Trade Requested Ivan Soldo - Requested a trade to Victoria, linked to St Kilda
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Oh ok then because say so
Have you told the footy admin at Port you decide things for them?
If so can you please also sack Hinkley
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Thank youOh ok then because say so
Have you told the footy admin at Port you decide things for them?
If so can you please also sack Hinkley
Not yet
Bro thats cold haha
I don't really see a reason to give him away on the cheap.
We paid a more than fair price to pry Soldo out of Richmond when he was contracted.
He is currently under contract and St Kilda want him. By the same logic they should also pay a fair price.
Otherwise just keep him
We paid a more than fair price to pry Soldo out of Richmond when he was contracted.
He is currently under contract and St Kilda want him. By the same logic they should also pay a fair price.
Otherwise just keep him
Sounds very similar to the Grundy saga on a smaller scale. Soldo will leave for much less than you paid for him IMO.
Not a great trade period for Port last year.
Nothing like it where Grundy was a salary dump the suitor pickup most of his tab, hence cheap as chips pic.
Home sick, she resigned from that job, back in Melbourne
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I have no idea of trade value for Soldo or what Port even paid for him, but when you bring in two backup rucks to fight it out for a spot in the 22, I dont think the loser of that battle maintains their value.
Port will likely have to take a loss on the trade. Ultimately coughing up not a whole tonne in 2023 to bring in 2 guys, turn it into one solid ruck and then flicking the other for what you can get certainly isnt the worst list decision in recent years anyway.
Port will likely have to take a loss on the trade. Ultimately coughing up not a whole tonne in 2023 to bring in 2 guys, turn it into one solid ruck and then flicking the other for what you can get certainly isnt the worst list decision in recent years anyway.
Less than we paid for him? Yes likely.. A lot less? I don't see why Port should do that.
The situation is pretty much the same except now Port are Richmond and Saints are Port..
The only difference i can see is that Port had to pay the
Victorian leaving Victoria taxAnd now we have a
Victorian player going back to Victoria rebateSoldo has been the loser of the ruck battle for his entire career.
We won't get what we paid for him because we overpaid but we'll get back more than a future 4th. Or he'll get on the ruck merry-go-round and end up somewhere else in Melbourne. There's more than one club that needs a number 2 ruckman.
Richmond didn't need to trade him unless they got a reasonable offer from us
So why shouldn't Port do the same?
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If I were port I’d hold him to his contract.
He went over there for assurance on a longer term contract and port obliged.
So what if he’s the second string ruck now? He’s great insurance for the inevitable injury.
If he wants that number one ruck spot then he works for it and earns it.
Players committing then re-negging when things don’t turn out their way all the time needs to be nipped in the bud.
He went over there for assurance on a longer term contract and port obliged.
So what if he’s the second string ruck now? He’s great insurance for the inevitable injury.
If he wants that number one ruck spot then he works for it and earns it.
Players committing then re-negging when things don’t turn out their way all the time needs to be nipped in the bud.
100% my opinion too.
If Saints really want him.. as in want him as much as Port did last year, they will pay up for him
Brodie Grundy was a two time all Australian in the first year of a 5 year $800k contract. He was traded for a future second round.
Soldo is a third string ruckman with two years to go on his contract getting paid peanuts. What’s his comparative value ?.
He wasn't a salary dump when he left dees after 1 season for bigger all.
Yeah yeah ViC BiAS
Grundy was traded for a future second due to a salary cap dump! Collingwood needed him off the books and therefore accepted less than market value for him.. in return, Melbourne paid part of his salary
It's NOT a similar situation at all
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He wants out, means nothing to your playing list profile but you will keep someone that may well become disgruntled/disillusioned and that sh#t is cancer in a playing group (equal possible too he stays and turns it round but history says that is more rare than the norm). Trade for a small loss on last years investment, and move on
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If by loser you mean being a 2019 grand premiership hero, where he was better than Nankervis that whole year
By loser i mean losing the number 1 ruck spot in favor of Nankervis, and now Sweet yes.
Didn't mean to dent your ego so much that you needed to bring up one of the GF's
Think the best we can look for here is something like Soldo and 36 for their 24. Soldo isn't going to net us much so hopefully can get an upgrade rather than pointless late picks.
Forward on 24 for Luko at a discounted price due to taking on his full salary.
Forward on 24 for Luko at a discounted price due to taking on his full salary.
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I think this will be futures rather than any upgrades this year. Port will be dealing with GC who have a potential pick 1 academy next year along with some other players. Draft points for bid matching are dropping off next year so if Port are to try and get Luko without using a first rounder I think it will take a decent swag of future currency to get it done
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I think they took a bet one of Soldo or Sweet would turn out and they won with Sweet. You'd comfortably pay what they paid for Sweet and Soldo for just Sweet now. They'll let Soldo go for nothing (40+) so he's not wasting a list spot and whatever they are paying him.
He was traded by Melbourne to the Swans for a 2nd rounder.
What part of that was a salary cap dump ?.
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