Kelly is coming
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Kelly is coming
Ok I am convinced Josh Kelly will be a saint in 2018 and the GWS know it.
Josh was asked to give the GWS an answer asap to help with their list management. Since then the GWS have signed a few players almost out of the blue but still no word on Kelly. Is this because Kelly has told the club he won't be returning in 2018? Too much of a coincidence for me.
The fact he hasn't resigned is also huge news. If Kelly was staying at GWS why before their finals campaign wouldn't have he signed and it been announced. Why would the Giants let this linger over finals series..?
They wouldn't and Josh wouldn't. If he was staying he would have signed.
Two things will happen, he will join the Blues or the Saints. If the Giants have to choose, they will trade with the saints, we have the biscuits. If Kelly isn't fussed between us or the Blues then Great news....my belief, the deal was done early this year.
Again do you think we will give him the number 12..?
Josh was asked to give the GWS an answer asap to help with their list management. Since then the GWS have signed a few players almost out of the blue but still no word on Kelly. Is this because Kelly has told the club he won't be returning in 2018? Too much of a coincidence for me.
The fact he hasn't resigned is also huge news. If Kelly was staying at GWS why before their finals campaign wouldn't have he signed and it been announced. Why would the Giants let this linger over finals series..?
They wouldn't and Josh wouldn't. If he was staying he would have signed.
Two things will happen, he will join the Blues or the Saints. If the Giants have to choose, they will trade with the saints, we have the biscuits. If Kelly isn't fussed between us or the Blues then Great news....my belief, the deal was done early this year.
Again do you think we will give him the number 12..?
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Re: Kelly is coming
GWS said - we would like to know before finals.
His Mgr said - he will let you know when he is ready.
I doubt they bang on about it all the time.
GWS must be pretty well experienced in this stuff by now so I doubt they are panicking or forcing the issue.
His Mgr said - he will let you know when he is ready.
I doubt they bang on about it all the time.
GWS must be pretty well experienced in this stuff by now so I doubt they are panicking or forcing the issue.
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Re: Kelly is coming
And there you have it.jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
The great man has returned!
All hail!
Jaxons, our one true messenger, has returned safely to the village!
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Re: Kelly is coming
Thanks Gora, I wish I had better news for you all.Con Gorozidis wrote:And there you have it.jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
The great man has returned!
All hail!
Jaxons, our one true messenger, has returned safely to the village!
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Re: Kelly is coming
Stkilda has officially entered Death Valley then. A place no club wants to be, lingering between 7th and 14th for the next two decades.jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Milney's bad bounce...
Bring back the Lockett era
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and the lotto numbers are?jonesy wrote:Stkilda has officially entered Death Valley then. A place no club wants to be, lingering between 7th and 14th for the next two decades.jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Milney's bad bounce...
Posting 20 years of holey crap!
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1 and 2 with a supp until 2033magnifisaint wrote:and the lotto numbers are?jonesy wrote:Stkilda has officially entered Death Valley then. A place no club wants to be, lingering between 7th and 14th for the next two decades.jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Milney's bad bounce...
Bring back the Lockett era
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Re: Kelly is coming
The good news is at least he's not going to Carlton.
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Re: Kelly is coming
Hunch? Or has it been confirmed?jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Disappointing if true.
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Jaxons doesnt do hunches.stkmo wrote:Hunch? Or has it been confirmed?jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Disappointing if true.
Why disappointing?
We were never in the running after such an inspid end to our season. Only a masochist with no ambition apart from making money would want to join our club.
Only got ourselves to blame.
If you were going to be disappointed - it should have been at half time of the Melbourne game.
Everything else was too late that after that.
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Re: Kelly is coming
Well said.Con Gorozidis wrote:Jaxons doesnt do hunches.stkmo wrote:Hunch? Or has it been confirmed?jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Disappointing if true.
Why disappointing?
We were never in the running after such an inspid end to our season. Only a masochist with no ambition apart from making money would want to join our club.
Only got ourselves to blame.
If you were going to be disappointed - it should have been at half time of the Melbourne game.
Everything else was too late that after that.
We needed to establish our credentikals as a destination club.
And failed miserably.
Pathetic.
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Thanks Jaxons,
From my point of view, while I would have been happy to see him in Saints colors , we would probably have to pay overs and unbalance our whole salary cap for him.
So all of the " stars"out if contract that were supposed to be leaving ended up staying, as they usually do ( Danger was different in that he was going back to Moggs creek ) Happens every year. I think most of the time the managers are just trying to extract the best possible contract from their existing club ala Dustbin
From my point of view, while I would have been happy to see him in Saints colors , we would probably have to pay overs and unbalance our whole salary cap for him.
So all of the " stars"out if contract that were supposed to be leaving ended up staying, as they usually do ( Danger was different in that he was going back to Moggs creek ) Happens every year. I think most of the time the managers are just trying to extract the best possible contract from their existing club ala Dustbin
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Having said, because we have to pay 92% or whatever it is of the salary cap - we find that good-average footballers end up getting grossly overpaid. Case in point is Billings allegedly getting 500k a year when he signed on earlier in the year. Now I think he will be worth that money eventually - but not yet. The salary cap as a concept is fantastic, but it means that certain players in the best teams get grossly underpaid and players in the worst teams get grossly overpaid. How do teams like Carlton and Brisbane manage to pay over 90% of their salary cap to very ordinary footballers? The top 6 players in each team must be on ridiculous money comparative with their actual abilities.supersaints wrote:Thanks Jaxons,
From my point of view, while I would have been happy to see him in Saints colors , we would probably have to pay overs and unbalance our whole salary cap for him.
So all of the " stars"out if contract that were supposed to be leaving ended up staying, as they usually do ( Danger was different in that he was going back to Moggs creek ) Happens every year. I think most of the time the managers are just trying to extract the best possible contract from their existing club ala Dustbin
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Re: Kelly is coming
God you are a drama queen.Con Gorozidis wrote:Jaxons doesnt do hunches.stkmo wrote:Hunch? Or has it been confirmed?jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Disappointing if true.
Why disappointing?
We were never in the running after such an inspid end to our season. Only a masochist with no ambition apart from making money would want to join our club.
Only got ourselves to blame.
If you were going to be disappointed - it should have been at half time of the Melbourne game.
Everything else was too late that after that.
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Re: Kelly is coming
Con Gorozidis wrote:Jaxons doesnt do hunches.stkmo wrote:Hunch? Or has it been confirmed?jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Disappointing if true.
Why disappointing?
We were never in the running after such an inspid end to our season. Only a masochist with no ambition apart from making money would want to join our club.
Only got ourselves to blame.
If you were going to be disappointed - it should have been at half time of the Melbourne game.
Everything else was too late that after that.
Chin up baby
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Re: Kelly is coming
Taking it at face value that Jaxons is ITK this could be a directive to take the pressure off Kelly at this time.
The old detecting motto is "Follow the money" and in this case the money is signing with GWS.
He hasn't signed and we continue to wonder why.
The old detecting motto is "Follow the money" and in this case the money is signing with GWS.
He hasn't signed and we continue to wonder why.
One year will be our year
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I like your thinking.longtimesaint wrote:Taking it at face value that Jaxons is ITK this could be a directive to take the pressure off Kelly at this time.
The old detecting motto is "Follow the money" and in this case the money is signing with GWS.
He hasn't signed and we continue to wonder why.
But
Is he really under any pressure?
Media have lost interest in the story.
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So Jaxons is an ITK at GWS is he?????
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He presumably is an ITK at Saints but you would think that if negotiations with Kelly are in process, only a very few inner circle people would know the details.stonecold wrote:So Jaxons is an ITK at GWS is he?????
Possibly only Ameet, Richo and maybe Trout and the CEO.
Therefore he could be at the Saints but unlikely to be in the very closed group who really know.
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Just a question there FireScone!!!!! Back up the truck!!!!!Devilhead wrote:Does he need to be?????????
He would need to either be very high up in one or the other club to know this for sure, not saying he isn't, just asking?????
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Just for clarity, is that an assessment of the situation or do you know something solid? Thanks.jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
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I doubt that Kelly's decision to stay put has anything to do with our season. In fact we are held in higher regard in the footy world than we are here.Con Gorozidis wrote:Jaxons doesnt do hunches.stkmo wrote:Hunch? Or has it been confirmed?jaxons wrote:Unfortunately Kelly is staying at GWS.
Disappointing if true.
Why disappointing?
We were never in the running after such an inspid end to our season. Only a masochist with no ambition apart from making money would want to join our club.
Only got ourselves to blame.
If you were going to be disappointed - it should have been at half time of the Melbourne game.
Everything else was too late that after that.
The kid is taking a risk, he is betting GWS overcome their propensity to choke, lift their workrate substantially (particularly in their forward half) and that he's going to be worth more in 2 years. Not set in stone.