"This is the most intimidating place to come and play footy." | Kane and Kingy review Fremantle vs Geelong (19.06.26)
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Very good morning to the 701ers. Thanks to your company. Or 501 in Perth on Tim Gossage time. We have a big couple of hours coming up. Sam Mitchell is going to join us in his regular spot. Jordan Ngoi. And your feedback as well as the agenda. All the segments you know and love. David King is alongside of me. And it was Fremantle getting it done by nine points. An inaccurate Fremantle last night, it must be said. What another strong performance from them as they surge to top spot on the ladder. Kingy, your first thoughts? Where do they take us this morning?
My first thoughts are, if you haven't got a Ruckman, you are not winning the 2026 Premiership. Really? This guy, Luke Jackson, is a force. A force. Brodie Grundy for Sydney, a force. I don't know how far Melbourne are going to go, but Max Gorn just seems to throw. It's him and Cozzy versus the world at the moment. I look at them and I think, how are you going to quell the influence of Luke Jackson?
What were the initial thoughts on Fremantle's performance against Geelong?
So are you thrilled now that they finally discovered what this guy is?
But he's a bit of everything, isn't he?
That's the discussion. He's a ruckman. He's a ruckman. He has always been a ruckman. And the minute they discovered that we're not mucking around with this guy, he's not a wingman. He's not a pure mid. He's not a forward. He's a ruckman. It's a game changer.
Well, I am. Bogged down. I am getting bogged down.
Why is having a strong ruckman crucial for premiership success?
They know what they were getting. They knew what they were getting. They do now. Took them a couple of years. No, it didn't. It did. It absolutely did. It did. Skinny Sean was their number one Ruckman for a while. Skinny Sean will be back in the next couple of weeks. He'll be back, and he'll be playing 45% game time and letting this guy be unleashed. Now, it's great that you've got Skinny Sean because you can look after Luke. That's the only reason you're playing Skinny Sean from here on in until we get to the real stuff. But he's a force because he's a Ruckman, and he was great again last night. So who doesn't have a Ruckman then? So who are you eliminating? Does Hawthorne's two Ruckmans, everyone's got a Ruckman, do they need to be?
I think Reeves, he can compete, but the problem is not just competing. And this is where, and we'll get to Geelong in a moment, they didn't really do a lot to deny him around the ground afterwards. They just let him go. And I guess this is why I just keep coming back to, I think the field's pretty narrow and who can win it? Because they've just got game breakers everywhere, haven't they?
Well, I think if you look at, like, who would be their weakest link? Like, I think even for Geelong last night, you could go, okay, I'm not sure about Collar Jasney. I'm not sure about some of the Stephens. I'm not sure about Neil, some of his efforts last. They do have a couple of weak links, even Geelong, for as good as they are. Who's Fremantle's weakest link? Like, the changes that they made. The players not getting a game. I don't know. Is Dudley their weakest link? They're just rock solid across the board.
They've got full health. Skinny Sean comes back. I think he'll take Cox's place. Cox really hasn't taken hold of that position, whether it be forward or even ruck. I think there was a couple of acts of desperation last night. He knows he can't kick 50 metres. But he also knows he has to have a crack because if he does happen to flush them and kick them, he can hang on to a spot in this lineup. They just bat so deep in the middle. Murphy Reid, he's the best forward half player in the comp right now. He's kicking inside 50 is a feature of him. um, of his game. He's right up there in the, in the, I think he was fourth in the comp coming in last, last night in terms of getting a goal from his kicks inside 50.
So that, that's, that's something that's, you've either got or you haven't. It's very hard. He reminded me a lot of Brent Harvey, um, Just soft kicks. So the leading player can just go flat out at that ball.
That's his superpower. The touch on his kick and the weight of his kick is really... It's like it's an art. He just knows what kick to deliver.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:03–1:03
2
What were the initial thoughts on Fremantle's performance against Geelong?
1:03–1:27
3
Why is having a strong ruckman crucial for premiership success?
1:27–8:57
4
What were the strengths and weaknesses of Geelong's game?
8:57–17:43
5
How do Fremantle and Geelong compare in terms of team depth?
17:43–20:21
6
What adjustments do teams need to make for the finals?
20:21–26:02