To some local footy news now and the Fremantle Dockers have announced forward Jye Amiss will miss this weekend’s clash with the Bulldogs under concussion protocols after copping a heavy knock to the head early in the first quarter at the weekend’s derby.
Speaking to the media this afternoon,midfielder Nat Fyfe said the team had just finished reviewing Saturday’s shock loss to the Eagles,saying West Coast “beat us at our own game”.
“[It was] a disappointing loss,but we seem to think that’s not reflective of how our season’s been going,” he said.
“Derbies are always scrutinised a little bit higher,particularly ones where there’s an expectation that you’re going to win,so I understand that things are a bit magnified at the moment.
“We’ll look to take the learnings and move on quick.”
Meanwhile,across town Eagles co-captain Liam Duggan fronted a chirpier press conference.
“It’s been a good couple of weeks for us,” he said.
“It’s been nice,a great reward for some of the efforts over the last,you could probably say 2½ years,but definitely this pre-season and early on in the season.
“Really happy for some of our young blokes to experience a couple of weeks of success in a row.”
The Dockers have dropped to 9th on the AFL ladder after three losses in a row,while the Eagles have lifted to 14th.