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SOUTH Fremantle coach Todd Curley's weekly question and answer session during the 2015 McDonald's WAFL Premiership season.
Curley spoke this week following Saturday's narrow four-point loss to Claremont despite the Bulldogs kicking six goals to two after quarter-time, and looking ahead to Sunday's crucial final derby of 2015 with South Fremantle needing a win to move back into the top five.
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DESPITE dominating the last three quarters of the game, South Fremantle fell four points short of the fast-starting Claremont in the traditional NAIDOC Round clash at the Claremont Showground on Saturday.
Claremont was on fire in the first quarter kicking seven goals to two and even though South Fremantle controlled the contest from that point forward with six goals to two over the last three quarters, the Tigers held on to win 9.10 (64) to 8.12 (60).
The loss sees South Fremantle slip outside of the WAFL's top five with a 7-7 record and games to finish the season now at home to East Perth, Peel and West Perth, and away to East Fremantle, Subiaco and the Thunder as the Bulldogs try to play finals football for the first time since 2011.
THiS week's edition of Whitey's Whispers pays tribute to the Indigenous talent at the South Fremantle Football Club ahead of this Saturday's clash to celebrate NAIDOC Week against Claremont at the Showground.
South Fremantle has a remarkable history of having some of the best Indigenous players ever run around in the mighty Red V jumper including Stephen Michael, Maurice Rioli, Peter, Phil and Wally Matera, Nicky Winmar, Benny VIgona, Basil Campbell, Jeff Farmer, Toby McGrath and Roger Hayden.
That tradition is continuing at the South Fremantle Football Club as well with Tim Kelly, Jacob Martinez, Kaiden Matera, Marlion Pickett, Bailey Matera, Traye Bennell and Dominic Warrell currently Indigenous players playing with the Bulldogs.
SOUTH Fremantle returns from a bye to take on the in-form Claremont at the Showground in the traditional NAIDOC Round clash and the Bulldogs have the chance to further consolidate their position in the top five and back up the win over Swan Districts.
Claremont and South Fremantle first played one another during NAIDOC Week back in 2007 and now the entire competition has jumped on board to honour the Aboriginal players past and present, but it's a concept created by the Tigers and Bulldogs and it's now become an annual WAFL fixture.
As well as the chance to celebrate the contribution of the Indigenous players at both clubs, the game is a crucial one for both teams as they fight over a finals position.
WITH South Fremantle's traditional NAIDOC Week clash with Claremont taking place this Saturday, one of the Bulldogs Indigenous stars Marlion Pickett has all the tools required to end up in the AFL as early as 2016 according to coach Todd Curley.
Curley is well-equipped to judge as well having played 115 AFL matches with the Western Bulldogs either side of his decorated two-time premiership winning playing WAFL playing career with the West Perth.
Curley's most recent football involvement before taking over as South Fremantle coach in 2015 was an assistant coach to Mark Harvey at Fremantle as well in the AFL so he knows what it takes for a player to make it on the big stage, and he has no doubt Pickett has all the tools to do just that.
SOUTH Fremantle coach Todd Curley's weekly question and answer session during the 2015 McDonald's WAFL Premiership season.
Curley spoke this week after the thrilling two-point win over Swan Districts at Fremantle Oval that moved the Bulldogs up into fourth position on the WAFL ladder ahead of this week's bye before a run of five straight matches.
QUESTION: That was an exciting two-point win, but more importantly it was important in the context of the season?
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SOUTH Fremantle has held on for a thrilling two-point victory over Swan Districts at Fremantle Oval on Saturday to improve to fourth position on the WAFL ladder on the day the 1970, 1980 and 2005 premierships were celebrated.
South Fremantle came into the contests following losses on the road to the top two teams, Subiaco and West Perth, so needed to bounce back and the Bulldogs did so winning a thriller by two points at Fremantle Oval, 12.10 (82) to 12.8 (80).
It was a memorable and important win for South Fremantle with the Bulldogs claiming the John Todd Cup and also winning in front of the 1970, 1980 and 2005 premiership teams who were having their 45, 35 and 10-year reunions on the day.
THE South Fremantle Football Club will be celebrating the triumphs of 1970, 1980 and 2005 on Saturday night at Fremantle Oval with three big premiership reunions following the clash with Swan Districts.
South Fremantle has won 13 WAFL premiership and three of those triumphs will be celebrated on Saturday night.
In 1970, South Fremantle won the club's first premiership since the Golden Era that brought six flags between 1947 and 1954 as the Bulldogs beat Perth in the grand final by 43 points in front of 40,620 people.
That team included the likes of Brian Ciccotosto who won the Simpson Medal and Hassa Mann who was captain-coach of the successful team.
SOUTH Fremantle and Swan Districts are two of the teams locked in a battle for positions inside the WAFL's top five and both enter Saturday's clash at Fremantle Oval on identical win-loss records.
The Bulldogs and Swans are not only doing battle with a spot in the top five at stake, but they are also playing for the John Todd Cup.
That is named in honour of the man who coached both clubs to premierships, and who just last Saturday was elevated to Legend status in the South Fremantle Football Club Hall of Fame for the combination of his contribution to the Bulldogs as a star player and premiership coach.
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