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2025 player moves - ins and outs

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Interestingly low amount of talk
On the Coldstream situation. Coach moved on after one year, many rumoured indiscretions not dissimilar to his removal from Park Orchards many years ago. IYKYK. Brought a lot of mercenaries with him who will no doubt follow him out the door. Rumours he’s signed at Alvie with his mate Moreland, who signed for Coldstream before quietly moving without a game. Another bloke with a questionable past…
 
adock said:
Its carnage and getting worse I'm told.
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JesseTheHulk said:
Interestingly low amount of talk
On the Coldstream situation. Coach moved on after one year, many rumoured indiscretions not dissimilar to his removal from Park Orchards many years ago. IYKYK. Brought a lot of mercenaries with him who will no doubt follow him out the door. Rumours he’s signed at Alvie with his mate Moreland, who signed for Coldstream before quietly moving without a game. Another bloke with a questionable past…
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Amazing how well they managed to sweep all that under the rug. What a basket case.
 

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JesseTheHulk said:
Interestingly low amount of talk
On the Coldstream situation. Coach moved on after one year, many rumoured indiscretions not dissimilar to his removal from Park Orchards many years ago. IYKYK. Brought a lot of mercenaries with him who will no doubt follow him out the door. Rumours he’s signed at Alvie with his mate Moreland, who signed for Coldstream before quietly moving without a game. Another bloke with a questionable past…
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Divvy 5
 
Bunk Moreland said:
Haha. Why would they feel the need to mention that?

Maybe he’s doing a 3hr shift at the pub every week for $5000.

He’s been at Montmorency and Sorrento, two of the biggest mercenary clubs in Vic, so clearly he responds to money and doesn’t come cheap.
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Heard from another club that tried to get him across, offered him four figures a game (starting with a 2…) and that wasn’t enough. Something to think about.
 
XxXx_Dimsimenthusiast_69 said:
Heard from another club that tried to get him across, offered him four figures a game (starting with a 2…) and that wasn’t enough. Something to think about.
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Although the cap seems like a great idea, that's why its bullshit.

If financial clubs can legally pay new recruits 5k for mowing the secretary's lawn or changing a tap washer then whats the point of it? It would work if you could police it but the AFL barely controls third party deals so what chance has the EFNL got of getting on top it?
 
adock said:
Although the cap seems like a great idea, that's why its bullshit.

If financial clubs can legally pay new recruits 5k for mowing the secretary's lawn or changing a tap washer then whats the point of it? It would work if you could police it but the AFL barely controls third party deals so what chance has the EFNL got of getting on top it?
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That’s all true, but if you ask anybody, it has 100% had an impact. Players are being paid less than they were 10 years ago.

So while it may not be adhered to, it seems like it is having an effect.
 
The Cap has had an impact, but as always, cashed-up clubs find loopholes. The point system has had more impact, and I am all for further cutting the points to 39. We have had many discussions about why and why not.
 
JesseTheHulk said:
Interestingly low amount of talk
On the Coldstream situation. Coach moved on after one year, many rumoured indiscretions not dissimilar to his removal from Park Orchards many years ago. IYKYK. Brought a lot of mercenaries with him who will no doubt follow him out the door. Rumours he’s signed at Alvie with his mate Moreland, who signed for Coldstream before quietly moving without a game. Another bloke with a questionable past…
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Could be worse. He loaded up at Powelltown and when he left 18 went with him. Not sure who's more stupid the people that approve this or the league that ticks it off.
 
Nvent said:
Talking more the salary cap rorting.
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will never be able to change that, what stops a sponsor handing over an envelope to player when they sign?
points system has changed it & the league should either look at the OMFNL model where continuous top teams drop points and lower teams have more points.
 

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Nvent said:
Could be worse. He loaded up at Powelltown and when he left 18 went with him. Not sure who's more stupid the people that approve this or the league that ticks it off.
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Bayliss isn't responsible for Fowkes and the 6 or 7 that went to Silvan with him, or Perry that went to The Basin or Cowan to UFTG. That's on them, they all could have stayed if they wanted.
 
Here’s a funny one - have it on very good authority that Doncaster East have and are looking to sign multiple top-line VFL players.

These players are permanent VFL fixtures and have made it clear they will not train or play for Doncaster East. They’ll never even set foot in the joint.

Most just list their school old boys or their junior club as their “local club” because it’s just a club on a piece of paper.

Well they’re being offered a $5k sign-on fee to “join” Donny East.

Must be nice to have money you can just throw away! Not sure what the strategy is.
 
Bunk Moreland said:
Here’s a funny one - have it on very good authority that Doncaster East have and are looking to sign multiple top-line VFL players.

These players are permanent VFL fixtures and have made it clear they will not train or play for Doncaster East. They’ll never even set foot in the joint.

Most just list their school old boys or their junior club as their “local club” because it’s just a club on a piece of paper.

Well they’re being offered a $5k sign-on fee to “join” Donny East.

Must be nice to have money you can just throw away! Not sure what the strategy is.
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Obviously it's nice to have these guys linked to the club, I'm just struggling to understand why they'd willingly pay $5k a piece to the VFL players knowing they wouldn't play for there club. It's just wasting money and hoping they play 4 home and away to qualify for finals
 
adock said:
Another Jayden Purdon announced today to Boronia. 3rd FTG player to sign at Boronia this year.
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Can anyone tell me why all these Ferntree Gully eagles players are all of a sudden jumping ship ? 2 captains in 2 years . Didn’t they finish second last year ?
 

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2025 player moves - ins and outs

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