFL standard oval. Fremantle Dockers’ FUTURE: A look at FFC retail shop and sports store. new elite training and the team store at the Fully accessible hydrotherapy ETAF at Cockburn administration facility Central West. pool and aquatic recovery pools. (ETAF) at Cockburn 50 metre, 10 lane, outdoor Central West will be a multi-purpose competition Tsignificant event in the club’s history, swimming and water the beginning of an exciting new era polo pool. for our club. 25 metre indoor swimming pool. We are calling on all Fremantle Regional multipurpose Football Club members and indoor sporting centre/indoor supporters to be a part of this training centre, inclusive of six special moment. highball courts and integrated After all, our history is only as show court. good as the people who help make it. Program and To help fund the club’s current learn-to-swim pool. and future strategic and community Children’s aquatic play projects, including the ETAF, the area and splash pad. club has established the Fremantle Multi-purpose community Dockers Foundation. oval/pitch. For more than two decades Community café. the Fremantle Football Club has Wellness and fitness studios proudly represented WA in the including gymnasium, AFL competition. program rooms and In recent times we have rehabilitation facilities. enjoyed strong on-field results Sports medicine facilities. and consistent finals appearances Education facilities including by competing hard for our loyal lecture theatre, health members and supporters. and wellness laboratories, Outside of football, we are community classrooms, proud and active community multimedia facility and members, continuously looking of the football club, integrated Brookfield Multiplex have been interactive education room. for ways to positively impact the with regional sporting, leisure finalising the design in the first Community office and lives of those within WA through and educational facilities for half of this year. meeting spaces. football, utilising the game we the community. It is hoped the club will be able to love to deliver positive and healthy It will also help put the club in the move into the facility in early 2017. Fremantle Dockers Foundation messages about life. best possible position to achieve With state-of-the-art sporting, ambassador Stephen Hill said the In partnership with the City of sustained success and to continue community and educational move to Cockburn Central West Cockburn, the State and Federal to contribute to the community in a facilities, the ETAF will be a new would help the club continue to Governments and Curtin University, meaningful way. benchmark, both in Australia and grow on and off the field. we have committed to a new major Members and supporters will internationally and will incorporate “To have those kind of training world-class sporting, community be able to see major work starting the following components into one facilities for us to use on a daily and education precinct at Cockburn on the site in July, following integrated regional facility: basis will be incredibly beneficial Central West to become the future completion of work by Landcorp Administration offices for the FFC. to players,” he said. home of the Fremantle Dockers. on base-infrastructure. Professional permanent training “It will help us achieve The facility will provide a The City of Cockburn, the club facilities for the FFC and other sustained success both new home for the operations and preferred building contractor elite athletes in the region. on and off the field.”

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o help fund the club’s current “The foundation’s initial focus EXAMPLES OF HOW YOUR and future strategic projects, is funding the establishment of a DONATION WILL HELP including the elite training and new elite training and administration Enables a team of school-aged girls to Tadministration facility (ETAF), facility being established in conjunction $100 participate in the Dockers Cup and/or the club has established the Fremantle with a new regional sport, recreation contribute to the purchase of specialist Dockers Foundation. and education precinct at Cockburn training equipment for the football It will focus on elite performance, Central West.” department at the new facility. including the club’s move to Cockburn The Fremantle Dockers Foundation Central West, pathway and development is registered with the Australian Sports Enables 10 classes to participate in a skills programs and community engagement. Foundation (ASF), which was established $250 for schools program and/or contribute to The ambassadors of the foundation by the Australian Government to assist the the construction of aquatic recovery are current player Stephen Hill and former development of sport in Australia. facilities at the new facility. captain Peter Bell. Unconditional donations of $2 “The club has established the Fremantle or more to the ASF are tax deductible. Allows us to develop and disseminate a Dockers Foundation to support our many $500 community based health program through community programs and also raise funds Please visit fremantlefc.com.au the facility and/or contribute to medical for special projects,” Bell said. for more information. facilities at the new facility.

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CLUB GREAT: Former captain Peter Bell joins BE PART OF Stephen Hill as a foundation OUR FUTURE ambassador. BY PETER BELL

want to give back to the That will help us generate club that gave me so much more supporters and engage and that’s why, along with with our fans. Stephen Hill, I am proud There will be two training to be an ambassador for surfaces, shared with the Fremantle Dockers the community. IFoundation, which has been I can see a huge number established to help secure our future. of community members Like everyone else, I’ve been coming to the site to use thrilled with how we’ve been its world-class facilities. performing on and off the field over Football moves so quickly the past few years. and inevitably we’ll need When the opportunity came to to grow and at Cockburn be involved with the club, I jumped Central West we have room at the chance, because it is vital to for that. Fremantle’s long-term success. On a week-by-week The foundation’s first project basis, we will be able to is the club’s new elite training and alter the main training administration facility (ETAF) at ground size to suit the Cockburn Central West, which ground we are preparing will be integrated with the City of to play on that round. Cockburn’s new regional physical There will be world-class activity and education centre. aquatic recovery pools, It’s enormously exciting and two competition standard I can’t wait to see the facility lap swimming pools, a once work is complete. children’s aquatic play area, The size and scale will enable the a multi-purpose indoor players to pursue elite standards sports centre, café, picnic and remain competitive in the areas and community always-evolving AFL. meeting spaces. It will provide current and We want new players to next generation players with be excited about coming to the state-of-the-art infrastructure Fremantle Football Club, to the best while creating a genuine link training ground and to be a part of with the community. our culture with the aim of achieving We’ve slipped behind when it sustained success. comes to facilities and we’ve done It is about the next generation extremely well to maintain our of players. success despite having among the The next or Stephen poorest facilities in the AFL. Hill, we want to attract them The best clubs in the AFL have and retain them. large-scale training facilities. We hear it from each It is a reality that we are leaving week, that effort is the key. our base at Freo but we cannot The effort of our players and staff create the facilities we need at is unquestionable but our facilities Fremantle Oval. need to match that effort so we can The move to Cockburn Central continue to succeed in a tough AFL West is imperative for our success, environment. on and off the field. We want all of our supporters We have achieved so much with to join in the effort for the future what we have but the time is right of our club. to grow. The call is out to all Fremantle The club has committed to members and supporters to donate maintaining a presence in Fremantle what they can. thereby ensuring it retains a link to Every little bit counts. its Fremantle heritage. I know our members and DONATE NOW It will not just be a stand-alone supporters want to ensure the Scan the QR facility at Cockburn Central West for longevity of Freo and we desperately code to be Fremantle to use. need this facility. directed to our There will be massive community You can really make a difference to Australian Sports involvement, with more than the long-term future, sustainability Foundation 800,000 visitors expected to visit the and, most importantly, success of donation page. City of Cockburn facility each year. the Fremantle Football Club.

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he Freo Dockers are celebrate the achievements of helping as many children and The award winners will proud to support one individuals, communities, corporate young people as possible. By raising receive a child safety service of WA’s best-loved organisations, emergency services awareness of the safety issues our medal and honour certificate. charities, Constable professionals, local government children face, we aim to highlight Thanks to the program partners, Care Child Safety or State Government agencies the continued need for child cash prizes of $1000 will be Foundation via and education programs, which safety programs and recognise provided to each of the individual Tthe Constable Care Child Safety protect children and young the initiatives by those who work award category winners and Awards. The annual Child Safety people from harm, and promote tirelessly to protect our children.” $2000 will be awarded to the Awards Gala Dinner will be held a safer for recipient of the 2015 Child Safety at the Perth Convention and our youngsters. Award of the Year. Exhibition Centre on Saturday Constable Care Child Safety To buy tickets to the gala dinner 1 August, 2015. Foundation CEO David Gribble and awards ceremony please book at This is the fourth year of the said: “The awards are a perfect childsafetyawards.org.au/bookings. independent awards and there demonstration of are seven Child Safety Awards Constable Care Child in which to nominate. Each Safety Foundation’s award has been designed to commitment to

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12-13 DockerMay2015-Charities.indd 12 27/05/15 4:46 PM HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY MANNA INC! ne of Fremantle’s 2015 the impact of poverty and “I said John let’s go home community event hunger, change attitudes and and make soup, that’s how partners, Manna Inc, create a safer community. Manna Inc started.” celebrated its 19th “It’s been a huge eye opener,” Now with about 200 volunteers, birthday in May and he said. Manna has become a critical lifeline Jon Griffin was on “They are incredible people for for many across the city. Ohand to help with the celebrations. what they’ve done over the past As well as serving up food, Griffin helped serve close to 250 19 years.” Griffin also used his time to help homeless people a three-course Bev and John Lowe started hand out clothing as part of the meal, which included a chocolate the charity after the couple group’s soup van. birthday cake as dessert. spotted a group of homeless “We’re here giving out Griffin helped served close to 250 people in Perth. some food and gear, some beanies homeless people a three-course “We were driving down and scarves,” he said on the night. meal, which included a chocolate Newcastle Street and it was raining, “I’m really proud and birthday cake as dessert. I noticed a group of people sitting honoured to be part of what Providing meals for more under these trees,” Bev said. they’re doing here. than 6000 people a week, “We came back five hours later “It’s amazing what it has Manna’s mission is to alleviate and they were still there. turned out to be today.”

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remantle is a long “Gaelic is pretty much professional as Hurley’s love affair with farm animals way from the rolling, you sacrifice a lot in your life,” he said. started when he was very young. green pastures of rural “You do recovery and training like He says the fresh milk from his Ireland. For Freo’s Irish AFL but you don’t get paid for it. grandfather’s dairy helped him recruit Sean Hurley, “We didn’t have all the benefits reach his height of 196cm. the move from the of a professional but you’re trying “My grandad had a small dairy farm,” small rural village of to replicate that. he said. Johnstownbridge to “If I took time off work, work would “If anyone asked me how I grew so Fsuburban South Fremantle marked the be upset with me, if I didn’t train then tall or don’t get sick, I tell them it’s the start of a dream of one day playing an the team would be upset with me.” unpasteurised milk my dad used to bring AFL match. Moving from the self-described “small straight from the cows. It’s a dream that has brought the country village” of Johnstownbridge, “It’s not the wisest thing to do 23-year-old thousands of kilometres about 40km east of Dublin, to bustling these days, drink unpasteurised around the world, away from family Fremantle has been a dramatic change. milk, but it helped me grow up tall, and friends. “Everything here seems to surround fit and healthy.” Hurley’s move to Australia nearly coffee, when are you going to have your Whatever the method that got didn’t happen, if not for a last minute next coffee?” he joked. him here, Hurley is already making phone call from Gaelic and AFL “At home it would be a cup of tea.” a mark and has become a popular champion Tadhg Kennelly. Hurley comes from a family of figure at the club. “I was about 19 and Tadhg Kennelly farmers and he still owns about But he admits adapting to the AFL rang my dad and told him he was 10 cattle on the 36-hectare farm. system and skills set, especially the interested in getting me to a draft The last time he visited his family oval ball, is a work in progress. camp,” he said. was at Christmas. “I’m getting better every game “I had a Gaelic game the next day for “My mum was sending me pictures and learning new things every game,” Kildare and I told Tadhg that I couldn’t of calves last night,” he said. he said. do it because I had an important game. “He urged me to come along anyway and he picked about 20 from 50 that day and I got through. “That really opened my eyes to the WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I NEVER whole AFL system, before that I didn’t THOUGHT I’D BE PLAYING AUSSIE really understand what it was all about.” RULES IN AUSTRALIA. Hurley joins a growing list of Irish recruits trying to break into the AFL, SEAN HURLEY following in the footsteps of trailblazers such as and Kennelly. He was initially trialled by Carlton “The flight of the ball is different, when he was 17 but was not drafted. the oval ball comes in motions, The Blues opted for fellow Irishman the round ball comes into my before Hurley trialled with hands easier.” Fremantle in 2013. The best advice he has received, In late 2014, his hard work paid off so far, came from a reliable source in and he was offered a rookie contract two-time Doig Medallist Nat Fyfe. with Fremantle. “Fyfey told me that any time you “I was disappointed I couldn’t get have the chance to have a ball in your drafted after my trial, I waited a year hand is a good chance,” he said. and now I’m in Australia,” he said. “If you see Fyfe during a warm “When I was younger, I never thought up or before training, he always has I’d be playing Aussie Rules in Australia. a ball in his hands. “I liked Freo, I like the place, I liked “It’s good advice from a superstar.” the lads and what they stood for.” “It’s really enjoyable when I get The tackling and roughness of the It was no small decision to come out on the farm with my dad. AFL is renowned around the world, to Australia for Hurley. “Working on the farm is a great break including Ireland, and adapting to the It meant leaving his promising Gaelic from everything, getting away, getting physicality has been a bumpy ride. career, plus his family and friends. your own space.” “You the ball rather than However, the chance at a There is an amusing story about the man in Gaelic, here you just go professional sports career was when Hurley first arrived at the club for the man,” he said. too big a chance to ignore. in 2014 relating to his beloved cows. “Taking a mark at home, I jumped “It’s been a breath of fresh air coming Hurley was finalising his paperwork around guys to take the mark. over here to focus on my football and with Fremantle office staff and was “Here you’re meant to jump then having time to fit in university,” asked whether he needed an advance through them. he said. to cover initial expenses. “You don’t know if you’re going Hurley is currently completing He quickly replied that he had sold to get a knee in the head.” a Bachelor of Commerce degree some cows before moving to Australia Hurley has impressed with his fitness, at Curtin University. so was sorted financially. setting the third fastest time in the In Ireland, Gaelic players must balance “Owning cattle is better than 3km pre-season time trial. a sports career with a regular full-time putting savings in the bank or shares,” “Fitness is one of my strengths,” job and it can be a difficult task. he said. he said.

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“Though I’ve had some stress Hurley is learning the defensive makes it easy to settle in, there’s reactions to the training load.” craft under the wing of experienced always a friend there to call if you It was a shock to his system taking defender . want to go the beach or cinema.” part in his first few trainings sessions. “Zac takes me aside and goes Hurley said it was a long road for However, Hurley said he was through my vision with me and international recruits in the AFL, but surprised by how well the Freo that’s helped me,” he said. he wanted to be treated like any staff manage player workloads. Hurley said the whole playing rookie, whether Australian-born “My body had to adapt a little group and coaching staff had or not. bit to the workload,” he said. been extremely supportive and “We’re not here to just be the “They manage training so well, encouraging as he grasped learning Irish guy trying to learn the game,” they don’t burn you out and it’s a new sport. he said. really structured. “Sometimes I’ll make an error “We’ve been kicking the ball “At home our training would go at training and get down, one since we were young as well. for two and a half hours, you’d run of the lads will always invite “Sometimes I don’t like the way, as hard as you can until you couldn’t me over for dinner if I’m a bit if I do something wrong and get run anymore.” down,” he said. upset with myself, coaches might Hurley is being groomed to be a “The lads have been good over say you’ve only been playing the key position defender and has been here, I’ve never been pushed to game for four months. learning the ropes of the back line, the point of being homesick.” “I want to be as good as or better initially playing for Peel Thunder While most young adults than the person next to me, I don’t reserves and then progressing into in their early-twenties are still want any excuses.” the league team. living at home, Hurley has moved Hurley said his dream is to Adapting to life as a defender across the world, away from his replicate Kennelly’s remarkable feat has been hard for the Gaelic childhood home. of winning an AFL premiership and forward, who loved nothing He concedes it has been tough, an All Ireland Championship. more than kicking a goal. but it did not take long to feel at “That would be something “My new satisfaction is to get home at Fremantle. I’d love to do,” he said. a spoil, or take a mark and give a “Of course I miss my family and “Maybe one day I can break the good spread of the ball,” he said. friends, especially when times are line and put it into Matthew Pavlich, BACK HOME: A “At home, the satisfaction would tough,” he said. maybe in a couple of years. younger Sean Hurley have been sell a dummy on a lad “I have a good group of friends and his beloved cows. “For now I keep on dreaming and kick a score.” since I’ve come over here and that and see how we go.”

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t was an unforgettable 15th birthday for Jackson Bowen. His mum Lara Gandini wanted to surprise the die-hard Freo fan with an amazing experience Iwith an AFL great. One of the items in last year’s Fremantle Dockers Online Auction was a 30-minute goal kicking session with assistant coach . ‘Suma’ is a seven-time leading goal kicker from his playing days at West Coast and Lara couldn’t think of a better way to reward her footy-mad son. Lara said the experience was “so much more than we expected”. Sumich and club biomechanist Damian Shannon gave Jackson the time of his life and Lara was quick to contact the club after the experience to explain how her son was still over the moon. UNFORGETTABLE: a Hoyts LUX screening for 50 people, “Peter was so lovely and nurturing, Jackson Bowen during a Willie Creek Pearls necklace, 2016 and Damian gave him so much detail his goal kicking session West Coast Blues n’ Roots VIP tickets for his kicking technique in such a with Freo assistant coach and much more. Peter Sumich. positive and encouraging way,” Our annual Online Auction will she said. help raise valuable proceeds for “And to top it all off he saw so the Fremantle Dockers Foundation, many of the players in the gym who which has been established to shook his hand and said hello to him. support the development of key “He was a tad star struck and he is strategic projects and our many so inspired by the whole experience. community programs. For more “Now my only problem is working NOW MY information, please refer to page 8. out what to get him next year! How ONLY The auction delivers extensive can I surpass that?” exposure for all donated items, The 2015 Fremantle Dockers PROBLEM with more than 150,000 page Online Auction will contain plenty IS views and an average of 8.75 bids more rare and exciting experiences, WORKING per item (2014). including being part of next year’s If you or your company can assist team photo and the opportunity OUT WHAT with our 2015 fundraising efforts to toss the coin at Freo’s round 22 TO GET with items to donate, we encourage game against Melbourne at you to contact the corporate team Domain Stadium! HIM NEXT on (08) 9433 7182 or email Other items available to bid on YEAR! [email protected]. include a Hyundai i20 thanks to DVG For more details visit Hyundai, Sherrin footballs painted by LARA GANDINI fremantlefc.com.au/onlineauction Indigenous artists thanks to Woodside, from July 18-24.

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Be a part Toss the coin Sherrin footballs of next at Freo’s round painted by year’s Freo 22 game against Hyundai i20 Indigenous artists team photo Melbourne thanks to DVG Hyundai thanks to Woodside

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21 DockerMay2015-Online Auction.indd 21 27/05/15 5:01 PM ISC.indd 1 22/05/2015 10:25 am PAST PLAYERS

VERSATILE: Adam McPhee in WHERE HAVE action in 2011. THEY DOCKED? ADAM McPHEE The verstatile Adam McPhee began his AFL career with Fremantle in 2001 before moving to Essendon two years later. He returned to Freo in 2010 to finish out his playing days where he began.

Where are you living these days? I’m living on the surf coast of Geelong. Tell us about your family I am a father of three; Taj (six years old), Cove (four years old) and Bodhi (10 months old). I have been married to my wife Bree for seven years. Do you watch the current Freo team? What do you do for work? I do, I still have a lot of interest in I work for a company called what Freo are doing given that I was Breon Defence Systems as a law part of the initial stages where they enforcement business development were coming into an era of success. manager. The role consists of Having that one year under Ross Lyon supplying equipment to police was really beneficial for me. I hope agencies across Australasia and they have sustained success and are parts of South East Asia. going to be successful in the future. What do you like to do Do you have a in your spare time? favourite player? I’m playing local football. I had a year I love the way Nat Fyfe goes about his off but I decided to put the boots business, it’s pretty hard to ignore the back on and play for a club called way he plays. St Mary’s in the . Now that I am living on the Do you have a favourite coastline of Geelong I do a lot of memory from your time surfing and skating. at the club? One that sticks out the most would What made you want to join be our Qualifying Final win against a local footy team? Geelong in 2012. It was the best win It’s a bit of fun and I still felt like I reckon. Even though we were in my body had a bit of time left in it. Melbourne, the noise the crowd We have moved to a new area and was able to make was that day at times you miss the camaraderie showed there was a lot of being in a team, so I thought of Fremantle support I would join up. out there. I LOVE THE So you must keep yourself WAY NAT pretty fit then? FYFE GOES Yes, certainly with the surfing and I have just started to get back into ABOUT HIS skating. I am not going through a BUSINESS. midlife crisis…my kids are doing the same things, it’s like reliving my ADAM McPHEE childhood. It’s enjoyable.

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23 DockerMay2015-Where Have They Docked.indd 23 27/05/15 10:47 AM LACHIE NEALE

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t is safe to say, if Lachie Neale “Mum has a few stories about me “He’d kick the ball with me wasn’t playing AFL footy around the house, back in Naracoorte,” all the time when I visited when for Fremantle, he’d be doing he said. I was younger.” something involving sport. “I setup my toy room as a field, with Incredibly, Neale was playing The sports-mad midfielder the doors at either end being goals. under-14s when he was just 10. has been put in the spotlight “I pretended I was Port Adelaide, “I was always the smallest in the this season after an impressive running around playing the games. team, I played in the forward pocket,” start to the year, including a game-high “I’d write out the full fixture and he said. of 42 touches against West Coast, then play every game as Port. “When I grew up and got a bit that earned him his second Ross “I think I started that when bigger I started playing in the midfield Glendinning Medal. I was about four or five and kept and have stayed there since.” If he is not at the club training, going until I was about 10, which Neale’s life was destined to he’s likely to be playing a leisurely is embarrassing.” involve sport, he was not just round of golf or watching soccer Neale said his life had been a talented footy player but a or basketball on television. focused on fulfilling his dream promising basketballer. But nothing comes close to his of playing AFL. “I loved basketball when I was passion for footy. “Playing footy is something I always younger and played a lot,” he said. As it does with many fans, the love of dreamed of growing up and everything “But obviously I was too short.” the game started at a young age for Neale. through my life has been footy focused,” Neale was not even certain he Growing up in rural in he said. would be drafted into the AFL. , he was a die-hard Neale said both his parents had “Even a couple of years out of the Port Adelaide fan. supported his footy since he was draft, I was an ok player, never a standout, He remembers turning his toy room a junior. but it didn’t look like it was going to into a make-believe football stadium “Dad was playing at a pretty high happen, but luckily it did,” he said. and playing out Port’s entire fixture, level in the country and was always He has proved a valuable pickup for including finals. playing games,” he said. Fremantle, and surely left other clubs

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24-26 DockerMay2015-Lachie Neale.indd 24 27/05/15 5:03 PM EVERYTHING THROUGH MY LIFE HAS BEEN FOOTY FOCUSED. LACHIE NEALE

24-26 DockerMay2015-Lachie Neale.indd 25 27/05/15 5:03 PM LACHIE NEALE

wondering how he slipped through Neale said his focus has been to pick 58. on tackling this year, working Neale was recruited from Glenelg with assistant coach in 2011 and debuted the following in the pre-season. year in Round 4 against St Kilda. “I’ve been more focused on my While he was sad to leave tackling and body work,” he said. home, Neale said he hoped to “I’m certainly sticking a few more be drafted to a club outside of this year. South Australia and Freo was “The last few years I was letting his first choice. a few go and it was turn-style “There were probably only five type tackling.” or six teams that showed interest,” Neale passed his 50 games he said. milestone earlier this season, with “I wanted to get away from Freo hoping for many more, but said Adelaide and start fresh and really he still gets a few butterflies before concentrate on my footy. each game. “Coming over here and really just “I’m pretty relaxed,” he said. concentrating on my footy gave me “The only time I really get nervous is the best opportunity.” when I start on the bench, I get a little Neale moved to Perth and lived bit of a sick feeling in my stomach. with a host family, the Cowalds. “But that goes away as soon as “The club is fantastic how it the ball is bounced pretty much and runs the host families, it made the I’m standing up, waiting to go on.” transition very easy,” he said. He keeps busy on and off the field “My family get over here and this season, studying economics at support me and I still speak with Notre Dame on his day off. mum and dad on the phone, once COLLECTION: Neale now has two “He went at pick seven to the “ and I are actually Medals. or twice a week. Warriors, so I said rightio, that’s in the same class at the moment Now living in Hamilton Hill, he my team.” doing economics,” he said. said Perth is feeling much more “I’ve been to England, my grandad It was a good choice, with Curry “We get up and go to the beach like home. has taken me to Old Trafford a few named the NBA’s Most Valuable in the morning for recovery and The walls and shelves of his home times and watched the Red Devils Player this season. then get some breakfast, then are an insight into his attitude to life. in action.” “A few of the boys give me grief, head into university.” Proudly hung on his lounge NBA is also a must-watch, saying that I’m jumping on the The WA lifestyle suits Neale’s laid- room wall is his first Ross including his much-loved Golden bandwagon but I’ve been following back attitude and the transition from Glendinning Medal. State Warriors. them for seven years,” he said. South Australia was a breeze. Below that is a table with photos “When I was in year 11 at school, Neale has drawn praise from “I was excited to come to WA of his family and books. I didn’t have a team and I was plenty of football pundits including when I was drafted,” he said. While he has developed a hard watching a college game,” he said. Hawthorn legend , “I have some family over here on edge on field, Neale is modest and “I saw a bloke named Steph Curry who said Neale was the most dad’s side and I had talked to them measured off, enjoying time away playing for Davidson Wildcats and underestimated player in the AFL. before the Draft and told them I may from the game. he scored about 40-odd points. “I think Derm was a bit off the be heading over.” Among his favourite pleasures is “I thought he’s going to get mark with his comments, I’m sure But nothing is better than picking up a good book. drafted and whatever team he goes there are plenty of other players heading back to South Australia “I love reading as well, I’ve always to, that’s who I’m going to support. who that fits better,” he said. and spending some time on the got a book that I’m reading at any family farm in Naracoorte. given time,” he said. “I love getting back home and “I’m reading Jim Stynes’ book at seeing my family and friends,” he said. the moment, it’s a really good one. “Especially going back to the “I love autobiographies and dad I’VE BEEN TO ENGLAND, MY farm where I spent most of my always gets me one for my birthday years growing up. or Christmas.” GRANDAD HAS TAKEN ME TO “Seeing all the dogs, little brothers Sport is never far away though. OLD TRAFFORD A FEW TIMES and sisters, mum and my step-dad. “I love soccer and the NBA,” “It’s a sanctuary to go back there he said. AND WATCHED THE RED DEVILS and spend a few days or few weeks, “I’m a Manchester United IN ACTION. especially in the off-season. supporter. My grandad got me “It’s a really good place to just onto them from a very early age, LACHIE NEALE unwind and spend some quality so I didn’t really have a choice. time with the family.”

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dvg_hyundai_dockers2015.indd 1 6/03/2015 12:21:19 PM A review of Freo’s incredible unbeaten start 2015to the first eight rounds of the season. SEASON SO FAR

ROUND 1 ROUND 2 v PORT ADELAIDE v GEELONG Sunday 5 April 4.40pm Sunday 12 April, 1.10pm Domain Stadium 34,099 Simonds Stadium 23,723

FREMANTLE FREMANTLE 2.1 5.3 7.5 11.9 (75) 3.3 7.8 14.9 15.14 (104) PORT ADELAIDE GEELONG 2.5 5.5 7.8 10.8 (68) 2.2 6.2 8.4 9.6 (60)

OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Freo opened its 2015 campaign with an Fremantle sent a message to the rest of impressive win over last year’s Preliminary the competition with an emphatic win over Finalist Port Adelaide at Domain Stadium, the Cats at their Simonds Stadium fortress, set up by a four-goal final term. including a seven-goal third term blitz. KEY STATS KEY STATS GOALS: Pavlich 4 GOALS: Fyfe, Barlow 3 DISPOSALS: Fyfe 31 DISPOSALS: Mundy 39 MARKS: Barlow 9 MARKS: Barlow 13 TACKLES: de Boer, TACKLES: Mundy 9 Mayne 5 SUBBED IN: de Boer SUBBED IN: de Boer SUBBED OUT: Taberner SUBBED OUT: Mayne

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28-30 DockerMay2015-Season so far.indd 28 27/05/15 12:54 PM SEASON REVIEW ROUNDS 1-8

ROUND 3 ROUND 4 ROUND 5 v WEST COAST v SYDNEY v MELBOURNE Sunday 19 April, 2.40pm Saturday 25 April, 6.45pm Sunday 3 May, 1.10pm Domain Stadium 39,138 Domain Stadium 39,009 MCG 22,892

FREMANTLE FREMANTLE FREMANTLE 9.2 14.5 16.7 17.9 (111) 4.2 9.3 9.4 11.8 (74) 5.3 8.6 11.8 18.10 (118) WEST COAST MELBOURNE 0.4 3.5 6.7 12.9 (81) 1.1 1.3 5.8 8.12 (60) 2.2 5.4 6.8 6.14 (50)

OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OVERVIEW It was six Carlton Draught Derby wins in a row It was another close game between these two Freo dominated in its first trip to the for Freo, with Lachie Neale winning his second recent rivals. Fremantle burst out of the gates MCG in 2015. Chris Mayne booted four goals Ross Glendinning Medal with 42 touches. to lead by eight goals at half time before the in the 68-point win at the home of footy. Swans fought back. Some Garrick Ibbotson KEY STATS and Chris Mayne magic in the final moments KEY STATS GOALS: Hill, Neale, sealed the win. GOALS: Mayne 4 Taberner, Walters 3 DISPOSALS: Barlow 32 KEY STATS DISPOSALS: Neale 42 MARKS: C.Pearce, MARKS: C. Pearce 11 GOALS: Pavlich 3 McPharlin, Johnson 10 TACKLES: Suban 8 DISPOSALS: Fyfe 27 TACKLES: Mayne 12 SUBBED IN: Crozier MARKS: Spurr 11 SUBBED IN: de Boer SUBBED OUT: de Boer TACKLES: de Boer 7 SUBBED OUT: Walters SUBBED IN: Mzungu SUBBED OUT: Taberner

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ROUND 6 ROUND 7 ROUND 8 v ESSENDON v v NORTH MELBOURNE Saturday 9 May, 6.10pm Sunday 17 May, 1.10pm Sat, 23 May, 5.40pm Domain Stadium 37,535 Etihad Stadium 18,170 Domain Stadium 35,836

FREMANTLE FREMANTLE FREMANTLE 4.3 9.4 12.6 12.8 (80) 5.3 7.6 11.8 15.11 (101) 5.3 9.8 13.11 17.13 (115) ESSENDON WESTERN BULLDOGS NORTH MELBOURNE 2.1 3.3 3.6 7.10 (52) 1.0 4.3 8.4 14.4 (88) 1.1 4.4 5.6 5.12 (42)

OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Freo kept its unbeaten start to the year Freo maintained its good away record in a Another fast start from Freo set the team up on track with an impressive win against nail-biting game at Etihad Stadium. It took for a big win in Nat Fyfe’s 100th game. Fyfe was Essendon. Skipper Matthew Pavlich kicked some composure from and the star of the show, amassing a career-high four goals while Lachie Neale was again Matthew Pavlich, who nailed five goals, 37 disposals in his milestone match. classy with 33 touches. to seal the victory in the final minutes. KEY STATS KEY STATS KEY STATS GOALS: Walters 4 GOALS: Pavlich 4 GOALS: Pavlich 5 DISPOSALS: Fyfe 37 DISPOSALS: Neale 33 DISPOSALS: Fyfe 30 MARKS: C. Pearce 9 MARKS: Clarke 9 MARKS: Johnson 14 TACKLES: Neale 8 TACKLES: Mayne 8 TACKLES: Mayne 10 SUBBED IN: Sheridan SUBBED IN: de Boer SUBBED IN: Duffield SUBBED OUT: Pavlich SUBBED OUT: Taberner SUBBED OUT: Suban

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28-30 DockerMay2015-Season so far.indd 30 27/05/15 12:54 PM FD600a Daniel Hechter Full Page A4 Advertisement for Docker June 2014.indd 1 30/05/2014 3:51 pm Daniel Hechter.indd 1 22/05/2015 10:22 am SUPPORTERS’ PHOTOS

PRIDE ON THE LINE I thought I would share how my husband and I announced our Welcome to the pregnancy to our family. We strung up a washing line on our favourite running track in Kings Park and hung our jumpers out with a little sign stating our newest little Freo supporter will be arriving in June! CASSANDRA WRIGHT TUART HILL DOCKERLAND Fantastic My brother Leigh and I have been proud Freo members for 21 years. photos from Here we are sharing our passion for Freo with Mickey Mouse at Fremantle Tokyo Disneyland! FREYA SODING fans! KARDINYA

CREATIVE CAKE My son Jacob turned 5 on May 14 and all he wanted was a Fremantle Dockers cake. The cake was a tribute to the Anzac Day clash against the Sydney Swans which he was lucky enough to attend. It also commemorated the 20th annual Len Hall Tribute Game. Come on Freo! IRENA ROBB BEELIAR

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32-33 DockerMay2015-Purple Patch.indd 32 27/05/15 5:04 PM PURPLE POURPRE POWDER PASSION While on holiday in We have converted Hakuba, Japan, we several French exchange tried to introduce students who have stayed the locals to the with us over the past Purple Power. year to become avid Freo Here’s my son, supporters. One of them, Oscar, getting his Léo Cavan, bravely ventured chevrons out. to Sydney after Freo’s GUY BAILEY victory against the Swans CLAREMONT on Anzac Day. He was so proud he sent us this photo. JASON DIEDERICH NEWPORT, VIC

DAYTONA DOCKER I travelled to America in February and decided to combine my two sporting passions, the Freo Dockers and Daytona! SHARYN LYNCH EATON FREO FORT My son, Luke, is an avid Freo fan, so I took it upon myself to paint his room as a surprise. Needless to say, he was pretty happy with the result! TONY MONAGHAN ROLEYSTONE BRAVING IT OUT IN PURPLE My family and I did a cruise from Fremantle at Easter time. I was dared by my 12-year-old son to have a go on the flying fox. So, for comfort I proudly wore my Freo scarf. It helped me get through it! SARAH BURGESS COOLOONGUP Send your photos to

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32-33 DockerMay2015-Purple Patch.indd 33 27/05/15 5:04 PM Hi Kids, The footy season is well and truly underway and it has been great seeing a lot of our junior fans at Freo home games at Domain Stadium. It was fantastic to see so many of you at the HBF School Holiday Program. I spoke to the players after the clinic and they all had a great day and plenty of fun! If you are playing in your own local footy team, I hope you are kicking plenty of goals and making some new friends. Football is a great way to meet new kids and have a lot of fun at the same time! Catch you on the flip side,

KID ZONE AT GATE 8

THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY OF ACTION AT KIDZONE AT GATE 8 BEFORE OUR HOME GAMES AT DOMAIN STADIUM THIS YEAR. We’ve had some players head along to say hello and fun activities like face painting, handball targets and even a maze to try and get through! On Mother’s Day junior fans also went along and made their own cards for their mums, of course there was lots of purple on the cards! KidZone at gate 8 is open two hours before bounce down at every home game, so make sure you head along and check it out.

34-35 DockerMay2015-Kidzone.indd 34 27/05/15 12:56 PM MATTHEW , Matthew Pavlich’s PAVLICH S Favourite Recipe favourite pancakes! You will need to use a frypan, so make sure you have an adult helping you when you cook these.

INGREDIENTS PROCESS 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour Mix flour and sugar 1 1 tbsp sugar in a bowl. 1 egg, lightly beaten Beat in the egg and then add 2 3/4 cup (180ml) milk a little milk until batter is smooth 50g butter and lump-free. In a hot pan brush some butter over 3 the cooking surface and pour 1/4 cup measures for each pancake. When large bubbles form on the 4 surface, flip them over and cook until lightly golden on the other side.

HINT! You can also add your favourite fruits, like berries or bananas onto your pancakes to make them taste EXTRA delicious! GIVE IT A GO!

FIND YOUR WAY TO THE GAME CAN YOU FIND YOUR WAY TO THE GAME THROUGH THE FREO WORD MAZE?

HOME STADIUM

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