Modern day players should have more stamina.
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Itās just such a clickbait article. The link to the article in the Hun app says āTippa talks off a rivals circle Donā, then when you actually click on it the headline is āEssendon barometer Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti likely to stayā¦ā
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Of course rival clubs would be making him offers.
Heās out of contract.
There would be more than 3 clubs doing so
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Players choose to leave because:
- they are offered a stupid amount of money
- they want to go back home
- not getting opportunities at their current club and the other club promises them heaps of games
- feel tired and stale and need a change of scene
- not happy with the coach/club - personality clashes
- the club is ā ā ā ā ā ā
- you get caught in the laundry with the captainās wife
Walla wanting to leave doesnāt meet any of these criteria except potentially the first.
And you can make a list of why players chose to re-sign based on being happy, lots of opportunities, good club, spongy floorboards, good team mates etc.
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You forgot ābest online fan forum ā
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How silly of me.
Please add BigFooty Essendon to the list.
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Hope he pads his stats against gc like Eddie has, twice
Thatās silliness on stilts
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Not going anywhere
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In my mind Walla has a life long job at this club if he wants it.
I think he is the perfect mentor for our Tiwi academy kids as we (hopefully) start to bring them down and introduce them to Melbourne and a professional footy system.
Regarding signingā¦ just give Mozzie a pen and get him to hassle Walla until he signs.
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Essendon supporter
Brought in as a Rookie
Loved by team mates
Adored by fans
Is considered best 22
Has a song about him
If the Dona table a decent offer I canāt see him going anywhere.
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hate to tell you this but he grew up barracking for fark carlton.
i dont think he will move though. the club will do everything necessary to keep him here.
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Walla drips with loyalty and gratitude
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Instaban
I thought un-banning was the flavour of the month on Blitz.
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I would offer him a 5 year deal.
Takes him to 31 years of age.
Heās been pretty durable as well for us touch wood.
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Out of contract and assessing all offers, so he can go back to his current club and ask for a longer & larger contract = a Managerās job.
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Delaying talks could backfire. If all our other out-of-contract players re-sign on good coin before the end of the season there might not be a whole lot left in the pot for Walla.
Universe boss
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Itāll be his biggest contract, depending on itās length it may be his last too. Heād be silly, and his manager negligent, if he didnāt try to maximise it.
For a mature age recruit, who didnāt have 5 years earning ridiculous coin for an 18-23 year old in the AFL system, this deal is probably his last opportunity to set himself up for a comfortable post-football life.
Ultimately, our offer will likely be less $s but should be the same number of years, whilst including some nice off-field inducements such as some community/ambassadorial roles and coaching opportunities.
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