VernonSpots
Team Captain
- Jan 2, 2015
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- Hawthorn
And this is why I still have reservations around Franklin. Enjoyed the scenes over the weekend and I am not foaming at the mouth over him - but the way he left will never sit right with me. As much of a flog on the field as Dangerfield is - he didn't get Geelong to structure a deal that would fu** over Adelaide and they eventually got a trade done. I know Pickering and the Swans masterminded that deal and Buddy is just a dense footy player who signs paperwork, but I can only imagine if he said "hey Pickers I don't want Hawthorn to get screwed here" then we could have all dealt in good faith once the shock died down. Hell - Sydney may have not even endured the loss of COLA and draft penalties for being campaigners.
Yeah but to avoid hawthorn getting screwed, it would mean he accepts less money. Sydney offered him that contract knowing it would not cost them any draft or player assets in a trade.
Why should he, and his Manager acting in his best interests, do that?