Traded Bailey Smith: 4-way trade: B. Smith (WB) & pick 45 to Geel / pick 38 to Carl / Macrae (WB) to StK / pick 17 & Kennedy (Carl) to WB

[Oisin_the_Goat]

That's fine. We can agree on that.

But if the understanding is that Smith would find his way to Geelong as part of the draft anyway, it means that the discussion of him theoretically being available to draft by all clubs is all academic, Smith is manipulating and tampering with the in-theory fairness of a draft process as there is a reason that other clubs are being dissuaded from drafting him.

Is holding out and sending him to the draft REALLY an option for the dogs ?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

The best part is that the posts are 20 minutes apart.

 

[MisterMarcus]

That's fine. We can agree on that.

But if the understanding is that Smith would find his way to Geelong as part of the draft anyway, it means that the discussion of him theoretically being available to draft by all clubs is all academic, Smith is manipulating and tampering with the in-theory fairness of a draft process as there is a reason that other clubs are being dissuaded from drafting him.

Clubs are not going to waste a top pick on a bloke who actively doesn’t want to be there.

That’s not some nefarious conspiracy, that’s common sense.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Is holding out and sending him to the draft REALLY an option for the dogs ?

If it wasn't, Geelong would understand that, and then offer less.

It's about the balancing act. Without a sincere threat, what's the incentive of Geelong to offer anything more than a nominal amount, because a nominal amount is better than the nothing the Dogs would get sending him to the draft.

Game theory, suppliers and demanders, all that economic jazz

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Clubs are not going to waste a top pick on a bloke who actively doesn’t want to be there.

That’s not some nefarious conspiracy, that’s common sense.

You do have to go back a long way, and it wasn't always the best decision by the clubs, but players like Nick Stevens and Jade Rawlings didn't want to be at the clubs that recruited them as part of the out-of-contract, draft process.

It's become less common over time, but only because it's been successfully used as a lever to avoid another Nick Stevens and Jade Rawlings situation. But it still remains a possibility.

 

[MisterMarcus]

You do have to go back a long way, and it wasn't always the best decision by the clubs, but players like Nick Stevens and Jade Rawlings didn't want to be at the clubs that recruited them as part of the out-of-contract, draft process.

It's become less common over time, but only because it's been successfully used as a lever to avoid another Nick Stevens and Jade Rawlings situation. But it still remains a possibility.

Yes I understand it’s a possibility.

It just would seem very silly

 

[threenewpadlocks]

I might be misremembering, but didn’t he also use that tactic to get to the dogs in the first place? And isn’t it a fairly routine happening these days?

Yes which is part of the reason a lot of Dogs fans don't like Smith as a person anyway, beyond him just leaving our club. We drafted him and he played on the field for six contracted seasons for us, but we weren't exactly happy that he was a bit of a dick to interstate clubs not wanting to draft him anyway. And you have Archie Perkins situations where one person's mental health concerns, without wanting to invalidate mental health, is simply the fact that the act of an interstate draft requires a level of resilience to the potential of having to move interstate that superscedes the vague concepts of mental health or an entitlement to have an AFL career that fits into some person's ideal mental health environment (I know that sounds evil but the difference between proper reslience and mental health often gets blurred).

Esava wanted Port, we dealt with Port. Jordan Clark wanted Freo, we dealt with Freo. Tim Kelly wanted WC, we dealt with WC.

I would argue in all instances that all trades were far closer to the expected future on-field output of the player and in line what the contract amount (ie pick x is worth being the yth highest paid player at a team).

 

[Turbo911]

Ashcroft just won a Norm Smith with not only coming off an ACL but not being able to do a pre-season before being thrown back into AFL play.

If the ACL was such a concern that would have been a consideration in the amount of money you were paying him.

But he’s not Ashcroft, not all players fully recover & some do. No one knows the future & can’t guarantee it

From early reports it’s not an over the top contract unlesss you have differing information?

 

[threenewpadlocks]

But he’s not Ashcroft, not all players fully recover & some do. No one knows the future & can’t guarantee it

From early reports it’s not an over the top contract unlesss you have differing information?

It's around a million a year or close to it.

It's not over the top in the context of Hawks being prepared to offer him Barrass money of 1.2ish earlier this year, but it's still enough to make him a top-5 player paid at your club.

 

[Turbo911]

It's around a million a year or close to it.

It's not over the top in the context of Hawks being prepared to offer him Barrass money of 1.2ish earlier this year, but it's still enough to make him a top-5 player paid at your club.

Interesting, I can’t find a link from early on but allegedly any team could afford the $
Can see the rumored term is 6 years but not the $ for the offer
Was thinking it was around 6x $750-800 range

 

[Rockford]

including theoretically Dogs redrafting him, as part of that process.

Dogs releasing Smith to the draft and then redrafting him with their first rounder for a further 2 years might be my favourite hypothetical outcome, just for the lolz.

 

[4Seasons]

So the Bulldogs end up getting nothing to prove some sort of point... And which club would use a high draft pick to take him anyway, knowing he doesn't want to be there ?

We could swap our F1, F2, and this year's 2nd to Essendon for their 1st this year, then draft Smith ourselves.
That will show Geelong and Smith.

 

[FootyLad0]

We could swap our F1, F2, and this year's 2nd to Essendon for their 1st this year, then draft Smith ourselves.
That will show Geelong and Smith.

Show them how to become unemployed?
This is unhinged lol

 

[CatToTheFuture]

We could swap our F1, F2, and this year's 2nd to Essendon for their 1st this year, then draft Smith ourselves.
That will show Geelong and Smith.

Show them that you're a bunch of morons?

 

[Bulldogs85]

We could swap our F1, F2, and this year's 2nd to Essendon for their 1st this year, then draft Smith ourselves.
That will show Geelong and Smith.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

It is getting real weird in here

 

[4Seasons]

Show them how to become unemployed?
This is unhinged lol

I'm just sick to death of how picked on we are.
The AFL rules pick on us, the media pick on us, VicPol are stricter on the law if you're a Bulldog supporter, the courts give us harsher sentences, they put us on longer waiting lists for surgery, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's just not fair.

 

[Bulldogs85]

It is getting real weird in here

We have a few more days of the trade period to go

 

[The Kipster]

I wonder if the AFL will cotton on, to increased sponsorship costs?

 

[ShadowCat]

I'm just sick to death of how picked on we are.
The AFL rules pick on us, the media pick on us, VicPol are stricter on the law if you're a Bulldog supporter, the courts give us harsher sentences, they put us on longer waiting lists for surgery, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's just not fair.

This has to be satire. Why the hell are all these Bulldogs supporters saying who they support when they appear before a judge, or go in for surgery?

'You were going 30 kms an hour over the speed limit, and driving recklessly, 6 demerits, a thousand dollar fine and a suspended license...hang on, it seems you're wearing a Bulldogs scarf...make that 12 demerits and a 2 thousand dollar fine.'

 

[4Seasons]

This has to be satire. Why the hell are all these Bulldogs supporters saying who they support when they appear before a judge, or go in for surgery?

'You were going 30 kms an hour over the speed limit, and driving recklessly, 6 demerits, a thousand dollar fine and a suspended license...hang on, it seems you're wearing a Bulldogs scarf...make that 12 demerits and a 2 thousand dollar fine.'

You do realise they can track you now on your mobile? We get put on a list.
And even internet algorithms are against us. I'm always getting pop up ads for crap stuff, but my friend who supports a bigger club, gets ads for really cool stuff.

 

[STPer18]

I wonder if the AFL will cotton on, to increased sponsorship costs?

Josh Battle is in the top 5% of highest earners in the competition. Let that sink in.

 

[halfback dasher]

I'm just sick to death of how picked on we are.
The AFL rules pick on us, the media pick on us, VicPol are stricter on the law if you're a Bulldog supporter, the courts give us harsher sentences, they put us on longer waiting lists for surgery, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's just not fair.

you really should seek someone to talk to …

 

[halfback dasher]

Josh Battle is in the top 5% of highest earners in the competition. Let that sink in.

ummmmm , because he’s paid inside the cap.

 

[The Kipster]

Josh Battle is in the top 5% of highest earners in the competition. Let that sink in.

and Jezza received 50k acreage for a $1 an acre, so your point is?