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Doubt Buddy will leave, but his chances of getting to Essendon for nothing are 0%. Essendon themselves know that too, after all, they were the 3rd party in the Veale deal 
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Dons want Buddy!!!
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Clearly Richmond made a mistake passing over him in the draft
i reckon take him, dgood young prospect $$$$$$
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amos said:Doubt Buddy will leave, but his chances of getting to Essendon for nothing are 0%. Essendon themselves know that too, after all, they were the 3rd party in the Veale deal
^IF they are finish last, they could possibly get him for nothing. We will have to force a trade which could and most probably leave us getting severly ripped off. But getting a player in return is better then letting Franklin go for free in the PSD.
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Doubt he'll go to the PSD.
Some other Club will offer something decent if The Dons just rely on the PSD or offer a 2nd rounder or whatever. Thus, you prob wouldn't do TOO bad out of it as a Club may be willing to part way with a 1st rounder or a 2nd rounder & a player.
It's only if he wants to go to Essendon. Which seems a bit weird. Can't see him wanting to go there, surely there'd be a Club offering something "close" to what the Dons are.
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Well that's exactly what the Veale deal was. Hawthorn didn't want to lose Rawlings for nothing in the PSD, so found another way to get compensated, with the connivance of the Doggies. Lochlan Veale, a Box Hill seconds player, was the pawn. The "Veale deal" was an ingenious method of sending Rawlings to the Bulldogs, against his will, with Hawthorn gaining the draft pick it needed to do business with Essendon.Roughie said:
I personally doubt Buddy will be traded, but Hawthorn's hardline won't be pushed around trading is second to probably only Port Adelaide in the competition.
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have you guys ever considered that buddy might be a don supporter, cause if i was him and i had a chance to play for my team that i supported as a kid i would go even if they are last on the ladder, cause the chance might not come again.
oh and esendon wont be down for long
oh and esendon wont be down for long
I might write a letter to Neil Craig and ask him to throw some money at Franklin. Would love to see him a crows guernsey, however unlikely that may be. 
well, if it premiership success you want, and you had a flat choice of essendon and hawthorn, you would go to essendon.
funny, the hawks, who have been stung by chick and macpharlin going home to WA, must have figured out that franklin was certainly not that way inclined, and would go anywhere to play his football.
with that being the case, why the hell should he stay at the hawks? he owes them no allegience, and if he can get better terms and more cash at essendon, why shouldnt he just go?
funny, the hawks, who have been stung by chick and macpharlin going home to WA, must have figured out that franklin was certainly not that way inclined, and would go anywhere to play his football.
with that being the case, why the hell should he stay at the hawks? he owes them no allegience, and if he can get better terms and more cash at essendon, why shouldnt he just go?
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I don't agree with that. Surely if you had been drafted by a club and time and money had been spent on developing you as a player, you owe that club some sort of allegience.
I don't think loyalty or allegience really comes into it anymore, it might with some players but there is too much money around now for players to be that loyal anymore. Years ago it mattered, now I think a lot of players just want to play and earn good money. Loyalty went out with the 90's.
The Hawks have done well out of the past few drafts and are on their way up, bit surprised with them this year though I thought they would have a few more wins on the board. I think Essendon have a long long way to go before anyone can start talking premierships.
The Hawks have done well out of the past few drafts and are on their way up, bit surprised with them this year though I thought they would have a few more wins on the board. I think Essendon have a long long way to go before anyone can start talking premierships.
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Bryce Gibbs will be there next season?
yes and no, i dont see the difference between that and any other skilled or career workplace. my employer has spent months and a ****eload of cash training me up to use their systems and get me familiar with their methods, but that doesent mean i shouldnt leave if someone offered me more cash or better conditions.Warwick said:
and i tell you what, one less chaperone and an extra 60k per year would shift me pretty goddamn quick!
Infamy said:Clearly Richmond made a mistake passing over him in the draft
We weren't the only ones, Inf. So did the Bulldogs. They should also be congratulated.
This thread has been amusing. People pretending to have a clue what's going on.
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Essendon footy club wouldn't being doing their job if they didn't approach every uncontract player with some promising football ability. It's clear to everyone that they need to improve their playing list.
This is why you take serious consideration when drafting early picks and ensure that there attitude and muturity levels are satisfactory.
This poor attitude/personality of buddy is now looking at costing the hawks their 4th pick!
This poor attitude/personality of buddy is now looking at costing the hawks their 4th pick!
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It won't happen
This looks like negotiation in the media. Franklin's agent, will have "leaked" that tidbit which appears in this morning's Age. Essendon get named because it is the most likely first off pre season draft pick. Don't be surprised if Franklin signs on again at Hawthorn for a bit more than the $200,000.00 allegedly offered to him.no31 said:
It’s 3 to 5 years too early for salary cap troubles to start biting. These guys are unproven. If Hawthorn have salary cap trouble now then they are in serious strife. Personally I doubt it. They should have a hell of a lot of space right now. The danger with this situation is that they sign him to an over the odds contract to keep him and then set in place benchmarks for others to target.Hawkk said:
I don’t agree. If you force people to go to whoever drafts them against their will then it is up to the club to turn them around and if they can’t then too bad. It’s a one way market and buyer beware. Clubs invest in their draftees for entirely selfish reasons and the players are cut easily enough if they don’t measure up quickly enough or get a few injuries and can’t perform.Warwick said:
And as each week passes, Tambling just looks better and better
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