Sounds like nonsense to me. Agents are player representatives and are obliged to follow the instructions of their client. Lav probably used the St Kilda offer as leverage for a better offer, which is a perfectly reasonably negotiating tactic in this day and age.
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Connors entertained it
LAV and family are lifetime EFC supporters. Heโs not going anywhere.
Donโt think he will be spitting the dummy about game time thus far when he has been injured for most of his career & only just got himself fit.
The list knows whatโs ahead for this group given the class of players between 18-25yrs old.
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Can you at least wait until the middle of the season before you start packing their bags for them???
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Blitz pls.
Theyโll both get 3 year contracts minimum.
We need one of them to become a player and I reckon the club will see that as a fair risk/reward.
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True but sometimes there are dodgy people who only care about getting more money regardless of who they represent.
Obviously, we wonโt know what really happened, but here is hoping it was only Connors who tried to make the push, and Laverde stays along with Langford โ and fulfill their potential.
Iโd honestly be asking questions of Laverde and Langford if the likes of Myers are being selected before them.
At some point these โkidsโ are going to have to break into the 1โs or else they will find themselves like old mate Jackson Merrett being on the list for 6+ years effectively being list cloggers.
They still have time but at the same time, we havenโt seen anything outside of one game here and there to suggest that they will be best 22 in the future.
Clocks ticking
I think the questions need to be directed towards the coaches.
Myers appears on face value to be adding very little to the side and yet is prioritized over two talented kids.
The same club that gave Jerrett a contract is giving Langford and LAV multi-year deals even if they play the season out in the VFL.
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Poor list management. Neither deserve it.
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If Myers gets 3โฆ
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You might be right.
I wasnโt arguing it wouldnโt be.
Just what will happen.
If The bombers have a cracking season and both Lav and Lang play well but cant get in (due to a winning A side or team balance or whatever)- then the pressure then is as balanced back on Dodoro and Team as to keeping the boys and or risk them looking for opportunity elsewhere. Both these boys have a future , but if preference is given to say Myers and he takes it , not sure it is the fault of either one , it could simply be about opportunity and nothing more.
Either way, by the end of the season weโll know if their any good
If they are, they must play most the season
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If these blokes play the year out in the VFL, they will still get a contract offer from us.
They are a long way from the bottom of the pecking order.
The question is whether theyโll stay and accept the offer if they arenโt getting AFL opportunity.
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Look, if theyโre in the VFL and knocking the fricken door down then we will be in a great position. This has not happened too many times of late. Lave got in on the back of 9 goals in two weeks and Raz was injured iirc.
Opportunity will arise for the both of them.
Itโs fanciful to think a โbestโ 22 stays on the park everyweek. Just got to ensure they themselves do stay on park and force their way into the team on form.
Editโฆ I spoke too soon! RIP
How unlucky for him given was having a strong preseason and was out running plenty at training.
done hamstring (tendon) - out for 8 - 10 weeksโฆthis dudes becoming too injury prone
FARKN WAT
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They are top 20 picks heading into their 4th year into the system. I expect them to be good enough to be consistently pushing into the senior side.
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