Home is where they wanna be

by LES EVERETT

THERE were smiling faces at Fremantle this week when young key position players Luke McPharlin (three years) and Graham Polak (two) signed new contracts.

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Done deals: Graham Polak and Luke McPharlin with Fremantle CEP Cameron Schwab. Photo by Les Everett

McPharlin had made it clear his contract negoiations had been on hold simply because his father was overseas but there had been some speculation about Polak's future.

"I always wanted to stay," Polak told Thursday's press conference, "Fremantle is the place I want to be, I'm still learning and Steven Icke has been a great mentor."

McPharlin said he wanted to be part of a successful team and was looking forward to making history with his team mates. "We have a terrific bunch of raw talent and it's important to keep it together," he said.

Both players said they would like the opportunity to play in the forward line in the future but were happy to learn from playing on the great forwards at present.

Polak also threw a little bit of light on the goal kicking yips which have seen him notch 3.10 in his 44 AFL games so far. "When I was at East Fremantle I couldn't miss," he said prompting Chris Connolly to quip: "And you've gone backwards under my coaching."

McPharlin said he was hopeful of returning from injury for the round 21 derby.

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