What's the point of having contracts in the AFL anymore? Players everywhere are telling their clubs they want to leave but then also want to choose which club they are traded to. Everyone's a free agent now apparently.
clubs should be able to trade a player without their permission, as players can effectively go where they want as FA's.
OUR INSPIRATION
I believe, due to my encyclopaedic knowledge & idetic memory.
And the fact it's in that photo.It used to be "Rodney Eade - Our Mastermind", which was a straight switch-out from "Peter Rohde - Our Mastermind". It was changed from "Our Mastermind" to "Our Inspiration" around 2008, i think.
The Peter Rohde one at least is kinda funny because he's such a potato.
Why is that? Had a great record at SANFL level and was chronically under resourced at the trashdogs.
Sagas aren't that bad when they're happening to someone else.
Is this what all these other clubs have been feeling this whole time?
clubs should be able to trade a player without their permission, as players can effectively go where they want as FA's.
If a player wants to leave whilst he's in contract, fine, but they shouldn't have the right to nominate their preferred destination.
This is how every conversation should go when a player nominates his preferred destination:
"You want to move to Adelaide? OK we'll try and get you to a club in Adelaide. If they can't or won't meet your market value well then you're staying. Oh but you want out of the club at all costs? Fine we'll shop you around to the highest bidder. We'll let you go to the club that offers the best value for you. But you only want to move to Adelaide you say? Tough ■■■■■■■ sunshine, you have a contract. Either you play for us or we decide which club you get traded to."
http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2014-10-09/from-the-president-gordon-on-griffen
I have today read a statement issued by Ryan Griffen‘s management. It requires clarification.
Ryan Griffen raised with me some concerns about our Senior Coach the day after our best and fairest. I then organised for him to immediately relay those concerns to our Chief Executive, Simon Garlick. We both took Ryan‘s concerns very seriously as did Brendan McCartney when he was informed of them.
We arranged for Ryan to meet with Brendan and our Football Director, Chris Grant, and they discussed his concerns. Brendan acknowledged some faults and agreed to work on them. At the conclusion of the meeting, Chris asked Ryan if he was happy with the meeting and agreeable to working with Macca on an ongoing basis.
Ryan answered yes to both questions and added that while he was on leave he wanted to reflect upon whether he was best suited to captain the Club in the future.
Having returned to Australia on Tuesday night and without any further discussion with us after giving that agreement, Ryan informed us that he had changed his mind. We were also informed that he was seeking a trade to GWS – with whom we now understand he was in communication during this time.
We are extremely disappointed at his approach and have no intention of indulging it.
LMFAO!!!!
A Peter Gordon open letter?
Too funny.
I love the parallels of this story with Paddy, brilliant comeupance to that farkwit Gordon!!!
If a player wants to leave whilst he's in contract, fine, but they shouldn't have the right to nominate their preferred destination.clubs should be able to trade a player without their permission, as players can effectively go where they want as FA's.
This is how every conversation should go when a player nominates his preferred destination:
"You want to move to Adelaide? OK we'll try and get you to a club in Adelaide. If they can't or won't meet your market value well then you're staying. Oh but you want out of the club at all costs? Fine we'll shop you around to the highest bidder. We'll let you go to the club that offers the best value for you. But you only want to move to Adelaide you say? Tough ■■■■■■■ sunshine, you have a contract. Either you play for us or we decide which club you get traded to."
"And if Port want you that much, you go tell them to put up or shut up"
Tin foil hat theory for preventing the Swans from trading players in:
Perhaps bringing Tippett and Franklin in has actually caused the Swans to be over the salary cap (even with COLA!!) but the AFL doesn't want this news to come out... so slaps this rule on to prevent breaking it even further??
Tin foil hat theory for preventing the Swans from trading players in:
Perhaps bringing Tippett and Franklin in has actually caused the Swans to be over the salary cap (even with COLA!!) but the AFL doesn't want this news to come out... so slaps this rule on to prevent breaking it even further??
Plus probs thought they had Hird stitched up last week so would have snuck it through in the middle of that storm
Apparently MMM running with Cooney to Carlton
Consistent at least. They seem to like picking up players that are past it and prone to injury.
This is a tragedy for the game.
We are losing the worst banner in the league:
Adam Cooney. Full of Energy. What sort of mouth breathing ■■■■ bag wrote that.
BUMP.
I read this this morning on the bus but wasn't signed in, funniest farking this I've read on Blitz in ages, funniest firkin thing I've read or heard all week.
Anyone know anything about the young bloke playing for the VFL at Hawthorn, who has kicked 47 goals this year, wants out. I reckon he might be worth a serious look.
This is what free agency has brought us to. Players know that their penultimate year before becoming a free agent is their time to go. The club either lets them go or loses them for nothing the next year. It’s the EPL in a nutshell. The clubs are over a barrel. Unfortunately we are going to see more and more of it. Don’t be surprised if Dangerfield is next.
Finally, another club going down the ■■■■■■■ to take a bit of heat if us
Ahhhhhhh
This may be remembered as the year that the AFL officially lost control of the game.
and conveniently, everyone will recall that it was all our fault.
This is what free agency has brought us to. Players know that their penultimate year before becoming a free agent is their time to go. The club either lets them go or loses them for nothing the next year. It's the EPL in a nutshell. The clubs are over a barrel. Unfortunately we are going to see more and more of it. Don't be surprised if Dangerfield is next.
Watch what happens when they drop priority picks as compensation. Clubs will have no choice but to trade one year out. If you think bottom dwelling clubs are getting screwed now it will only get worse
Wow, so many clubs are getting rydered this trade period.
Remember when we were the problem with the AFL brand? Two weeks ago.
Gillon McLachlan, who took over as AFL chief executive from Andrew Demetriou mid-season, recently revealed in a meeting with clubs that Essendon had been the leading cause of damage to the AFL brand. It had also been damaged by costs to fans, fixtures and scheduling, but 50 per cent of the harm was inflicted by Essendon.
Finally, another club going down the ■■■■■■■ to take a bit of heat if us
Ahhhhhhh
only lasted 2 hours, then paddy had to make it all about hird again.
There was a player manager who actually said 'no' to a potential move to EFC when being considered by the player. Was this possibly the instance?Correct.that's not trueHurts who? Doesn't hurt us, we were never really after him and he never wanted to come to us.
Garlett that cheap? Wow. That fkn hurts
Sagas aren't that bad when they're happening to someone else.
Is this what all these other clubs have been feeling this whole time?
So how many clubs need to unite to spill the commission?