News Chad Wingard traded to Hawthorn for ... dammit who is peeling onions?

[Capital Power]

I feel worse this morning than I did driving home from the PF. At least then there was some hope to hold on to that we were moving on to a bigger and brighter era.

Just so hard to see any upside in anything we've done in trade week. The whole thing seems like nothing more than a pick-measuring contest with our neighbours, who you just know will trump us when it's all over.

Still in denial and hoping the whole thing is a bad dream, and #20 spearheads our charge in 2019, and is the face of our 150 celebrations.

 

[Interstater]

I wonder whether there are any facts at all in the last 193 pages.
I'm sick of the spin, the bullshit, being played and managed.

I'll judge the results of this trade week by the results on the field in 2019.
If I cannot see a significant improvement in attitude and results in 2019 then the board has been sold a pile of bullshit and they need to walk for believing it.

KT and Kochie - if 2019 is not significantly better than 2018 then I'm holding you personally responsible.
And don't worry, I'll be watching very bloody closely.

 

[MrMeaner]

Cripps being in control of things today fills me with dread.

 

[Young Gun #6]

Any chance he stays??

I’m holding just that tiny bit of hope

 

[PowerBaz]

Membership auto-renew kicks in today. The club set to leave behind a hole in my heart and my wallet on the same day.
This club just takes, and takes, and takes. And stop ******* ringing me to sell your bloody raffle tickets. For the last time, THE ANSWER IS NO!!!!!

So don’t get a membership?

 

[Young Gun #6]

And if it does end up coming to it....

Please be more than Burton + 15.

 

[finbarr]

And if it does end up coming to it....

Please be more than Burton + 15.

It will be less.

 

[Young Gun #6]

It will be less.

If it’s 6->5 and then Burton and 15 for Wingard and Hombsch as rumoured ill be ****ing ropeable.

Or imagine... 15 + Burton and our 2nd or 3rd next year going to them.

 

[raptalia]

The Wingard deal should net us pick 5 without needing to add picks in. If we are worried the player we want wont be there look at moving those picks up, like 6 and Amon into 6 StKilda are into him, move down two spots they get him effectively for free as they still get one of the top 7 elite talents.

We Should be holding something like; 3 or 4, 5 or 6 and 10 as well as getting Burton.

We should but we all know we won't. I am not sure that St Kilda would see Karl Amon as worth dropping two slots in the draft.

 

[Raffo]

This club just takes, and takes, and takes. And stop ******* ringing me to sell your bloody raffle tickets. For the last time, THE ANSWER IS NO!!!!!

I feel like Columbia and Frank'n'Furter is Kenny in this scene from Rocky Horror.

 

[finbarr]

And to think that GC could get pick 5 for Steven May, who's no more than solid, dependable defender, while we get pick 15 plus a promising youngster, for an X-factor player who can literally win games off his own boot.

Even referring to Chad as an “x-factor” player is massively underselling him. He’s a star.

 

[pastmyprimus]

Even referring to Chad as an “x-factor” player is massively underselling him. He’s a star.

A star he is, no doubt about that.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

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Yeah that's so funny.

 

[jdeezy]

And to think that GC could get pick 5 for Steven May, who's no more than solid, dependable defender, while we get pick 15 plus a promising youngster, for an X-factor player who can literally win games off his own boot.

I prefer the comparison of a pick 2 lower than Mitch McGovern, whose crowning achievement is, and probably forever will be, kicking a goal to draw a game once.

Probably doesn't play Fortnite though so clearly the better player.

 

[PowerBaz]

If infact he does leave, one thing is for certain, the management have all signed their own marching orders in three years of it diesnt net a flag. They are all in now up to their neck.

Interesting times ahead.

No matter how much you need to tow the party line or nurture individuals there has obviously been enough of something for this to happen, truth probably lies in the middle.

One thing is always clear though, any organisation is always bigger than the individual, someone forgot to tell Chad that.

 

[Jonts]

He's probably leaving cos of rockliff. Somehow.

no he's leaving because of what Doctor Feel said about him.

never forget.

 

[Vic_Vinegar]

The addition of Bortun to the backline may also see our secret weapon

 

[finbarr]

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Haha

 

[Pappagallo]

Everything’s fine you guys, it’s not a mistake if there’s no accountability.

 

[chachi11]

AFL app notifications have me...

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Cancelled my auto renewal. There is no way I can take seeing Wingard traded and minus 150$ in my bank account!

I could tolerate it (almost) if we were able to be compensated properly. But we won’t be.

 

[Adam Marrett23]

So the last day of this drama, the last day of everytime there's a phone buzz thinking what the hell have these idiots done now. Today will top it all. See one of our best go to Hawthorn.

Here's hoping Chad or Burton (or Bortun as he's now known) reject the trade. Please Chad save us from ourselves

 

[pastmyprimus]

I've decided not to turn off my auto-renew for next season. But I've decided to stop contributing to the club's Premiership Fund. Why give money to a cause that seems further away than ever because of dumb decisions made by the club

 

[dav3]

So the last day of this drama, the last day of everytime there's a phone buzz thinking what the hell have these idiots done now. Today will top it all. See one of our best go to Hawthorn.

Here's hoping Chad or Burton (or Bortun as he's now known) reject the trade. Please Chad save us from ourselves

Change your phone notification sound to Bruce saying "delicious", for extra effect

 

[Malibu#27]

I've decided not to turn off my auto-renew for next season. But I've decided to stop contributing to the club's Premiership Fund. Why give money to a cause that seems further away than ever because of dumb decisions made by the club

I've contacted the club to ask how to cancel that - I'm still waiting to hear back ... I contacted them a month ago. It appears we have traded the admin staff to Hawthorn as well.