Who are they training with during the week?
Just a group of like 10-15 Vic based guys doing run throughs and circle work together at a local park with David Buttifant while the other 30 odd blokes train in Tassie?
Seems pretty unsustainable and very poor for culture and team chemistry.
Theres no way they let that happen. They’ll be non-competitive and the media will tear them and the AFL to shreds over it. its practically the AFL burning money. Just a really half-arsed way to run a footy club
They might be non competitive anyway. This player manager said that he has heard that plenty of players have said they have zero interest in going to Tassie unless they get way, way overs
I can see that. But the bare minimum for the $$$ would be to move over there and train with the team. It will be a farce otherwise.
No self-respecting senior coach would allow that. And I certainly cant see someone like Nathan Buckley allowing that to happen.
He’s having a lend of you mate
you aren’t playing for tasmania, and living in another state lol
kobe helicopter situation
Nope, he said the AFL has had serious discussions about it. This was about 12 months ago.
Maybe the AFL has come to their senses and seen what a hare brained scheme it was and that it won’t happen but he was 100% about the fact the AFL had discussed it. I posted it at the time too.
I don’t get it from a player POV. Hobart on afl wages would be an awesome place to live! House on the beach and probably unknown at the local supermarket. Dream gig!
How easy is it to get coke at Hobart?
Not really about just coke, but there are significant lifestyle factors that footballers (and not just footballers) enjoy that is largely missing in Hobart compared to other states.
So the Pies are now in direct competition with charities, hoping to redirect funds their way, away from Lifeline, RSPCA, Vinnies and Salvos, and other organizations that exist to assist the less fortunate in society. Stay classy Collingwood.
Whilst not targeting those of a certain age the Brisbane Broncos send this out to all members every year
Probably the typical Toorak, Brighton toffs that don’t understand why players would be interested in moving down to Geelong to play footy.
Yep there is zero chance someone is living and training in Melbourne but flying to Tassie to play the actual game
It’s a horrible look
It would be absolutely terrible for team morale and cohesion
Zero chance
Should have tried to trade them Wright to offset Cox and Mihocek leaving.
Given they pushed them both out the door, why exactly would they be looking to get Peter Wright?
But, wasn’t that pretty much the case for GC and GWS as well? Or hell, free agents coming to us, St Kilda, North etc.
Is it really Tasmania, or the fact you’d be joining a bottom 4 club, except with no team history, culture, or certainty around facilities and coaches?
Because they need tall forward options that aren’t cooked?
I heard this from someone last year. But I thought it was BS, given Daicos is contracted until 2029
They also weren’t going to be willing to pay a lot for one, though.
They brought in Jack Buller for a third round pick (plus a fourth round pick back to them). I don’t think we would have got anywhere near the value we would have liked for Peter Wright in a trade with Collingwood.