And we are a roaring success
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And we are a roaring success
We have culture and history. St Kilda is one of the most iconic suburbs in Australia!
We do have history, 27 wooden spoons, what does the club have to do with the suburb, nothing since 1965.magnifisaint wrote: ↑Wed 19 May 2021 12:35pmWe have culture and history. St Kilda is one of the most iconic suburbs in Australia!
The name, it's birthright. There's your link.Wayne42 wrote: ↑Wed 19 May 2021 12:45pmWe do have history, 27 wooden spoons, what does the club have to do with the suburb, nothing since 1965.magnifisaint wrote: ↑Wed 19 May 2021 12:35pmWe have culture and history. St Kilda is one of the most iconic suburbs in Australia!
Fair points, but he is already dealing with that pressure.shanegrambeau wrote: ↑Wed 19 May 2021 1:29pm This is not going to be a popular opinion...
I think it’s wrong.
I think it’s too early.
Max is already overloaded. And now the comparisons with Ben will come thicker and faster than ever.
Last thing he needs...
Now the papers will play, ‘The heavily paid newly contracted recruit was moved to the wing in a desperate attempt to.....’
‘Meanwhile brother Ben continues to excel at Gold Coast kicking......’
At some point, mark my words, someone is going to tap a struggling Maxy on the shoulder and say, ‘What do Tony Locket, Barry Hall, Lance Franklin and Bobby BaldSack have in common?’
Maxy: ‘What?’
Person: ‘They all benefited from getting out of the fishbowl spotlight, moved interstate and thrived’...
Maxy: so what are you suggesting?
Person (up to know good): why not consider Sydney’s offer? Or Gold Coasts? And join Ben. Your brother is thriving away from all these expectations. You don’t know how to tie your laces up at this point, and the journos are all over you as you fumble and stumble...
Maxy: I’ll speak to agent.
Person up to know good: that’s my boy!
I think we will need at least 2 top ten picks to get Bing, we might get 1 for finishing in the bottom 4 next yearTeflon wrote: ↑Wed 19 May 2021 11:59pm Get him Saints
We will need 2 first rounders we have 1 next year plus need to move out a player for another....a highly touted HFF comes to mind....if we snaffled a second back our way we’d be bandits.
Pay him same as Max and retire Hannebery $$ use it on King
You know it makes sense.....
On track now for about pick 9???....lose next few and the first pick takes care of itself...,Wayne42 wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 12:18amI think we will need at least 2 top ten picks to get Bing, we might get 1 for finishing in the bottom 4 next yearTeflon wrote: ↑Wed 19 May 2021 11:59pm Get him Saints
We will need 2 first rounders we have 1 next year plus need to move out a player for another....a highly touted HFF comes to mind....if we snaffled a second back our way we’d be bandits.
Pay him same as Max and retire Hannebery $$ use it on King
You know it makes sense.....but how do we get the 2nd one ?
Bing is contracted until end of 2022, we won't get him before then.Teflon wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 12:30amOn track now for about pick 9???....lose next few and the first pick takes care of itself...,Wayne42 wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 12:18amI think we will need at least 2 top ten picks to get Bing, we might get 1 for finishing in the bottom 4 next yearTeflon wrote: ↑Wed 19 May 2021 11:59pm Get him Saints
We will need 2 first rounders we have 1 next year plus need to move out a player for another....a highly touted HFF comes to mind....if we snaffled a second back our way we’d be bandits.
Pay him same as Max and retire Hannebery $$ use it on King
You know it makes sense.....but how do we get the 2nd one ?
JB.....works some magic....Nth keen....if they offer 7,8,900k run jacky boy !!!
That’ll help nicely thanks
Actually anything over 650 k for Billings I wouldn’t match
As media stated Saints will certainly ask the question this yearWayne42 wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 12:32amBing is contracted until end of 2022, we won't get him before then.Teflon wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 12:30amOn track now for about pick 9???....lose next few and the first pick takes care of itself...,Wayne42 wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 12:18amI think we will need at least 2 top ten picks to get Bing, we might get 1 for finishing in the bottom 4 next yearTeflon wrote: ↑Wed 19 May 2021 11:59pm Get him Saints
We will need 2 first rounders we have 1 next year plus need to move out a player for another....a highly touted HFF comes to mind....if we snaffled a second back our way we’d be bandits.
Pay him same as Max and retire Hannebery $$ use it on King
You know it makes sense.....but how do we get the 2nd one ?
JB.....works some magic....Nth keen....if they offer 7,8,900k run jacky boy !!!
That’ll help nicely thanks
Actually anything over 650 k for Billings I wouldn’t match
I just like to collect Kings?carn_sainter wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 1:03am Why is it so important that we get Ben King?
Nobody thinks we should trade for another key forward not called King, so is it just because it would be nice to have twins or is it actually what we need? Especially given it would come with a huge opportunity cost
I'm sure the club will try at all costs though since the marketing department seems to be more important than the football department at St.Kilda unfortunately
I also think if Max is getting 750k over 4 years the contract is absolutely on potential not present value and we've possibly gone too early
It’s a good question and I hear you on mids (especially ones who can provide outside run/deliver...Merret..) so my take is probably driven by what we are hearing re Ben and that opportunity.carn_sainter wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 2:01am Oh, i don't think Max is being overpaid as such...he'd probably get that money anywhere but he's not that good yet. You're right that you pretty often pay on potential. Fact is we didn't really need the extension now, could have waited
Anyway, let's say Ben stays at GCS...is our priority still a key forward? This is really my question...i think we still need gun midfielders much more. Forgoing midfield talent just to sign a twin in a position we need less than midfield would be a mistake, especially if they play similar roles or in similar style
You sign him cause if you are GC with AFL backing (if they’re smart) they’d offer him huge coin to join his bros and you can forget Saints after that.MickThomas wrote: ↑Thu 20 May 2021 9:21pm Why even sign him so early.
He's hopeless in his job, which is *kicking goals*.
In a year or two, 'if' he gets as accurate as Bing...and stays competitive, or improves in marking etc, what happens at new contract time?
How much will he ask then?
Remember when 6 players were getting 50% of our cap?
Someone has said 'your bottom 6 is important' or something, maybe saying the talent bats deep
We'll end up with Brett Peake/McQualter types, just GOPs