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Fremantle allegedly paying $1.4M for 6 years to Fyfecwrcyn wrote:Junction Oval wrote:
These types of selections are what our Recruiters get paid for. Let's hope that they are good enough to get a top-notch name in, but I am not confident. Apart from Carlisle, their overall track record is not great.
Bringbackmadog responded:
Really? In last weeks side we had Steele, Roberton, Longer, Bruce, Savage, Weller, Brown and Membrey. All except for Weller have been good contributors for us this year. Membrey, Steele Bruce and Roberton are better than average players with potential A grade ability and none of them cost us anything more than pick 25 in the draft.
I would suggest that our recent trading has been very, very good
BBMD, I agree. Also, paying 1.3 million for one player is madness, and even if we got Kelly, I'd be unimpressed if we coughed up that kind of money. Using 10% of your salary cap on one player will eventually get you into strife with you salary cap and list management, not to mention pissing off other players within the club. Geelong are paying Dangerfield well under a million.
Con Gorozidis wrote:Ive said it before and Ill say it again.
Waldron is a snake oil salesman.
Absolutely full of a s***. A blow hard full of bluster.
A number of clubs were chasing him. But North offered the most $$$ as they are on the slide bigtime.David-Lee wrote:Lol Dusty in his statement said North never mentions our name once...but we were definitely chasing him, its just he never knew about bit lol!
Get real.saintsRrising wrote:Con Gorozidis wrote:Ive said it before and Ill say it again.
Waldron is a snake oil salesman.
Absolutely full of a s***. A blow hard full of bluster.
He said we were chasing him. Did not say we had landed him.
PS: He was first with the news that Martin had re-signed today.
Rocket wrote:He won't be staying at Richmond !!! Someone is right into him, just not sure if us or North.
Who announced it earlier then?Con Gorozidis wrote:Get real.saintsRrising wrote:Con Gorozidis wrote:Ive said it before and Ill say it again.
Waldron is a snake oil salesman.
Absolutely full of a s***. A blow hard full of bluster.
He said we were chasing him. Did not say we had landed him.
PS: He was first with the news that Martin had re-signed today.
No he wasn't.
Con if you has of read my posts throughout the year you will have read that I have stated that Martin was most likely to stay at the Tigers. Even more so than Kelly is likely to stay at GWS.Con Gorozidis wrote: Martin was never leaving but the Nth offer was tempting.
We were never in the running.
If calling his manager is 'chasing him in a big way' then all 17 clubs would have done this. He is the best player in the comp for crying out loud.
Goddard?saintsRrising wrote:
Very good players like Martin rarely leave their clubs. There has to be another factor at play. ie Dangerfield want to come home. Buddy wanted to escape the constant attention he got in Melbourne. Mitchell was being offered ridiculously low money by the Swans as they were squeezed by Buddy and Tippet and the Academy rort meant that they had young guns in Heeney and Mills to pay as well, Ablett got a godfather offer for the time with the AFL marketing bonus on top for cream, Carlisle was pissed with Dons, Hamill was pissed with Elliott.
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I did say rarely.sunsaint wrote:Goddard?saintsRrising wrote:
Very good players like Martin rarely leave their clubs. There has to be another factor at play. ie Dangerfield want to come home. Buddy wanted to escape the constant attention he got in Melbourne. Mitchell was being offered ridiculously low money by the Swans as they were squeezed by Buddy and Tippet and the Academy rort meant that they had young guns in Heeney and Mills to pay as well, Ablett got a godfather offer for the time with the AFL marketing bonus on top for cream, Carlisle was pissed with Dons, Hamill was pissed with Elliott.
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sorry Im just feeling a little cheeky!
He was definitely half way out the door. Almost gone.Con Gorozidis wrote:Get real.saintsRrising wrote:Con Gorozidis wrote:Ive said it before and Ill say it again.
Waldron is a snake oil salesman.
Absolutely full of a s***. A blow hard full of bluster.
He said we were chasing him. Did not say we had landed him.
PS: He was first with the news that Martin had re-signed today.
No he wasn't.
Martin was never leaving but the Nth offer was tempting.
We were never in the running.
If calling his manager is 'chasing him in a big way' then all 17 clubs would have done this. He is the best player in the comp for crying out loud.
BJ left at the end of 2012 so 90% of the list is gone. We finished bottom in 2014 so he was right.Joe Bloggs wrote:Bj stated the dons had more talent than the saints ....he was right.
I disagree, colleague.thejiggingsaint wrote:Kelly will remain with GWS. Logical choice for him.
I'd love to be proved wrong Colleague, but feel reasonably sure that Kelly will re-sign with GWS. I'm not sure that Dusty "set a precedent" , as many pundits and ( ahem ) " experts " (?!?!) had Nathan Fyffe firmly installed at the Saints, before he made his commitment to the Dockers.Sainternist wrote:I disagree, colleague.thejiggingsaint wrote:Kelly will remain with GWS. Logical choice for him.
Dusty set a precedent in signing a new contract with Richmond. One which Kelly isn't following.
He'll be champing at the bit to become a Saint once GWS' season reaches a conclusion.
Essendon are drug cheats and will get flogged this coming Saturday twilight.SaintPav wrote:BJ left at the end of 2012 so 90% of the list is gone. We finished bottom in 2014 so he was right.Joe Bloggs wrote:Bj stated the dons had more talent than the saints ....he was right.
and?
then why mention "a precedent"?Sainternist wrote:I disagree, colleague.thejiggingsaint wrote:Kelly will remain with GWS. Logical choice for him.
Dusty set a precedent in signing a new contract with Richmond. One which Kelly isn't following.
He'll be champing at the bit to become a Saint once GWS' season reaches a conclusion.
MickThomas wrote:then why mention "a precedent"?Sainternist wrote:I disagree, colleague.thejiggingsaint wrote:Kelly will remain with GWS. Logical choice for him.
Dusty set a precedent in signing a new contract with Richmond. One which Kelly isn't following.
He'll be champing at the bit to become a Saint once GWS' season reaches a conclusion.
if it's not going to be followed?
Then it's not really a precedent, is it