That would be smart list management for a start.
We could learn something from this
He probably said get farked Iām going to the beach.
In a way academy picks donāt matter for the pick order as most clubs wouldnāt have had access anyway. If the player hadnāt existed clubs would still have picked the same or similar players with the picks they had
They donāt matter as much when you are also picking them. 
first dibs on small forwards 2 years in a row, lucky through NGA academy, plus the hard work those guys have done.
āI feel mostly remorseful towards our fans, players, support staff ā I canāt imagine how you guys are feeling.ā
āIām gong to continue my role as co-captain alongside Liam Duggan this season. In conversations with people at the footy club, everyone feels like itās the right thing to do.
āIām still really confident Iām the right man ā alongside āDuggoā ā to take this club forward in achieving some real progress and success this year.ā
Asked directly if he wants to stay at West Coast long-term, Allen said: āYeah, I do.ā
sheesh imagine if he leaves now
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I think heās gone. Heās worded it carefully āā¦achieving some real progress and success this yearā. If Allan was planning on staying he would have said āsuccess in the futureā.
He feels embarrassed because he got caught, not because he did it.
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After Houston last year i reckon more and more players will just say they want to stay even if they dont
Who cares, if there are no rules against it, big deal.
The AFL world need to toughen up I think.
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You mean like joe did?
imagine the media angst if we did that ?
Hawthorn getting off lightly in my view
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Free Kick Hawthorn ! Again ā¦
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That jumper Allenās wearing looks like a Hawthorn one.
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Players words dont need to last too long it seems.
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Theyāre basically saying what they need to say so the media ā ā ā ā off for a bit, Houston did it last year, 4 weeks later he requested a trade.
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Is there anything over the last couple of years to suggest Allen is worth it?
2021 was ok, 2023 pretty good, nothing much since. Heāll be 27 years old next year, why would you be chasing him? Canāt be offering big money, but frankly Hawthorn go for it.
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Someone posted that his knees are shot too but no idea how accurate that could be
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Yep, seems like West Coast have low balled him so he is exploring his options.
Every year in the NRL teams have players that have already signed elsewhere for the following season and yet they still get picked and perform each week
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Plus he missed all of 2022. Iād say heās damaged goods.
Everyone is going at Allen though, what about the scumbag who approached him. Damn Mitchell has a hide.
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