No Oppo Supporters Non Bulldog Footy Talk - Bulldogs only - Part 5

[Sentinel]

Former Rising Star winner makes shock call to quit AFL

The 25-year-old has lost the passion for the game.

7news.com.au

I'm glad we got Treloar out of that firesale and not the Stephenson/Bosenavulagi double or Tom Phillips (and we paid a lower price for him than both of those trades).

 

[Unnamed1]

I'm glad we got Treloar out of that firesale and not the Stephenson/Bosenavulagi double or Tom Phillips (and we paid a lower price for him than both of those trades).

And Collingwood continued to pay a high price (salary) from the trade!

 

[stefoid]

Why the hell wouldnt you ride the gravy train for the next 5 years, passion or not?

hes going to get a rude shock in the real world where unemployed 25yos dont get paid hundreds of thousands a year to "follow their dream".

 

[Libbaaaa]

Why the hell wouldnt you ride the gravy train for the next 5 years, passion or not?

hes going to get a rude shock in the real world where unemployed 25yos dont get paid hundreds of thousands a year to "follow their dream".

Not everyone built the same I guess? He must be that checked out that he can't even front up for pre-season etc... At least for one more year you would have thought to milk that $500k.

 

[Doggies7]

 

[Sentinel]

Now do Bailey Smith

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Bailey Smith

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

and Cotton On

 

[Thunderoad]

As others have pointed out on Twitter, didn't Scott and Geelong claim that this had already been ticked off by the AFL when they originally announced it?

 

[stefoid]

Not everyone built the same I guess? He must be that checked out that he can't even front up for pre-season etc... At least for one more year you would have thought to milk that $500k.

I guess theres only so much norf that anyone can take

 

[Unnamed1]

Now do Bailey Smith and Cotton On

I actually think the Cotton On one is clean. It existing well before he was traded, and if they increase it once he's down there, it's an independent decision based on the increased local exposure.

The Scott ones fails one of the most basic legal principles for causation - the 'but for' test. But for the fact he's the coach of Geelong, he would not be the Chief Knobjockey Officer for Morris Finance, in Geelong. If the AFL signed off on it, which I doubt is really what happened (I'm sure there was a vague email of "potentially" from a junior integrity officer), then the joke is on them.

The Smith deal has no such causation. He was already sponsored by them - and fair play to all on that deal - that's just synergistic and exactly what you look for in an acquisition of any asset - 1+1 = 3.

 

[Libbaaaa]

The role has been created specifically for Scott which reeks of something. A company their size does not need a chief performance officer.

 

[Sentinel]

I actually think the Cotton On one is clean. It existing well before he was traded, and if they increase it once he's down there, it's an independent decision based on the increased local exposure.

The Scott ones fails one of the most basic legal principles for causation - the 'but for' test. But for the fact he's the coach of Geelong, he would not be the Chief Knobjockey Officer for Morris Finance, in Geelong. If the AFL signed off on it, which I doubt is really what happened (I'm sure there was a vague email of "potentially" from a junior integrity officer), then the joke is on them.

The Smith deal has no such causation. He was already sponsored by them - and fair play to all on that deal - that's just synergistic and exactly what you look for in an acquisition of any asset - 1+1 = 3.

Why don't we flip it then. But for the Cotton On deal, would Smith be a Geelong player?

 

[Turtleman3]

I think we all know (or the more cynical among us) how this will play out. It will be 'investigated' and there will be nothing to see. It gives all a future response when this topic is questioned, "it was investigated and ticked off by the AFL".

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

I think we all know (or the more cynical among us) how this will play out. It will be 'investigated' and there will be nothing to see. It gives all a future response when this topic is questioned, "it was investigated and ticked off by the AFL".

All it could be that there is a bit of noise around Geelong’s “deals” that the AFL feels compelled to investigate to give the thin veneer of fairness.

 

[flamethrower]

Why the hell wouldnt you ride the gravy train for the next 5 years, passion or not?

hes going to get a rude shock in the real world where unemployed 25yos dont get paid hundreds of thousands a year to "follow their dream".

Maybe he saw CFMEU guys holding stop signs were getting paid $200k and thought that was a normal wage for an entry level job.