HoneyBadger35
They're not going to pick him, Mitch.
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Norf and essendon are both desperate and loaded .The threat of walking him to the PSD is not as significant as some might think
Anyone picking him up would have to match Port’s contract offer which quite frankly seems reckless and something other clubs would be likely to commit to
People saying we’re a soft touch at the trade table: strikes me as a comment that you could read on most boards, most years.
When was the last time we lost a player we truly desperately wanted to keep?
Lycett? Desperate to keep him, wouldn’t think so. Handy enough but was hardly priority one of that offseason.
Selwood? Well respected but missed two years with an ankle, before heading home as a free agent.
Ebert? I think some/most fans wanted to keep him but the club barely played him, never played him in position and he was going home.
Judd’s the obvious one, and fair to say we got our return on that.
Fair chance this is the first player who has wanted out that the club showed active interest in retaining since Judd. Let’s see how they go.
How many years is the Port offer? Seems a dog move but he's show he's a mercenary
This board never ceases to amaze me.
"We need to trade ALL our senior players to get the best draft hand available!!"
Rioli decided to go to Port - "* him!!! Let North take him for nothing!!!"
Come on guys. Yes, it's disappointing but many of you campaigners actively push for Darling/McGovern to be traded, yet get your knickers in a twist when it's apparent Rioli is leaving.
Yes we stood by him for 2 years but it's not like we'd have paid him much money at all during that time.
This is likely his final contract, if it's significantly more than what WCE/Richmond are offering, then it's no wonder he wants to take it. Who wouldn't?
You demand loyalty, yet the club only retained him because of his talent, not because they were 'loyal' to him. If he was a fringe player, he'd have been long-gone.
So 0.5 years?4 years with no off field clauses is the rumour
Sure we shouldn't.We would prefer to keep him, but if he's leaving then we shouldn't just roll over and accept a third/future third.
That's most people's position on the matter
Given that North have already expressed interest in him, the chances of him making it to Port via the PSD are slim.
If Port want to be kents ( as I expect they will be ....... the Club does has form ) with lowball offers and shafting us, I would have no problem if the Club decided, to cut its losses and to walk him to North and get nothing for him.
We stood by him and this is the thanks we get ........ with such an attitude we are better off with out him, to be honest.
He isn't going to be a part of our next Premiership window, so as sorry as I am to see the talent leave, his ungrateful attitude not so much.
I don’t see why they wouldn’t, could front load it and essentially it would be a free hit.But would North offer the money with 4 years? That would be the sticking point. Rioli can set his terms. Right?