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[Coobk001]

I was told that being a club that's easy to deal with and letting players leave when they want improves our chances of attracting talent in the long term.

So when does Geelong crash and burn for doing the opposite?

I like Geelongs approach, they're driving a hard bargain, I wish we did the same. We'll find out in trade period whether it is just driving a hard bargain or it is actual insane stubbornness. If they don't meet in the middle ground eventually then they're failing in their duty, but until then there's nothing wrong with the posturing.

 

[jackag24]

Dougal and Frampton are recent examples.

Tom Harley is a more historical oopsie.

Saints are about to give away Dougal for a packet of chips

Frampton is nothing but Depth at the pies

 

[JimmyBC]

Should've kept Willie Buzzer for a straight swap

 

[Phar Ted]

Should've kept Willie Buzzer for a straight swap

Such a great player, we just failed to develop him

 

[Hardcore]

I really couldnt care less if it gets done or not lol

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[JimmyBC]

Such a great player, we just failed to develop him

whoosh

 

[PAFC66]

Saints are about to give away Dougal for a packet of chips

Frampton is nothing but Depth at the pies

He'll be a premiership player by Saturday night.

 

[Willsy10]

He'll be a premiership player by Saturday night.

He might be.


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[Launchpad McQuack]

Saints are about to give away Dougal for a packet of chips

Frampton is nothing but Depth at the pies

Cool, maybe we should be into him rather than dealing with feeling and Essendon.

Oh no, it would have been terrible to have some key defender role playing depth at Ports this year.

 

[davesnothere]

Yep for sure. Does he get past the Hawthorn picks though? They have pick 30 atm. If it was me, that's what I'd be doing and if we miss out so be it. But the club will probably sell the farm for Kenny's next missing piece

Front load the contract and don't talk to other clubs.

Nobody is taking a front loaded contract with a player who wants to be somewhere else.

 

[Del165198]

Saints are about to give away Dougal for a packet of chips

Frampton is nothing but Depth at the pies

Bring back Doogie Howser MD

 

[MrChow]

Should've kept Willie Buzzer for a straight swap

Should’ve kept John Butcher and turned him into defender too.

 

[MrChow]

I wonder how much personal bias goes into Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie

Age

40

Ht

193cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

6.6

4star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.1

4star

MG

346.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.2

4star

’s trade decisions.

Grew up in Warradale (Glenelg zone) on the train line, dad was an SANFL umpire in the 80s, family hated Port Adelaide.

 

[240volt]

I wonder how much personal bias goes into Andrew Mackie’s trade decisions.

Grew up in Warradale (Glenelg zone) on the train line, dad was an SANFL umpire in the 80s, family hated Port Adelaide.

Mackie was a shyt umpire, never got a fair run from him.

 

[PowerLil]

I wonder how much personal bias goes into Andrew Mackie’s trade decisions.

Grew up in Warradale (Glenelg zone) on the train line, dad was an SANFL umpire in the 80s, family hated Port Adelaide.

That's why he was so effusive in his praise and recommendation of Stinkley. Knew he was sh*t.

 

[manureid]

I wonder how much personal bias goes into Andrew Mackie’s trade decisions.

Grew up in Warradale (Glenelg zone) on the train line, dad was an SANFL umpire in the 80s, family hated Port Adelaide.

You leave Warradale out of this.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Mackie was a shyt umpire, never got a fair run from him.

Wing nuts Mackie

 

[Portmagpies36]

Chris Scott can't sulk about not clearing an out of contract player who has been a fringe player at Geelong for years, wants out and only had an extended run in defence when Port came knocking for him as a defensive option. And he was still dropped late in the year. He wants out, let him go. It's all posturing anyway, a deal will be done.

On development, looking at this year's grand finalists, Collingwood benefit from the genetic lottery that is the father-son rule for a star full back. Their other tall defensive options are Frampton, recruited from another club and Nathan Kreuger, recruited from another club. To replace Jordan Roughead, recruited from another club, supported by Jeremy Howe, recruited from another club.

Brisbane's two best tall defenders Harris Andrews and Jack Payne come via the sanctioned equalisation rort that is the northern clubs academies.

Good point about the Father/Son rule, how would Collingwood be without Moore and the Daicos brothers? Another VFL inequity.

 

[Bevoman]

Front load the contract and don't talk to other clubs.

Nobody is taking a front loaded contract with a player who wants to be somewhere else.

That is exactly how Carlton walked Jack Martin out of the Gold Coast; they loaded the front end up and he did not talk to other Clubs, who then had to guess and probable pay overs, to match the players preferred contract.

 

[Cam1870]

Should’ve kept John Butcher and turned him into defender too.

Or played him again as a forward after kicking 4 in his penultimate game.
Bit like Frank the tank. Kick 4...dropped. kick 3...dropped.

 

[JimmyBC]

The father/son whinge is almost moving to irrelevant territory now we've moved beyond 20 years in the comp & they'll all come from our AFL era.

At some point a couple will be good.

 

[Grave Danger]

I wonder how much personal bias goes into Andrew Mackie’s trade decisions.

Grew up in Warradale (Glenelg zone) on the train line, dad was an SANFL umpire in the 80s, family hated Port Adelaide.

 

[Rising Power]

Tom Harley is a more historical oooopsie.

I don't know about this one. Had to cut the list back from 46 to 42 plus draft 3 new players. He was an unremarkable skinny forward pocket* so who knew that he'd turn into reliable CHB. Would've had Mead, Paxman, Wakelin, Cornes, Bishop, Thurstans maybe even Bassett and Morgan ahead of him and he took years to cement his spot at Geelong. Can't keep them all but we usually did in those days.

*Edit: At a time when we had Cummings, Downsborough, Tredrea, Lockwood, Evans then Cornes a year later...

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The father/son whinge is almost moving to irrelevant territory now we've moved beyond 20 years in the comp & they'll all come from our AFL era.

At some point a couple will be good.

But will they ever be tall?

 

[JimmyBC]

But will they ever be tall?

Not if you never develop their tall potential fathers.. someone will take this seriously