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I was kind of surprised when I saw it don’t think anyone would want himSurely not?
Most of us didn’t want him the first time….
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I was kind of surprised when I saw it don’t think anyone would want himSurely not?
Most of us didn’t want him the first time….
Have just edited my post to give some more background if you want to go back and read it.I was kind of surprised when I saw it don’t think anyone would want him
Since it hasn’t been mentioned yet thought I will share
We showed interest last trade period, but Dildoro wanted the Gresham pick and we take all of Sheil's salary. We said lol.I was kind of surprised when I saw it don’t think anyone would want him
So we are 'letting' Battle walk?
Or is he being 'culled'?
Have heard this emotive stuff on this forum.
1. Battle is UFA, there is no option regarding 'letting' him go. We can't match.
2. We are not 'culling' Battle he is being offered 6 years well over 800-850 a year.
If Hawthorn offers 900 a year, is Battle really worth that amount, especially if we get pick 5.
I would prefer to keep Battle, but he is not Bont, or Harley Reid or even Weitering, you can't keep him at any price.
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I certainly F*cking don't.I was kind of surprised when I saw it don’t think anyone would want him
It would be absolutely priceless if we did that...comedy gold.Lobb, Oliver and Shiel?
We'll be lucky to sign up 10000 members
I understand. I’m not saying that they shouldn’t exist. I’m saying it shouldn’t be that the clubs get access to players. Rather they should just be development paths that supplement nab league etc etc.Problem is the AFL tried a bunch of setups to get northern states talent before this and none of the others worked at all really. Club academies is a hugely better system for their goal of stealing NSW and Qld talent. But then other clubs complained so they gave everyone academies and that’s really where the rot started.
Agree.I have no issue grabbing Shiel for a year or two.
We’re going to lose Zac Jones, Crouch and potentially Seb Ross that’s a lot of depth out yet again. We’ve seen this season the battle with injuries and having to replace them with guys who aren’t ready.
Age aside, Shiel is an AFL footballer with a lot of experience who will add talent and depth to our midfield.
Oliver's C grade footy walks into our starting midfield. With potential upside.Crouch was a free hit with just wages for a few years. Ari was nearly the last pick in the draft.
Like Oliver, Hanners was cooked. He'd been broken down for a couple of years. Oliver is one of the leagues biggest wages for the longest time and he's playing C grade footy. It would be insane to chase him. Since he gave up drugs he turned to shit.
Taking players is good business. Signing big names with serious issues rarely works.
I was keen on De Goey because his form was good and issues were minimal. Collingwood chase low profile high output recruits and seems to work better.
I understand. I’m not saying that they shouldn’t exist. I’m saying it shouldn’t be that the clubs get access to players. Rather they should just be development paths that supplement nab league etc etc.
The easy answer is the AFL should employ development coaches to run these academy's for the sole purpose of giving them the best oppurtunity to play AFL & those players should go into the open draft for all clubs, irrespective of where these players are based the objective is for them to play AFL & not slip through the cracks.I assume the theory is that if the clubs don’t get preferential access, they won’t bother to actually develop the players. Like they’ll run an academy in name but it’ll be a bit shit because they won’t care about it. Actually wasn’t this the system before the current one?
Sheils is probably the one pushing it. He would definitely help steel out and that would be a good thing, he can’t keep getting bashed every week. As long as it doesn’t cost us anything then I’m happy to take him.Not exactly thrilled with the Shiel link but Steele needs a mature mid to help him. It's not sustainable for it to be him, a bunch of kids still learning the position and a 26 year old struggles to play over 62% game time.
He's still got another year on his contact and Essendon are hard to deal with.Sheils is probably the one pushing it. He would definitely help steel out and that would be a good thing, he can’t keep getting bashed every week. As long as it doesn’t cost us anything then I’m happy to take him.
just fold if we are interested in Shiel
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