Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 8

[Byrons Firen]

Spare a thought for the feeble crows supporters afterall they have spent months turning on Sloane and giving a million reasons why they will be better off without him

He's only chasing $
Past his best
slow
damaged goods now
can't handle a tag
mates with Cornes
oh and let's not forget
the vitriol to his partner

All adds up to the hunter's creed. If you love something let it go. If it doesn't come back ... shoot it.

 

[Magpiespower]

This Crowbot self-destructed five seconds after processing Rory's press conference script...

 

[Power Girl]

He's only chasing $
Past his best
slow
damaged goods now
can't handle a tag
mates with Cornes
oh and let's not forget
the vitriol to his partner

All adds up to the hunter's creed. If you love something let it go. If it doesn't come back ... shoot it.

I can add to it:
he is stuffed with that foot
he won't be able to ever do a complete season again
cooked
his only value to us is by trading him
he is ruining the cohesiveness of our group the longer he drags this on
he and his wife are only interested in getting their mugs on tv.

I'm sure there is more but i tend to zone out when it's not about Port.

 

[Andre]

I wouldn't. It's a smart move if they do. Sloane seems like a nice enough and reasonably intelligent bloke. Tex couldn't captain a kayak.

 

[PAFC66]

Did you hear the crows players chanting rebuild

 

[Janus]

Has anyone got any info about how cap hit works in the AFL these days?

I always thought you were on the hook if a player prematurely retired, but after all the breathless comment about Hawthorn's imminent warchest due to Cyril pulling the pin 2 years early, I'm not so sure.

Any remuneration is added to the cap the following year. That’s what happened with Carlile when he retired with a year to go on his contract.

 

[Waspy79]

I hope this doesn't mean the Hawks get Gaff or Lynch. Anyone but the Hawks for those two please.

 

[El Zorro]

Crikey the Sloane contract has to be the biggest panic signing of recent times?

Harlett

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

HAWTHORN president Jeff Kennett has warned Tasmania will be worse off if the state has its own AFL team and the Hawks stop playing home games in Launceston.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-07-11/well-abandon-tassie-if-were-not-wanted-kennett

 

[raman]

I wouldn't. It's a smart move if they do. Sloane seems like a nice enough and reasonably intelligent bloke. Tex couldn't captain a kayak.

But it'll further open the already abysmal rift in the playing group... that's pretty funny.

 

[Adz2332]

in a perfect world Sloane signs with adelaide using up a large chuck of $$$, Gov stays, isnt that good and injured all the time, taking more cash. Plus no picks for either.
They then go in with their pick, melb pick and 19 only with little cap space if any

Boom, my perfect world is coming true!!

 

[Magus]

Harlett

Hartlett was 25 and healthy when he signed a 5 year deal and it hasn't prevented us from signing players from interstate. No comparison.

 

[Portology]

Good deal for Sloane. He’s got the brains to see the Hawks newly freed $$ won’t get him any closer to a flag so why bother if you can squeeze two good years out here and maintain the appearance of loyalty. Be it true, coincidental or cynical, it’s a good look. I think it’s more of the first two than the latter. Does genuinely seem a decent bloke, unlike his boofhead captain.

Purported 5 year deal, let’s say it’s *heavily* front end loaded and he retires after 2. That mitigates some risk re dodgy foot, and creates a future space for a raid on Lukosius just as he comes out of initial contract at Carlton. Just as Tex and Jenkins recede over the hill. Betts retired and McGovern long gone.

Now Carlton can read tea leaves as well as I can, yes even bloody Silvagni, and rightly or wrongly they’d back their “culture” to hold/convert Lukosius, like Gibbs before him. Unless they’re more stupid than I think they are.

GC on the other hand, holding pick 2 this year and looking longingly at Rankine, who has made the loudest permissible noises about wanting to stay in SA... they might be spooked into picking someone else or “trading down”.



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[Forzaport]

Sloane staying on 5 years is much, much better than him leaving. He will be legend status but of the Tippett variety.

 

[Adz2332]

Good deal for Sloane. He’s got the brains to see the Hawks newly freed $$ won’t get him any closer to a flag so why bother if you can squeeze two good years out here and maintain the appearance of loyalty. Be it true, coincidental or cynical, it’s a good look. I think it’s more of the first two than the latter. Does genuinely seem a decent bloke, unlike his boofhead captain.

Purported 5 year deal, let’s say it’s *heavily* front end loaded and he retires after 2. That mitigates some risk re dodgy foot, and creates a future space for a raid on Lukosius just as he comes out of initial contract at Carlton. Just as Tex and Jenkins recede over the hill. Betts retired and McGovern long gone.

Now Carlton can read tea leaves as well as I can, yes even bloody Silvagni, and rightly or wrongly they’d back their “culture” to hold/convert Lukosius, like Gibbs before him. Unless they’re more stupid than I think they are.

GC on the other hand, holding pick 2 this year and looking longingly at Rankine, who has made the loudest permissible noises about wanting to stay in SA... they might be spooked into picking someone else or “trading down”.



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I hope we get in on any of those discussions! would be a perfect fit for us

 

[cortez]

You would be rapt with the Sloane signing if you’re a crows fan, but deep down you would be massively disappointed you had to give him 5 years to stay.

 

[Portology]

I hope we get in on any of those discussions! would be a perfect fit for us

Well look at our ending contracts in two years time re Lukosius. I haven’t, have just been thinking out loud about what the Cows might be planning. Hell I might even have the treatment of “leftover” contract money against cap all wrong.

And re GC if at the end of this year *we* could turn Polec into Rankine to put it very crudely and over simplistically you’d probably do it wouldn’t you?


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[DaTBird187]

7 News Adelaide‏Verified account @7NewsAdelaide
7 News understands @adelaide_fc is on the verge of re-signing star midfielder @RorySloane9. It comes after intense speculation interstate he was on the move home, but as they have been all season, the club has remained optimistic he is staying put.

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."

 

[pastmyprimus]

Sloane's press conference will break the record for the number of times the word "culture" is used in a press conference, maybe even the word "club"

 

[Janus]

It’s blindingly obvious that when Collingwood signed De Goey to a huge deal it was on the back of them cooling on Sloane. I’m telling you, the offers he was getting would have netted Adelaide an end of first round compensation pick. So what they did was give him a bit more security to stay by making it a five year deal.

They paid over market rate for a player who wanted to leave, and in the process ensured that McGovern will never play for them again - because if he was pissed at the “no money” schtick Adelaide pulled before signing up Gibbs, he’ll be furious that they paid Lynch and Sloane what they were asking for. I know I would be.

 

[Adz2332]

Well look at our ending contracts in two years time re Lukosius. I haven’t, have just been thinking out loud about what the Cows might be planning. Hell I might even have the treatment of “leftover” contract money against cap all wrong.

And re GC if at the end of this year *we* could turn Polec into Rankine to put it very crudely and over simplistically you’d probably do it wouldn’t you?


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i really really want to keep Polec, we lack speed as is...
But if we could turn our pick / picks plus a hombsch or pittard into rankine id knock them over doing it

 

[RossFC]

So what players still have rumours surrounding them? Gaff, Lynch(GC Suns one), Polec and both McGoverns?

 

[Adz2332]

4.2mill over 5 apparently

 

[Enviable Tradition]

So now that Sloane has signed we can all agree with their posters that matching and then trading out Sloane was going to be the masterstroke that got them Luko and Rankine.

Cue banter for years to come

This will be the new McGregor over Pav

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[Enviable Tradition]

Wow!!

Sloane - contracted until 33
Jenkins - contracted until 32
Gibbs - contracted until 32
Tex - contracted until 31
Lynch - contracted until 31
Jacobs - (only) contracted until 30
Betts - contracted until 34

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