NOW that we are just focused on Round 1 and that it's so close, it's exciting after we did initially get so close to playing, did a whole pre-season and did a lot of work to get our fitness levels to a point where they were the same as previous years, or better.

To have had all that work taken away from us that we'd done over the pre-season back in March was pretty shattering to be honest. It was a tough time there and for me personally I know I found it tough to keep on training, and to keep up the motivation.

We've got a newborn daughter and my priorities kind of changed once we went into lockdown and I had to do the dad sort of stuff a lot more, and help out the wife as much as I could. Training took a backseat for a while there obviously because of that, but then we got word from the WAFL that we eventually would get back up and going. 

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THIS has already been a year like no other but the excitement is building ahead of the return to somewhat normality and to celebrate that, not only will Fremantle Community Bank Oval host a Fremantle Derby but it's transformed into the Festival of Football.

There is no bigger, longer or more traditional rivalry in all of sport in Western Australia than that which exists between South Fremantle and East Fremantle so it's only fitting that the WAFL's return in 2020 is highlighted by a Fremantle Derby on Saturday July 18 at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.

But this is no usual Round 1 match up given everything that 2020 has already thrown our way and as a result, it is going to be no usual derby day that the Bulldogs will be hosting down at the port as we celebrate the return to football for the new season.

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WHEN you have spent the lifetime in football that Todd Curley has, there's little you haven’t experienced but this build up to the 2020 season has been like nothing else but the South Fremantle coach can't fault the work his playing group has put in regardless.

Whether it's coming through the ranks as an exciting young talent at West Perth, having a stint at Collingwood before coming back to be a WAFL premiership star and then become a rock solid AFL player in strong Western Bulldogs teams, or then finishing his career back at the Falcons and immediately becoming senior coach, then working as an AFL assistant at Fremantle and since now coaching South Fremantle the last five years, there was little new for Curley to experience.

Then things were relatively on track like normal in preparation for the 2020 WAFL season. Curley had guided South Fremantle though another whole pre-season, they've completed their planned intra-club matches and then were preparing to play real opposition for the first time.

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The South Fremantle Football Club has today launched its final major member campaign prior to the commencement of the 2020 WAFL and WAFLW seasons, titled 2000 Members In Sight.

Currently sitting at 1885 members at time of writing, the Club has been buoyed by huge support and commitment from Souths members thus far in 2020, the generosity and loyalty from our community has been remarkable. 

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South Fremantle Football Club has been granted a licence to compete in an expanded 2020 Optus WAFL Women’s competition commencing on July 18. 

The addition of South Fremantle will see the WAFLW expand to six teams following the success of the inaugural season in 2019 with five founding teams – Claremont, East Fremantle, Peel, Subiaco and Swan Districts.

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All of us at the South Fremantle Football Club continue to be so blown away by the incredible #southstories that are emerging from this highly unique season. 

We have received such amazing support from our community, including from the Marley Family of Marley’s Transport, a family owned and managed haulage company headquartered in Hope Valley.  

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The South Fremantle Football Club are thrilled by today’s announcement that the 2020 Optus Premiership Season has been brought forward to commence on Saturday July 18.

This is a significant result for football in WA, allowing Souths fans in our 120th celebration year to attend their beloved WAFL football in large and vocal number.

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STEVEN Edwards had a tremendous three-year stint at South Fremantle up until taking a break in 2019, but the pull to return to the Bulldogs was there the whole time and now after a delayed start, he can't wait to get things rolling in 2020.

Having initially moved to Perth from Albany, Edwards began his WAFL journey at Claremont but joined South Fremantle ahead of the 2016 season and went on to produce three terrific seasons.

In teams that reached preliminary finals in each of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 WAFL campaigns, Edwards was a key cog in the wheel at the Bulldogs largely settling into a role as a small defender who was creative, and capable of setting up play coming out of the back-line.

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Aaron Corlett and Ben Smith - Fremantle Gazette 

SOUTH and East Fremantle have backed the prospect of a Fremantle Derby to breathe life into the opening round of this year’s WAFL season.

Both the Bulldogs and Sharks have voiced their support for an opening week derby when the WAFL begins on August 1.

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SOUTH Fremantle coach Todd Curley has been blown away by the support the Bulldogs have received during the COVID-19 enforced delay to the WAFL season and can't wait to reward those fans, members and sponsors when action resumes.

There's no secret that the delayed start to the 2020 WAFL season thanks to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic raised some concerns over the financial viability of some clubs in the competition given the inability to bring any money in.

But at South Fremantle, the sponsors have reconfirmed their support to the club and then the fans have signed up in large numbers as members with the initial target of 1750 having now been reached for the first time in a decade.

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