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News Brad Crouch to Saints (STK make offer; Band 3, ADL to match?)
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Have to say MR I'll go into bat for the club when I think some on here are talking shit but if there is even a skerrick of truth in the "we'll take pick 23 and walk away cap in hand" I'll be leading the pitchfork gang. I've got a mate over there that trains a fair string of trotters and I've told him to be ready to load the tip truck with his copious supply of horseshit, destination West Lakes.
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You’re right, won’t someone think of the supporters of other boards?
Like that guy that came on last night and laughed it up about how Walsh died?
Excuse me while I give absolutely zero ****s how opposition posters feel when they read our board.
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paying 700k over 5 years is better than pick 30 for brad.
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Rhetorical question?
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Can the parties amend the lodgement at AFL house?
And if we **** this up, how can our list management committee survive? ****ed up the Gibbs scenario, ****ed up Greenwood and Keath exists, costly deals to Jenkins and Betts, Sloanes impending hurt, but this is very very public way of being humiliated. We played poker and lost if we don’t get a decent trade and if that happens, heads have to roll.
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Maybe instead of the Richmond them song, the Crows need to have this song on repeat.
Though with Charlie that tune changed pretty quickly once the deal got a bit tricky. Suddenly Charlies manager was saying there is absolutely no way he'd be willing to play for the Crows the next year and would sit out if required.
These are high quality fu**s he’s not giving Sanders.
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Jesus, you're obsessed with the Keath trade.
The guy was worth a second. We got one through an upgrade. It was unders, but nothing to lose sleep over.
This is a very different scenario.
And there were enough clubs with a pick before the Bulldogs to throw comments like he was guaranteed to get to the Bulldogs in the garbage.
Plus what would we have given up? A small pick upgrade and a shitty pick in the 40s? Big ****ing deal.
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Yes, just saying if we give him the option of a contract close to what he wants (but suits us better, and we want him to stay rather than go for peanuts) or go to Saints, he might take our offer.
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I’m too tired to give negative ****s at the moment
You’re up late? I guess slapping idiots is a 24/7 job
I’m obsessed with losing out and you’re obsessed with bullshitting the details of the trade.
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OR Brads Manager has played this beautifully .....would know what would trigger Band1 .....his client Bradley wanted to stay in ADEL, but wanted the best deal
He's got the best market deal ...and Manager surmises Crows won't accept #23, and Brad gets to stay home
Conspiracist theory, yes .....but a viable theory none the less
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If the reports are true - that the offer is $600k base with easily triggered incentives that make the actual wage higher than $700k, the question has to be asked - why would St. Kilda do this??
It can only be because the VFL have orchestrated it this way to ensure no pick 2. It's clear the media have been pushing against pick 2 in Victoria. There has been a clear narrative about it.
So, by tabling this offer Crouch gets the deal he wants, but Crows miss out on pick 2. St. Kilda risk losing Crouch or pick 15, which doesn't seem to benefit them at all. Surely they just make it $700k+ and lock in pick 2 if they are going to end up paying that much anyway??
The only way this makes sense is if the AFL have orchestrated this to make sure we don't get pick 2. Nothing else about it makes any sense at all.
It stinks.
It can only be because the VFL have orchestrated it this way to ensure no pick 2. It's clear the media have been pushing against pick 2 in Victoria. There has been a clear narrative about it.
So, by tabling this offer Crouch gets the deal he wants, but Crows miss out on pick 2. St. Kilda risk losing Crouch or pick 15, which doesn't seem to benefit them at all. Surely they just make it $700k+ and lock in pick 2 if they are going to end up paying that much anyway??
The only way this makes sense is if the AFL have orchestrated this to make sure we don't get pick 2. Nothing else about it makes any sense at all.
It stinks.
Please AFC, don't **** this up.
I'm not sure what everyone expects from the club?
As supporters and members, we are constantly demanding the club to be bold, make big plays for picks and players and we complain that we settle for mediocrity.
It looks to me like the club saw an opportunity to snag pick 2 and had a crack. Unfortunatly st.kilda playing ball was a variable and its looking like it didn't eventuate. Regardless on what happens now, whether he stays, we match or we take the compo, surely we have to understand that it won't be bout how it looks externally but what's the best outcome for the team.
I dont know what we could have done differently in the build up, I thought the club had managed this fairly well. But you can't please everybody and each scenario will get a group of people that microwave their memberships.
As supporters and members, we are constantly demanding the club to be bold, make big plays for picks and players and we complain that we settle for mediocrity.
It looks to me like the club saw an opportunity to snag pick 2 and had a crack. Unfortunatly st.kilda playing ball was a variable and its looking like it didn't eventuate. Regardless on what happens now, whether he stays, we match or we take the compo, surely we have to understand that it won't be bout how it looks externally but what's the best outcome for the team.
I dont know what we could have done differently in the build up, I thought the club had managed this fairly well. But you can't please everybody and each scenario will get a group of people that microwave their memberships.
If we are even contemplating not matching and accepting pick 24 we would be far better off in getting rid of Sloane for a pick around that mark.
I'm sure someone in the window would want him (we pay part of his wage, like we seem to do of late)
Brad with a cheaper contact plus positive age/ability >>>>>> Sloane more expensive contract negative age/ability.
We can't go with Crouch x 2 and Sloane next season.
I'm sure someone in the window would want him (we pay part of his wage, like we seem to do of late)
Brad with a cheaper contact plus positive age/ability >>>>>> Sloane more expensive contract negative age/ability.
We can't go with Crouch x 2 and Sloane next season.
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