News Lachie Neale to Brisbane

[One_Wing]

I wonder if he got some of that AFL ambassador money for heading up north. Not sure if that is just GWS and Gold Coast.

 

[Yeti]

And yet unlike Hogan who (apparently) took a pay cut to come here, it took a massive amount of money to entice Neale to be on the "same page" as the rest of the Brisbane list. Apart from Beams of course, who wanted out.

Wasn't Beams supposedly front loaded as well?

 

[Milux]

he looks bloody terrible in Brisbane colours - just saying

I disagree. Just saying.

 

[eastfreo75]

Wasn't Beams supposedly front loaded as well?

When will teams learn?

Front load the first year low in the middle years and the average in the last.

Example Hogan on $3m over 3 years

$1.5m first year
$0.6m second year
$0.9m in the last year.

 

[eastfreo75]

I wonder if he got some of that AFL ambassador money for heading up north. Not sure if that is just GWS and Gold Coast.

That may have come into it.

 

[Yeti]

Seems like Beams really stitched them up. Hogan / Lobb / Conca better fill the void old mate Neale has left.

 

[FreoGirl]

I disagree. Just saying.

he looks pale, skinny and more elf-like

 

[Taylor]

When will teams learn?

Front load the first year low in the middle years and the average in the last.

Example Hogan on $3m over 3 years

$1.5m first year
$0.6m second year
$0.9m in the last year.

Hogan is on less than $900,000 a season

 

[theGav56]

he looks pale, skinny and more elf-like

Lost some of that nuggety hobbit aura.

 

[eastfreo75]

Hogan is on less than $900,000 a season

Just an example.

 

[FreoGirl]

Seems like Beams really stitched them up. Hogan / Lobb / Conca better fill the void old mate Neale has left.

and all much better for our viewing pleasure (as a female) lol

 

[FreoGirl]

Lost some of that nuggety hobbit aura.

it's like a bad relationship break up - you become less forgiving of their shortcomings that you used to think of as endearing lol

 

[FFB1]

That may have come into it.

Happy to be corrected but don’t believe we have any player who is paid to be an ambassador. We’ve been around for long enough, enough support when we’re up and about, it’s just a fickle market up there when we’re not.

 

[Milux]

he looks pale, skinny and more elf-like

Qld will sort his tan out.

 

[eastfreo75]

Happy to be corrected but don’t believe we have any player who is paid to be an ambassador. We’ve been around for long enough, enough support when we’re up and about, it’s just a fickle market up there when we’re not.

The word is May.

 

[salim malik]

It was all about SHOW ME THE MONEY

 

[jackess]

It was all about SHOW ME THE MONEY

Because Lobb, Hogan and Conca wouldn't have gone to West Coast if Freo weren't offering more money

 

[One_Wing]

Because Lobb, Hogan and Conca wouldn't have gone to West Coast if Freo weren't offering more money

Mate its not about your club. Its about the media dragging us through the dirt in order to justify why Neale left.

 

[eastfreo75]

Because Lobb, Hogan and Conca wouldn't have gone to West Coast if Freo weren't offering more money

Conca wasn’t needed by the Eagles and offer was three years and maybe too much for the eagles.

West Coast already have a lot of key forwards and Hogan would be too much.

Lobb choose us because he doesn’t to be a full time ruck.

Anyway, what’s the problem with Neale going for money?

 

[salim malik]

Because Lobb, Hogan and Conca wouldn't have gone to West Coast if Freo weren't offering more money

Hogan took a salary cut. Just wanted to come home. Conca is probably on peanuts. Lobb was on big dollars at GWS . Would not think he would be on the same at Freo. So no I dont think dollars were the reason the three came to Freo it was the go home factor. Going back home is not a reason for Lachie .

 

[Yeti]

Mate its not about your club. Its about the media dragging us through the dirt in order to justify why Neale left.

Looking forward to crumpet faces headline tomorrow:

"NEALE LUNCHES LYON MEAT

- Lachie Neale met with former Coach Ross Lyon for lunch yesterday to tell him he was killing football and had stifled his development. It is understood he is angry at Ross Lyon for wanting him to be defensivley accountable. Sources close to the meeting said that Neale was visibly upset, while Lyon kept a reptilian like demeanour with his eyes unable to concentrate on one object at a time"

 

[FreoGirl]

Qld will sort his tan out.

not with the lack of beaches in Brisbane lol

 

[FreoGirl]

Because Lobb, Hogan and Conca wouldn't have gone to West Coast if Freo weren't offering more money

the ONLY genuine incentive for Neale to go to Brisbane was the $$$$

 

[JohnW]

the ONLY genuine incentive for Neale to go to Brisbane was the $$$$

Im not sure how you can say that?

He could have a heap of genuine incentives to go. You may not agree with them, but they must of been big enough for him to want to go. And maybe money was a factor, but no one can say it was the only factor besides him.

Can't stand the down talking that fans of clubs subject their players, ex players or missed targets to. Eagles fans started potting gaff when we thought he was gone, and some now pot Kelly when he didn't come.

If you saying $$ was the only reason for him to go is not in a negative light then sorry. But the mentality of someone being a hero when they are at your club and a sh*t bloke when the leave is the thing of 10 year olds.

 

[Dockers v Channel7West]

Just read Lachie's press conference today on Afl.com
He is all class unlike our media
Said he had no problems with RTB or any of our team including HB
One again
West Coast muck raking media with agenda's trying to give us a s#it sandwich