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It looked like we did.Ah yes
I remember when we were on the decline and needed a rebuild![]()
If we get Pick 18 and say 19 as compensation for Cumming, I would try to get another high pick by getting somebody's future first.Yeah but how does that relate to Cumming?
Gotcha .... end of 1st rounder would be very attractive if we did lose Cheese .... not sure the VFL would be that forthcomingIf we get Pick 18 and say 19 as compensation for Cumming, I would try to get another high pick by getting somebody's future first.
If we take 18,19 to the draft I doubt those players get to play in 2025.
It will hopefully provide some opportunity in 2025 for Gothard and Leake, who may well not get to debut this year.
It would take an offer that would at least get band 2 compensation (end of first round) to move him.Gotcha .... end of 1st rounder would be very attractive if we did lose Cheese .... not sure the VFL would be that forthcoming
Here the club can get to work.The article reads:
"MID-SEASON TRADE PLANS TAKE HIT
Northern states clubs have pushed back on the AFL’s plans to introduce a mid-season trade period for next year.
The league has been in talks with clubs about bringing in a window to trade players in the middle rounds of next season to help increase player movement.
But this masthead can reveal Brisbane and GWS Giants are among the clubs who have made it clear to league headquarters they strongly oppose the concept.
There are beliefs among the northern-states clubs a mid-season trade period would heavily favour Victorian clubs where the bulk of the AFL player pool stems.
The Lions have told AFL officials it would be much harder to attract mature-age players to Queensland in particular if they had to take their children out of school in the middle of the year.
The northern states clubs have predicted the bulk of the movement would flow into Victorian rivals rather than the other way around.
The Giants have also told the AFL the end-of-season two-week trade period in combination with the mid-season draft and supplemental selection period already meets clubs’ needs.
Players could also be stranded mid-season if their moves fall over, leaving them out in the cold with teammates or fans in the middle of the season.
Currently, clubs begin to meet potential recruiting targets in the mid-season bye period, but those talks may have to take place in the early rounds of the season if the mid-season trade period was introduced, ramping up demands on clubs.
The AFL is keen to introduce a mid-season trade period to allow clubs to top-up on specific player needs in the event of a string of injuries.
The AFL Players Association approved the plan as part of last year’s Collective Bargaining Agreement.
But clubs remain in the dark about the potential rules and regulations of a mid-season trade period, including any potential salary cap implications and restrictions around picks or ages of players.
There are also fears clubs at the bottom of the ladder could be targeted, making lesser sides weaker in the second half of the season.
The league has presented to clubs as part of the competitive balance review, which includes proposed changes to the end-of-season draft and trade periods.
The draft points system is set for an overhaul, but clubs are eager for any changes to be pushed back until next year.
Clubs have already planned around father-son and academy targets for this year and think changes this year could have a major impact on plans which have been in-train for 18 months.
Draft pick purchasing where clubs such as North Melbourne could absorb rivals’ salary cap pressure in return for early draft picks is also in the works."
That's ambitious, we have to ask for things we want, it's pretty obvious the VIC clubs mainly get what they want.Here the club can get work.
Bring back COLA at 15%, Soft Cap at +20%, Relocation allowance of +$30k per player and we'll talk.
That's the point of negotiating. Go hard and see what we can get.That's ambitious, we have to ask for things we want, it's pretty obvious the VIC clubs mainly get what they want.
I wonder if with the upcoming changes to the bidding system/ draft rules we can recruit from the Riverina again. Probably not, or with very strict conditions like 1 every 2 years only.
I think I speak for most interstate club supporters when I say no one gives a sh*t what vic media say. They pursue their own agendas for the betterment of vic clubs rather than factual reporting. Look at the Harley circus that was all based on bs. Geelong are very lucky that they can offer houses/land/lifestyle that other vic clubs can’t. They have done very well at keeping their 1R for elite talent but trading their 2-4R as unders for players desperate to go there. To their credit they use the other late picks on players we haven’t even heard of that then turn into Tom Stewart.18 months ago VIC media said our list was buggered because Taranto and Hopper were moved on.
Briggs, Brown, Buckley, Idun and Cumming were all slow-burn players developing over a few years.
The club is appears much better at list management and it comes down to how much the players want success and playing with a good group over more money. Geelong seem to have worked out that balance pretty well.
As Bartel is a board member would say this rules us out of going after Thomas
We have on the past given chances to players so there was always a chance. But with Bartels comments just can’t see it getting up now.Hopefully. Being a club that strongly supports its woman’s football and netball teams surely it’s a non starter.
I can't remember any examples where we've given chances to players based off domestic or other violent acts. The closest examples I can think of were behavioural (Shaw and Hogan), but as far as I recall there was no accusations of violence to others in either of their cases. Adams and Greene both got arrested for assault while already at the club, which is a substantially different situation.We have on the past given chances to players so there was always a chance. But with Bartels comments just can’t see it getting up now.
not really. They still could have been walked. Plenty of calls for that to happen at the time too.I can't remember any examples where we've given chances to players based off domestic or other violent acts. The closest examples I can think of were behavioural (Shaw and Hogan), but as far as I recall there was no accusations of violence to others in either of their cases. Adams and Greene both got arrested for assault while already at the club, which is a substantially different situation.
In a practical sense, yes really. It's a lot easier to justify second chances when the player is already within the club - have a look at Thomas himself getting extra chances at NM. There's a degree of ownership of the situation by the club, and the fan base is usually already invested emotionally in the player so they're more likely to give some leeway - at least on first offences.not really. They still could have been walked. Plenty of calls for that to happen at the time too.
True but it’s still off field and still violent. We could have thrown them.In a practical sense, yes really. It's a lot easier to justify second chances when the player is already within the club - have a look at Thomas himself getting extra chances at NM. There's a degree of ownership of the situation by the club, and the fan base is usually already invested emotionally in the player so they're more likely to give some leeway - at least on first offences.
When you're bringing an outsider in with similar issues, the perception is that you're now making a conscious choice to invest the club into that situation. That's a lot harder to justify to those outside the club, including the fans.
Getting into a fight at a pub is not the same as the long list of poor behaviour from Taryn.not really. They still could have been walked. Plenty of calls for that to happen at the time too.
I couldn’t care if he does, or doesn’t.Getting into a fight at a pub is not the same as the long list of poor behaviour from Taryn.
I hope he turns it around, but he'll need to turns it around, but I would want to see a big turn around first
Look I love TFG but in no way was that a fight. He drunkenly attacked a taxi driver. It was a one off and stupid and he has made himself a better human from his chance.Getting into a fight at a pub is not the same as the long list of poor behaviour from Taryn.
I hope he turns it around, but he'll need to turns it around, but I would want to see a big turn around first
I don't remember the taxi driver, I was thinking about a fight at the pub he had.Look I love TFG but in no way was that a fight. He drunkenly attacked a taxi driver. It was a one off and stupid and he has made himself a better human from his chance.
Taryn has done it multiple times, its his mindset. People like that don't change. You just have to protect those who can be harmed from him.