The AFL trade whisperer (I know, I know) saying Dusty is a smokescreen by the Bombers - as stated by Fogdog.
Claims we have no interest in Martin but are throwing our rivals off the scent of our real target.
He claims we have spoken to Kelly and his management in recent weeks.
Just sharing.
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Hurley was charged and faced the consequences.
Guess who didnāt?
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Iāve heard its a double smoke screen
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Of course. The old double smokescreen.
Kurt Tippet?
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Just think if we had one in four of the people around him in the goal square smart enough to put in the same second effort he did before he kicked that goal he wouldnāt be worth that much money we now seem to think heās worth
save the money, recruit non lazy footballers.
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So do the wages to mind him out of playing hours come from his salary or do we need to add that onto the salary cap?
Gotta get a superstar mid or Jake carlisle was right.
How the fark can there be Essendon fans who donāt want him?? Heās a top 5 player in the comp FFS.
Offer him everything.
Yep. I reckon people are wacko if they dont want him.
Iām sure our leaders are capable of giving him good off field habits if thats really an issue and not just bulldust media talk.
Chopstix
Wasnāt 1 chop stick it was both!
You canāt put lipstick on a pig and say sweet mate.
can you name one player our supposed leaders have been able to āchange off field habitsā ?
Hell they canāt even help change onfield habits how the ā ā ā ā do you expect them to change off field ?
why do you think someone whoād be getting 1 mil a year would want to change his off field habits, knowing suckers will you know pay 1 mil a year cos he can kick a footy around slighly good ?
ā ā ā ā ā ā if I know why anyone would b e willing to waste their time HAVING TO TRY TO CONVINCE some knobjockey that you know heās living a dream of alot of people, getting paid well to do so, yet still needs to be babysat like a 2 year old and needs to be āchangedā into not being a total ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā .
Iād imagine thereās better things to expend energy on, rather than having to watch a grown man for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, just so he doesnāt snort too much and does day to day tasks.
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Some of us have a brain. FFS.
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I really hate the opinion that we need to raid an opposition club to advance. Especially when it involves a media āstarā. Doesnāt anyone remember what happened after 2001? And itās not just about who has to be squeezed out to accommodate āeliteā players; itās about disrupting the bond between players who - today - have bought into our program of working towards success.
Kelly has half a season of form. Good footballer but not a game-breaker. Let him go to his fatherās club - North - for much more than he has earned.
Martin? Fck him!
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Darknightpheonix. Well agree to disagree.
Its about time this club as a whole started taking some risks and backing each other on and off field instead of arsing around like theyāve done for the last 15 odd years. So what if hes had some issues off the field but other clubs have had players with issues too and dealt with them as they have
arisen.
Hes a good enough player to take a chance on.
This club off the field has no balls and needs to get tougher and it got to start somewhere.
Weāll have to agree to disagree on our opinions though.
What!
Will be a top 5 player in the comp over the next few years. Absolute jet and from all you hear a excellent role model and hard worker. We should be so lucky to attract a player of his quality
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Kelly seems to be indicating he wonāt be going anywhere.
So who is the next Blitz big thing we are supposedly after?
I must of read it differently. Listening to him yesterday I got the feeling he is as good as gone.
As for other targets we would be silly not to ask about anyone OOC who could come in and help us.
So tell meā¦ where would you, personally, draw the line? What would amount to an unacceptable risk? Is there any point youād say ānah, thatās a step too farā¦ā.
Or have you got bigger balls than that?
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