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Traded Tom Scully [traded to Hawthorn for a future fourth round pick]
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Don't get me wrong, Hawthorn obviously have a very good medical team, but its been a trend for a while now that the Hawks tend to exaggerate potential medical issues with anyone they target. Its a valid negotiation technique and if the seller falls for it good luck to them
FWIW Scully doesn't look injury affected whatsoever
- Oct 14, 2011
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Take the tin foil hat off, you do realise every team as a medical team right? You really think the Hawthorn medical stuff bluffed the GWS doctors "he's stuffed mate" "oh? he looks fine but if you say so"
That's not what I said. Of course GWS have their own medical staff who would have their own opinions, but sports medicine isn't black and white and opinions can vary significantly.
The Hawks have form in leaking to the media the severity of injuries that their medicals have uncovered.
Who do you think leaked the info on Scully? It certainly wasn't in GWS interests
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Please direct me to any evidence of us leaking info to the media re medicals. I wont hold my breathe.
Bottom line is GWS thought he was cooked. We didn't. This has been reported by the media from GWS people.
The truth is that Tom is a gun, fit, cost us 2 fifths of **** all & it annoys you so you are directing blame at us for being somehow dishonest with trade discussions.
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Scully was contracted to GWS until the end of 2021 for a reported $500k a year (https://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-17/tom-scully-resigns-with-giants-takes-a-pay-cut).
There were legitimate concerns about how long it would take to come back from his ankle injury (remember he was traded in October and didn't play for 12 months before playing a couple of weeks ago) but I don't think GWS or Hawthorn had him off to the glue factory. I don't think Hawthorn would have committed to taking on his contract if they thought he was a long shot. The trade price reflects GWS having a salary cap squeeze and not wanting to risk another year of Scully not playing and eating up cap space.
There were legitimate concerns about how long it would take to come back from his ankle injury (remember he was traded in October and didn't play for 12 months before playing a couple of weeks ago) but I don't think GWS or Hawthorn had him off to the glue factory. I don't think Hawthorn would have committed to taking on his contract if they thought he was a long shot. The trade price reflects GWS having a salary cap squeeze and not wanting to risk another year of Scully not playing and eating up cap space.
Correct weight. We took a calculated risk. As i've said, "we backed our guys in" again. Remember, the medical was "horrendous".
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Calculated risk yes but I think Hawthorn were willing to sacrifice 2019 to aid recovery a la O'Meara whereas GWS didn't have that luxury.
I don't think Scully was another Jesse Smith or Xavier Ellis. Four years of $500k is a lot to gamble.
I don't think Scully was another Jesse Smith or Xavier Ellis. Four years of $500k is a lot to gamble.
Looked every bit the fourth rounder the Hawks paid for him today.
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Interesting game today from Scully. Maybe the ankle feeling a little sore?
He put his body on the line in the previous two weeks but looked very tentative today?
Reckon he could be rested next week
He put his body on the line in the previous two weeks but looked very tentative today?
Reckon he could be rested next week
Cheap fourth rounder with unfortunately a huge carry forward contract.
Good. Didn’t cost us 2x first rounders and will only get better.
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If they gave out brownlow votes for financial planning, tom scully would be the next bob skilton across his career!
Became literally the highest paid player in the game after 20 ho-hum games at the dees.
Spent the next half a decade as near to the highest paid player ever, racking up another 100 even more bog ordinary games before finally rising to the lofty heights of 'ok' for a couple of years.
Then manages to keep his more than double the average AFL wage for years despite losing the one elite thing about him- his legs!
What a legend!
The Wolf of Waverley can do my tax return any day
Became literally the highest paid player in the game after 20 ho-hum games at the dees.
Spent the next half a decade as near to the highest paid player ever, racking up another 100 even more bog ordinary games before finally rising to the lofty heights of 'ok' for a couple of years.
Then manages to keep his more than double the average AFL wage for years despite losing the one elite thing about him- his legs!
What a legend!
The Wolf of Waverley can do my tax return any day
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Not a bad pick-up for around pick 60.....Though I suppose what goes around comes round.
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We're the good-karma club of the trade-period, who just get shit done.....That's called true leadership.
