First Thoughts with Tim Gossage - Grand Final Preview - Part 1 (25.09.26)
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What is the vibe among Fremantle Dockers fans and players this week?
Alright, thanks for joining us. If you wake up at 7.01, what are you doing? All these people are up at 5.50. Amazing turnout here at the Pullman. It is our first thoughts. Huge show coming up. Turkey Tom Morris, Will Ashcroft, Simon Garlic and Tim the Sausage Gossage. Hey gos, welcome. Thank you. Thank you. You've been in town. Yep. How are you enjoying it and what is the feeling from the Fremantle Dockers camp this week?
Well I don't feel safe first and foremost. Um but the the the feeling is really good. I mean look they've walked around round with a chip on their shoulder for thirty two years, Fremantle, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. They need to win this one. And I do get the vibe that they can finally make an inroad into the market in Perth. And I think and I genuinely believe that they will win tomorrow. How
far away are they from being the number one team in Perth?
It's that it's to be honest with you, it's like one
ball.
With the way West Coast have gone in the last few years and the way Fremantle are going, it is almost fifty fifty
now. What's the coverage, the media coverage been of them like this year?
Harley Reed like?
Yeah. Right.
Massive. Talk to me. Every pa every page, every paper, every lift out, every person who speaks, all the social media. It's been enormous. And they and they've done the hard yards to get there, so it's not it's not I don't think it's going to be a fly by night sort of uh coverage.
Who's their best player? Ev
wow. Um I think Shea Bolton's their most influential player.
I knew I knew you'd get off Mason Cox. I knew you'd be back. Have I been wrong? Have I been wrong? If you had a said Cox then I would have come with you, but you just
been wrong about Mason Cox. Well, yeah. Well you what would you say you're the most important recruit of the year?
Well, hang on. How many of the recruits have gone to other clubs are playing in a grand final?
Settle down, settle down, we're friends. We're friends here.
Who does the panel consider the Dockers’ most influential player for the Grand Final?
He ta he does touch the ball four times a game. But anyway, that's what
Hey, talk to us about what this means for the coach. We? Y well yeah. You'd rather bash those down the bottom of the ladder. I'll stay at the top. Um we've ridden in pretty hard with the game plan last year, felt they played a bit slower, a bit safe. It's a different version this year. What what does this mean for the coach? And what's the feedback been like in Western Australia for Justin?
Well bottom line is when they lost to Hawthorne at home, it was he's walking the tight rope again. Now I'm not saying that was the fact, but that's what it felt like. It was like straight sets, not gonna beat Sydney. Wow, what does this mean for Justin? Uh he's obviously come on board with us as a with our management team here at uh at S E N so everyone's to level five. Bottom line I I think I think there's they now believe I I honestly believe that I think Fremantle fans now believe Justin is the right man for the job. Win, lose, or draw tomorrow. Of course they do. He's in a
grand final.
Yeah. But I d but yes, but at the same time is they they think genuinely that he w wasn't the right man for the job and yet
mean? What w what will the first membership SSA mean probably mean? What
does it mean? What does it mean? Fremantle will be dangerous. Ben Cousins esque top star. Really? Yeah. It will be dangerous over there. The whole day. The whole day. No, not that day, just party day. It will be huge, the whole day will be huge. It has been huge. Last week was massive. Um it is an exciting place to be and and a bit like Victoria, but Perth, we've been going through a bit at the same time is and I reckon I felt the difference last Saturday after they beat Sydney, every cafe, every street, every shop had purple. Everyone was up and about. I can't imagine what it would be like to Tomorrow and if they went tomorrow, Did you sell that
house in the end that you were trying to offload?
The one that you wouldn't pay the full toad odds for?
Just to alleviate any stress. Um problems here. I felt last week and and in week one of the finals they played a little bit timid.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the vibe among Fremantle Dockers fans and players this week?
0:01–1:45
2
Who does the panel consider the Dockers’ most influential player for the Grand Final?
1:45–3:53
3
How might the recent injuries to key players like McDonald affect Fremantle’s chances?
3:53–5:38
4
What is the overall feedback on coach Justin’s performance and strategy?
5:38–7:32
5
How could weather and venue conditions influence the Grand Final outcome?
7:32–9:22
6
What ticket giveaways and sponsor activations are planned for Grand Final day?
9:22–11:06
7
What creative promotional ideas (billboards, videos, partnerships) are being discussed?
11:06–12:36
8
What are the final take‑aways and what to expect in the next Grand Final preview?
12:36–14:27