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Freo Today. 27 August 2026. Only Mad Dogs and Englishmen, and Freo resident John Hartley, would have gone down to the Port in the blinding rain yesterday to see what they could see. And what a wonderfully shrouded maritime scene did John see. Here’s his brilliant shot of a vessel and tug making their way into Port. If you know which vessel and tug, do share! Thanks John. Great pic.

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Look, I may as well apologise in advance. I didn’t see it. Not live. Because I knew it didn’t matter. And given the choice of watching Bailey Banfield get out marked by Harry McKay or Mitch Starc bowling out Bangladesh in Mackay, I think I made a good decision. That’s not a knock on ‘Remember the Name’ – he seems like a very nice young fella, but tellingly he has not been able to force his way into Freo’s best 22 this season for good reason. Others have gone past him. He was only out there today because Freo decided to rest Jye Amis, Sam Switkowski and Heath Chapman. No Murphy Reid either, whose gonads, I am…
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