Confirmed Dan Houston - Joins Collingwood as part of 3-way trade with Port and GC

[Jeremias]

For anyone who missed the prior warning:

Take the Carlton v Collingwood shit fight elsewhere.

Infractions will be handed out.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Wanted to play at Carlton but in the end they didn't want him.

i think they made the right decision to head to the draft

and to use their salary cap in other areas

 

[TW Sherrin]

Do you think Carlton would be keen on Houston, Hayward, Stengle if they didn't have the cap space to accomodate?

I said a few weeks back their cap would be the reason they wouldnt get Houston.

 

[T2B_]

i think they made the right decision to head to the draft

and to use their salary cap in other areas

I was impressed and relieved that for once my team had a clear plan from the start (I.e the draft) and didn't jump on the new shiny thing or give in to a saviour complex. Been a long time coming.

 

[The Nostradamus]

I was impressed and relieved that for once my team had a clear plan from the start (I.e the draft) and didn't jump on the new shiny thing or give in to a saviour complex. Been a long time coming.

i am just happy collingwood came to the party because we were about to blow a future first on him if they didn't come back into the picture and he would've reluctantly joined just to get back to vic once you guys chose not to get him

 

[Professor Knowall]

So, a direct quote, straight from Houston - "I have a good relationship with (Michael Voss) and I wanted to play for him and he wanted to have me in the team."

Now this is interesting. Houston would never have said "... he wanted to have me in the team", if Voss hadn't said this straight to him. So Voss wanted Houston - and quite right too, he would've immediately strengthened their team. And it would've been far easier for Carlton, with their superior draft hand, to land Houston had they really wanted to, in comparison to the Pies having to cobble together a complicated 3 club deal that ultimately included trading 5 players.

So clearly, Voss was overruled by either the football department or the board. Hmmm ...Voss can't be happy with this.

 

[Jeremias]

I said a few weeks back their cap would be the reason they wouldnt get Houston.

That doesn't really answer the question.

Carlton put a decent offer on the table for Hayward and were reportedly keen on Stengle. Yet you don't think they'd be able to afford Houston?

So clearly, Voss was overruled by either the football department or the board. Hmmm ...Voss can't be happy with this.

That's a shame. Ultimately it's not Voss' call and he would be well aware of that.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

how do you know its false if you don't have a clue about it?

Why would we have made offers for a range of quality players if we had no cap space?

 

[TW Sherrin]

That doesn't really answer the question.

Carlton put a decent offer on the table for Hayward and were reportedly keen on Stengle. Yet you don't think they'd be able to afford Houston?



That's a shame. Ultimately it's not Voss' call and he would be well aware of that.

no.

 

[TW Sherrin]

Why would we have made offers for a range of quality players if we had no cap space?

who?

 

[Jeremias]

no.

Strange take.

But hey, everyone is entitled to their opinion.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

who?

We were reportedly in the hunt for Hayward, Stengle, Petracca and Houston... Is that a sign of a team who doesn't have any cap space to use?

 

[tigerwill]

We were reportedly in the hunt for Hayward, Stengle, Petracca and Houston... Is that a sign of a team who doesn't have any cap space to use?

Who reported that? Not the media?

 

[TW Sherrin]

Strange take.

But hey, everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Strange would be not understanding the first post you quoted

 

[Jeremias]

Strange would be not understanding the first post you quoted

I understood it perfectly.

Now that you've had your cheap laugh about the salary cap, let's move on shall we?

 

[TW Sherrin]

I understood it perfectly.

Now that you've had your cheap laugh about the salary cap, let's move on shall we?

Missed it again. It was nothing to do with their cap.

 

[Jeremias]

Missed it again. It was nothing to do with their cap.

Of course it wasn't...

I said a few weeks back their cap would be the reason they wouldnt get Houston.

Move on now. Thanks.

 

[Anzacday]

So in summary the blue mob could afford him but didn’t want him.
Or they couldn’t afford him and therefore didn’t try.
North wanted him and he didn’t want them.
Although some supporters didn’t want him.
Either way they could afford him but didn’t get him.
Easy to see why he ended up a Pie.
He said yes, we said yes - the stars aligned and we made it happen.
Now all three sets of supporters are happy and importantly, so is Dan.

 

[TW Sherrin]

Of course it wasn't...



Move on now. Thanks.

yes sir

 

[Eric Shin]

So much salt in this thread


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[CCurnow3votes]

So in summary the Blues could afford him but didn’t want him.
Or they couldn’t afford him and therefore didn’t try.
North wanted him and he didn’t want them.
Although some supporters didn’t want him.
Either way they could afford him but didn’t get him.
Easy to see why he ended up a Pie.
He said yes, we said yes - the stars aligned and we made it happen.
Now all three sets of supporters are happy and importantly, so is Dan.

Dan’s a bit down on it actually…

He really wanted Carlton you see

 

[HugeJohnson]

Well put. So much spoken about "the cliff", as if the club has used all its chips on two late stagers to try and get us over the line. Houston and Perryman are every bit long-term pick-ups at 27 and 25 years of age. They will quite literally assist the rebuild as quality core players.

Collingwood's 2028 side will be led by N Daicos (25), J Daicos (28), Hill (28), Quaynor (28), Perryman (29), Houston (31), Schultz (31), Maynard (32), Moore (32), De Goey (32), Cameron (33) and McCreery (27). Crisp (35), McStay (33) and Lipinski (30) could potentially still form part of this team also.
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If I told you 5 years ago Richmond's side in 2024 would contain the likes of Martin, Lynch, Grimes, Vlastuin, Broad, Nankervis, Balta, Rioli, Prestia, Baker, Taranto, Graham, do you think you would be surprised to hear they finished on the bottom of the ladder?