US EditionFreo Coach Booted Out of Bulldogs Training Session
Fremantle's ruck coach Sam Naismith and a companion were removed from Western Bulldogs training at Whitten Oval after being caught spying ahead of elimination final.
- On Friday at Whitten Oval, Fremantle ruck coach Sam Naismith and head of development Geoff Valentine were spotted spying at Western Bulldogs training before assistant coach Daniel Pratt ordered them to leave.
- Ahead of Sunday’s virtual elimination final, Fremantle Football Club were caught trying to spy on Western Bulldogs training as the winner secures a finals berth at Marvel Stadium.
- The spy was immediately noticeable because Fremantle ruck coach Sam Naismith played 33 games for Sydney and Richmond, stands 206cm tall, wore all black with a cap, and held a coffee without disguise.
- Bulldogs staff quickly acted, alerting their media team while Western Bulldogs coaching staff removed the two visitors, and Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge downplayed tit‑for‑tat.
- Historically, spying has surfaced in the AFL and wider sport, with Fremantle previously caught spying on Port Adelaide in 2015; this incident underlines how the Western Bulldogs are leaving no stone unturned ahead of Sunday's final.
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Fremantle ruck coach Sam Naismith and a fellow Dockers staffer are asked to leave the Whitten Oval after sitting in during a Western Bulldogs training session ahead of Sunday's meeting between the two teams.
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