I’m not disputing demanding “overs”, but what does it look like?
My guess would be pick 5, one of their guns plus a future 2nd rounder.
And, I don’t believe there is any risk for the Swans, as the AFL will compensate them if Joe’s career is crueled by injury.
IT’S TIME
“Essendon is hard to trade with”
Get ready for it repeated ad naseum
The response back to them should be: Why should we trade?
And Howlett and Crameri. And Hardingham.
5 x 100 gamers (melks probably ends up close to 200, Carlisle will get to 150 at least) and a 50 gamer. Outstanding draft in retrospect.
I’m not sure he’s saying that, but it’s certainly his problem to solve.
Yeah, we really won that draft!
Great Drafting
Unfortunate that they are not still on list as 28 yo ten years later as senior players.
Yes heaps of * exist that explain why they aren’t still here.
No you are
Only one asterisk, really.
Our (club legend) coach and the drug-■■■■■■ (club legend) senior assistant tried to take a huge shortcut which destroyed 5 years’ of everyone’s very finite careers. The players‘ careers, the club’s chances, 5 years of the supporters’ time, and their own.
It’s a cautionary tale that needs to be remembered a long, long time. You can’t take shortcuts to get there quicker, and you can’t let someone’s charisma (or playing career?) over-rule protocol.
But this site’s baying for blood, and would happily sign up for the same ■■■■ all over again - as long as someone’s seen to be doing something.
What can you do?
Not sure at all HAP that James Hird and Mark Thompson tried to take any shortcuts at all.
They followed the practices of many other AFL Clubs in initiating programs that were cutting edge of sports technology. The mistake was picking the wrong partners and the EFC Board not having good governance in place.
And to call Bomba “drug-farked” is way beneath you.
Well they know he has requested a trade
They can just wait till next year and get him and not have to pay out his contract
Or offer 5 and second round pick this year
Which I think they will stock too
That’s the question really
Is he happy and will he committ and perform.
I look at him as s spoilt brat always have done. Because he uses his name and thinks he doesn’t have to work as hard.
If they wait, they miss out on Joe for another year and, at 26 years old, it should be his prime. They also risk having to pay his contract out of their cap if he breaks down completely, something they are facing with Buddy.
I don’t put much credence in what the red sash says but I don’t like his tweet imploring us to take what’s on offer now, comes across as conditioning the fan base to me.
I for one hope we don’t budge.
I can’t imagine anyone from the club is using sash as their mouthpiece. Surely if they wanted to condition us for compromise they would be talking up Joe’s injuries and talk about only wanting committed players.
That’s true. Just reads as those the tweet is trying to drum up support.
As I’ve posted previously I have full faith in Adrian not budging but I just hope pressure isn’t applied to him. I’ve got less faith in relation to
Some of the other leaders.
On the club website Dodoro says his main priority this trade period is player retention and then looking for a mid/ruck. Hopefully he sticks to his guns.
He doesn’t have to do anything with Daniher (or Fantasia - if he requests a trade). He can just say no. Only if the offer is going to make us a better side does he have to give it some serious consideration.
I feel like, apart from endemic politics rotting the club away like a flesh eating bacteria, development of the younger group has been our biggest issue.
And everyone’s saying “oh but our younger players have signed contracts extensions and must be happy ya de ya “, but every young player gets told to do that by their manager and then reassess once they’re in their prime.
If the virus doesnt extend to the cerebellum and reduce us to the airport pokies they’ll all ■■■■ off to hawthorn and win a zillion Brownlows.