There is no way to truly state which teams have harder or easier draws. It is something that can only be done in hindsight, and with a lot of analytical effort, even then. More rubbish for the peasants.
After everything we had to endure over the Saga, that the Hirds had to endure, the marriage rumours , the online lies etc, this forum has no business bathing in salacious gossip about peoples private lives. Do it elsewhere please.
Why would anyone agree to drop a contract, and why would the player’s manager and the AFL let them? Especally when it would take a miricle and 23+ games for him to get a contract next year…
Not to mention he came to them as a free agent, with a 3 year 600k bid from the Pies. North also got compo based on the 1.8 mil offer. Must be hit for tampering otherwise, every free agency bid from now on is a farce.
Was thinking the same thing. I guess maybe some players feel they have not contributed as well as they could due to injury and want to help out the club another way.
If you get a free agent you take the risks for mine. Too many other things are reliant on the ‘offer’ to allow the offer to be changed at a latter date. There is no way that North would have gotten a second round pick if the offer was what it is now. Whats to stop a player getting a big pay cheque to move and stop their club from bidding, then at the end of the second year ripping that contract up and starting again on minimum chips. Precident is there now.