Patrick Voss is the finest pest Fremantle has produced since Hayden Ballantyne. This is not a knock on him, as the ability to disrupt the chakras of opposition defenders is a valuable skill at the top level; witness his role on James Sicily a few weeks ago. Most of the Dockers' matchups against fellow premiership contenders have come at home this year and tonight is no different, with the Swans fronting up to a team that just had a big win streak broken by crosstown rivals GWS. Voss' antics may be directed at Nick Blakey, one subplot of a huge top-of-the-table clash.
Patrick Voss is the finest pest Fremantle has produced since Hayden Ballantyne. This is not a knock on him, as the ability to disrupt the chakras of opposition defenders is a valuable skill at the top level; witness his role on James Sicily a few weeks ago. Most of the Dockers' matchups against fellow premiership contenders have come at home this year and tonight is no different, with the Swans fronting up to a team that just had a big win streak broken by crosstown rivals GWS. Voss' antics may be directed at Nick Blakey, one subplot of a huge top-of-the-table clash.
Patrick Voss is both a fan favourite and a whipping boy at Fremantle, capable of great deeds but also frustratingly unreliable with ball in hand. His misses from relatively easy set shot are particularly infuriating for his supporters, but they should remember what their current marquee forward Josh Treacy was like in his early years and realise that Voss is on a similar trajectory. Having two wrecking balls of that stature in the one forward line is a tantalising prospect.