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Listened to the interview.. Brad sounds like a really nice guy - he does however seem incredibly genuine about not wanting to leave Adelaide and the reasons why sounded quite real and not just football related haha. Interested to see what happens here!Have a listen from roughly 9:30.
INTERVIEW: Brad Crouch - 16 September 2020 - The FIVEAA Sports Show
Adelaide Crow Brad Crouch joined Rowey & Bicks to discuss the last game of the home and away season coming up & his contract talks.omny.fm
Obviously you haven't been following 'champ'. Here's the story........
He wanted a 5 year deal. Obviously he knows this will be his last chance for that, and he has had a good few years after many sh*t ones with injury.
We weren't prepared to do such a long term deal. The club and him have been talking a lot all year and now we have bottomed out, he knows he will probably not be in our next/future premiership team. So knowing this, and knowing the club needs to rebuild, they agreed he can test the FA market and see what is offered. If the club ended up with a high pick as compo, and Brad got his long term deal, both win. But if they didn't, they would match any low offers and he would stay.
Brad has a guest spot on 5AA every Thursday arvo with Rowey and Bicks. I have listened to him all year. I am 100% convinced that what he has said, is what has happened, and that there is absolutely NO animosity between both parties. He has said all year, that he loves Adelaide, he loves the club, and he doesn't necessarily want to leave. His brother and long-term girlfriend are here. She lost her dad 2 yrs ago, and doesn't want to leave her family either. No idea what some of you are banging on about Greg Williams' daughter for. Brad Crouch's girlfriend is simply not her.
He has also said in one interview a while back he doesn't like Melbourne. He's a Ballarat boy. The club doesn't want to lose him, but both parties understand that both could win if a decent FA offer and compo were the result. If it doesn't eventuate, he will stay, the club will negotiate something suitable with him, and life goes on. To be honest we really can't afford to lose him as we'll be even worse if he goes. But with a serious eye on the future, maybe we just have to bite the bullet if he goes somewhere.
Thing about all this is, there is simply no animosity. Not sure why so many on here think that is a mandatory requirement when a player explore FA. It's just not. FA is about player freedom, and in Crouch's case, I absolutely understand why he is exploring his options.
Have a listen from roughly 9:30.
INTERVIEW: Brad Crouch - 16 September 2020 - The FIVEAA Sports Show
Adelaide Crow Brad Crouch joined Rowey & Bicks to discuss the last game of the home and away season coming up & his contract talks.
Stuff the couch and the crows I want dunkley
So were your Recruiting Staff to stupid to tell him what a Band1 offer with perks to get Pick 2 would be so that everybody from both Teams wouldn't be wasting each others time.Obviously you haven't been following 'champ'. Here's the story........
He wanted a 5 year deal. Obviously he knows this will be his last chance for that, and he has had a good few years after many sh*t ones with injury.
We weren't prepared to do such a long term deal. The club and him have been talking a lot all year and now we have bottomed out, he knows he will probably not be in our next/future premiership team. So knowing this, and knowing the club needs to rebuild, they agreed he can test the FA market and see what is offered. If the club ended up with a high pick as compo, and Brad got his long term deal, both win. But if they didn't, they would match any low offers and he would stay.
Brad has a guest spot on 5AA every Thursday arvo with Rowey and Bicks. I have listened to him all year. I am 100% convinced that what he has said, is what has happened, and that there is absolutely NO animosity between both parties. He has said all year, that he loves Adelaide, he loves the club, and he doesn't necessarily want to leave. His brother and long-term girlfriend are here. She lost her dad 2 yrs ago, and doesn't want to leave her family either. No idea what some of you are banging on about Greg Williams' daughter for. Brad Crouch's girlfriend is simply not her.
He has also said in one interview a while back he doesn't like Melbourne. He's a Ballarat boy. The club doesn't want to lose him, but both parties understand that both could win if a decent FA offer and compo were the result. If it doesn't eventuate, he will stay, the club will negotiate something suitable with him, and life goes on. To be honest we really can't afford to lose him as we'll be even worse if he goes. But with a serious eye on the future, maybe we just have to bite the bullet if he goes somewhere.
Thing about all this is, there is simply no animosity. Not sure why so many on here think that is a mandatory requirement when a player explore FA. It's just not. FA is about player freedom, and in Crouch's case, I absolutely understand why he is exploring his options.
Have a listen from roughly 9:30.
INTERVIEW: Brad Crouch - 16 September 2020 - The FIVEAA Sports Show
Adelaide Crow Brad Crouch joined Rowey & Bicks to discuss the last game of the home and away season coming up & his contract talks.
I've stood in that exact same spot. Spectacular. Had to endure sea sickness to get there. A life highlight.
Imagine a player having problems with discipline then Donning the Scarlet Gash.
Luckily I come to Bigfooty each day to learn about history, geography and politics with maybe a little bit of trade news thrown in. Thanks everyone!Imagine a player having problems with discipline then Donning the Scarlet Gash.
Departure: Frying Pan
Arrival: Tullamarine.
Hmmmm Tullamarine is an interesting name. 20km from the sea. Let's see...
Wikipedia:
The name is thought to derive from Tullamareena, a young member of the Wurundjeri (who later in 1838 escaped from the first Melbourne Gaol, burning it down in the process)
So they named the place after an escaped crim, then changed the name to reflect the seafaring nature of this crappy suburb miles from the sea.
I think this season was his 3rd out of 11 that he made finals, with him sitting out the last one. As happy as I am that the Hawks will be down for a while, it'd be sad if that's the end of Jake's top 8 chances.
