Opinion Commentary & Media VI

[Orange Peanut]

North president Sonja Hood pulled out all stops to get her to stay at Arden St.

So Sonja made her a Rich Girl?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

AFL obviously has some serious shit it needs to spin if it is hunting PR managers.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

So Sonja made her a Rich Girl?

Now you've gone too far.

 

[Samsquanch]

So Sonja made her a Rich Girl?

Now you've gone too far.

But you know it don't matter any way.

 

[Caracas]

Sonja’s made us a destination club in the space of six months.


Sent from my iPhone using BigFooty.com

 

[berniemccarthy]

But you know it don't matter any way.

She clearly couldn’t rely on the old man’s money.

 

[lockheed]

She clearly couldn’t rely on the old man’s money.

The media. They're watching us. They see our every move.

 

[Engimal v3]

Saw this on Facebook tonight


A) It's been less than 1 month; Amarfio's last day was on 31st Oct according to Sonja Hood's letter to members
B) We have had a CEO; Chris Simmonds has been in the CEO role since Amarfio's last day
C) "Ardern Street" in the article

 

[bennymate]

Saw this on Facebook tonight
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A) It's been less than 1 month; Amarfio's last day was on 31st Oct according to Sonja Hood's letter to members
B) We have had a CEO; Chris Simmonds has been in the CEO role since Amarfio's last day
C) "Ardern Street" in the article

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Welcome Jacinda

 

[giantroo]

‘Good game of bluff’: Doco reveals dark arts of AFL trade period

The management of former GWS midfielder Jacob Hopper advised him of their plan to call the Giants’ bluff and get their man to Richmond in one of the highest-profile moves of this year’s AFL trade period.

www.theage.com.au

‘Good game of bluff’: Doco reveals dark arts of AFL trade period​

By Marnie Vinall​

December 2, 2022 — 5.00am


The management of former GWS midfielder Jacob Hopper

2

Jacob Hopper

Age

27

Ht

187cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.0

5star

K

9.9

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

4.3

5star

D

17.6

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

8.9

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.6

5star

CL

4.0

5star

D

18.6

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.4

5star

advised him of their plan to call the Giants’ bluff and get their man to Richmond in one of the highest-profile moves of this year’s AFL trade period.

The conversation is revealed in the new season of a documentary that goes behind the scenes of several key deals, including the one that prised the contracted Hopper away from the Giants to Punt Rd and the four-club mega-deal that delivered No.1 pick Jason Horne-Francis to Port Adelaide.

In a scene of Show Me The Money II featuring Hopper, influential player manager Paul Connors and his business partner Robbie D’Orazio, Connors tells the midfielder: “You’re 95 per cent getting traded. We’ve got clubs who want you, we’ve got you who’s in, now we just need the third party and that’s the Giants.”

D’Orazio then explains that the Giants’ general manager of football, Jason McCartney

Jason Mccartney

Age

50

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.8

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.6

3star

, holds the key.

“This one is a little bit interesting because he is contracted and the player’s the one requesting the trade, rather than the club pushing the player out,” said D’Orazio.

“Jason McCartney

Jason Mccartney

Age

50

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.8

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.6

3star

and the club holds all the power here.”

Connors adds: “If I put Jase’s hat on, Jase is a really good game of bluff, so I feel like they’d like to start afresh, but if you’re GWS, you’re not telling us that. You’re holding that information close”.

Hopper interjects: “Yeah, I feel like it’s the worst kept secret ever though”.

Connors says the deal could go down to the wire despite the Giants needing to free up salary cap space and wanting to attack the draft under new coach Adam Kingsley

Adam Kingsley

Age

49

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

.

“Because you’re in contract, we’ve got to make sure they can do the deal. I think you’re in a really lovely situation, and I do think, bottom of my heart, that the Giants will trade you but remember they’re not going to declare that to you,” Connors says. “They are going to play their cards close.”

Hopper was traded to the Tigers with picks 53 and 63 in exchange for Richmond’s future first-round selection and pick No. 31 at this year’s draft.

The 25-year-old, who was the No.7 pick in the 2015 national draft, signed a seven-year deal with his new club, tying him to the Tigers until the end of 2029. He followed former GWS teammate Tim Taranto

14

Tim Taranto

Age

26

Ht

188cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.3

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

9.5

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

17.0

4star

K

12.0

5star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.0

4star

CL

5.5

5star

D

15.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

4.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

, who was nabbed by the Tigers on the opening day of the trade period.

The documentary will premiere on Stan, owned by Nine Entertainment Co, which also owns The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, in February.

The latest instalment goes behind the scenes of the Jason Horne-Francis mega-trade, one of the biggest trades in VFL/AFL history, and features three prominent player agencies Connors Sports Management, Corporate Sports Australia and Hemisphere Management Group.

The complicated monster deal, explained above, sent the No.1 pick to the Giants, which they have since invested in key forward Aaron Cadman, and the No.3 pick to North Melbourne, with the Kangaroos picking Harry Sheezel at this week’s draft.

The trade period also featured high-profile deals including Brodie Grundy from Collingwood to Melbourne and Luke Jackson from the Demons to Fremantle.

The 2022 trade period was a particularly frenetic and action-packed one, with salary dumps, surprise late moves and plenty of wheeling and dealing.

JAM TV chief executive officer Cos Cardone said the documentary goes to another level in 2023 “by virtue of the incredible trade period we witnessed”.

“The sheer volume of trades, the big names, the big deals and last minute chaos has given us something compelling for footy fans, sports fans and non-sports fans,” said JAM TV chief executive Cos Cardone.

“Not to mention, it was the year that gave us the ‘mega trade’.”

 

[giantroo]

 

[Lomas]

What’s that then, GR?

 

[giantroo]

What’s that then, GR?

Season 2 preview of the Stan show 'Show me the Money'

 

[SMaturin]

You’ll struggle to find a bigger group of self-important w***ers than in that doco.

 

[Samsquanch]

What’s that then, GR?

A tackling practice target.

 

[Roo316]

Channel 7 news Adelaide reporting North v Brisbane in Mount Barker for the Afls version of magic round. Interesting choice if true.

 

[The Y Factor]

Channel 7 news Adelaide reporting North v Brisbane in Mount Barker for the Afls version of magic round. Interesting choice if true.

I can't see a ground of AFL standard.

 

[giantroo]

Channel 7 news Adelaide reporting North v Brisbane in Mount Barker for the Afls version of magic round. Interesting choice if true.

 

[Passmore]

You’ll struggle to find a bigger group of self-important w***ers than in that doco.

Is it about the Geelong football club?

 

[longyroos]

My Barker Roos, looks ok to me

 

[The acurate one]

You’ll struggle to find a bigger group of self-important w***ers than in that doco.

You don't post on here much then do you?

 

[Lomas]

Locals are buying up the barrels as we speak. Avoid people with bags of lime in the back of the Ute.

 

[Roo316]

Locals are buying up the barrels as we speak. Avoid people with bags of lime in the back of the Ute.

Wouldn’t worry bout the locals, Bunting and Wagner weren’t from S.A.

 

[apollo_creed]

‘So called Magic Round’ just sounds bitchy. It is called the Magic Round you ****ing idiot.

 

[Tas]

What is this horse s**t? It better not be our home game.