Oppo Camp Taylor Adams (Traded to Swans 2023)

[Finnishpie]

Putting myself in Tay's shoes, there's no doubt I'd take job security. Especially given he's in the twilight of his career, can't fault him.

People talk about loyalty, family is at the very top of who I'm loyal to. I'm doing my absolute best to provide for them whilst I can.

I agree. He was told he'd play that half-forward role and his assessment was probable: look at the half-forwards I'm competing for a spot with, the ain't good. I'll miss out for sure.

The way it played out, he would have played a central role for us as an inside aide, that I assumed Macrae would have taken or Mitchell might have held on to by the skin of this teeth, had he not been injured.

At this point it looks like as a lose-lose decision, even though I think it was the right one for both club and player. Sometimes you make the right choice and it still doesn't work out (Hello Daniel Wells!)

But, Adams might still play in a premiership. So it may still be a win for him.

 

[magpielicious]

3 year contract for intel?

You really think he will see out 3 years? Contracts are broken all the time

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

You really think he will see out 3 years? Contracts are broken all the time

He'd still get his money.

 

[neilk]

Getting old is hard. 110mph hurts.


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Titleist GT driver fitting tomorrow. Scared to look at my speed, or lack thereof.

 

[sideswipe]

Titleist GT driver fitting tomorrow. Scared to look at my speed, or lack thereof.

Awesome! 3 certainties in life - death, taxes and a club fitting giving you at least 10 metres more carry with the new club.



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[Run n Spread]

Not without a shot of getting back in. (Definitely would've had they got rolled)
Didn't match GWS hardness for the first 3 quarters and a few who were selected around his 21-23 spot had shockers.
Campbell will come into 22. Depends how conservative Longmire is on selection with the rest. Could find a role or be sub yet.

 

[sr36]

Titleist GT driver fitting tomorrow. Scared to look at my speed, or lack thereof.

I'm a bit like a fitting for Oprah's clothes - I fiddle with my swing and set up so much that what fits today won't tomorrow.

 

[VinnieB]

Honestly I feel like if he never got injured and played in the GF last year, more people would be okay with him looking after his best interests.

The narrative would probably be “he’s a champion of the club and a premiership hero, good on him for getting the $$$ from Sydney” instead of what it is now.

He was already in deep discussions with Sydney well before the GF. Not playing in the GF probably cemented the move.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

You really think he will see out 3 years? Contracts are broken all the time

Likely to be unfulfilled in his case, not broken.

 

[TW Sherrin]

Titleist GT driver fitting tomorrow. Scared to look at my speed, or lack thereof.

150 down the middle

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Nuts to think that from a playing perspective he's actually worse off at Sydney than he would have been at Collingwood

The ultimate irony is that he would have been playing the role he wanted to at Collingwood with Mitchell injured all year

 

[Soups]

Mills does a Hammy at training. Wonder if Tay gets back in?

 

[Big Bryza]

It has been so overblown how he left.

This is literally what player agents do, having conversations in the background at all stages of the year.

No, it's pretty straight forward how he left.

He was a leader of the playing group and bailed when it got too hard.

Little bit of Footy karma has caught up with him.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Mills does a Hammy at training. Wonder if Tay gets back in?

That's what he'd be counting on.

 

[Scodog10]

Mills does a Hammy at training. Wonder if Tay gets back in?

100% because he was always coming back. The question now becomes whether they risk McInerney as well.

 

[McOrist]

Mills was hopeless last week against the Giants. Made numerous errors and gave away lazy tackling frees. Now he does a hammy at training?? Convenient for the Swans that they now take away the debate as to whether Mills should keep his place in the side. McInerney was also poor in his first game back and was subbed out early. Maybe Adams has a pathway back into the team.

 

[sr36]

100% because he was always coming back. The question now becomes whether they risk McInerney as well.

They'll back MInerney in. He will have had a couple more weeks of prep - admittedly at nothing like the intensity.

 

[manicpie]

100% because he was always coming back. The question now becomes whether they risk McInerney as well.

I'd probably risk him over Adams. I think Parker has taken Adams spot

 

[Kilmo]

Mills was hopeless last week against the Giants. Made numerous errors and gave away lazy tackling frees. Now he does a hammy at training?? Convenient for the Swans that they now take away the debate as to whether Mills should keep his place in the side. McInerney was also poor in his first game back and was subbed out early. Maybe Adams has a pathway back into the team.

Do people think that Mills' poor form is related to his disrupted pre-season and long-term injury sustained in the off season?

 

[Carlthetruth]

He was already in deep discussions with Sydney well before the GF. Not playing in the GF probably cemented the move.

Before the grand final, not well before, there's no need to put Mayo on the truth.

 

[VinnieB]

Before the grand final, not well before, there's no need to put Mayo on the truth.

No, after our 1st final. A Melbourne fan posted it at the time that Adams was going to the Swans, and I had an argument with him over it.

But he was spot on.

 

[Scodog10]

They'll back MInerney in. He will have had a couple more weeks of prep - admittedly at nothing like the intensity.

It’s a curious dilemma. I don’t think they can beat Hawthorn (who they’ll be playing) without a fit McInerney, but how can you be confident he’ll be right after that QF? It would be giving me mad anxiety as a Swans supporter.

 

[manicpie]

Do people think that Mills' poor form is related to his disrupted pre-season and long-term injury sustained in the off season?

YES

 

[Markfs]

big week for people named taylor....

 

[McOrist]

Do people think that Mills' poor form is related to his disrupted pre-season and long-term injury sustained in the off season?

Who knows? All I know was that he was under performing last week. Now he has a hammy from training -pretty convenient for the selectors.