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Rhombus said:
Mumford owes Geelong nothing.

He was on the Rookie list and getting paid peanuts.

If they thought he was that great, why not elevate him/or give him a 2 year deal at the end of 2008 after he played some games.
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He played what 1 game in 2008? (may have been 3) I don't think that quite sets him up to be elevated off the rookie list. After this year he would have been elevated from the rookie list but he said no to that in order to go to Sydney.
 
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James1970 said:
Exactly - it's what makes the GFC the GFC. The kid's taken the $$$ and run, and will play games of footy. Can't blame him too much. He'll get a kick, maybe kick a goal or two. Take some marks. He'll also get a taste of Sydney life, payin' the taxes and rent, hangin' out with mates. Come September, when he's sittin' in Bali with what's left of the year's dough wondering whether to go the double-scotch and coke or third greased chicken, there will be a TV on somewhere, as the Cats roll in to another finals series. I'm guessing the double-scotch, straight.
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:D!!! I like it, very slick...
 
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I am glad the Club has made their disappointment known, i trust this will be taken into account into trade discussions, let him walk if we are not compensated.
 

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Think we can manage with Blake and Ottens for 2010, if they both have good pre-seasons and are rested as required.
Blake played well in the Grand final against Stkilda's ruck duo, will be heavier and stronger again this year, and now has matured into a strong senior ruckman.
Mumford, is far from being considered a quality senior, it could be he never will be.
I think if we get well compensated considering how desparate Sydney are, we could gain in the long run. Demand a rd 1.
 
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maximus steel said:
spot on, but hopefully guarenteed game time and a spot on the actual list (not the rookie list) might tempt him to stay at the club where his been for the past 2-3 years.
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Agree, no hard feelings Mummy, enjoy your career in Sydney, I'm disappointed that the club decided to put it on the line with Blake in 07 and looks to have done the same this year.

For a guy of limited ability he certainly has cache when it comes to his fellow ruckman.

That being said the war is over, best of luck for the future Blakey, let's hope you are your old man and become a superstar. Just be the bigger man now that you're a premiership ruckman.:thumbsu:
 
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I want to keep Mumford too, but here are the facts:-

We needed to off-load someone to stay within the damn salary cap.

Mumford may feel that the club have committed to Blake ahead of him (playing Blake in finals, for example), so he went to seek opportunities elsewhere.

I would rather lose Mumford than who else I heard we may have to off-load (i.e. David Wojincski).

The fact that the Swans wanted MUmford ahead of Blake says something (you would think that they would sooner want a premiership ruckman like Blake). But we need salary cap relief, and Sydney would not have accepted Blake ahead of Mumford, as funny as that sounds.

If we needed to relieve salary cap pressure, and keep Mumford, we should have delisted or traded Kane Tenace, Ryan Gamble, Trent West and Tom Lonergan. Plus we should encourage Tom Harley to retire. This would have freed up salary cap room, helped us keep Mumford, and allow us to pay Ablett and Selwood a bit more, as an enticement to stay at Geelong, and turn down Gold Coast's advances.
 

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TheMightyAchilles said:
paperwork done, just not lodged


i am over it


the swans dealt us a no win situation, offering a 4 year deal in excess of $1.2

shite, shite, shite
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While your at it you wouldn't happen to have any actual substance to support the JWS rumors by any chance?
 
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Barabbas said:
C'mon Mummy, Flag>Money.
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Clearly not. As disappointed as others, but I think we would be horribly unlucky for Otto to have the same year in 2010 as '09 injury-wise. Provided he and Blake remain relatively fit, I think our ruck stocks are covered for our forseeable premiership window.
It would seem Mummy didn't see himself likely to play finals next year. Curious that he's almost guaranteed it now:)
 
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lol

it will be hard, but his manager might have sold him a dud deal
could have waited a year, been a premiership player, and chased the mega gcfc $$$$$

mccon is a dog, wish all players were managed by pickers

good luck to him, but blake is a lucky bloke, no real competition yet again
 
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TheMightyAchilles said:
lol

it will be hard, but his manager might have sold him a dud deal
could have waited a year, been a premiership player, and chased the mega gcfc $$$$$

mccon is a dog, wish all players were managed by pickers

good luck to him, but blake is a lucky bloke, no real competition yet again
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that's one of the many reasons l/we want mummy to stay to keep pushing for a spot and for blake to keep getting better or mummy will take your spot.mummy as so many up sides losing him as so many bad sides.oh there is a save mummy facebook page set up there 50 people on there yesterday.
 
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Hate to say it, but geez the Cats looked better when Blake came back into the side. He is very good in the ruck and crap around the ground, but when you've got a midfield as good as Geelong's, getting first use from the ruck is more important in the big scheme of things.

Thought he was best ruck man on ground in the GF.

Plus, he's less than a year older than Mummy.

Can't say I'd knock back over a million bucks over four years. He will get a shock at the price of living up in Sydney though...

Does this mean Trent West gets another crack?
 
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Pickers would then have to act in the best interests of his client - Mumford, rather than the GFC.

No manager in their right mind would deny a rookie ruckman like Mumford a 4 year deal at perhaps $1m +

Remember he was only picked up with the last Rookie draft pick 2 years ago.
 
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Well i did just hear that a deal still hasn't been reached between the clubs. It's a good sign it means Geelong are not just going to roll over and give in.
 
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If Mummy does go, as it looks like, I'm dirty that we don't have him, but I can't blame the bloke. How many of you out there would stick around with you're emplyer if someone else asked you to do the same job for an extra $100k per year? I know others have taken the cuts, and good on them, I'm proud, but we can't expect that of everyone, and we had to offload someone, we couldn't afford to pay Mummy what he would have needed, something had to give.

Hope he tears it up (but not too much)
 
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If it's done for 28, I can live with it. Reckon par for a bloke they're offering $1.2m would have been more like 28 plus a swap of our 17 for their 14. Roos didn't help, backing us into a corner via the media by the early trumpeting of Mumford's interest and that the deal would be done, well before Balmey has confirmed any such progress...but that's the game.
 

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