#2 Big Sammy Draper (from May 2024)

Also JUST did an Achilles, which is quite possibly the hardest injury to come back from.

But you are happy for us to keep those same players.

The players have always been the issue and not sure how many coaches we go through before the club and supporters wake up to it

As bad as when Daniher, Saad, Fantasia and Tippa walked out the door?

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Sammy accidentally knocked into me at the player sponsor event. Can’t remember if he said sorry but he probably did. Make of that what you will but I think it means he’s off.

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Good. These senior blokes can f-off. They’ve been leaching off this club for far too long while choosing when they want to care. Get out

We’re gonna run out of signings to announce…

Not sure that time was very bad. I hope not.

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On their way to getting another coach sacked

Seem Barhams speech at the B&F last year hasn’t stuck with the players.

Good. Brad can go with them. If we lost majority of our senior list plus Brad Scott, it would be better than ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  Christmas.

Not denying it’s a risk. I don’t think we should overpay in either years or money but I still think he’s worth trying to keep - maybe with triggers and marketing incentives. We can’t stop him leaving but I don’t understand why people are practically pushing him out the door.

I think we’ve done that. We’ve offered a good deal based on the circumstances and now its up to Sam what he wants to do.

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Players will go before Brad does. Barham has hitched the wagon to him he’s not going to let disgruntled players undermine the coach and try to derail what they are trying to build

Players don’t like the direction the club is going under Brad then see ya. it’s time the club no longer get dictated by the playing group

Agreed. I’m more saying i don’t get why people are hoping he’ll leave in return for pick 26.

You know we won’t. We traditionally get shafted on interstate trades. Especially if we are only dealing with one team.
If Draper leaves I blame Scott.
And If anyone thinks that Vigo will be a good replacement, he’s no where near it

i would rather keep Draper and send Wright to Brisbane.

They are nuts
In their world we recruit players, develop them and then trade them for draft picks. Rinse and repeat. We would be in a perpetual cycle of recruiting, developing and giving away our best players to make other teams stronger.

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Meh.

You would have kept Stringer.

How would that have panned out.

I wasnt saying we should, i was saying i think hed settle for 4 to stay

So what
He’s good at his job
Popular with young supporters
Something to counter the blandness of many of our other players

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Draper is probably happy with the 4 but wants to see if he can get more