Pavlich, Palmer & Purple - Paying Too Much To Trade
Trading is the right thing to do, but teams can't pay too much. The Dockers have probably come out on the wrong end of trades, not because of what they got back but because of the price they had to pay.
The early years will be overlooked here as the Dockers were often beaten in trading by teams like the Eagles and Bombers. But things have not improved a lot since then.
Peter Bell was an original Docker, they got rid of him and then after he won with the Kangaroos they wanted him back. Pick 6 would have been more than enough for a fair trade offer, but the Dockers also added Jess Sinclair to the package. By trading out Clement and Holland they received a first round pick and then added that to the deal. So Bell cost them two top 10 picks, another later pick and Jess Sinclair, it was too much to pay.
If only the Dockers had drafted Luke McPharlin when they had the chance, that would have saved them from a big mistake. The top pick in the draft, as well as two more good picks, were given to Hawthorn for McPharlin and also for taking Croad off the Hawks' hands. At least the Dockers overpaid for size, but Croad was a terrible addition to the Dockers.
When Des Headland wanted out of Brisbane, the Lions wanted a lot for him. Unfortunately for the Dockers, they were happy to give up a lot. Pick 3 in the draft was overpaying, but the Dockers also sent out a bit more in the deal too.
Josh Carr may have been worth a first round pick. The Power didn't let him leave until they also had Fremantle's second and third rounders too.
It did seem like a good idea at the time, acquiring Chris Tarrant to help Pavlich in the forward line, but it has been another failure. Picks and players went east, and not a lot went right for the Dockers after that.
Maybe the Dockers deserve some credit, and when they traded an old Stephen O'Reilly for a couple of draft picks they were actually on the winning side of a trade. But then they took the pick they acquired, pick 16, and gave it to the Eagles for Brendon Fewster.
The Fremantle Song.
The words for the Fremantle Song.
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave hol
Give ‘em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, way to go!
Hit ‘em real hard, send ‘em down below
Oh Freo, give ‘em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave hol
Give ‘em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
We’re the rollers
We’re the rockers
We’re the mighty Freo Dockers!
We’re gonna roll ‘em and we’ll rock ‘em
We’re gonna send ‘em to the bottom
And if they get up, we’ll do again
The Dockers stop at nothing – nothing
Freo, way to go!
Hit ‘em real hard, send ‘em down below
Oh Freo, give ‘em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave hol
Give ‘em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
Dock dock Dockers
Show ‘em how we rock
(Freo heave ho)
Dock dock Dockers
Show ‘em how we roll
Go Dockers, Go Go Go!
Freo, way to go!
Hit ‘em real hard, send ‘em down below
Oh Freo, give ‘em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!
The Fremantle List - 2003
Bell, Peter
Browne, Andrew
Carr, Matthew
Colreavy, Ben
Cook, Troy
Croad, Trent
Crowley, Ryan
Cunningham, Ben
Dodd, Steven
Doswell, Brett
Edgcumbe, Greg
Farmer, Jeff
Gilmore, Daniel
Grover, Antoni
Haddrill, Robert
Haines, Daniel
Hasleby, Paul
Hayden, Roger
Head, Josh
Headland, Des
Jones, Anthony
Koops, Steven
Longmuir, Justin
Longmuir, Troy
McManus, Shaun
McPharlin, Luke
Medhurst, Paul
Mott, Ricky
Parker, Shane
Pavlich, Matthew
Polak, Graham
Sandilands, Aaron
Schammer, Byron
Siegert, Andrew
Simmonds, Troy
Thornton, Scott
Toia, Luke
Walker, James
Waterhouse, Clive
Webster, Luke
Woods, Dion
The early years will be overlooked here as the Dockers were often beaten in trading by teams like the Eagles and Bombers. But things have not improved a lot since then.
Peter Bell was an original Docker, they got rid of him and then after he won with the Kangaroos they wanted him back. Pick 6 would have been more than enough for a fair trade offer, but the Dockers also added Jess Sinclair to the package. By trading out Clement and Holland they received a first round pick and then added that to the deal. So Bell cost them two top 10 picks, another later pick and Jess Sinclair, it was too much to pay.
If only the Dockers had drafted Luke McPharlin when they had the chance, that would have saved them from a big mistake. The top pick in the draft, as well as two more good picks, were given to Hawthorn for McPharlin and also for taking Croad off the Hawks' hands. At least the Dockers overpaid for size, but Croad was a terrible addition to the Dockers.
When Des Headland wanted out of Brisbane, the Lions wanted a lot for him. Unfortunately for the Dockers, they were happy to give up a lot. Pick 3 in the draft was overpaying, but the Dockers also sent out a bit more in the deal too.
Josh Carr may have been worth a first round pick. The Power didn't let him leave until they also had Fremantle's second and third rounders too.
It did seem like a good idea at the time, acquiring Chris Tarrant to help Pavlich in the forward line, but it has been another failure. Picks and players went east, and not a lot went right for the Dockers after that.
Maybe the Dockers deserve some credit, and when they traded an old Stephen O'Reilly for a couple of draft picks they were actually on the winning side of a trade. But then they took the pick they acquired, pick 16, and gave it to the Eagles for Brendon Fewster.
The Fremantle Song.
The words for the Fremantle Song.
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave hol
Give ‘em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, way to go!
Hit ‘em real hard, send ‘em down below
Oh Freo, give ‘em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave hol
Give ‘em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
We’re the rollers
We’re the rockers
We’re the mighty Freo Dockers!
We’re gonna roll ‘em and we’ll rock ‘em
We’re gonna send ‘em to the bottom
And if they get up, we’ll do again
The Dockers stop at nothing – nothing
Freo, way to go!
Hit ‘em real hard, send ‘em down below
Oh Freo, give ‘em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!
Freo, heave ho!
Freo, heave hol
Give ‘em all the old
Freo, heave ho!
Dock dock Dockers
Show ‘em how we rock
(Freo heave ho)
Dock dock Dockers
Show ‘em how we roll
Go Dockers, Go Go Go!
Freo, way to go!
Hit ‘em real hard, send ‘em down below
Oh Freo, give ‘em the old heave ho
We are the Freo Dockers!
The Fremantle List - 2003
Bell, Peter
Browne, Andrew
Carr, Matthew
Colreavy, Ben
Cook, Troy
Croad, Trent
Crowley, Ryan
Cunningham, Ben
Dodd, Steven
Doswell, Brett
Edgcumbe, Greg
Farmer, Jeff
Gilmore, Daniel
Grover, Antoni
Haddrill, Robert
Haines, Daniel
Hasleby, Paul
Hayden, Roger
Head, Josh
Headland, Des
Jones, Anthony
Koops, Steven
Longmuir, Justin
Longmuir, Troy
McManus, Shaun
McPharlin, Luke
Medhurst, Paul
Mott, Ricky
Parker, Shane
Pavlich, Matthew
Polak, Graham
Sandilands, Aaron
Schammer, Byron
Siegert, Andrew
Simmonds, Troy
Thornton, Scott
Toia, Luke
Walker, James
Waterhouse, Clive
Webster, Luke
Woods, Dion
