The Hammer-ling Returns

Covid selection casualties, Fyfe breaking injury news on national TV, conflicting revelations… it’s a confusing climate in which to attempt a preview. But it’s time to add to the lack of clarity and Restump Podcast Sunday’s game against the Saints.  Despite the team being named, it feels as if selections are still very much up in the air. However, one certainty is we’re about to see the eagerly awaited return of Joel Hamling after 372 days on the sidelines. No Mundy and no Fyfe leaves our midfield hopes resting on the shoulders of youngsters. Brayshaw, Serong and Brodie will present well but Jack Steel may well have another field day. Does Darcy Tucker step in? Does Sonny Walters finally get the midfield green light? Is Sean Darcy really back or is he part of the apparent shenanigans and a bit of a red herring?The Liam Henry knockers got their wish as he has been dropped but it seems a very odd week to omit him considering who his direct opponent(s) are likely to be.Josh Treacy has felt the sharp edge of the wedge but his inclusion isn’t yet out of the realms of possibility.Jojo McDonnell has gone out on a limb and all but declared Nathan “The Disco” O’Driscoll will be running out onto Optus to debut on Sunday. Does he know something we or possibly even The Disco or the club don’t?It’s a tricky game to assess and predict but…. then again when have our Freo boys ever made that simple?Fyfe breaking his news on the national television raised our eyebrows, as did JL concealing of our covid protocol players. Are we suffering communication missteps or are there factions on different pages down at Limestone Park? We’re thinking about starting a campaign to lobby Fox Footy to give us the Adam Papalia and Will Schofield commentary team for every Freo game. The compromise will be that we never see the Dwayne Russell and Kelly underwood combination ever again! Difficult preview this one with all the conflicting and confusing factors but its not like us to make sense of anything anyway so it’s probably business as usual. 40 plus minutes of purple noise right here that we hope you can make heads or tails of…. because we can’t! Send us Fan MailSupport the show