Retired #3: Paul Chapman

[Jamie007]

Sorry to intrude, but at 300k a year, surely this shows that Essendon could have upped its offer to Crameri to keep him... Obviously just didnt want him enough.

 

[Stopher]

Give or take a few games, if we manage him the way Geelong managed Ottens in his final years, we could be onto a winner given Essendon should realistically be pushing top 4 ie a flag in 2015, if not 2014.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Sorry to intrude, but at 300k a year, surely this shows that Essendon could have upped its offer to Crameri to keep him... Obviously just didnt want him enough.

Essendon did up it's offer close to what the Dogs were paying and still didn't want to stay.

 

[Dan Cooper]

I don't know why but I can't seem to get excited over this signing

Have a beer and revisit it. It's working for me.

 

[Zach Package]

Seriously? We were going to take Carlisle with 16. Deal with it

you could say Williams got us Colyer, because Long and Carlisle were always going to be our guys wherever they went.

Anyway, this is huge, 20 games from him and he'll win the goalkicking

 

[Rack Watts]

Pinkman?

Yup, that's him, pre-Breaking Bad.
Youtube it.

 

[Doss]

The Age are running with it as well: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/paul-chapman-joins-essendon-20131018-2vrne.html

Sorry to intrude, but at 300k a year, surely this shows that Essendon could have upped its offer to Crameri to keep him... Obviously just didnt want him enough.

At the end of the day, he clearly wants to go to Footscray regardless.

 

[rines]

Great get.. An actual goal kicking small forward.. oh boy wowee!!!

*Oh and love that The Age still managed to mention the saga and our penalties three times in the one little article confirming we have Chapman...

 

[Runk]

Could Hawthorn hate us any more now???? Welcome aboard Paul, I look forward to singing your praises!

 

[Runk]

Sorry to intrude, but at 300k a year, surely this shows that Essendon could have upped its offer to Crameri to keep him... Obviously just didnt want him enough.

Obviously.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Welcome!

 

[Dreambomber]

 

[Halftimehero]

God I hope he continues on his unbeaten run against the Hawks

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Great get.. An actual goal kicking small forward.. oh boy wowee!!!

*Oh and love that The Age still managed to mention the saga and our penalties three times in the one little article confirming we have Chapman...

I only count one mention, and it seems fair enough?

 

[Andronicus]

hopefully he brings out the campaigner in a bunch of our boys, melkys a fine young campaigner but could use expert campaigner tutelage.

Something tells me he should have learnt about that at an earlier age.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Hope with have snappy serapes prepared at Tulla.

Sorry to intrude, but at 300k a year, surely this shows that Essendon could have upped its offer to Crameri to keep him... Obviously just didnt want him enough.

Well, apparently more fundamental issues than just the money. No, not the drugs, the way he's been used. Which is believable.

 

[hotkorma]

I am happy to be proven wrong, but I don't think we will get as much out of Chappy as what everyone thinks

 

[Shane Hird]

awesome..this perfectly expresses how I feel about this announcement.

 

[Shane Hird]

Sorry to intrude, but at 300k a year, surely this shows that Essendon could have upped its offer to Crameri to keep him... Obviously just didnt want him enough.

It's a fair bet he isn't receiving that amount.

 

[Zach Package]

Sorry to intrude, but at 300k a year, surely this shows that Essendon could have upped its offer to Crameri to keep him... Obviously just didnt want him enough.

fwiw the league average this year was something like 270k.

It's really not a lot

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

I thing Geelong have made a critical error in this - I know we have our 'youth policy' but Paul Chapman still has a bit to offer on the playing field. Hope he shoves it right up all comers...

 

[lenny&carl]

Well done Essendon. No team doesn't need another excellent player.

 

[Nifft]

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl...ay-with-essendon/story-fn69a32t-1226742380826

YEAH!

Article says he's played 251 games in 14 years, which is an average of 18 games per season, unless they're also counting pre-season comp.

 

[fairlight_cmi]

Fuarking BANG!

Hopefully we can get two good years out of him, he clearly still has the talent in the big games (see his final game for the Cats).

 

[Call Me Cake]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIF YOURE CHAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS