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yeah, precisely. And JHF was causing headaches at North from day 1. I'm not sure what it was but he seemed to be sulking a lot/rubbing the coaches the wrong way.Yep the JHF thing could be a blessing in disguise. If they can nail the 2 picks and bring in 2 quality players plus their first this year that's a big influx of talent. They've got a good core. Just need a quality young full back/interceptor type
How highly are the key forwards rated? Is our top pick from freo this year with another first worth moving up to take a look at a key or nah?yeah, precisely. And JHF was causing headaches at North from day 1. I'm not sure what it was but he seemed to be sulking a lot/rubbing the coaches the wrong way.
It seems less likely that North will split their pick 1, now that they'll have 2 extra first rounders for jHF?
Just sceenshotting this comment as proof that maybe, just maybe, you two can have a civil conversation on here.How highly are the key forwards rated? Is our top pick from freo this year with another first worth moving up to take a look at a key or nah?
Yeah, it probably is. Cadman could go as high as pick 2. I just want him to fix his set shot kicking though. There's another guy called Max Gruzewski who is flying up the order too. So it depends if Jason Taylor a) rates him and b) whether he thinks he can get him with the picks that he has.How highly are the key forwards rated? Is our top pick from freo this year with another first worth moving up to take a look at a key or nah?
That's great news. They seem very confident. I wonder what we get for Jayden Hunt.
I actually feel sorry for North.
I’ve heard that George Wardlaw (likely number 1 pick after Ashcroft) has also told them he doesn’t want to go there.
agree. or raise the draft age. Otherwise clubs are just wasting the first 2 years developing a player at a club before they leave essentially training them up for another club. frustrating and it will continue to get worse as the afl continues to follow the nba model.Getting so bad it's nearly time to add a no trade clause to new draftees contracts as standard procedure or add trade/draft concessions if they leave early.
So was mark Jamar. Should we give him a call and get him out of retirement.
Because that would just be stupid. GC and GWS would get exactly no one and Geelong WC Richmond and Collingwood would take the best players every year.I don't even understand why there is a draft. Just chuck the 18 year olds into the free agency pool, no different to any other profession.
The only way the competition works is by having rules around recruitment and retention that levels the playing field. All clubs agree to that to participate in the league. Otherwise there would just be domination of a handful of clubs and it would just come down to who has the biggest wallet.I don't even understand why there is a draft. Just chuck the 18 year olds into the free agency pool, no different to any other profession.
if thats true, what an absolute little campaigner.I actually feel sorry for North.
I’ve heard that George Wardlaw (likely number 1 pick after Ashcroft) has also told them he doesn’t want to go there.
Wrong. The big clubs would shed their depth players and just sign all the draftees each year at 300k meanwhile the tiny clubs would never get anyone good.There is limited list spots and its a salary cap league. Your concerns about 'who has the biggest wallet' is unfounded. Very few players would take less money than what they can get in the open market; same as most employees.
Nearly everyone has switched jobs for a few extra sheckles.
Yep, things were looking good and now shits hit the fanI actually feel sorry for North.
I’ve heard that George Wardlaw (likely number 1 pick after Ashcroft) has also told them he doesn’t want to go there.
Father/Son is a joke and should be abolished.Does show you how ******* uneven the league is when the dogs gets basically 2 number one picks back to back, the Lions get a number one pick and North lose their number one then get rejected by another.
If your argument against the draft is that it's no different than any other job then surely you must apply that same principle to the other confections that limit recruitment and retention of players. Other jobs don't have salary limits, other jobs don't numerical employment limits.There is limited list spots and its a salary cap league. Your concerns about 'who has the biggest wallet' is unfounded. Very few players would take less money than what they can get in the open market; same as most employees.
Nearly everyone has switched jobs for a few extra sheckles.
The whole situation around this one is just bizarre.
I’d like to see how they land Kozzie and JHF, wonder if the kozzie talk was to put pressure on JHF to seek a trade?
Can’t have a team of top players, they all need to get paid at some point, Collingwood can’t manage there cap as it is.Wrong. The big clubs would shed their depth players and just sign all the draftees each year at 300k meanwhile the tiny clubs would never get anyone good.