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This edition of Docker wraps up our 2013 home and away season.

After finishing the season entrenched in the top four, we are excited to have our members behind us as we take part in the 2013 AFL Final Series. Look out for full coverage of the finals, as well as the 2013 Presentation Dinner in the club Year Book in December.

To all our members and supporters, thank you for being behind us everystep of the way this season. We simply could not have done it without you.

Enjoy your Docker and GO FREO!

02 DockerMag3-InsideCover.indd 2 29/08/13 2:14 PM BRAVE: Zac Dawson and the man who made him believe again.

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4 The Freo 17 United in White 26 2013 Doig Medal 34 Purple Patch Insta-space and Member recognition game Preview Freo photos from Twitter-sphere at Patersons Stadium. Who will be crowned our around the globe. The latest from social media. 19 Milestones club champion this year? 37 Where Have 7 Purple Pocket Player milestones 28 Live The Dream They Docked A snapshot of events from rounds 12-23. Sixteen young people live Docker catches up around the club. 22 The Tag the life of an AFL player. with . 8 Zac Dawson of a Champion 31 Charity 38 Kidzone The bravest thing ’s rise from Partnerships For the young Freo fans. he’s ever done. mediocrity to champion. The latest from our 11 Round by Round charity partners. A review of the last 12 rounds of the 2013 season.

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04-05 DockerMag3-Twittersphere.indd 5 29/08/13 2:22 PM LIVE.DREAM.PLAY

FREMANTLE DOCKERS PURPLE POCKET

All smiles: G raduation The first year Day players get a happy snap after First year players Josh Simpson, finishing their AFL Tanner Smith, Alex Howson, Apprenticeship Max Duffy, Jack Hannath, Craig Program. Moller and graduated from their AFL Apprenticeship Program in August. The program, which commenced in January this year, aims to equip the players with skills in communication and leadership as well as time and financial management. Player development co-ordinator Liam Casson has seen the players develop off-field and recognises the benefits of the program. “You see guys at the start of the program who are quite reserved, then by the end they have come out of their shell, so that’s always nice to see,” Casson said. “It’s been fascinating to watch friendships form… they are a real close-knit group.” PURPLE POCKET What’s been happening in the world of the Fremantle Dockers

Love Your Freo His aim is to raise $1 million There were some big names at towards breast cancer research Patersons Stadium to watch us take and, at the same time, break the on the Kangaroos on Sunday 23 June. world record for longest distance -born international travelled on a unicycle. comedian and musician Tim Minchin The round 13 half-time enjoyed the win with the players in experience was one he will the rooms after the game, along with cherish for a long time. Australian actor Samuel Johnson. “Going around Patersons Zest for life: Johnson, whose sister Connie has Stadium in Perth was absolutely and Tendai Mzungu breast cancer, is riding his unicycle phenomenal… I even got a standing Thursa’s trip to Freo: catch up with young gun Mason Thursa Leary meets her favourite Hambling in . around the country to remind every ovation from the fans,” Johnson player Luke McPharlin at Freo HQ. Australian woman to be ‘breast aware’. told Channel Ten’s The Project. A young Freo all Freo hero the way for When Tendai Mzungu and Nick Thursa Suban met Mason Hambling in Passionate Freo supporter Melbourne on Saturday 17 August, Thursa Leary met her favourite player they couldn’t believe just how Luke McPharlin in August at Freo HQ. much energy the youngster had. A member since 1994, the 90 Mason was diagnosed with year-old is hoping for success. Burkett’s Leukaemia in April this “It would be great to see a year and has so far undergone premiership in the coming years,” six rounds of chemotherapy Thursa said. treatment since his diagnosis. “To see Luke out there playing The three-year-old spent Post match would be lovely.” an hour with Mzungu and catch up: Thursa has attended most Suban, kicking the footy and Matthew Pavlich, home games over her 19 years enjoying time away from his Tim Minchin and Samuel of membership and recently, treatment at Melbourne’s Johnson join her three-year-old great grandson Royal Children’s Hospital. the celebrations Peter attended his first game. The players were in absolute in the change rooms He only lasted until half time, awe of his zest for life and love after the round but if Thursa has her way, for his Freo Dockers. 13 win. he’ll be a Docker for life.

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07 DockerMag3-Purple Pocket.indd 7 29/08/13 2:30 PM ZAC DAWSON

THE bravest th ing I’ve ever done

Zac Dawson had lost the passion for the game he loved. One man’s belief in him helped him find it again.

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n an episode of Docker TV’s and Fremantle club champion for a month, and nothing was ever indicator was pointing towards ‘The Burning Question’, Ryan Crowley. positive,” Dawson says. not playing AFL again. the players were asked He trained every day of the week “It was a lot to take on board “I’d pretty much said to him what the bravest thing and played Saturdays and Sundays. as a young guy.” I wasn’t that keen when he first they had ever done was. A bit excessive if you ask his father. Dawson played 10 more games asked me,” he says. Zac Dawson’s answer “It was too much football, but that season for a total of 14 at Lyon implored Dawson to speak was to play AFL. he loved it, the more the better,” Hawthorn, but the stigma from to his family and friends before It wasn’t skydiving, nor Peter says. his fourth never went away. deciding which road to take. Iasking for his girlfriend Sheena’s So if playing football was Zac He was delisted at the end of the “I think that was the best hand in marriage. Dawson’s great passion, why did he 2006 season, residing in a football advice because I spoke to my There was a time in Dawson’s consider playing AFL the bravest wasteland for the next two years. parents and they said, if you life when playing Aussie Rules was thing he’d ever done? The scars from a tumultuous don’t take this opportunity, all he ever wanted to do, just as It can be traced back to an two years at Hawthorn had taken then in a year or two’s time his grandfather from his mother infamous day in 2006, when their toll and the game he’d you’re going to wonder ‘what if?’,” Maureen’s side, Ken Barclay, and his in just his fourth AFL game for devoted eight days a Dawson says. uncle, Stuart Barclay, had done for his new team Hawthorn, the club week to as a youngster “I didn’t want to live my life like Essendon in the old VFL. he’d supported his entire life, wasn’t fun anymore. that, so I made sure I was going Zac’s father, Peter Dawson, Dawson was blown aside by “Mentally, I’d to give it 100 per cent and that’s remembers a skinny kid, usually “six a big bad wolf named had enough of not being what I told Ross, that I was inches” taller than anyone on his Anthony Rocca. given an opportunity, 100 per cent committed and team, who couldn’t go anywhere The Collingwood so I started to doubt I would give it everything I had. without a footy in his hand. goliath booted eight myself a lot at that “Ross instilled that belief into “He excelled at Auskick, and he goals, and a quiet stage, that I wasn’t me, that he believed I could be was every year in 18-year-old who good enough,” a good player, that’s all I needed the juniors, under 12s, 13s, 14s, 16s,” didn’t like the Dawson says. to hear.” Peter says. limelight was Not everyone shared Zac Dawson was an AFL player It seemed football was all young thrust into the role of those sentiments. One again, and although the spectre of Zac wanted to do. He captained his whipping boy by man looked beyond the his Hawthorn days lingered, he didn’t school side, Essendon Grammar, and the Hawks’ fans media scrutiny and fan opinion care anymore. the Doutta Stars, a local club in the and the media. and saw something he could The person that mattered most, Essendon District Football League. “I think I was in work with. his senior coach, was on his side. All the while maintaining honours the paper every day The then St Kilda coach “To have someone in your corner level in all his school subjects. approached Dawson at that early point, where he had At 16 he would join TAC Cup side at the end of the 2008 season nothing to gain, he didn’t know , a club that has to see if he was interested in being me from a bar of soap, to have produced Brownlow Medallist Dane In purple: Dawson rookie-listed by the Saints. that belief from him straight away, is a crucial cog in the Swan, Norm Smith Medallists Ryan league¹s best defence. But Dawson was at the crossroads that was the biggest thing for me,” O’Keefe and Paul Chapman, of his football career, and the Dawson says.

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08-10 DockerMag3-Zac Dawson.indd 8 29/08/13 2:34 PM I know i’m not the prettiest player... zac dawson

08-10 DockerMag3-Zac Dawson.indd 9 29/08/13 3:21 PM ZAC DAWSON

“As a player that’s all you need, Happy Zac: someone in your corner, someone Dawson is relishing that’s going to push for you and go playing under Ross into bat for you when things go bad, Lyon again. and that’s what he’s done.” The history books show that St Kilda, with Lyon at the helm and Dawson a key backman in the The bond between coach and league’s best defence, went to the player continues in the west, where edge of greatness twice. Dawson joined Lyon at the Fremantle But for the bounce of the ball, Dockers at the end of 2011. on two occasions, the Saints Two solid seasons in the heart of could have been much more than the Fremantle defence bookended bridesmaids in 2009 and 2010. a surprise 2012 wedding to Sheena Geelong’s in Las Vegas, which he calls the entered footy folklore for his fourth- “It always comes down to an Peter Dawson draws comparison ‘happiest and funniest day of his life’. quarter toe poke to teammate Gary inch or a millimetre in those sorts of with his son and a footballer in the Dawson only informed his friends, Ablett with scores level that changed games and you always wonder what 1980s named Kevin Walsh, who played who were on holiday with him, of the the destiny of the ‘09 decider. if, but personally, I have no regrets, for Essendon under Kevin Sheedy. wedding plans the night before the It was Dawson who left his man I feel like I did my job and played “Early in his career, he was booed ceremony. His mates in turn added and spoilt a certain mark and inside my role for the team.” off the ground and the press was their own little surprise, rocking 50 to Ablett. Cruelly, the spillage Playing his role for the team has always saying he’s not good enough,” up for the nuptials dressed as a went in Scarlett’s direction, and just been the foundation of Dawson’s Peter says. banana, a cactus and a joker. seconds later Paul Chapman kicked relationship with Lyon. “He ended up becoming an All Should Lyon lead Fremantle to the the winning goal. “That’s the beauty about Ross, Australian and a premiership player. ultimate success, it will be the happiest The decision to come off his everyone in the team knows exactly “Sheedy always said the one thing day of Dawson’s professional life. opponent and spoil did not pay what they have to do, and they know the press failed to realise about “It’s the pinnacle of your career, off, but Dawson has no regrets, exactly what their role is,” Dawson says. Walsh was that he always did what something you always strive for, because he knows he did exactly “No one has to go out and reinvent he told him to do. but until we get there, I won’t know,” what Lyon would have wanted the wheel when they go out to play. “That’s exactly what Ross says he says. him to do. I know I’m not the prettiest player about Zac. Zac Dawson is training almost “If that spoil had gone five metres to watch, but as long as I know that “Ross has been a guiding light, he every day of the week and playing left or right, things could have been I’m doing my job, I don’t worry about gave Zac belief, and that’s why Zac on weekends, the game he loves totally different,” Dawson says. what everyone else thinks.” respects him so much.” is fun, again.

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08-10 DockerMag3-Zac Dawson.indd 10 29/08/13 2:34 PM SEAS N A review of the last 12 rounds of the 2013 REVIEW season

150 gaMES: Ryan Crowley is chaired off the ground by Garrick Ibbotson TENDAI and Chris Mayne. MZUNGU 50 AFL ROUND 13 v NORTH GAMES MELBOURNE Sunday 23 June, 1.20pm Patersons Stadium

FREMANTLE 1.3 5.6 7.6 10.7 (67) NORTH MELBOURNE 0.2 1.3 3.5 4.5 (29)

OVERVIEW Fremantle held the high-scoring Kangaroos to just one goal in the first half on the way to a comfortable victory. KEY STATS Goals: Suban 2 Dssai po ls: Barlow 31 ROUND 12 v Brisbane Mrksa : McPharlin 13 Saturday 15 June, 2.40pm, Patersons Stadium Tsackle : de Boer 11 Subb: ed in Crozier OVERVIEW Subbed out: Hannath FREMANTLE Ryan Crowley’s 150th game was celebrated COWD:R 31,637 with a win over Brisbane in a typically 3.4 6.7 8.9 12.14 (86) Scan for match clinical victory for Ross Lyon’s men. highlights BRISBANE KEY STATS 2.1 3.7 4.9 6.10 (46) Goals: Mundy, Mayne, Johnson 2 Dssai po ls: Barlow 32 Scan for match Tight Mrksa : Ibbotson 11 highlights hold: Tsackle : Mundy 5 Crowley Subb: ed in Crozier tagged Lion 50 for Tendai: Subbed out: Silvagni RYAN . Mzungu played COWD:R 33,384 CROWLEY his 50th AFL game 150 AFL at the age of 27. GAMES

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11-15 DockerMag3-Round By Round.indd 11 29/08/13 2:47 PM ROUND 14 ROUND 15 v GEELONG v ST KILDA Saturday 29 June, 7.40pm Saturday 7 July, 1.20pm Simonds Stadium Patersons Stadium

GEELONG FREMANTLE 3.4 5.7 7.16 11.19 (85) 3.1 6.2 11.6 15.10 (100) FREMANTLE ST KILDA 0.2 4.2 4.2 7.2 (44) 2.2 7.3 9.3 11.4 (70)

OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Geelong was simply too good from start The lowly Saints gave good cheek for to finish against a Fremantle side missing three quarters, but Fremantle eventually midfield stars and Michael ground out a hard-fought win. Barlow. The Cats could have won by more if not for inaccurate kicking at goal. KEY STATS Goals: Ballantyne 5 Scan for KEY STATS Dssai po ls: Fyfe 35 match Goals: Walters 3 Mrksa : Johnson 12 highlights Dssai po ls: D. Pearce 24 Tsackle : de Boer 5 Mrksa : McPharlin 11 Subb: ed in Sheridan Siprk p e Tsackle : Ballantyne, D. Pearce 7 returns: Pav Subbed out: Sandilands Subb: ed in Michie played his first COWD:R 34,064 Subbed out: Duffield game since round 3. COWD:R 26,743 Dueb t: Viv Michie car Scan for match Derby lt on highlights success: m id The team De celebrates rb the win over y the Eagles.

ROUND 16 v WEST COAST Sunday 14 July, 2.40pm, Patersons Stadium

OVERVIEW WEST COAST Fremantle withstood a spirited 2.3 6.5 11.8 14.9 (93) West Coast challenge for three quarters and bounded away for a big win FREMANTLE in Stephen Hill’s 100th game. 4.2 6.4 11.6 19.7 (121) KEY STATS Goals: Walters, Pavlich, Mayne 3 Scan for match H illy 100: Dssai po ls: Fyfe 30 highlights The speedster Mrksa : Ibbotson, Fyfe 8 in action. Tsackle : Mayne 9 FINDING IT: STEPHEN had a Subb: ed in Sutcliffe HILL team-high 24 disposals. Subbed out: C.Pearce COWD:R 39,839 100 AFL GAMES

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11-15 DockerMag3-Round By Round.indd 12 29/08/13 2:47 PM season review Rounds 12-23

F rESH: Sutcliffe was the sub. ROUND 17 ROUND 19 v Richmond v CARLTON S unday 21 July S aturday 3 August 1.10pm, MCG 7.40pm, Etihad Stadium

RICHMOND CARLTON 3.3 4.6 9.9 12.12 (84) 3.1 6.2 11.6 12.8 (80) FREMANTLE FREMANTLE 2.2 2.5 6.6 8.9 (57) 4.3 7.5 12.10 17.14 (116)

OVERVIEW OVERVIEW It was a disappointing first trip to the MCG A scintillating pressure display in 2013, with the Tigers too good on the day. overwhelmed Carlton. Small forwards Freo were never out of it, but the Tigers led and all the way. led from the front.

KEY STATS Scao n f r KEY STATS Goals: Mzungu 3 match Goals: Walters 4 Dssai po ls: Fyfe 27 highlights Dssai po ls: Fyfe 30 Mrksa : Spurr, Walters 8 Mrksa : Mayne 7 Tsackle : Mundy 8 Tsackle : Clarke, D.Pearce 6 Subb: ed in Sutcliffe Subb: ed in Sheridan Subbed out: Silvagni Subbed out: C. Pearce COWD:R 40,125 COWD:R 30,457

ROUND 18 v Saturday 27 July, 5.40pm Patersons Stadium

FREMANTLE 3.2 6.5 9.8 11.9 (75) ADELAIDE 2.4 2.6 5.9 7.11 (53)

OVERVIEW Fremantle was below its best but did enough to register a home win over the Crows and remain hot on the heels Scao n f r match highlights of the top four.

KEY STATS Scao n f r Goals: Fyfe 4 match Dssai po ls: Fyfe 29 highlights Mrksa : Mayne 10 Tsackle : de Boer 7 S et-shOT: Subb: ed in Sutcliffe Barlow shoots Sn uba : Subbed out: Taberner on goal. Hitting form. COWD:R 28,765

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11-15 DockerMag3-Round By Round.indd 13 29/08/13 2:47 PM WEAR WHITE NIGHT

ROUND 22 v PORT ADELAIDE Mayne Saturday 24 August century: The milestone 5.40pm, Patersons Stadium man with the fans. FREMANTLE 5.4 10.4 15.7 21.8 (134) ROUND 20 v GWS PORT ADELAIDE Sunday 11 August, 2.40pm, Patersons Stadium 1.1 1.3 4.4 9.6 (60)

OVERVIEW FREMANTLE Fifteen individual goal kickers almost OVERVIEW 6.7 8.9 15.12 24.13 (157) equalled the AFL record of 16 – but the A sea of white at Patersons Stadium club’s greatest winning margin of 112 witnessed an uncompromising display GWS was broken in the 113 point win over GWS. of pressure football as Fremantle crushed 0.3 5.3 5.5 6.8 (44) finals team Port Adelaide in the member KEY STATS recognition game. Goals: Neale 3 Scan for match G rEAT Dssai po ls: Barlow 27 KEY STATS goal: highlights Mrksa : Duffield, Mzungu 9 CHRIS Goals: Ballantyne, Pavlich 4 Ballaz after Tsackle : Mayne 11 MAYNE Dssai po ls: Neale 28 kicking a Mrksa : Duffield 9 ripper. Subb: ed in Sutcliffe 100 AFL Subbed out: Ballantyne GAMES Tsackle : de Boer 11 COWD:R 31,390 Subb: ed in Sheridan Subbed out: Suban COWD:R 35,565 Scan for match highlights

ROUND 21 v MELBOURNE Sunday 18 August 1.10pm, MCG

MELBOURNE 0.2 4.5 5.5 5.8 (38) FREMANTLE 4.5 9.6 14.11 20.13 (133)

OVERVIEW ZAC Freo was clinical in its 95-point CLARKE defeat of lowly Melbourne 50 AFL B aRRA: at the MCG. GAMES Mundy in action against KEY STATS the Dees. Goals: Ballantyne, Pavlich 4 Scan for Dssai po ls: Mundy 34 match Mrksa : Duffield, Walters 11 highlights RU CK BATTLE: Tsackle : Barlow 7 Clarke and Lobbe Subb: ed in Sheridan had 73 hit outs Subbed out: Sandilands between them. COWD:R 13,768

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11-15 DockerMag3-Round By Round.indd 14 29/08/13 2:48 PM season review Rounds 12-23

2013e Pr miership Season Ladder

Pos Club PWLD% Pts 1 HAW 22 19 3 0 135.7 76 2 GEEL 22 18 4 0 135.6 72 3 FRE 22 16 5 1 134.1 66 4 SYD 22 15 6 1 132.5 62 5 RICH 22 15 7 0 122.8 60 6 COLL 22 14 8 0 115 56 7 PORT 22 12 10 0 102.4 48 8 CARL 22 11 11 0 106.7 44 ROUND 23 v ST KILDA 9 ESS* 22 14 8 0 107.3 56 S aturday 31 August 1.45pm, Etihad Stadium 10 BL 22 10 12 0 119.5 40 OVERVIEW 11 NM 22 10 12 0 108.1 40 ST KILDA An inexperienced Fremantle side featuring three 12 ADEL 22 10 12 0 89.6 40 4.4 9.6 12.9 16.16 (112) debutants was comfortably beaten by St Kilda in the last game of the home and away season. 13 WCE 22 9 13 0 95.3 36 FREMANTLE 14 GCFC 22 8 14 0 91.7 32 0.0 4.3 5.5 6.5 (41) KEY STATS Glsoa : Hannath, Simpson, Taberner, 15 WB 22 8 14 0 85.1 32 De Boer, Pavlich, Crozier D iSPOSALS: 16 STK 22 5 17 0 82.6 20 Socan f r match Crowley 28 highlights Mrksa : Crowley 8 Tackles: De Boer 7 17 MELB 22 2 20 0 54.1 8 Tough day: Subb: ed in Craig Moller Ross Lyon 18 GWS 22 1 21 0 51 4 addresses his team Subbed out: after the final siren. CROWD: 22,476 * AFL sanctions mean Essendon are ineligible for finals, DEU: B TS Alex Forster, Craig Moller, Josh Simpson and will instead finish ninth

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2013 WEAR WHITE NIGHT remantle players, Thousands of supporters members and fans decked themselves out in white were in ‘white hot’ form for the club’s member recognition on Saturday 24 August round and the players wore the for the final home white away strip with hundreds and away fixture of fan photos placed in their Fat Patersons Stadium for 2013. jumper numbers. Ross Lyon’s men put on a great 19 lucky members formed a show, defeating Port Adelaide by guard of honour for the players as 74 points, but it was the crowd’s they ran out onto the ground, with performance that had the players each member representing one year talking post-match. of the club’s existence in the AFL. “Seeing the Mexican wave going Club co-major sponsor, and the fans making a lot of noise Programmed, got behind the match was unreal,” dynamic forward day and supplied white inflatable Hayden Ballantyne said. anchors for fans to wave. They also “We couldn’t even hear our gave away some amazing prizes on teammates out there, the noise the night, including the opportunity was that great… Fantastic fans.” to toss the coin.

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TRIPLE FIGURES: Hill after a Patersons Stadium win in his 100th game.

Stephen Hill Grover spoke of the pride he had in seeing Hill mature as a footballer 100 AFL Antoni and a person. games “Antoni presented me with my presented jumper in my first game, so to be able me with my to have him there to help present t doesn’t seem like all that long my jumper for my 100th was great,” ago Stephen Hill was playing jumper in my Hill said. colts football for West Perth first game, For Hill, there was nothing more IFootball Club, in the WAFL. so to be able important than having his loved The exciting midfielder chalked up ones there to celebrate the his 100th game in the round 16 clash to have him milestone with him. with West Coast, the same team he there to help “It meant a lot, they’ve really won a rising star nomination against supported me,” he said. in his sixth AFL game in 2009. present my The 23-year-old turned it on in Hill’s mother Stephanie, the jumper for typical Hill fashion for the adoring greatest inspiration in his life, my 100th fans at Patersons Stadium. presented him with his match jumper He had 27 disposals and kicked in the rooms before his 100th game, was great. two goals in a stirring 28-point win with all the players present. over the Eagles. Fllu Close family friend, and the man Fremantle supporters will be flight: who guided him through his early hoping there’s plenty more games Hill on a days in the AFL, , like that in Hill’s next 100 games trademark gave a glowing tribute. and beyond. dash.

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Our Mayne man: Mayne acknowledges the fans.

Forwards have been historically the flight of the ball, if you know that Chris Mayne perceived as selfish creatures, more your brother’s going to do that, then 100 AFL interested in kicking goals than you know that you can have trust in games I f there’s a handballs and tackles. them,” he said. moment in the Mayne destroys that stereotype. Mayne became the second His unwavering devotion to doing the number 23 at Fremantle to play 100 game where ‘team thing’ embodies senior coach AFL games after former club games n the week leading up to you feel you Ross Lyon’s core mantra of role-play. record holder Shane Parker. Chris Mayne’s 100th AFL game, He doesn’t care who kicks the a journalist asked him which could have goals. If one pressure act on the Ihe’d prefer, to lay 10 tackles gone harder wing knocks over the first domino or kick five goals in a game. or stronger that creates a Freo goal, he is no The answer was predictable: less pleased than if he had kicked ‘Ten tackles, easily,” Mayne said. and you a miraculous major from the Just to allay thoughts he was cost your boundary line. paying lip service to the media, Not that he’d take that shot. Mayne went out against GWS at teammates Mayne would more likely centre Patersons Stadium and hit the a part in the the football to a teammate in AFL’s bottom side with ferocity. game, then a better position to convert. The 24-year-old clamped on The reason behind Mayne’s 11 tackles and applied a staggering that really maniacal and unselfish 38 pressure acts – the most in haunts me. approach to his football the AFL in round 20. is fear - fear of letting his teammates down. “If there’s a moment in the game where you feel you could have gone harder or stronger and you cost your teammates a part in the game, then that really haunts me,” he said. And he’s equally demanding of his teammates. “When that moment comes Shower: up, knowing that anyone’s going Routine: Mayne gets the customary The sharpshooter to put their head over the ball, Powerade shower. shows off his style. anyone’s going to go back with

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19-21 DockerMag3-Milestones.indd 20 29/08/13 2:37 PM Tendai Mzungu 50 AFL I’m very games proud to be a our or five years ago, playing 50 AFL games was 50-game the last thing on Tendai player at FMzungu’s mind. Fremantle. But that’s exactly what the former Perth Demons’ best and fairest It’s something achieved against North Melbourne I’m really at Patersons Stadium in round 13. Fremantle’s number 13 made his proud of FAN FAVOURITE: debut in round 9, 2011, against Port and I have Clarke’s rise hasn’t gone Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, and has a lot of unnoticed by fans. played 60 of a possible 61 games since. His flowing dreadlocks make people to him instantly recognisable to thank, but football fans across the country, I also have Z KAC CLAR E but it’s not just appearances that 50 AFL have made people take notice. a lot of I saw it as Mzungu’s play in 2013 has been unfinished games impressive, so much so that a challenge expert rated him one of business. and I loved the favourites to win Fremantle’s club ac Clarke brought up 50 AFL accepting champion award, the Doig Medal. games in round 22 against The 27-year-old isn’t concerned Port Adelaide, which was that with personal accolades, he’s just Zalso the club’s member challenge happy to be playing the game recognition round. he loves. Recognition is something and going the 23-year-old has received out there in great quantity in 2013, leading Flowing locks: the club’s ruck division for a big and doing the Tendai in action in game 50. chunk of the season. best I could. It was an impassioned Ross Lyon that inspired Clarke following the side’s round 7 win over Collingwood at Patersons Stadium. Freo lost Jon Griffin for the season against the Magpies, the ruckman going down with a knee injury early in the contest. On his way into the change rooms after the game, Lyon looked Clarke squarely in the eyes and said: “You’ve got to stand up.” Clarke played his first game of the season in the next match – against reigning premiers Sydney at the SCG – and he stood up. Freo drew with the Swans, but it was a game that showed the AFL the club could match it with the very best. Also on display was Clarke’s skill, resilience and ability to respond when challenged.

Sta nding tall: Clarke took on the Swans’ big men at the SCG in his first game of the season.

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RYAN CROWLEY

A Victorian drafted as a forward, delisted, re-listed and turned into a tagger. Ryan Crowley is now a club champion, life member and Fremantle through and through.

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n 2002, the Fremantle Headland became a key player “I still remember that day like Dockers aggressively at Freo. Caracella won a premiership it was yesterday, the day I got told sought a trade to bring at the Lions in 2003, and McPhee my footy dream and aspirations young Brisbane midfielder was crowned an All Australian were done,” Crowley says. back with Essendon in 2004. “I don’t really remember driving home to WA. By comparison, Crowley’s home, there was that much going Headland had just won first two seasons at Freo were through my mind. a premiership with the underwhelming. He struggled “By the time I had got home, I didn’t ILions, but family reasons saw him to even break into Subiaco’s even remember how I got there.” ask for a trade back west. WAFL league team, let alone But Crowley was given another A three-way deal was cooked challenge for an AFL debut. chance to pursue his dream via up involving Fremantle, Brisbane Crowley’s best friend at the club, the that same year. and Essendon. fellow draftee , Ahead of a round 10 visit to To compensate for Headland’s was playing AFL football, which in 2005, then-senior loss, the Lions received Blake made it even harder. coach Chris Connolly approached Caracella from the Bombers, who in “You really struggle to form him at training. turn got Adam McPhee from Freo. those friendships and bond with “He came up to me and told While Fremantle got their man the teammates when you’re so far me I’d been elevated from the in Headland, they were also given away from the senior team, you’re rookie list,” Crowley says. Essendon’s pick 55 in the upcoming not travelling with them and there’s “By the end of training, when National Draft. no family over here,” Crowley says. he turned the team board around With that selection, the club “You can become a bit homesick.” and my magnet was on the board, drafted a 17-year-old Victorian He was subsequently delisted I nearly fell off my chair. forward from the Calder Cannons at the end of 2004, a day he’s “It was an exciting time, named Ryan Morgan Crowley. never forgotten. a boyhood dream.”

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22-24 DockerMag3-Ryan Crowley.indd 23 29/08/13 3:30 PM Crowley is now the scourge of the AFL’s elite midfielders, but no one is drafted as a tagger. He was an attack-minded midfielder, or, as his under 18s’ coach used to joke, a ‘wing/ full-forward’. In 2005, Freo needed someone to fill a new role for the team – that of the tagger. Crowley’s best attribute was his tank, a prerequisite for running all day with the league’s best midfielders. “Chris Connolly came up to me and told me there was a role for someone who wanted to take it on for the team,” Crowley says. “I knew I had the tank to do it and I thought it was my ticket into the team.” Crowley’s first tagging job was on Carlton star at the MCG in round 16, 2005. He held the Blue to just 13 disposals. “Stupidly, I went ok… it evolved It’sr pe sonal: from there,” he laughs. Crowley doesn’t like getting beaten.

Being a new face on the AFL That competitiveness and The stage was the 2006 Preliminary scene, Crowley had to cop a few sheer disdain of defeat is the other Final against Sydney at ANZ Stadium. sledges from opponents trying to requirement to playing negator. The team’s number one tagger, put him off his game. Crowley considers it personal , who had the vital role “Guys would turn around and when he’s beaten and says only on Swans’ superstar , say things like ‘who’s this guy playing current teammate Nick Suban might went down early with a knee injury. on me’, and ‘I don’t even know his have more ‘white line fever’ at Freo. With his club one win away from name, get me the footy Record’,” That on-field persona is a far cry a maiden grand final appearance, Crowley says. from the always-smiling, fine-dining Crowley was called up to perform His father, Larry, saw the critic-wannabe who often has arguably the most important role lighter side of his son’s new role. viewers in stitches with his antics in the game. “One day, when I was younger, on ‘The Freo Newsroom’, a Docker He held Goodes to 20 disposals, he sat me down and taught TV show he hosts with teammate but the experienced Sydney side me about the defensive side Garrick Ibbotson. still emerged victorious. of things, and I told him “It’s just the way that I am, “Playing on a two-time Brownlow ‘Dad, I won’t have to worry and I think that’s why people find Medallist in a preliminary final, trying about that sort of thing’,” it strange when they meet me to get into a grand final, at the time Crowley says. off the field, that I’m not really like I was only 20 or 21, I felt like a did “He thought it was pretty that away from footy,” he says. a really good job,” he says. funny that, all of a sudden, I’m tagging for a living.” There were some important lessons in I want to win and I want to the early days. Crowley recalls being touched up go well and I want the team by then Port Adelaide star to go well, that’s my trade, . “He really tore me apart so I do take it personally. one day, but they are RYAN CROWLEY the games you really set yourself for the next time you play them,” he says. “I want to win and I want to go well “That was probably the “I remember the next time we and I want the team to go well, that’s time when I felt, if I could B oth played them I was ready to go. my trade, so I do take it personally.” doit on the big stage in ways: “As soon as the game Crowley is entrenched in the that sort of a game, then Crowley is had finished the week before, Fremantle line-up nowadays, I could do it in the home no slouch on the offensive I knew he was coming, and I had but that wasn’t always the case. and away season.” end, as this set myself to have a good There was a time, even after he’d Crowley played his 150th goal shows. crack at him. found his niche as a tagger, when he game for Fremantle in round 12, “The things he had taught never felt he belonged in the big time. 2013, against Brisbane at me the last time I played against That was until fate threw him Patersons Stadium, leaving him, I tried to implement that, a question he had to answer in front him eligible for life membership and I seemed to go ok.” of an AFL nation. at the club.

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Under Ross Lyon, he has fine- “I didn’t want to be painted Tight tag: tuned his role to the point where in that picture,” he says. Brisbane’s Simon many opponents, such as Richmond Black has been one “I just knew if I went there captain , now rate him of Crowley’s victims and was honest, hopefully the best tagger in the business. this season. the truth would come out. On a recent episode of Fox Footy’s I stand by defending myself, Open Mike, 1990 Brownlow Medallist and that’s just how it is.” praised Crowley, Crowley is still homesick… calling him a “wonderful player when he leaves WA. and a character of the game”. A place that had put him Recognition from a man through some of the toughest considered a pioneer and one times in his life now means of the greatest at his art left everything to him. Crowley ‘chuffed’. “When I came over here “He is a champion of the game, I thought, as soon I finish playing and in terms of tagging and what football, I’ll go back home,” he says. I do, he is the one, he was one of the “The longer that I’ve stayed first and one of the best,” he says. here, the more I’ve realised that “It was nice to hear.” it is my home now, I love it here.” But with the good comes the bad. He hopes that, after the From the game’s best player, Gary unimpressive start to his career, Ablett, who tweeted his thoughts “When she’s sitting in the crowd, he has managed to repay the in 2012, to the opposition cheer she still hasn’t got used to hearing faith shown to him by the club. squads that give him a weekly serve all the heckling.” “When you feel the way during on-ground warm-ups. Something that did bother Crowley H e’s a you do about a football club, But Crowley is unhindered by to the core was the pinching allegation wonderful and you have feelings and bonds the tags that have been applied from North Melbourne great Brent with the people here, it’s good to him, seeing them as a sign of Harvey in round 13 this season. player and to know that you won’t be respect, rather than contempt. Rather than cop the fine, Crowley a character forgotten when you walk out “I find the better I’m going with unsuccessfully challenged the AFL the door,” Crowley says. my job, the more it comes,” he says. Match Review Panel’s hit to the of the game. No one needs the footy The same can’t be said for hip-pocket. Not to save the money, Tony Liberatore Record anymore to know who his grandmother. but to clear his name. pick 55 is.

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22-24 DockerMag3-Ryan Crowley.indd 25 29/08/13 2:53 PM 20 13 DOIG MEDAL PREVIEW This year’s Doig Medal promises to be one of the closest on record, with a number of Fremantle stars on all lines enjoying brilliant seasons. Can 2012’s runner-up Chris Mayne go one better, or will Ryan Crowley claim yet another scalp by going back-to-back? Emerging superstar could ascend to club champion. If or Michael Johnson emerged victorious, either would be one of the most popular and deserving Doig Medallist’s ever. *The statistics listed below are for the 2013 home and away season only and do not include finals.

CHRIS MICHAEL nTA MAYNE JOHNSON FYFE 21 GAMEs 21 GAMEs 19 GAMEs

Mayne finished a surprise runner-up in A pillar in the league’s best backline, Fyfe took another step forward in his 2012, but it would be no shock if he went Michael Johnson has been Fremantle’s Mr development this year, edging closer to the one better this year. The forward has been Dependable in 2013. Calm under pressure superstar status he’s promised to reach tremendous, kicking at least one goal with the ball in hand and lacking no since a breakout 2011 season. Fyfe stamped in all but two of the 21 games he played. courage in marking contests, the half-back his class on a number of contests in 2013. His ability to create havoc for opposition has played perhaps his best season yet. He was a contested ball gun again, but the sides coming out of their defensive 50 has He was third in last year’s Doig and is part of his game that really elevated was been exemplary, too. He finished among among the favourites to claim the outright his contested marking, which he struggled the top players in the league for pressure prize this season. A Johnson victory would with in 2012 because of his shoulder injury. acts this season. Mayne’s relentless attack be one of the most popular in club history, Fyfe has been anointed a Doig Medallist-in- on the football and absolute willingness and he would be the third Indigenous player waiting by the Freo fans since a runner-up to do the team thing will attract plenty to claim the honour after finish to Matthew Pavlich two years ago. of votes again, and that could see him (1997) and (1999). Despite missing two games through crowned a club champion. suspension early in the season, this year Sutando t games could see him finally climb the mountain Sutando t games and earn the title of club champion. Round 8 v Sydney Round 9 v Melbourne 25 disposals, 7 marks, 1 goal Sutando t games 23 disposals, 10 marks, 2 goals Round 9 v Melbourne No. 1 Round 16 v West Coast 29 disposals, 10 marks Round 3 v Essendon 21 disposals, 9 tackles, 3 goals Round 15 v St Kilda MARKS 27 disposals, 2 goals Round 20 v GWS 29 disposals, 12 marks Round 15 v St Kilda 18 disposals, 11 tackles, 2 goals 35 disposals, 4 marks No. 1 2013 ranks at Round 16 v West Coast 2013 ranks at Fremantle Fremantle 30 disposals, 8 marks, 1 goal KICKS Round 18 v Adelaide #2 marks (127) #6 disposals (407) 29 disposals, 9 marks, 4 goals #4 contested marks (14) #2 kicks (291) #1 marks on lead (31) #1 marks (143) 2013 ranks at Fremantle #4 tackles (90) No. 1 #1 effective #2 goals (35) kicks (227) #2 disposals (488) #1 goal assists (24) goal #3 uncontested #1 kicks (300) #2 pressure acts (422) Assists possessions (283) #3 handballs (188) #1 uncontested marks (133) #1 long kicks (87) #1 rebound 50s (72) #2 contested possessions (256)

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MICHAEL DAVID RYAN BARLOW MUNDY CROWLEY 21 GAMEs 19 GAMEs 22 GAMEs

Michael Barlow enjoyed his best full season One of the classiest ball users in the league If 2012 is anything to go by, Fremantle of AFL since his stunning debut year in will feature prominently again in Doig master tagger and reigning Doig Medallist 2010. He missed one game through injury, Medal calculations. Mundy is no stranger Ryan Crowley has just as much chance of but he was regularly on the best players to the award, having won it in 2010. winning it again this year. Crowley surprised list throughout the season. The midfielder This has been his best season since that everyone by winning last season, including won the ball regularly in the engine room, win, with injuries only sidelining him for himself, but no one will be shocked if finishing among the top possession getters two games mid-season. He is very highly he goes back-to-back in 2013. He has in the league. While Barlow is unlikely to rated by his teammates and coaches, so performed the shutdown roles brilliantly, make the highlight reels, he consistently expect his consistent year to be rewarded which is certain to earn him votes from the gives great effort, performing the hard work with plenty of Doig votes. Mundy could join coaching staff on a regular basis. Listed in packs, which propels Freo into attack Matthew Pavlich as the only current Freo below are some of the big names Crowley time and time again. If he can take home Dockers player to have won more has negated during the 2013 home and the Doig, it would be difficult to find a man than one Doig Medal. away season. who has worked harder against adversity to become a club champion. Standout games Standout shutdown games Standout games Round 1 v West Coast 27 disposals, 10 tackles Round 1 v Round 1 v West Coast Round 12 v Brisbane - 10 kicks, 7 handballs 27 disposals, 9 tackles, 1 goal 27 disposals, 5 tackles, Round 7 v Collingwood Round 5 v Richmond 2 goals - 11 kicks 12 handballs 31 disposals, 5 marks, 6 tackles Round 15 v St Kilda Round 13 v North Melbourne Round 9 v Melbourne 26 disposals, 5 marks, - 5 kicks, 6 handballs 32 disposals, 7 marks, 11 tackles, 1 goal 2 goals Round 14 v Geelong Round 16 v West Coast - 6 kicks, 7 handballs 26 disposals, 6 tackles, 2 goals 2013 ranks Round 17 v Richmond at Fremantle - 8 kicks, 2013 ranks at Fremantle 7 handballs, 1 goal #3 disposals (457) Round 19 v Carlton #1 disposals (557) #4 kicks (272) - 4 kicks 9 handballs #1 contested possessions (267) #4 handballs (185) Round 22 v Port Adelaide #1 handballs (296) #3 contested - 8 kicks, #1 loose ball gets (102) No. 1 possessions (218) 10 handballs #1 hard ball gets (116) DISPOSALS #3 tackles (101) #2 handball receives (184) #3 hard ball gets (90) #3 clearances (109) #1 clearances (114)

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26-27 DockerMag3-Doig Medal.indd 27 2/09/13 4:35 PM LIVE THE DREAM 2013

Over five action packed days, 16 young Australians lived the dream at the Fremantle Football Club. Story ROSIE DUFFY

peaking at the launch the development of skills and of Live the Dream, behaviours and deliver long-term which is proudly benefits to the individual and supported by Decmil their community. Australia, senior coach Lyon said the learning process was Ross Lyon said the a two-way street, with his players Sprogram would not only benefit the getting just as much out of the participants, but also the player program as the participants. mentors who were involved. “We want to produce well rounded This year’s program included people at the club,” Lyon said. females for the first time, with “Mentoring roles are really critical Ashton Cowie and Madison Barnes and we’ve learnt the best way to joining 14 males for the once-in-a- learn is to teach. lifetime experience. “I know these players will take on Eight Fremantle players mentored the responsibilities really seriously POST MATCH: Chris Mayne with Madison Barnes and Ashtyn Cowie in the change the participants throughout the and they will want to make sure all rooms after the GWS win. program, which aims to assist in the participants in Live the Dream

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28-29 DockerMag3-Live the Dream.indd 28 29/08/13 2:27 PM LIVE THE DREAM 2013

Live the Dream I tinerary

Friday 5 July Official Live the Dream launch Tour of Fremantle HQ Dinner and team building session with player mentors

Saturday 6 July Army boot camp at SAS Irwin Barracks, Swanbourne

Sunday 7 July Tour of Patersons Stadium Fremantle v St Kilda match day experience Change room visit post-match

THE DReam: (Clockwise from left) Michael Walters at the launch with Stephen Herron and Kelman Monday 8 July Tullock, Army boot camp at the SAS Irwin Tour of Decmil Australia HQ Barracks, Training session Leadership and media at Freo Oval, Mitchell training sessions Stanley with his mentor Nick Suban. Boxing session

have an enjoyable week and take the Fremantle Dockers Football Club what it takes to be and play against a lot from it. and ‘live the life’ of an AFL player. the best footballers in Australia. “We know that, through helping The 16 participants came from all “I think this opportunity will others, they will really grow as well. around Australia. Mitchell Stanley increase my level of professionalism “It’s a critical role of the club travelled the furthest, flying from and leadership, which will help me to help our players grow and I would Burnie in . complete my goals.” Tuesday 9 July like to thank Decmil Australia for In his application for the program, Decmil Australia managing Watch FFC training session not only providing the opportunity the 16-year-old said he wanted to director, Ray Sputore, said Live Introduction to the for the participants but also for become the best footballer possible. the Dream was an opportunity Freo squad our players.” “Football is my number one for his company to give back to Training session on Live the Dream presents an passion,” he said. the community. Freo Oval opportunity for aspiring leaders to “Having an opportunity like this will “We are extremely strong around become immersed in the culture of give me the best possible look into our culture, our values and our Wednesday 10 July brand, and for us it’s important  to demonstrate and live that in Official Live the Dream everything we do,” he said. Program closing function Mentoring roles are critical “For us it’s about learned and shared behaviours and there is a and we’ve learnt the best huge opportunity for the participants way to learn is to teach. in the program to experience the opportunity of being immersed ROSS LYON in a football club culture. “It’s a great experience.”

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A brave Freo tradition

Since the club’s first Craig Moller detailed the story season in 1995, the of Zane Johnson, who suffered a serious collision at baseball practice Fremantle Dockers that resulted in severe pain and an have hosted an urgent trip to Fremantle Hospital’s annual Bravery Emergency Department. Zane began the day undecided Award ceremony in between supporting Freo or the association with the , but he told Moller there was no doubt who South Metropolitan he’d be going for now. He was Area Health Service a Freo Docker for life. (SMAHS). Hannath said the event was an emotive experience for him and the n its 19th season, the event other recruits. was this year sponsored by “The Bravery Awards have been the A.J Diamond Club, a club going since the club’s inception and coterie group. Freo’s first year it’s a really special day,” he said. recruits present the stories “It’s something the kids will be of some remarkable young BRAVERY CELEBRATIONS: (Clockwise from top) The players and recipients able to cherish and something they Ipatients and surprise them with take to Freo Oval for a group photo, Fremantle Dockers President Steve Harris and their families will be able to take addresses the guests, 2013 Bravery Awards medallion, Jack Hoffman and Austin some well deserved gifts. Trezise at the ceremony. a lot out of. The club and SMAHS “It was a great experience for me, acknowledged 12 young West and all of the guys.” Australians who had passed through Fremantle president Steve Harris The tales of bravery were the wards of either Fremantle put the 2013 awards into perspective recounted by Jack Hannath, Tanner Scan the QR Hospital, Rockingham General by reminding guests that club Smith, Max Duffy, Josh Simpson, Alex code to watch Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital or captain Matthew Pavlich once told Howson, Matt Taberner and Craig video from Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial a young person’s story of courage 13 Moller and, as always, the stories the event Hospital in the previous 12 months. years ago in his first season of AFL. touched all those in attendance.

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ME335861_TGG036072_WA Metro Press.indd 1 2/08/13 2:17 PM CHARITY PARTNERSHIPS FLYING THE REDKITE August was ‘Redkite month’ at Freo with plenty of activity taking place for the club’s principal level charity partner.

or Nick Suban, Ryan Crowley and Tendai Mzungu meeting the families and patients receiving assistance from Redkite is the Freason they are ambassadors for the charity. On Friday 9 August Ryan and Tendai headed to Princess Margaret Hospital to visit the patients on ward 3B and bring a bit of ‘Freo cheer’. The first, and youngest, patients they met were 10-week-old twins, Emily and Joshua Perkins. Ryan took a liking to the newborns and was even overheard saying he was feeling a bit ‘clucky’. They visited Abby Layh, who had her purple pyjamas on and was over the moon to be able to meet some players from her favourite footy team. Dozens of Redkite families were Ou t and about: (Clockwise from treated to a day out at the footy for Levi and his family are huge Freo and young people with cancer top) Ryan Crowley and Tendai Mzungu the GWS game on Sunday 11 August with twins, Emily and Joshua Perkins; fans and the day was a very special you can join Club Red. and attended a pre-game meet Levi Tracy taking to Patersons Stadium one for them. Club Red members make and greet with Garrick Ibbotson as the Docker 4 A Day; Tendai Mzungu, His father Mark, said the day ongoing monthly donations, and Alex Forster. Abby Layh and Ryan Crowley at PMH; would be one Levi would look back ensuring families receive immediate Eight-year-old Levi Tracy, who is Garrick Ibbotson with the Lochhead- on and smile. and continued support. Stevenson family. receiving treatment for leukaemia, “This is huge for him, and it means was given the opportunity to be the world for us to be able to see him Scan the the ‘Docker 4 A Day’ and take to experience this,” Mark said. QR code Patersons Stadium with the team If you would like to help Redkite for more as they ran through the banner. provide essential support to children information

Cobe nsta l cares for the er nvi onment

Constable Care braved the wet caring for the environment and the conditions on Tuesday 9 June, when impact littering can have on wildlife. he ventured to Fremantle Oval for the club’s Matthew Pavlich and annual School Holiday Program Super Clinic. cast a keen eye over the puppet show The Constable Care Puppet Show and had plenty of tips for the kids on provided a sheltered dry spot for kids waste reduction. to watch and learn. SHOWSTOPPERS: Sandilands and The show addressed waste reduction, Pavlich take questions from the crowd. ideas for renewing, recycling and re-using,

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33 DockerMag3-RedKiteConstableCare.indd 33 29/08/13 2:38 PM SUPPORTER PHOTOS Welcome to the purple patch We asked our supporters to email us photos for ‘The Purple Patch’ at [email protected] and we have received some fantastic shots!

Flying the Freo Flag O ne of my students Logan Pow and I proudly wore our Freo gear during the Como Secondary College Hockey Tour in South Africa. Andrew Mellor, Como

Double trouble H ere are our one-month-old grandchildren, Patrick and Christopher proudly wearing their Freo bibs. Their mother, Robyn, is proud to show off her purple passion all the way from Denver, Colorado. Pat Lamont, Dongara Pur ple Princess M y daughter Charlotte waited patiently for the Fremantle v Carlton game at Etihad Stadium in August. It was her first game and she was lucky enough to get a hat from Michael Walters at the end. Michael Bye, Katamatite, Victoria

B ack to the school yard M y mum Anne was Stephen Hill’s canteen lady Forza Freo! all throughout primary school at Clarkson Primary In Era, in the Sondrio region of Italy, my family was School. The photo was taken outside gate 8 before able to connect to AFLTV and watch the derby live. the Indigenous round. My mum is a massive What a win! Freo fan and always refers to ‘Hilly’ as her boy! Janet Lovreta, Balcatta Melissa Warren, Clarkson

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Born Freo O ur second daughter Nikita Lee was born into a Freo family. We have been members for five years now and enjoy watching the games with our two little girls. Next year she will be coming along to all the games where she will be cheering very loudly for the boys. Donna Childs, Seville Grove E st 1994 T his is my daughter’s 18th birthday cake. She was established in 1994, just like our beloved Freo Dockers. The whole thing was edible… anchor, chains 3-day-old C urly and flags. member keeping Megan Caskey, When Brody Pausin Mt Hawthorn warm was born in February ‘ Curly the Cow’ proudly 2013, it took just three wears her Purple Paws days for him to be member blanket. As AUSKICK signed up as a Freo the temperatures in member, making him Esperance drop, Curly DOCKERS our youngest member happily wears her M y sons, Oliver and at the time. Now, six blanket, especially Tristan, in our backyard months later, he is as on game days! ‘hungry for his footy’ ready for Auskick in Sara Skjold, as ever. their Freo jumpers! Canning Vale Graeme Jones, Como Wal Pausin, Bicton

O ur little Dockerette M eet our little princess, Georgia Campbell. She was born May 16, 2013 and she’s already hanging out to attend her first Freo game with Mum and Dad. Nikita Campbell, South Guildford

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34-35 DockerMag3-Purple Patch.indd 35 29/08/13 2:33 PM FD573a Daniel Hechter Full Page A4 Advertisement for Docker September 2013 UPDATE.indd 1 27/08/13 4:45 PM past players Where have they docked? Brodie Holland

Where are you living these days? just like old times when you do catch I’m living in Melbourne with up with your old teammates. CAREER my family. Do you keep an eye STATS Tell us about your family? on the current BRODIE I’ve been married for five years Freo team? now and have three kids, a little I’ve kept a close eye HOLLAND girl called Stevie who is three on Freo and I’ve been and twin boys, Kip and Bowie impressed with how who are two years old. they have been going Date of birth this year. So, fingers What do you do for work? 3 January 1980 (age 33) I’ve got a couple of things crossed they will happening. I coach a local have a good chance Playing Height footy club in the Essendon in September. 181cm district footy league which Do you have a Playing Weight is part time. I also have my own favourite player? 81kg network marketing business. There are a couple of players I like. Nat Fyfe Position Midfield DAD’s BOY: has an uncanny ability Holland with one that not many players Drafted of twin boys Kip. have. I like watching Round 2, pick #26 Hayden Ballantyne, 1997 National Draft he gets under the guard of his Debut opponents. He plays Round 8, 16 May 1998 with a bit of passion Fremantle v Geelong and that’s what people like Kardinia Park to see when you go to the footy. Fremantle (1998-2000) Do you think the game 36 Games has changed from when 37 Goals you were playing? I only finished playing five years Collingwood ago and the game has changed (2001-2008) so much. You see how well the 118 Games What do you like to do in your defensive structure of Fremantle 104 Goals spare time? is and the pressure seems to be I don’t have much spare time a lot more intense. at the moment. If my wife Sarita and I get a few hours to ourselves we like to go and watch a movie or BRODIE go out for dinner. That’s about it. HOLLAND When you have three kids 36 GAMES no one really likes to babysit. 1998-2000 What was your best memory I still from your time at Freo? remember I still remember the first derby the first win. That was probably the biggest highlight from a team perspective. derby win. Do you keep in touch with any That was past players? probably I catch up with , and Trent Carroll from time the biggest to time. I played pretty much my highlight whole career with from a team but I haven’t really kept in contact IN ACTION: perspective. Holland playing for with him. We’ve all gone our separate the Dockers In 1999. ways with work and family but it’s

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37 DockerMag3-WhereHaveTheyDocked.indd 37 29/08/13 3:34 PM KIDz ne

hi Kids, It’s the exciting end of the season and the finals are here! My sister Jenny and I have been training really hard and we are ready to support the team for the finals. I hope you have all enjoyed coming along to Patersons Stadium on game days and practicing your footy skills at the Purple Playground. It’s been heaps of fun meeting our KidZone fans down there. If your footy season is almost finished don’t forget to stay fit and healthy over the break so you are ready to start fresh next year.

Catch you on the flip side, Johnny ‘ the Doc’ Docker

What were they thinking?

Do you want to WIN? Fill in the player’s thought bubbles, cut the images out and send them back to Freo HQ. The best ‘thought’ will win a personally signed photo from their favourite player. Send to: KidZone Competition PO BOX 381, Fremantle WA 6959. Include your full name, favourite player and contact number.

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G’day Kids,

I can’t believe the home and away season is over. It’s been so great to see our KidZone members at the games during the season. We’ve also had some pretty cool events down at the club such as the open training sessions and the school holiday super clinic, which was a pretty wet day but still heaps of fun! It’s so exciting to be playing in the finals this year, and I hope that you can all support us through the finals series. Whether you’re at the games or watching on the TV, make sure you put your purple gear on and cheer as loud as you can.

GO FREO! Mayney

KIDz ne GALLERY There has been plenty happening Mayney’s during the year in KidZone. Well done to all the lucky KidZone members who made up the guard Super of honour for the round 13 game Smoothie against North Melbourne at Patersons Stadium. ½ cup of berries 1 banana, peeled and halved Stay updated with what’s happening in KidZone by signing 1 cup milk up to ‘My Monday Message’. 1 tablespoon honey ‘My Monday Message’ is an exclusive weekly message for 1 Place frozen berries, KidZone members from Johnny banana, milk and ‘the Doc’ Docker and ‘Mayney’. honey in a blender. To sign up for ‘My Monday 2 Blend until smooth. Message’ simply scan 3 Pour into a glass the QR code and enjoy! or head to:

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CONSTABLE CARE SAYS

If you want to be a good footy player And have the upper edge, Always fill you plate up with Plenty of fresh fruit and veg.

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2014 will mark our 20th season in the AFL M ake sure you are on board to be part of all the action

Memberships available in October, 2013

membership.fremantlefc.com.au (08) 9433 7111

Membership (08) 9433 7111 www.facebook.com/fremantlefootballclub

Fremantle Oval – Parry Street, Fremantle WA 6160 @Fremantle_FC @Fremantledockers PO Box 381, Fremantle WA 6959 www.fremantlefc.com.au #gofreo

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