Tippett Nominates Sydney

[Tulip]

Oh, wow.

How good will the Swans be?

What are they giving up?

Just incredible.

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Kurt Tippett has issued an official statement via the AFL this morning that he will request a trade to the Sydney Swans #AFLTrades

 

[pacman]

With the extra 850K in the cap they probably won't give up anything.
Judas 3 behind Judd & Goddard.

 

[V_23]

IN: Kurt Tippett
OUT: Extra salary cap allowance

I expect Eddie and the footballing community to raise the issue of abolishing Sydney's 'cost of living' allowance.

 

[StonesThrow]

Bastards!! Way to win a premiership and then acquire someone to fill your only weakness.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

I guess it's close enough to Queensland.

 

[AG]

IN: Kurt Tippett
OUT: Extra salary cap allowance

I expect Eddie and the footballing community to raise the issue of abolishing Sydney's 'cost of living' allowance.

Fair enough to be honest. System doesn't work that well if the premiers can land the big name during trade week.

Obviously we'll see what we give up but at this early stage it doesn't seem right. I suppose Grundy is going to be the name thrown up a fair bit. We'll have to give up a premiership player otherwise we're bending Adelaide over. Pick 22 heading there way as well most likely.

 

[MrKK]

So he wanted to go home but GC and Brisbane wouldn't come to the party with the money he thinks he's worth, so now he wants to go to the Swans. Crows administration and fans must be absolutely spitting chips about the whole scenario.

 

[wowlace]

Another not really homesick footballer.

 

[MrPresident]

Twitter suggesting we've been confident of getting him for months now.

As long as we don't have to trade any key players I'm very happy. Having another avenue to goal has really been our biggest question mark and this should put us in a good position in 2013.

IN: Kurt Tippett
OUT: Extra salary cap allowance

I expect Eddie and the footballing community to raise the issue of abolishing Sydney's 'cost of living' allowance.

You realise there is a difference between "extra salary cap" and "cost of living allowance". In recent years there's been seasons we've struggled to get over the minimum % we have to pay.

 

[OniAu]

Fair enough to be honest. System doesn't work that well if the premiers can land the big name during trade week.

Obviously we'll see what we give up but at this early stage it doesn't seem right. I suppose Grundy is going to be the name thrown up a fair bit.

who

Will be interesting to see whats given up, since your first pick is pretty much 20 isnt it ?

Hope adelaide play hardball and get decent compensation , thats almost handing sydney another flag

great forward line if tippet gets there

 

[Tulip]

Homesickness is a shit excuse for me. If footballers like Clark or Tippett want to leave, nominate the real reason. At least they've actually wanted to leave the club and been up front about it, unlike Scully, Ablett and the rest of the big $ defectors.

 

[MrPresident]

And technically he is going home. He was born in Sydney.

Jesse White and a couple of picks would be a great deal.

 

[OniAu]

Twitter suggesting we've been confident of getting him for months now.

As long as we don't have to trade any key players I'm very happy. Having another avenue to goal has really been our biggest question mark and this should put us in a good position in 2013.


You realise there is a difference between "extra salary cap" and "cost of living allowance". In recent years there's been seasons we've struggled to get over the minimum % we have to pay.

Out of curiosity , if you dont want to trade a key player for another key player and your first round pick is in the 20s , what are you thinking would be given up then ?

 

[le dominateur]

With the extra 850K in the cap they probably won't give up anything.
Judas 4 behind Judd & Goddard & Burgoyne.

What a 'top' bloke Tippett is. If ever a premiership deserves an asterix it surely is the extra cap 2012 Swans.

 

[RedLegs#5]

Yeah, scrap the extra salary cap. It can definitely be argued it's unfair, especially these days. If they get him...well...icing on the bullsh*t cake.

 

[livnixon9]

The integrity of the salary cap really comes into question now.

 

[Tulip]

What a 'top' bloke Tippett is. If ever a premiership deserves an asterix it surely is the extra cap 2012 Swans.

No, Carlton did it illegally in 95. Stop deflecting.

 

[moses]

And technically he is going home. He was born in Sydney.

Jesse White and a couple of picks would be a great deal.

No thanks

 

[AG]

who

Will be interesting to see whats given up, since your first pick is pretty much 20 isnt it ?

Hope adelaide play hardball and get decent compensation , thats almost handing sydney another flag

great forward line if tippet gets there

lol, Heath Grundy. I guess it's a worry when someone says "who"? Adelaide boy and only 25/26. Key part of the premiership defence and the Adelaide link will see him mentioned a fair bit I imagine.

In: Tippett
Out: Grundy

LRT to defence. We probably look stronger and it mixes the team up a bit which is needed to keep competing. Tippett and Reid as the twin forwards. Goodes, Mumford and Pyke rotating through.

 

[Altum Volantes]

I really hope Adelaide don't get bent over....actually I really hope he somehow ends up at GC/GWS...

 

[OniAu]

Homesickness is a shit excuse for me. If footballers like Clark or Tippett want to leave, nominate the real reason. At least they've actually wanted to leave the club and been up front about it, unlike Scully, Ablett and the rest of the big $ defectors.

I can understand home sickness , but yeah , dont use it to get out of a club and go to somewhere not even near your family.

Pathetic

 

[Donners]

Hm, interesting. I am not sure that is a good thing for Reid, and I wonder if he is worth what we will need to pay him. Not entirely pleased with this news.

 

[Arwib]

Probably the Bradshaw space Kurt would fill. Daniel was on a three the deal 2010-12 and it has been reported we have been down near the cap floor recently. I guess now we know why!

 

[sherb]

The integrity of the salary cap really comes into question now.

How so?

 

[AG]

What a 'top' bloke Tippett is. If ever a premiership deserves an asterix it surely is the extra cap 2012 Swans.

Why 2012? Wouldn't it be 2013 if we win it?