Just a quick positive reminder to all, Paul Connors just about always gets his man to the club he nominates. He is powerful, and clubs do not want to get on the bad side of him. Good to know him and Jackets get along a lot better now.
This is what scares me most. We need to really perform this year because the cashed up clubs are generally the cellar dwellers. We have to be able to sell the idea of flags over money. Shiel is a good start, we managed to convince him we’re on the right track and he knocked back a bucket of money.
For me, the couple of jobbers still left (Brown, Dea, Baguley) get pushed out after next year. Leuey will go. Maybe a talented-but-not-shown-it yet kid, too (Laverde) if they’re still in the same holding pattern.
If Lobb gets done for pick 11 with a 2nd rounder coming back to Freo, makes a lot of sense that GWS would value that pick 34 (as opposed to future 2nd).
Lobb and 34 (or 25) for pick 11 makes sense for me. If GWS give up 25 they keep a pick in the 2nd round.
The best we can do is keep a relatively healthy salary cap, create a tight-knit playing group, have the most professional football department, and upkeep the best facilities.
At the moment players seem really happy so the club culture must be good. If this continues and we have on-field success, players wont leave, even for more money.
I remember a booze-up at Uni in '72 or '73. CUB was on strike so we had to resort to Mildura Bitter and Southwark. Mildura tasted like nectar in comparison.
Shhh! The GWS List management team could very well be trolling this forum! Talk him down talk him down!! We’re fighting the media already in terms of them backing GWS’ inflated opinion of him, because as we know we’re just so hard to deal with.