“Hi, Cooky, Stephen.
Look I really appreciate you guys giving me an AFLM opportunity and allowing me to train and play with the 3 greatest midfielders of all time and learn from them. It’s made me the player I am. But my highly emotional girlfriend and mother of my kids insists that you MUST trade me to my home state, but know this. I won’t play under that campaigner shifty eyes Lyin. So please text me when the trade to West Coke has been signed off. Thanks again guys”.
“Hi Tim. Unfortunately, west coke only offered us pick 9 for your services, and after turning you into a Brownlow medallist premiership midfielder, we aren’t prepared to trade you unless it’s a top 5 pick. So son, your choices are. A) get your woman to chill, enjoy this fabulous cosmopolitan city that is Geelong. **** mate it’s perfect. Does she know we even have a Hoggs breath down here these days? Anyway - tell her to suck it up, you’re already mid 20’s only another 6 years. Or...
B) you can go into the draft. Cos we’re certain we’re more prepared to lose you for nothing than you are to play for LolNoorf.
Text us when you’ve made up your mind to sign this new contract for $180,000 and a bag of twisties bonus when you play your 15th and 20th game for the year... no one ****s Franky C son. No one.”
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/ball-relieved-to-land-in-magpie-nest-20091127-jwgk.html
You guys had leverage
This year you have none
The melts will be epic.