The Season with Snaps Truly

Bong. Bong. Bong … Wharfie Time! It’s what happens when 54,000 people realise that the Dockers have just kicked the goal that might bring them back into this. It is a switch that’s flicked in the brains of Freo fans and players that cause us to erupt as one. An instruction. A demand. A mania. A sudden furious hope burning in the hearts and minds of the young and old. An irresistible explosion of emotion and belief that brings us to our feet to wave scarves and shout incoherently and spill beer on each other and say, ‘No worries, mate.’ It is confirmation that now is the time. Thirty-one years in the making. Let’s get this done! About the Author What do we really know about him? Was he once a Fremantle fringe player? He likes to hint that might be true, but there are no records to substantiate such a claim. Is Snaps even his real name? Probably not. Apparently, there have been sightings in Fremantle down the years – of a dodgy-looking character going around pubs either offering patrons bags of octopus allegedly ‘fresh off the boats’ or most recently seen riding a black BMX bike that probably wasn’t his down South Terrace. But he knows his footy and can sniff the salty breeze of the public mood. Whoever Snaps is, he presents as someone who might have been, but perhaps never really was. His writing can be oddly lucid and sweet-natured or bitterly acerbic. Too triggered by a twitchy mind to be reliable, but always worth reading. Mr Truly is represented in polite company by Michael Barker and Geoff Hutchison. And they know barely more about him than we do. Snaps Truly What do we really know about him? Was he once a Fremantle fringe player? He likes to hint that might be true, but there are no records to substantiate such a claim. Is Snaps even his real name? Probably not. Apparently, there have been sightings in Fremantle down the years – of a dodgy-looking character going around pubs either offering patrons bags of octopus allegedly ‘fresh off the boats‘ or most recently seen riding a black BMX bike that probably wasn’t his down South Terrace. But he knows his footy and can sniff the salty breeze of the public mood. Whoever Snaps is, he presents as someone who might have been, but perhaps never really was. His writing can be oddly lucid and sweet-natured or bitterly acerbic. Too triggered by a twitchy mind to be reliable, but always worth reading. Mr Truly is represented in polite company by Michael Barker and Geoff Hutchison. And they know barely more about him than we do. What do we really know about him? Was he once a Fremantle fringe player? He likes to hint that might be true, but there are no records to substantiate such a claim. Is Snaps even his real name? Probably not. Apparently, there have been sightings in Fremantle down the years – of a dodgy-looking character going around pubs either offering patrons bags of octopus allegedly ‘fresh off the boats‘ or most recently seen riding a black BMX bike that probably wasn’t his down South Terrace. But he knows his footy and can sniff the salty breeze of the public mood. Whoever Snaps is, he presents as someone who might have been, but perhaps never really was. His writing can be oddly lucid and sweet-natured or bitterly acerbic. Too triggered by a twitchy mind to be reliable, but always worth reading. Mr Truly is represented in polite company by Michael Barker and Geoff Hutchison. And they know barely more about him than we do. Geoff Hutchison In 2022, Geoff Hutchison hung up his headphones after a long career as an ABC broadcaster. Before that, he was a journalist on the 7.30 Report and a one-time Foreign Correspondent. Geoff is intensely curious and has seldom worked a day in his life. It has been one of great privilege: talking to people, witnessing extraordinary moments and coming to the understanding that the things we share are far more significant than those that divide us. In 2022, Geoff Hutchison hung up his headphones after a long career as an ABC broadcaster. Before that, he was a journalist on the 7.30 Report and a one-time Foreign Correspondent. Geoff is intensely curious and has seldom worked a day in his life. It has been one of great privilege: talking to people, witnessing extraordinary moments and coming to the understanding that the things we share are far more significant than those that divide us. Michael Barker The Hon. Michael Barker was on the bench of the Supreme Court of WA, 2002-2009, the foundation President of the WA State Administrative Tribunal 2005-2008, and a judge of the Federal Court of Australia 2009-2019. He is the publisher and editor of Fremantle Shipping News, an e-zine all about Fremantle. The Hon. Michael Barker was on the bench of the Supreme Court of WA, 2002-2009, the foundation President of the WA State Administrative Tribunal 2005-2008, and a judge of the Federal Court of Australia 2009-2019. He is the publisher and editor of Fremantle Shipping News, an e-zine all about Fremantle.