Yeah we all know how those Melbourne blokes retire with Premierships and media profiles.
Recommitted Andrew Gaff [re-signed]
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Yeah we all know how those Melbourne blokes retire with Premierships and media profiles.
Both of our club's premiership successes were in the last century, so neither are relevant.
If you think North have a better list and prospects going forward then good luck to ya fella.
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Would think a Melbourne fan of all people would be wary of judging how promising a list is.
Unlike some Dees supporters I can compartmentalise lists and eras. I'm not one of these emotionally scarred snowflakes we often see post on here.
Well try to win a final and then gst to a pf this decade first....
Hmmm 6 years.......will b 33. Could b a liabilities if he cops a bad injury early. Risky.........also he comes in as top of his class very hard to take then nect level like higgins.
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Six more years: he would turn 32 in his last season.
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And would be frontloaded.
This bloke is teaching the kids of Australia.
Yep Boganism 101
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Right now? No.
If we land Gaff, Polec & Kelly? Our better KPP strength gives us the edge.
That’s where the Hawks were smart in not matching for Buddy Franklin. It was a ridiculous offer that would have tied 1 player down to the club, for nearly a decade. The ridiculous compo pick we got was still a win, as we were able to trade it for Ben McEvoy. It would been worse if we tried to bluff, Sydney didn’t have anything to realisticly trade, it would have set us back, as we would have lost a lot of players due to the contract.
We've won plenty of finals this century, but only the ultimate counts. Nothing else.
Glad the odd final win excited you though.
Even with those 3 additions I'd take our list.
Under 100 games: Gawn, Viney, Oliver, Brayshaw, Petracca, Lever, Hogan, Harmes, Salem, Weideman, Fritsch, Neal-Bullen, vandenBerg, Hannan, and I could keep going. Frost, Kent, Oscar McDonald, Spargo, Stretch...
We'll agree to differ.
1.2mil per season. That won't be matched and he is gone.
Fair enough in the end, you are only at the top for a short period of time and if you can get that for 5 years the you have to take it.
As you said WCE went match that because it would be a bluff and an obvious one.
If North are throwing 1.2mil at Gaff and the n 750 at Polec for 5. Then that's just a tick under 2mil for 5 years on 2 mids. Good players no doubt but that's a lot coin.
Hang on, how are you getting Kelly?
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Maturity in this thread has imploded with all the Norths posters prancing around claiming they have it in t he bag and no other Vic club has a chance.
If Gaff was speaking the truth and team success is a key part of his decision then Norths wont be at the top of his list.
Maybe paying $300k pa more than the market rate will adjust his definition of success.
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If Gaff was speaking the truth and team success is a key part of his decision then Norths wont be at the top of his list.
Maybe paying $300k pa more than the market rate will adjust his definition of success.
Is there a definitive list of clubs that he should go to for success? What's the order?
Regardless, players and agents talk. Hypothetically, he might see Polec is likely to join, and he might have information that Kelly is likely to follow, so suddenly North's prospects look quite good in the next 2-3 years.
There's also been some mail that he is not wanting to join a bigger club as he would like to get out of the media bubble after spending his career in a two-team town. North definitely ticks a box there.
And of course money is a factor. Does your salary matter to you?
If WC could do it I'd be matching both. Even if the other club does walk away (which is enormously unlikely imo) you can always just trade the bloke next year and get rid of the bloated contract for more than the pick 18/19 you'd get for free-agency compo this year anyway.
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The same way they got Dusty.
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There will be a lot of difficulty and careful management in keeping that lot of players together, and more power to Melbourne if they can. Viney, Oliver and Brayshaw are an absolutely elite engine room who get constant silver service from the best tap ruck in the league.
Melbourne are much better poised moving forward than North are, particularly if they can inject some pace, but Melbourne's list will take a lot more careful management to keep together.
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Does Lloyd have inside mail?
or they are stuck with the contract because nobody wants to takeit of their hands, or they have to settle for a pick worth less than compo, or Gaff has too much power requesting where the trade goes.
Nah hes either at WC for long term or he won't be there next year.
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Taking a guess, it's no secret that Norths offer is the most financially pleasing.
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Not sure, can't imagine Julie Bishop not having better offers than that. I'm sure it'd be a good option though.
