Player Watch Pick #18 (2019) - Mitch Georgiades

[EskimoPAFC]

I believe Burton's pet hamster was shaking his head when he said it though so who knows

 

[Chrizzt]

Note that Jackson Trengove

8

Jackson Trengove

Age

34

Ht

197cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

167.1

3star

D

8.0

2star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.0

1star

T

4.0

5star

MG

16.0

1star

D

9.8

3star

K

2.6

1star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

3.4

5star

was asked if Mitch was staying or going on one of his FB Q&As and said he is gone.

He's still in regular contact with enough of the players that he'd at least have a pretty good sense of what's going on.

 

[Powerage]

Note that Jackson Trengove

8

Jackson Trengove

Age

34

Ht

197cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

167.1

3star

D

8.0

2star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.0

1star

T

4.0

5star

MG

16.0

1star

D

9.8

3star

K

2.6

1star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

3.4

5star

was asked if Mitch was staying or going on one of his FB Q&As and said he is gone.

He's still in regular contact with enough of the players that he'd at least have a pretty good sense of what's going on.

Coz I am sure Mitch has sent out flyers to all his teammates and the club letting they all know that he is leaving at the end of the year. That would be the smart thing for a professional athlete to do to maximise his worth.

And those teammates would then happily betray a current teammates confidence to a former player...

 

[Port 2004]

Coz I am sure Mitch has sent out flyers to all his teammates and the club letting they all know that he is leaving at the end of the year. That would be the smart thing for a professional athlete to do to maximise his worth.

And those teammates would then happily betray a current teammates confidence to a former player...

I call bs as well. I doubt that he leaves.

 

[drcollossimo]

I call bs as well. I doubt that he leaves.

Dude I’d love to believe you I really would but why do you think this ?

In the words of Fox Mulder I want to believe

 

[Rigs]

I’m confident he stays

 

[Burningleviathan]

Dixon, Marshall, Mitch, Lord and Scully as KPFs

Mitch definitely shown more than Lord and wouldn't want to lose him but maybe an area we could cover?

Will take Mitch 12 mths to get back to previous form going by other knee injuries, will be interesting to watch if Mitch stays.

 

[Chrizzt]

Coz I am sure Mitch has sent out flyers to all his teammates and the club letting they all know that he is leaving at the end of the year. That would be the smart thing for a professional athlete to do to maximise his worth.

And those teammates would then happily betray a current teammates confidence to a former player...

I think you’d be surprised at how much players talk about this shit.

The whole “we don’t talk about contracts or pay etc” is complete BS and has been for a decade

 

[Powerage]

I think you’d be surprised at how much players talk about this s**t.

The whole “we don’t talk about contracts or pay etc” is complete BS and has been for a decade

They might talk about it the same way anyone at work might discuss offers they have had and the pros and cons. Would you tell your teammates you were out the door at the end of the year though? Much less your coaches and other club staff? And would they in turn tell a former player who hasn't been at the club for 5 years?

Bluntly you would be dumb not to play your cards close to your chest.

Look if Mitch decides to go because he is homesick, wants to be guaranteed a game every week because he is going to a piss weak list more than he values the likelyhood of playing finals football or winning a premiership, or simply wants more money in the short term then it happens, more the fool him and we get what we can for him.

However he would be aware of all these scenarios, what he is going to, how accommadating the club have been with him and they would all have been pointed out to him. The fact that he hasn't signed yet is a solid business decision. In his position I would be playing it the same way, and I would be head down bum up focusing on recovering as quickly and as completely as I could. I wouldn't give two shits whether it was making a bigfooty poster jumpy because it is my future, not theirs.

 

[PJ Power]

If he leaves, he leaves. So long as we get an appropriate first round pick for him, it won’t be the end of the world.

 

[Jello_B]

If he leaves, he leaves. So long as we get an appropriate first round pick for him, it won’t be the end of the world.

If he leaves we are stuffed imo. Unfortunate timing for us with West Coast being last.

 

[blaargh]

Dixon, Marshall, Mitch, Lord and Scully as KPFs

Mitch definitely shown more than Lord and wouldn't want to lose him but maybe an area we could cover?

Will take Mitch 12 mths to get back to previous form going by other knee injuries, will be interesting to watch if Mitch stays.

We’ve recently always given serious knee injuries a contract extension immediately.

Mitch is out of contract and hasn’t signed one… I think he’s gone.

 

[all seeing eye]

We’ve recently always given serious knee injuries a contract extension immediately.

Mitch is out of contract and hasn’t signed one… I think he’s gone.

Lots of managers waiting for new collective agreement, big payrises expected. To early to call.

 

[TeeKray]

Look if Mitch decides to go because he is homesick, wants to be guaranteed a game every week because he is going to a piss weak list more than he values the likelyhood of playing finals football or winning a premiership, or simply wants more money in the short term then it happens, more the fool him and we get what we can for him.

They might be going through a lean patch right now but MG is only 21 and history would suggest that long term you are a better chance of playing finals, grand finals and ultimately winning premierships as a West Coast player than as a Port Adelaide player.

If he stays it will be because of loyalty to his mates and to a lesser extent the club, not because of money or perceived likelihood of success.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

They might be going through a lean patch right now but MG is only 21 and history would suggest that long term you are a better chance of playing finals, grand finals and ultimately winning premierships as a West Coast player than as a Port Adelaide player.

If he stays it will be because of loyalty to his mates and to a lesser extent the club, not because of money or perceived likelihood of success.

Nah if he goes it’s because he wants to go home.

If he stays, he’s happy in Adelaide and with his mates at Port

No need to over think it

 

[Jimmy95]

I wouldn't be surprised if the reason georgiadis and bergmann haven't signed yet is the same reason why a dozen other players haven't signed yet either.

 

[It Just Is]

If he leaves, he leaves. So long as we get an appropriate first round pick for him, it won’t be the end of the world.

If he picks West Coast, which looks the most likely destination, then we won’t be getting anything close to a first round pick. We’ll probably have to take a salary dump back the other way to avoid them walking him to the PSD.

There was a rumour Collingwood were dead keen on Georgiades. Other than staying, that might be the next best option as they will have a late first round pick, Carlton’s second round pick and some young fringe players would might like e.g. Finnlay McRae, Harvey Harrison, Arlo Draper, Reef McInnes, or dare I say it Jack Ginnivan.

 

[davesnothere]

Lots of managers waiting for new collective agreement, big payrises expected. To early to call.

When does this agreement come to fruition?
Seems to be holding up negotiations all over the place.

 

[all seeing eye]

When does this agreement come to fruition?
Seems to be holding up negotiations all over the place.

Everyone very frustrated, is taking forever with no forseeable timeline.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

I wouldn't be surprised if the reason georgiadis and bergmann haven't signed yet is the same reason why a dozen other players haven't signed yet either.

 

[Butters and Pepper]

I wouldn't be surprised if the reason georgiadis and bergmann haven't signed yet is the same reason why a dozen other players haven't signed yet either.

No ink in their pen?

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Their shopping trolleys might have been murdered

 

[Schulzenfest]

If he picks West Coast, which looks the most likely destination, then we won’t be getting anything close to a first round pick. We’ll probably have to take a salary dump back the other way to avoid them walking him to the PSD.

There was a rumour Collingwood were dead keen on Georgiades. Other than staying, that might be the next best option as they will have a late first round pick, Carlton’s second round pick and some young fringe players would might like e.g. Finnlay McRae, Harvey Harrison, Arlo Draper, Reef McInnes, or dare I say it Jack Ginnivan.

Lol if Jack Ginnivan was ever traded to Port somebody could chop his head off with a chainsaw and he still wouldn't get a free for it.

 

[Power Raid]

They might be going through a lean patch right now but MG is only 21 and history would suggest that long term you are a better chance of playing finals, grand finals and ultimately winning premierships as a West Coast player than as a Port Adelaide player.

If he stays it will be because of loyalty to his mates and to a lesser extent the club, not because of money or perceived likelihood of success.

given mitch's family wealth, money is unlikely to be a motivator

 

[TeeKray]

Nah if he goes it’s because he wants to go home.

If he stays, he’s happy in Adelaide and with his mates at Port

No need to over think it

I think we agree - I'm just saying if he stays it will be for the reason you say, not for any other reason. Obviously going would be because he wants to be home.