When you knock back bigger offers to stay at Freo you get a lot of love for life. It is the silly season which is highly appropriate for this episode of the Restump Podcast. 

Luke Ryan signing up for life is as good a get as you could ever hope for and it’s testament to the club and it’s culture. No doubt it also says he likes how he is being coached.

Fixtures are out. Friday arvo game at Norwood, we’re playing Brisbane, Sydney and Geelong twice… the AFL really put the fix in fixture!

Is the term ‘grudge match’ being used too loosely? Admittedly, round 6 against the Western Lobradors commands such a title. It’s always grudgey against the West Coast Eagles and there is an elevated animosity level towards Adam Cerra. But there is little to no deep dislike for Griff Logue and Darcy Tucker at North and there are few, if any, among us that won’t forever be grateful of Ross Lyon’s tenure. The defining criteria of a grudge seemingly needs tightening up.

Do we need to reel in and place a lid on the Luke Jackson training track hype? Its doing a bit more than simmering.

The Chief took too many liberties and had a go at the WA Media awards, the climate crew attacking the club over Woodside and then had the audacity to put a question mark over Nathan O’Driscoll. We did say it is the silly season!

Jojo has shifted into holiday mode. He has taken his finger off the pulse and consequently forgot to switch the right microphone on. He’s a bit echoey but the caveman got it done.

So, if you’re looking to block out the relentless, almost inescapable sound of Christmas Carols, there’s 50 minutes of overly exaggerative purple silly season shenanigans right here. 

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