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We held our ground on going for the players we wanted, makes no sense to offload someone like Morton for next to nothing. Unless there is a plan to use this pick or an earlier one in another trade. Say, Macaffer...
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Tigers' Morton joins Sydney
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Re: Farewell Mitch Morton !
Good luck at the Swans Mitch.
We'll miss you at Tigerland.
Good luck at the Swans Mitch.
We'll miss you at Tigerland.
We are crap at the trade table!
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Re: Tigers' Morton may join Sydney
There you have it ^^.
Yes, #79 seems late but this is not simply a mathmatical equation, this is a sound financial move which will save RFC a few $100,000 over the next few years. Morton was a handy but quite inconsistent mid-sized footballer who was rarely, if ever, close to being a match winner. Morton was, or soon would have been surplus to requirements anyway. Number 79 is a longshot but it's now our longshot.
Guys, get over it...
I agree with Peejay.
The club is looking to the next 3 years and are clearly freeing up room in the salary cap. The way I see it is, would you rather hang on to Morton for another year or two, or have the cash available to be able to keep our young talent at the club AS WELL AS being able to get active in Free Agency when it happens?
Not fussed by the pick (#79)... probably won't use it anyway, gotta look long term. Holding out for a better pick because we think he's worth more, or because he "might" become something we all hoped, is old Richmond type thinking... think back to the Frawley era when we fought to hang on to Daffy and Ben Holland when they wanted out. We ended up losing them anyway, and then in Daffy's case ended up paying for most of his contract whilst at the Swans.
Like it or not, footy's a ruthless game... and it's time for us to think that way again.
I for one like it
There you have it ^^.
Yes, #79 seems late but this is not simply a mathmatical equation, this is a sound financial move which will save RFC a few $100,000 over the next few years. Morton was a handy but quite inconsistent mid-sized footballer who was rarely, if ever, close to being a match winner. Morton was, or soon would have been surplus to requirements anyway. Number 79 is a longshot but it's now our longshot.
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Re: Farewell Mitch Morton !
We had pick 79 last year and we passed!
Seriously crap move!
If we do better with pick 79 i'll go hee!
We had pick 79 last year and we passed!
Seriously crap move!
If we do better with pick 79 i'll go hee!
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I think we just need to take a breath. There is obviously a strategy behind it, and i suspect, behind the scenes there was a fair bit going on with Mitch. Not saying i'm a believer or that blind faith crap, but i just want to see what the club says in it's review of trade week.
We trade Mitch, but re-sign Kingy????
Laughable!
Laughable!
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Combine Morton's skills with King's workrate and intensity, and you'd have one hell of a player.
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No biggie.
Morton was out of contract and probably would have walked anyway and we did him a favour and sent him to where he thought his best opportunity was.
If he was in contract we may have been able to get something better but not when he's out of contract.
Morton was out of contract and probably would have walked anyway and we did him a favour and sent him to where he thought his best opportunity was.
If he was in contract we may have been able to get something better but not when he's out of contract.
jko'neal
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I reckon your spot on CB, he has some issue and was the same at West Coast. Talent to burn and has proven that, the fact a guy like Josh Hill was taken 30 spots below him means we were very keen to offload him because of his issues. Hope it works out for him.
We may have inquired but we haven't made a serious play. Melbourne and Essendon are in negotiations with GC and we seem to have far more bargaining power.
We are never there when big deals are happening. Always the Mcmahons, Thomsons, Hislops, Griggs, Houli's, Maric's.
Regular Gonzales
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Yep. Really don't understand the carry on here. He obviously was going to be delisted or wanted to leave. Potential has got nothing to do with market value for a traded player.
Bad attitude, poor work ethic, lazy footballer, couldn't get a game in the middle of a major rebuild and now at his third club!
In reality we were lucky to get anything for him. Trying to trade MM would have been like trying to sell Troy Taylor to another club!
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Who do we have to upgrade do you think RT? Contin is probably most likely but hasn't earned it. Hell, he was in and out of Coburg 1sts/2nds this year.
PHX
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Bang on.
We heard all week the interest in Morton and Connors has been bugger all and then people have a whinge when we get the best we can for the player because our own supporters overrate him.
He didnt fit in Hardwicks gameplan and we need to get over it and move on.
tigs2010
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Fair chance to be delisted too IMO. Can we keep him a 3rd year?
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Bang on.
We heard all week the interest in Morton and Connors has been bugger all and then people have a whinge when we get the best we can for the player because our own supporters overrate him.
He didnt fit in Hardwicks gameplan and we need to get over it and move on.
Why didn't we get a high pick for players we don't want and nobody else wants, why aren't we getting a big fish, sack the coach and the board, we are going nowhere blah blah blah
How I hate reading peoples idiotic views around trade time. Swear some people think trading players is similar to trading playing cards in the playground at lunchtime.
tigs2010
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Well said.Why didn't we get a high pick for players we don't want and nobody else wants, why aren't we getting a big fish, sack the coach and the board, we are going nowhere blah blah blah
How I hate reading peoples idiotic views around trade time. Swear some people think trading players is similar to trading playing cards in the playground at lunchtime.
Any ideas on what were going to do with pick 79? Would we take some experienced players from the VFL? I'm not sure on the rules regarding the ND and PSD.
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