News Ivan Soldo's trade to St Kilda falls through

[1954]

Either way for him to post that he had no intention of leaving is just laughable.

Don't piss on our leg and say it's raining.

Absolutely agree, the turnaround has face saving cover up written all over it, he had plenty of time to say he was attending his best mate's wedding which is obviously more important than an engagement party, but said SFA until the aints pulled the pin and no other club was interested either, and Kornes wasn't the only one who slipped into him, Buckley had a dip as well, as did Jimmy Bartel.

As has already been suggested by others, if he can't get back the number one ruck spot from Sweet do we go through the same sooky la la stuff again if he isn't selected in the Power line up and has to play for the Maggies at Noarlunga.

 

[Relativity]

Even made the national broadcaster's site

Power's Soldo fed up with 'ridiculous narrative' over best-and-fairest no-show

Port Adelaide ruck Ivan Soldo hits back at criticism surrounding his non-attendance at the club's best-and-fairest award function.

www.abc.net.au

"I think Ivan hasn't settled in Adelaide the way he............ haven't liked and we have a part to play in that as well,"

I think CD is feeling the pressure. His mind is not on the game.

 

[JimmyBC]

I think Ivan was trying to say once the trade fell through he's fine with staying (lol).

As with all things Port they take on the confused hillbilly english of their leader.

 

[Chewy316]

Keeping Soldo is a good move imo.

He was the #1 tap to advantage ruck in the entire league IIRC prior to his knee injury. Not saying he's the #1 ruck coming into next season, but he is valuable depth at the very least.

I didn't think Sweet was as amazing as others claimed this year (my personal thoughts is many people overrated his performances due to how bad the ruck play has been at our Club for quite a few years), so I won't be surprised if Ivan gets a solid run at it again next year provided he stays healthy.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

lol soldo stuck at port

Oh the humanity!!

Oh well they should have lots of frequent flyer points from the 3 minutes of the air hostess gig

 

[JimmyBC]

Keeping Soldo is a good move imo.

Not so much a move as no one bloody wanted him lol

 

[Chewy316]

Not so much a move as no one bloody wanted him lol

St. Kilda wanted him - they just wanted to pay sweet FA for him (along the lines of a future 4th) and when Port said no they pulled out and blamed the knee.

 

[all seeing eye]

Professional sport, suck it up for a year, have a good year and test the market again next year. Handy back up if he can stay fit.

 

[JimmyBC]

St. Kilda wanted him - they just wanted to pay sweet FA for him (along the lines of a future 4th) and when Port said no they pulled out and blamed the knee.

Goes to show if you wanna piss off home after 5 minutes you better make sure there's more than one suitor.

 

[agmsy]

Keeping Soldo is a good move imo.

He was the #1 tap to advantage ruck in the entire league IIRC prior to his knee injury. Not saying he's the #1 ruck coming into next season, but he is valuable depth at the very least.

I didn't think Sweet was as amazing as others claimed this year (my personal thoughts is many people overrated his performances due to how bad the ruck play has been at our Club for quite a few years), so I won't be surprised if Ivan gets a solid run at it again next year provided he stays healthy.

Yep.

I reckon Soldo had the edge with his work at clearance and scoring, but Sweet was better around the ground.

Soldo finished the year with (to put it generously) indifferent form in the SANFL, but I agree he could be back in contention if he has a good preseason.

Unfortunately for Soldo, it's probably a situation where, even if he recaptures the form he showed at the beginning of this year, he might not be able to force Sweet out as long as Sweet also continues playing to the level he did in the second half of this year. Bad situation for the player, but good for the club.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

I feel slightly better about keeping him as it appears there was basically zero interest in him.

I had rather trade him now as his value would be maxed but zero value is still zero.

I play Dante over him if Sweet is unavailable though.

 

[elbarton]

Sweet will likely be the #1 to start next season, but that whole dynamic could swing back very quickly. Form, injuries, society etc

 

[Duck Farmer]

St. Kilda wanted him - they just wanted to pay sweet FA for him (along the lines of a future 4th) and when Port said no they pulled out and blamed the knee.

They needed to throw in Pick 50.

We cave for that shit.

 

[I Dont Care]

Maybe play him as a deep forward. Can't see Marshall in our future anymore

 

[Gryllis]

St. Kilda wanted him - they just wanted to pay sweet FA for him (along the lines of a future 4th) and when Port said no they pulled out and blamed the knee.

I thought Davies said we aren't allowed to say no to a massively unders trade for a contracted player returning to Victoria. Or is that only for MCG tenants?

 

[JimmyBC]

I'm not convinced with Chewy's info on this it wouldn't surprise me at all if his medical put up red flags, he's an injury prone adequate ruck we overpaid for and St. Kilda were smart not to go through with it.

 

[tribey]

I think Ivan was trying to say once the trade fell through he's fine with staying (lol).

As with all things Port they take on the confused hillbilly english of their leader.

Mark Williams was a teacher, and a whole bunch of his players became coaches — teachers and mentors, if you will.

Yabby Jeans was a 1950’s cop, and a whole bunch of his players went around brutalising and vilifying opponents for things they did and didn’t do.

John Worsfold was a pharmacist, and a whole of bunch of his players became chemical enthusiasts.

Ken Hinkley is a ****ing moron, and…

It tracks.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

I thought Davies said we aren't allowed to say no to a massively unders trade for a contracted player returning to Victoria. Or is that only for MCG tenants?

Thats because St Kilda's chairman was right about their role in the AFL in his BnF speech. Even if it also had a giant sook about Academies.

 

[GremioPower]

Ivan Soldo's trade to St Kilda falls through​

I really thought the meaning was the very opposite of what it actually is.

 

[afl2004]

I actually have a bit of sympathy for him.

His personal life went crap here so he wanted to go home and it failed on him unexpectedly.

As long as he shows up and tries his best oh well , he's not ken hinkley or David koch so I don't wish him anything bad

 

[raptalia]

This may clarify some issues...

Power's Soldo fed up with 'ridiculous narrative' over best-and-fairest no-show

Port Adelaide ruck Ivan Soldo hits back at criticism surrounding his non-attendance at the club's best-and-fairest award function.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Brian McGee]

I actually have a bit of sympathy for him.

His personal life went crap here so he wanted to go home and it failed on him unexpectedly.

As long as he shows up and tries his best oh well , he's not ken hinkley or David koch so I don't wish him anything bad

Absolutely. I can’t imagine what it would be like living away from your partner for the foreseeable future. It would be hard to settle in to a place like Adelaide in his situation. There is a lot of conjecture about him throwing a tantrum because he was overtaken for the ruck position, but if your personal life is difficult everything else is so much harder to deal with too.

 

[raptalia]

Not sure what round it is but the Ivan Soldo

13

Ivan Soldo

Age

28

Ht

204cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

3.9

2star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

24.2

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

3.1

1star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

23.0

5star

D

6.4

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.4

3star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

21.4

5star

v Kane Cornes bun fight is getting interesting. As usual Kane a lot to say without necessarily having all the facts. Kane attacked Ivan re the latter's non appearance at the Port B&F. Ivan has fired back saying he had a legitimate reason for non attendance as he was best man at his best friend's wedding. Ivan points out he cleared this with the Club.

Kane Cornes is not the only one to attack Ivan Soldo

13

Ivan Soldo

Age

28

Ht

204cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

3.9

2star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

24.2

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

3.1

1star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

23.0

5star

D

6.4

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.4

3star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

21.4

5star

for not being at the B&F. Nathan Buckley also had a bit to say...

‘Makes no sense’: Buckley calls out Power tall for breaking ‘sacrosanct’ rule

‘Makes no sense’: AFL great slams Power tall for breaking ‘sacrosanct’ rule

www.foxsports.com.au

In the face of media criticism it would be nice of the PAFC to publicly back the player on this issue. Maybe they have and I missed it?

The question now is where to from here for Ivan Soldo

13

Ivan Soldo

Age

28

Ht

204cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

3.9

2star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

24.2

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

3.1

1star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

23.0

5star

D

6.4

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.4

3star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

21.4

5star

and the PAFC ?

 

[JimmyBC]

Sodol

 

[Schulzenfest]

Absolutely. I can’t imagine what it would be like living away from your partner for the foreseeable future. It would be hard to settle in to a place like Adelaide in his situation. There is a lot of conjecture about him throwing a tantrum because he was overtaken for the ruck position, but if your personal life is difficult everything else is so much harder to deal with too.

And the whole 'he wouldn't have wanted to leave if he'd won the #1 ruck spot' argument is pretty well blown out of the water by Dan Houston going back to Victoria to be with his new partner coming off of two consecutive AA's.

Turns out some people like their partners more than they like their job. As they should. If anybody on here hasn't found a partner that they like more than their job, I wish them the best of luck finding that person in the future.