Confirmed Trade: Mitch Clarke to MELBOURNE for Pick 12.

[Blackas87]

I don't know why everyone is having a go at freo, they offered pick 16 and pick 38 in the end, 16 isn't that far from 12, what more could of they done?

 

[Tulip]

The could get their monies worth if they play him as 1st ruck, that 2009 season was insane.

Rather pointless, Jamar is a top 5 ruckman who is far too old to be revolutionised

 

[Tulip]

I don't know why everyone is having a go at freo, they offered pick 16 and pick 38 in the end, 16 isn't that far from 12, what more could of they done?

They didn't offer pick 38, only 16. Brissie asked for 38 and Freo played hard ball

 

[eagles rule]

You cant even spell his name right. Mind you nor can half the knobs on Big Footy

whats cant ? Oh do you mean can`t .

 

[bruzaar62]

Hahaha suck shit Freo.

If in trade week, you treat the other side like crap, you'll get f**ked over eventually.

You guys deserve what you got for such an arrogant approach.

Enjoy Keplar and Jack Frankenstein as your tall forwards for the next 5 years

thats a bit rich Icanwank,a wet toaster calling Freo arrogant
Bond refused to budge, offered # 16 (around the mark) for a player that was not exactly what we were after.....whats arrogant about that
I say its good management,refusing to pay overs for a questionable talent,
I mean $800 000 a year is way overs

 

[yaco55]

If they are paying 2mill-2.2mill over 4 years which i have only seen than i think thats pretty good. Pick 12 is not overpaying at all in my eyes. He was pick 8 or 9 from memory and is a proven player at AFL level who can play both ruck and key forward very well, exactly what melbourne needed.

As for pick 8 and 12 for Tippett im just saying what is on afl.com, not saying its worth it or not.

Key forwards who can play ruck dont grow on trees and dont come cheaply. Remember Port had to pay pick 33 for Renouf, they overpaid, but teams usually have to for ruckmen/tall timber types.

Renouf = pick 33
Maric = pick 37
M.Clark = ??

Easily pick 12 when you look at it this way. M.Clark still has plenty of football left in him aswell.

Im not sure why it needed an OMG?

Stand by my opinion that Clark is barely better than an average player.

Tippett I rate a touch higher - but is grossly overpaid - and over-rated.

 

[yaco55]

Pick 12 in a draft heavily compromised by the GWS concessions is overpaying for Mitch Clark?

Really?

Hmm. I don't think so.

Read the first sentence again.

It mentions combination of draft picks and salary.

A player that is barely better than average gets 550K per year - Give me a break.

And to put it further in contest - T.Cloke gets about 450K per year.

 

[Jezzitizle]

Devastated!! A 27 goal a year forward was the last piece of the puzzle!!

.. where has that bottle of jacks gone..

 

[raffrox]

They didn't offer pick 38, only 16. Brissie asked for 38 and Freo played hard ball

Source?

 

[walken79]

Melbourne FC- bahahahaha... Oh dear. So glad my club stood their ground. You'd want to hope this dude turns into a gun pretty soon for that kind of cash. We offered what he was worth, Melbourne offered way above that- risky business.

 

[PapaJ]

They didn't offer pick 38, only 16. Brissie asked for 38 and Freo played hard ball

I've not seen that officially stated anywhere and it would be bloody strange if true. I call BS. Why would Bris need picks 8, 16, 29, 30, 34 AND our pick 38 when they're only likely to use the first 4 at the most.

No, I don't buy it.

 

[September_Glory]

Making an above average player your highest paid when the only reason he's there is money.

Hmm... I wonder how this will pan out...

That $800k/year figure is f*cking insane.

 

[Lach72]

If you were to create a list of the best footballers in the comp, how many would be on it before you got to Mitch Clark?

Not potential but current output? Because this is what we need. Current output

I reckon I could get over 100 without really trying. Now tell me Mitch Clark is worth more than pick 16 or actually worth 800k a year.
**** sake. The guy is going to get paid more than anyone on Geelong's team or Travis Cloke.

 

[Leslie_Chow]

If you were to create a list of the best footballers in the comp, how many would be on it before you got to Mitch Clark?

Not potential but current output? Because this is what we need. Current output

I reckon I could get over 100 without really trying. Now tell me Mitch Clark is worth more than pick 16 or actually worth 800k a year.
**** sake. The guy is going to get paid more than anyone on Geelong's team or Travis Cloke.

He wouldn't be in the top 50 forwards in the league.

 

[RickSanchez]

Funny how people bag us when we were paying "overs" , now that we aren't getting him they are bagging us for not getting him. Typical bigfooty nonsense. I would have liked him at the club but if this is the type of person he is (nominates us and no one else, then decides to go for money. Not to mention what he did to Brisbane.) and if thats the type of wage he's after/being offered - then good luck to him.

Don't need to offer those kind of wages to someone I don't think is worthy of those figures and the type of person who would choose a club like that. Anyway, best of luck to him and Melbourne. I have faith in our recruiters (despite a player they chose at 20 with a far better local KPF on offer ) that they know what they are doing.

 

[Alfonz]

This trade reeks of classic Schwabolly, I wonder how much they got involved. Clark is there playing only for the money, not sure he is the type who will be busting his nut for the Melbourne football club.

Sure we played hard ball, maybe too hard, but I am not unhappy about the way we went about it. Maybe we could have offered 16+20 (which is what I thought we might have to do to stop him going to the PSD), but we clearly did not think he was worth that much and didn't want to compromise our list/salary management plan.

 

[RickSanchez]

This trade reeks of classic Schwabolly, I wonder how much they got involved. Clark is there playing only for the money, not sure he is the type who will be busting his nut for the Melbourne football club.

Sure we played hard ball, maybe too hard, but I am not unhappy about the way we went about it. Maybe we could have offered 16+20 (which is what I thought we might have to do to stop him going to the PSD), but we clearly did not think he was worth that much and didn't want to compromise our list/salary management plan.

I won't lie, I don't believe we went about it the right way, but all we have to go on is what the "media" tells us. But based on what we've been told then yeah maybe we handled it wrong if we were that keen. Not gonna bother on Clark and how he handled the whole proceedings.

 

[walken79]

The dude wanted to play for us. We offered what we think he is worth- and we ain't desperate for him either. Melbourne wanted him more... A LOT more so good luck to him. You'll never make me believe he's worth what the dees are paying him but thats not our problem. On with 2012...

 

[Total_Juddshanks]

Really a case of alls well that ends moderately okay for all concerned.

Given they should have been the bitches in any trade, Brisbane have done very nicely for themselves, and gotten very good value given the go-home factor. Very rare for a side in their position to come up trumps in trades like this one, so well done to them.

Melbourne, well they got their man. Given what they have paid, massive punt, but it could turn out well for them.

Freo at least keep their picks and didn't do anything outrageous. This is not a criticism of them since they probably made the right call on the final day but they could have got the deal wrapped up to everyone's satisfaction on Wednesday if they weren't intent on playing hard ball.

Interesting end to an otherwise dull week

 

[whelan=legend]

Melbourne FC- bahahahaha... Oh dear. So glad my club stood their ground. You'd want to hope this dude turns into a gun pretty soon for that kind of cash. We offered what he was worth, Melbourne offered way above that- risky business.

Weren't you the guy that said we should be so embarrassed because we offered Mitch such a good deal and he still wanted to go to Freo?

That worked out well.

 

[RickSanchez]

I know it's not really about Clark to Melbourne or whatever, but does anyone think this is the end of trade week for Freo or will they be after others?

 

[PapaJ]

I know it's not really about Clark to Melbourne or whatever, but does anyone think this is the end of trade week for Freo or will they be after others?

Relativley minor stuff I'd say. Bower is still in the mix, and there's the apparently hanging trade regarding pre-listed player or two with GWS. That's my take.

 

[CrimsonRaven]

Am I the only one who thinks maybe Clark took the Melbourne offer once he realised basically every club with a pick before Freo in the PSD were keen to pick him up?

GWS would obviously be keen, GC would be mad to not take him, I'd be dissapointed if Port passed him up ect ect.

Perhaps he prefers Melbourne to these clubs and the fact they upped the ante with a bigger contract than the original offer just sealed it for him.

At least this way he has some control over his destiny.

 

[PapaJ]

Am I the only one who thinks maybe Clark took the Melbourne offer once he realised basically every club with a pick before Freo in the PSD were keen to pick him up?

GWS would obviously be keen, GC would be mad to not take him, I'd be dissapointed if Port passed him up ect ect.

Perhaps he prefers Melbourne to these clubs and the fact they upped the ante with a bigger contract than the original offer just sealed it for him.

At least this way he has some control over his destiny.

Nah. Very unlikely. I think his manager convinced him that the Melbourne deal was too good to miss/once in a lifetime etc. and the $$ spoke. He's pretty much stated as much.

Plus all reasonable reports suggest that Bris and Freo were getting close to a deal. The PSD option was way off in trade week terms.

 

[Mego Red]

Nah. Very unlikely. I think his manager convinced him that the Melbourne deal was too good to miss/once in a lifetime etc. and the $$ spoke. He's pretty much stated as much.

Plus all reasonable reports suggest that Bris and Freo were getting close to a deal. The PSD option was way off in trade week terms.

Disagree. Clearly the PSD was an empty threat, as he never would have gotten to Freo.

Suddenly, his management had to take the Melbourne and Brisbane negotiations seriously, because he didn't have the upper hand.