Goose gone ...

Gilbo1on1 · Post: # 853667Post **Gilbo1on1** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 5:57pm

champion bloke. tough game.

saintbrat · Post: # 853668Post **saintbrat** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 5:58pm

Good Luck Matty - I wish you all the best,

the shuffling of the Dollars maybe?

he has been given 18 months to get it right, and it seems he was just on the edge...

ace · Post: # 853669Post **ace** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 5:58pm

evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Maybe he wants to try his luck in the draft, we did offer him a 12 month contract didn't we?
Well I certainly hope we did, it's the least he deserves. He'll get a go somewhere else and I suspect he could do very well.

Maybe someone else has offered him better coin already; there is that possibility and in that case you can't really blame anyone. Still, I'd be shattered if the club has cut him outright.

How is Leigh Fisher still on the list, by the way?

He has taken the contracts he has been offerred without question.

plugger66 · Post: # 853671Post **plugger66** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:04pm

evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Maybe he wants to try his luck in the draft, we did offer him a 12 month contract didn't we?
Well I certainly hope we did, it's the least he deserves. He'll get a go somewhere else and I suspect he could do very well.

Maybe someone else has offered him better coin already; there is that possibility and in that case you can't really blame anyone. Still, I'd be shattered if the club has cut him outright.

How is Leigh Fisher still on the list, by the way?

I know the paper said we offered Goose a one year deal but i doubt that very much. he would have taken that for sure over a punt on being drafted. Leigh Fisher signe a 2 year deal at the end of 2008.

Gilbo1on1 · Post: # 853673Post **Gilbo1on1** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:05pm

saintbrat wrote:the shuffling of the Dollars maybe?

mos def

SainterK · Post: # 853675Post **SainterK** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:07pm

plugger66 wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Maybe he wants to try his luck in the draft, we did offer him a 12 month contract didn't we?
Well I certainly hope we did, it's the least he deserves. He'll get a go somewhere else and I suspect he could do very well.

Maybe someone else has offered him better coin already; there is that possibility and in that case you can't really blame anyone. Still, I'd be shattered if the club has cut him outright.

How is Leigh Fisher still on the list, by the way?
I know the paper said we offered Goose a one year deal but i doubt that very much. he would have taken that for sure over a punt on being drafted. Leigh Fisher signe a 2 year deal at the end of 2008.

Why would you doubt that?

plugger66 · Post: # 853676Post **plugger66** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:09pm

SainterK wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Maybe he wants to try his luck in the draft, we did offer him a 12 month contract didn't we?
Well I certainly hope we did, it's the least he deserves. He'll get a go somewhere else and I suspect he could do very well.

Maybe someone else has offered him better coin already; there is that possibility and in that case you can't really blame anyone. Still, I'd be shattered if the club has cut him outright.

How is Leigh Fisher still on the list, by the way?
I know the paper said we offered Goose a one year deal but i doubt that very much. he would have taken that for sure over a punt on being drafted. Leigh Fisher signe a 2 year deal at the end of 2008.
Why would you doubt that?

Because I doubt Goose would take the risk of not getting picked up when he could already have a one year deal. Obviously no one wanted to trade for him so there must be a doubt on getting a club. I think he probably will though.

Con Gorozidis · Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:10pm

im disappointed. i was thinking of goose as a new recruit and a replacement for blake long term.... but clearly they see it differently...

has this miles guy played a single game?

either

a)goose wants out (might already have deal lined up with another club and him and the club part ways with mutual blessings)

or
b) his medical issues with his legs are substantial

Gilbo1on1 · Post: # 853678Post **Gilbo1on1** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:10pm

plugger66 wrote:
SainterK wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Maybe he wants to try his luck in the draft, we did offer him a 12 month contract didn't we?
Well I certainly hope we did, it's the least he deserves. He'll get a go somewhere else and I suspect he could do very well.

Maybe someone else has offered him better coin already; there is that possibility and in that case you can't really blame anyone. Still, I'd be shattered if the club has cut him outright.

How is Leigh Fisher still on the list, by the way?
I know the paper said we offered Goose a one year deal but i doubt that very much. he would have taken that for sure over a punt on being drafted. Leigh Fisher signe a 2 year deal at the end of 2008.
Why would you doubt that?
Because I doubt Goose would take the risk of not getting picked up when he could already have a one year deal. Obviously no one wanted to trade for him so there must be a doubt on getting a club. I think he probably will though.

may not have been considered part of the Sosplan

ace · Post: # 853679Post **ace** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:10pm

The fact that Matt was not able to break back into the team tells us all was not well after the compartment syndrome.

We picked up 5 fine players in the 2001 draft -
No 2 Luke Ball
No 5 Xavier Clarke
No 13 Nick Dal Santo
No 21 Matt Maguire
No 37 Leigh Montagna

Three have been cut down by injury.

Geelong too picked up 4 fine players and 2 not so good
Father-Son pre selection Gary Ablett
No 8 Jimmy Bartel
No 17 James Kelly
No 23 Charlie Gardiner
No 24 Steve Johnson
No 41 Henry Playfair

None of theirs were cut down by injury, two were traded away voluntarily.

SainterK · Post: # 853680Post **SainterK** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:12pm

plugger66 wrote:
SainterK wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Maybe he wants to try his luck in the draft, we did offer him a 12 month contract didn't we?
Well I certainly hope we did, it's the least he deserves. He'll get a go somewhere else and I suspect he could do very well.

Maybe someone else has offered him better coin already; there is that possibility and in that case you can't really blame anyone. Still, I'd be shattered if the club has cut him outright.

How is Leigh Fisher still on the list, by the way?
I know the paper said we offered Goose a one year deal but i doubt that very much. he would have taken that for sure over a punt on being drafted. Leigh Fisher signe a 2 year deal at the end of 2008.
Why would you doubt that?
Because I doubt Goose would take the risk of not getting picked up when he could already have a one year deal. Obviously no one wanted to trade for him so there must be a doubt on getting a club. I think he probably will though.

So that could point to the fact that he may have something lined up then, it's not so far fetched really...

Con Gorozidis · Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:13pm

so how much are we paying leigh fisher to plod around for sandy and keep tom simpkin off the senior list???

saintbrat · Post: # 853683Post **saintbrat** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:15pm

given his manager is just back to work this week.............................

Gilbo1on1 · Post: # 853685Post **Gilbo1on1** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:16pm

The attitude was always positive and the upper-body always strong, however if one is being honest he lost a yard, and that yard was always what may have stopped Sozwell from considering him as an 'A-model Defender'.

ace · Post: # 853686Post **ace** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:17pm

A truly sad day for St Kilda fans when one of our heros can not make it back.

Gilbo1on1 · Post: # 853687Post **Gilbo1on1** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:19pm

Con Gorozidis wrote:so how much are we paying leigh fisher to plod around for sandy and keep tom simpkin off the senior list???

$150k i would think (min. wage)
LF is an emergencies emergency (only there in case there is a freak car crash or something of that literal nature)

Gilbo1on1 · Post: # 853688Post **Gilbo1on1** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:20pm

ace wrote:A truly sad day for St Kilda fans when one of our heros can not make it back.

yep. sad day. but a day that has been coming for a good while.
champion bloke. tough sport.

bobmurray · Post: # 853690Post **bobmurray** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:21pm

Amazing isn't it..

Goose was forced to stand still and watch the game roar past him.....

Will another club gamble a draft pick on him.....

evertonfc · Post: # 853691Post **evertonfc** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:22pm

plugger66 wrote:Leigh Fisher signe a 2 year deal at the end of 2008.

Given he didn't play after Round 11 in 2008 - a season where only twice did he get more than 10 touches - why would he have been given a two-year deal?

That doesn't make any sense. Next year he turns 26.

I'm not making this stuff up, it's all here: http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/play ... isher.html

Can someone clarify how we gave Leigh Fisher a two-year deal after his 2008 season?

I mean, when you talk about list mangement, it's not exactly prudent, is it? Particularly on a day when the club has squeezed out a favourite son who still had plenty to offer.

SainterK · Post: # 853692Post **SainterK** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:24pm

evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Leigh Fisher signe a 2 year deal at the end of 2008.
Given he didn't play after Round 11 in 2008 - a season where only twice did he get more than 10 touches - why would he have been given a two-year deal?

That doesn't make any sense. Next year he turns 26.

I'm not making this stuff up, it's all here: http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/play ... isher.html

Can someone clarify how we gave Leigh Fisher a two-year deal after his 2008 season?

I mean, when you talk about list mangement, it's not exactly prudent, is it? Particularly on a day when the club has squeezed out a favourite son who still had plenty to offer.

Hey, I didn't say that, did I?

evertonfc · Post: # 853693Post **evertonfc** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:25pm

SainterK wrote:Hey, I didn't say that, did I?

Already adjusted

saintnick12 · Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:26pm

saint66au wrote:Lovely..the Facebook announcement is already full of "Why is Raph on the list still and we cut Goose"???

Gawd some people should have to sit an exam before being let into games

I'm sure some of the facebook posters don't even go to games. Many of them appear to have absolutely no idea. They should start their own anti Raph group so the rest of us don't have to read the crap whenever there is any club announcement. Whilst an active facebook member, I never post there anymore...don't want to be involved in that rubbish.

On Goose - love the Goose and really sad to see him go. Whilst I doubt he would have ever made it back, and would have spent another year as an insurance player. From a club point of view, i would have thought we needed some insurance down back, but for Matt's own sake, its probably best for him to move on. Who knows if anyone will take him though? Interesting that they've left it so late to cut him...
I wonder if it has anything to do with the Luke Ball situation. Still no announcement there..

Good luck Goose - hope someone picks you up and you get another chance...just a pity it won't be at the saints.

xander · Post: # 853695Post **xander** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:28pm

good luck goose.
hopefully another club picks him up.

SainterK · Post: # 853696Post **SainterK** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:31pm

evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Hey, I didn't say that, did I?
Already adjusted

Thanks

loris · Post: # 853698Post **loris** » Thu 29 Oct 2009 6:33pm

SainterK wrote:
evertonfc wrote:
SainterK wrote:Leigh Fisher signe a 2 year deal at the end of 2008.
Given he didn't play after Round 11 in 2008 - a season where only twice did he get more than 10 touches - why would he have been given a two-year deal?

That doesn't make any sense. Next year he turns 26.

I'm not making this stuff up, it's all here: http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/play ... isher.html

Can someone clarify how we gave Leigh Fisher a two-year deal after his 2008 season?

I mean, when you talk about list mangement, it's not exactly prudent, is it? Particularly on a day when the club has squeezed out a favourite son who still had plenty to offer.
Hey, I didn't say that, did I?

That wasn't very nice was it?