Seriously, got to love Jimmy, but we aren't a charity and we don't owe anyone indefinite years on the list. If he can't or doesn't want to see that his contribution next year would be limited then then that is his problem, not the GFC.
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It sounded like we went in with the idea that we'd offload Motlop, netting us a large amount of salary cap relief and a nice 1st round pick, yet when there were no takers we were on the backfoot and kind of shat the bed. If there is one positive, I'd much rather keep Motlop than Caddy, granted he can get back to his best.
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Just like the coach.....no plan B!!!!
Don't stress guys, Wellsy knows what to do with those 3 picks in the 20s-40s... He tends to go best available rather than reach on picks in that range. I back him to deliver there. I suspect he will go a KPF, KPD, and a midfielder.
You would have hoped that most of the prep work would have been done prior to trade week being commenced. That's what we are told in any case. And even if it was a unexpected that Motlop didn't carry any interest then you'd hope they had a plan B or a plan C or a plan D. Sounds like, similar to Scott's coaching, we only had that plan A.
And Plan A wasn't a very good one.
It appeared a bit simplistic.
Well done Catriot. Very true. All this attack on wells is ridiculous. Can anyone point to a game where Caddy changed a game? Made a difference sure but broke a game open? Last year he was not good.
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And shocked that Caddy would/wanted to go. They were blind sided.
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You mean after Richmond showed interest in him after Geelong entered negotiations for Deledio?
Good post.
Id only add that ..
3 .. the club was in dire trouble with the cap and it just didn't want to pay any of the players they let go that were contracted. And if that was the case the club has been derelict in looking at other players , they should have just traded out and gone to the draft for cheap kids.
Overall I'm a bit over the Wells "Kiwi" type of approach ... the I can come from last to win physiology we seem to have in trade. Im a bit over trading our R1 picks and mortgaging our future. Its feels like we are always in catch up. Im a bit over brining in ordinary players just cause they are ready to play..... but as you say time will tell.
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Nah they weren't. They discussed it with him when no one wanted Motlop.
Also they must have known he met with Richmond before he went on holidays. The media did.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-06/geelong-extends-hawks-hoodoo-at-mcg/4803972
"Geelong led by 33 points early in the final quarter, but Hawthorn kicked five straight goals to close to within three points.
But young Geelong on-baller Josh Caddy kicked a goal from near the boundary to give the Cats breathing space, and they held on for the win."
I certainly don't think he was a superstar, and he was still inconsistent. But it's equally incorrect to start inferring he never played good footy for us. Because he did.
Second phase. I think they were gobsmacked in him requesting trade when they had told him they wanted him to stay. Having said that they released him when he told them he wanted to go.
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I wasn't a huge fan of Caddy but we still should of got more for him. Was contracted, 24 years of age, former 1st round pick.
I also like Tuoey but I think we paid to much for him. He was uncontracted.
We gave up a contracted player, swapped picks and I also heard we gave them them our Kersten pick too.
Not just Wells fault though. Football dept as a whole, and those looking after the cap.
According to Wells they knocked back the Deludio deal 11 days ago. All I am saying is that they didn't expect him to choose to go. Wells has been pretty open. But i thought he was a chance when Wells finished the second last interview with its up to Josh. Regardless if Deludio Richmond were after him.
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That's not how it went.
He played several good game but not as many as I hoped he would.
Although Im not rapt in him being let go .. I'm a bit miffed probably that we have hand on a contract player and we get unders... yet Id have been happy enough if we had got an R1 back for him.I think the club looked at Menegola , his running ability , his goal kicking and said we can cover him. This year 24 is a reasonable player but the R1 rule impedes us and will continue to. And we now will have a gap at CHF and no real way to trade in one next year. I'm confident we will get a good kid at 24 , as I have said a few times there are good kids thru to 40 this year.
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Asked him how he'd feel about leaving, when couldn't get Lids thought we'd keep him as we thought he'd be happy to stay.
Richmond then 100% convinced him to join them.
Not a lot we could after that. Not much chance of getting better than 24.
And did he not kick the goal that put us in front in our last finals win as well?
Though he by no means played well in that game, but he could kick a big goal when required.
He did kick 2 or 3 in that final against the Hawks didn't he?
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