Free Agency Jack Martin - joins Geelong as a DFA

[Jeremias]

Assuming Geelong/Fremantle recruit him, would Jack Martin be the first three club player in AFL history to have never been traded?

Shaun McKernan, and there may have been others.

 

[Paracleet]

Assuming Geelong/Fremantle recruit him, would Jack Martin be the first three club player in AFL history to have never been traded?

Dale Kickett moved between 4 clubs without being traded. He had initially been traded from Fitzroy to WC however.

 

[WilloTree]

Shaun McKernan, and there may have been others.

Corey Wagner as well.

 

[Scotty_222]

He didn't get the Blues to delisted him.

You sure about that?

 

[Tugga27]

You sure about that?

Yep.

Don't think the blues needed any prompting by Martin.

 

[THE_GUN]

Martin would have been delisted by the blue

he just got ahead of the curve for optics

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Assuming Geelong/Fremantle recruit him, would Jack Martin be the first three club player in AFL history to have never been traded?

No because Sam menegola was delisted by hawks (technically delisted himself) and freo and then drafted by Geelong.

 

[Ross]

Podsiadly was on Essendon and Collingwood's lists and then was delisted by Geelong before moving to Adelaide.

 

[freo_leo29]

Hopefully Geelong pass on him

Will be very handy if we can get him fit

 

[FootyLad0]

Hopefully Geelong pass on him

Will be very handy if we can get him fit

I know we did a medical with him about a week back and haven’t heard anything since? Just gettable saying he’s leaning to the Cats…

I imagine it comes down to does he want to go back to WA or is he happy to stay in Vic.
Both options would be good for him although I reckon he’d get more run with the Dockers than with the Cats.

With the Cats he’d be joining a team with close to the best forward line in the League and I have him at about our 9th selected forward? Basically that’s a spot as the sub at best or being an emergency.

Key Positions

• Jezza
• Neale

High Half Forwards and Small Forwards

• Miers
• Dempsey (Could push him to a wing though)
• Stengle
• Close
• Mannagh

Third Tall Forward
- Ollie Henry

Basically Jack would slot into Gary Rohan’s role (he’s been delisted) as the backup third tall option as we lack depth there. Jack isn’t replacing any of the HHF or small forwards and he’s not a key position bloke.

 

[THE_GUN]

Hopefully Geelong pass on him

Will be very handy if we can get him fit

He wont be coming on Rookie wages and will demand a list spot

I highly doubt he plays AFL for less than $350k - $400k

people thinking he plays for $100k are dreaming

 

[freo_leo29]

He wont be coming on Rookie wages and will demand a list spot

I highly doubt he plays AFL for less than $350k - $400k

people thinking he plays for $100k are dreaming

quote the wrong bloke?

I said nothing about his wage

 

[CatToTheFuture]

He wont be coming on Rookie wages and will demand a list spot

I highly doubt he plays AFL for less than $350k - $400k

people thinking he plays for $100k are dreaming

I think the doubt mostly stems from his ability to play afl at all. You'd want that contract to be heavily performance weighted

 

[THE_GUN]

I think the doubt mostly stems from his ability to play afl at all. You'd want that contract to be heavily performance weighted

You would hope so but i can easily see something like $250k base and $10k match payments

 

[CatToTheFuture]

You would hope so but i can easily see something like $250k base and $10k match payments

250k base ain't much base for a footy player. Seems fine

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

I know we did a medical with him about a week back and haven’t heard anything since? Just gettable saying he’s leaning to the Cats…

I imagine it comes down to does he want to go back to WA or is he happy to stay in Vic.
Both options would be good for him although I reckon he’d get more run with the Dockers than with the Cats.

With the Cats he’d be joining a team with close to the best forward line in the League and I have him at about our 9th selected forward? Basically that’s a spot as the sub at best or being an emergency.

Key Positions

• Jezza
• Neale

High Half Forwards and Small Forwards

• Miers
• Dempsey (Could push him to a wing though)
• Stengle
• Close
• Mannagh

Third Tall Forward
- Ollie Henry

Basically Jack would slot into Gary Rohan’s role (he’s been delisted) as the backup third tall option as we lack depth there. Jack isn’t replacing any of the HHF or small forwards and he’s not a key position bloke.

Despite the fact he'd be closer to the best 22 at Freo compared to Geelong, I like him better as an option for your team than ours. We're plenty tall and have enough marking up there. Our Oliver Henry-like player, Sam Sturt, plays with 3 key fwds next to him. And the non-Switta players after that are often adept in the air but supbar in the pressure and ground ball departments. Most of what Jack Martin gives we don't need, and most of what we need (pressure, crumbing, speed, scoreboard threat from ground level) Jack Martin doesn't give.

Geelong have the guys to accommodate for a Jack Martin-type player, while we're a bottom tier fwd ground ball and pressure team despite Switta being elite in both aspects.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Podsiadly was on Essendon and Collingwood's lists and then was delisted by Geelong before moving to Adelaide.

Podsiadly was traded to the Crows by Geelong for pick 64.

 

[fpm84]

 

[STPer18]

Looks like the boy is coming home.

 

[Del28562]

Can't see him.getting a game unless he goes to half back

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Fake news
Zero percent truth to it

Still zero % truth on this one Celeb?

 

[VinnieB]

Geelong medico's extend contract

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Insane to think he had choices to be honest. My thought was rookie list to Fremantle

 

[VinnieB]

You would hope so but i can easily see something like $250k base and $10k match payments

His banker must be sweating. Probably personally driving him to hydrotherapy 3 days a week.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Geelong medico's extend contract

Geelongs medicos writing their own cheques