Were Fremantle robbed? Or would it have been grand larceny if the free kick was awarded and they had kicked the set shot?
his week’s column was supposed to be about the Daicos brothers. It was supposed to be a look at how they compare to their dad, what a nightmare they are to clamp down on, and what a joy they are to watch. That all went up the spout on Saturday night, asheld off Fremantle in the most unlikely and controversial circumstances imaginable. It’s hard to know where to begin, so I’ll start at the end.
“It’s a matter of compartmentalising” he says. As he knows better than anyone, when you’re a high-profile coach, you never know what’s coming. One minute you’re being feted as an icon of the game and the next you’re the subject of an ABC investigation. You turn up in the first week of January and one of your most promising young players is up on a revenge porn charge.
David King has long been tough on Fremantle. ‘Fake footy’, he calls it. “A waste of time.” “A con”. I reckon that’s a bit harsh. But they were audited by Clarkson and their papers weren’t in order. Their lack of forward potency is glaring. But it’s more than that. They play dumb football. They bomb and they blaze. They deserved to lose on Saturday.
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