One things for certain, come tomorrow night, this thread will be overflowing with well thought-out unemotional analysis of his value to Fremantle and the decision of the club that let him go.
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Iâd have thought we gave Voss ample opportunities to pull his head in off field
IIRC Brad put the heat on the group leading into his 2nd preseason with them and the standards expected were being pushed throughout the year.
But Voss despite his good VFL form was one who was known to be still be playing up off field, drinking problem, party house etc. Was not taking being an AFL player seriously.
And he got culled which should have been kick up the ass he needed. Fremantle gave him a lifeline and even so he still kept playing up as was commented on above, missed flights from partying in Melb etc
Brayshaw reported to have had a bet with him to not drink during season, and he has held his place in side and been playing good footy as a 4th tall option. Good on him.
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Brad was asked about voss in todayâs presser. Was saying itâs a great story, i like that it was raised to him, might realise how poor his eye for talent is.
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Who else lives in the party house?
Wish I did
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Fremantle forward Patrick Voss insists he doesnât have a point to prove to Essendon, but heâs tipping some argy-bargy when he comes up against his former teammates at Optus Stadium.
Voss was selected by Essendon in the 2021 rookie draft but delisted at the end of 2023 without notching an AFL game.
That was despite kicking 49 goals in 29 VFL games across 2022-23, which included winning the 2023 best and fairest award.
Fremantle handed Voss a lifeline at the start of 2024, and he has now become a key part of the Dockersâ attack.
Voss said Thursday nightâs match against his former side was âfront of mindâ for him, but he doesnât hold any grudges.
âI donât have a point to prove to anyone there, I have a point to prove to people here that made the right choice in picking me up,â Voss said on Monday.
"Iâm grateful for my time at Essendon. Without my time there, I wouldnât be here. They were a massive part of my development.
"Iâve still got really close mates there - Jye Caldwell, Ben Hobbs, Archie Perkins, Matt Guelfi. I catch up with them boys regularly.
âWeâve never played against each other, so there might be a few more pushes and shoves. It will be fun to play against them.â
Vossâ energetic celebrations have become a big highlight among Fremantle fans.
One of his exuberant hi-fives after kicking a goal earlier this season resulted in a poked eye to teammate Josh Treacy, who had to come off for treatment.
Fremantleâs forwards coach Jaymie Graham has even dubbed Voss the prancing pony, with the spearhead joking that he tends to hit his highest speeds after kicking a goal.
âIâve always been a big celebrator. I love kicking a snag,â Voss said.
âIt probably reflects how much Iâm enjoying my footy and enjoying playing for Freo.â
Voss has been working hard on his goalkicking accuracy this year, and itâs starting to pay dividends.
He would have kicked 4.1 against North Melbourne if his final-quarter shot hadnât been touched on the line.
Itâs in stark contrast to the 3.10 he kicked across the first four games of his AFL career.
âEveryoneâs got a plan when theyâre having a set shot, and I thought my plan was pretty consistent,â Voss said.
"But then when you get in front of 50,000 people and youâve missed two set shots and youâre going in for your third, the plan goes out the window and youâre not really sure if itâs working too well.
"Over the time I got suspended, there were three weeks where I did a bit of work with the consistency of the set shot kicking.
âNow Iâve got a really clear focus, and Iâm really confident in it.â
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Wonder if all 4 of these blokes embrace a AFL lifestyle? Seem to be the ones front and centre every time theyâre on holidays in Ibiza.
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At least 1 of them can perform at the level required on the fieldâŚ
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Well they all get regular games.
I guess the âAFL lifestyleâ thing mattered far more for guys who werenât in the seniors.
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Brad Scott: those damn younger players, even when it was the older players- i knew it was the younger guys
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Hodge pumping up Voss
Pfft what would he know
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Did he rate him as highly as LAARRRSSAGGNNAAA?
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The thing I liked most about Voss was that he was an enforcer at VFL level, if someone went down he was the first one there.
That alone would have been handy at AFL level amongst our pea hearted senior players.
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the former teamates are all injured, good luck knowing the guy your playing on vossy!
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The article today said he didnât take long to get in the freo gym strutting with his top off when he got there, and looking at the pre game show, only man in the freo team warming up with his top off.
Obviously loving the warmer weather in WA.
Voss just seems to want to goon it up rather than get the footy.
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hes a wanker thats why we got rid of him
He is a â â â â â â â gun. Such â â â â Scott you dumb â â â â
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