Isn’t one of the perks of being an AFL footballer that it saves you from digging ditches for a living? $2 million a year and he still has to get on the end of spoony type shovel at that club! Time to Restump Podcast Saturday’s stroll towards September. 

Yes, we know, you’re screaming “footy Gods” “you’ll jinx us” and “don’t tempt fate.” 

Too late! We’ve gone all in, chips in the middle of the table. I mean in 1789 Benjamin Franklin wrote “Nothing is certain except death, taxes and Fremantle beating West Coast on the 26th July 2025.” The guy was obviously a prophet.

Sure, we all remember and we’re all still dealing with the scars of round 6 last year when West Coast found a way to beat us. But we’re not that team anymore and we haven’t been that team since round eight this year against the Saints. Like West Coast Eagles at a community holiday program for kids, we were absent that day. 

We’re a mentally tough outfit now, we’ve eradicated the periods of lethargy and inattentiveness, we now turn up at the first bounce week in week out and we’re playing with an authority and confidence.  

There are no omens here, there’s no voodoo, no juju that’ll stop us winning Saturday. I mean the Coasters went all in to try and give their fans something against Richmond last week, a club that is further back in it’s rebuild, and they got embarrassed. 

Look at their list they’re rolling out! They should be called the West Coast Owls, because every time you hear one of their players mentioned, you say, who?

The only possible disappointing outcome on Saturday will be if we don’t retrieve enough percentage from the opportunity. Maybe potential injuries as well… but hey we’re not tempting the footy injury gods! 

I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re going all in with the Restump Investment Fund on the $1.03 about Freo winning. Its virtually free money! 

For some balance and grounding and some across the aisle compassion though, there could be an extending of the olive branch in an episode of the Neighbourhood Watch.

If you’re onboard the purple bulldozing bandwagon and you need something to listen to, press play on the pod and you’ll probably get more of this type of nonsense! 

The only threat of complacency exists in the unnerving minds of the fickle and hesitant. Get out of here you doubting Thomases! 

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