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Strange post. If you win the next two flags and the recruits contribute towards them then it’s worth it irrespective of how much pain you have afterwards.I cant believe how reckless Collingwood (and McRae) have been. Its completely selfish by Fly and unbelievably arrogant.
Even if they win the flag this year, they have 9 x 32s+ that will be no longer there when Tassie enter the draft. Even if they win the next 2 flags, they're not going to have a pick in the top 30 for the next 4 drafts! It will be just impossible.
I reckon the arrogance is from them saying that they'll poach the shithouse out of GCE, WCE and Tassie on all their kids that want to come home or free agents. But to get the homesick kids, you need to trade for them. And the free agents dont want to come to an old dated and aging list. They might snag say 1 free agent per year, but they're gonna need to preplace 9 of their current best 22. You cant do that with free agents.
And doing ANY kind of rebuild when Tassie come would make feel absolutely sick. Carlton have only just come out of having to do it with GC/GWS... Essendon, North, Saints still havent. Saints are the perfect example, the missed the 2010 flag by a whisker with an aging list, then have been stuck in no-mans land since - and will be for another 5 years.
We had absolutely no option but to make the call we have, regardless of the pain for the next 3-4 years.
Collingwood want to be a Geelong/Sydney and constantly top up to avoid the word rebuild. But its an absolute furphy. Melbourne clubs trying to exist like that is foolish. Geelong is basically in a different state, with a 15% bonus on their salary cap on all Melbourne clubs. You can have the dream lifestyle, for a 15% reduction on COLA... yet still be in Melbourne. Its the leg up that no other club can compete with. And they're not competing with anyone. They can make players sign for 700, instead of a million.... because they're going to make in back and more on within minutes of buying their first Bellarine home. Its Geelong's "culture"... its a ****ing 15 free kicks a year. Its not cheating, but their using a different "currency" to anyone else.
Collingwood thinking they can do the same is just absolute arrogance. But the pain is going to be brutal - even if they snag another flag. The thinking that they can rely on brand for free agents or buying homesick kids is mental. A Harry Perryman at $900k addition at the year will only make their whole structure even worse. And its all going to happen when their messiah - Nick Daicos - is in his absolute prime. When the AFL bring in changes to trading picks 2 years in advance... if Collingwood think that will help... no one is going to go hard on that, because pick 1 for the wooden spooner is going to be pick 6... a preliminary finalist will be 30 - who's buying that?
You watch the Collingwood Board in 24 months time complaining about equalisation when their new reality hits. Discussions of the NSW teams regaining COLA, the draft measures for Tassie, the Academy free kicks for northern states..... EDDIE and Collingwood supporters will be vicious, deafening. The AFL needs to remember this moment, this point in time... because whilst Carlton has chosen one direction in getting pick 3, Collingwood has chosen the not think past their own nose. And if Houston doesnt get the flag he wants in the next couple of years.... he'll just **** off like any player can these days.
I know this is thread is about Richmond and should be. But l cannont fathom what Collingwood have just done. It looks good on paper, but they are so ****ing stupid. That's what happens when you have a Coach and List Manager that long time mates/teammates... the conflict of interest is ridiculous. There is no separation and rationalisation. They've ****ed themselves HARD.
We have/had to take our medicine - but our timing is going to be the envy of 16 other clubs - who have to experience the 'rebuild' model when their time comes.
Just for the record I was right about shai bolton
how are they going to snag a flag with that shite truck list full of old campaigners ? they only won last year cos they got a ride from the umpies all yearI cant believe how reckless Collingwood (and McRae) have been. Its completely selfish by Fly and unbelievably arrogant.
Even if they win the flag this year, they have 9 x 32s+ that will be no longer there when Tassie enter the draft. Even if they win the next 2 flags, they're not going to have a pick in the top 30 for the next 4 drafts! It will be just impossible.
I reckon the arrogance is from them saying that they'll poach the shithouse out of GCE, WCE and Tassie on all their kids that want to come home or free agents. But to get the homesick kids, you need to trade for them. And the free agents dont want to come to an old dated and aging list. They might snag say 1 free agent per year, but they're gonna need to preplace 9 of their current best 22. You cant do that with free agents.
And doing ANY kind of rebuild when Tassie come would make feel absolutely sick. Carlton have only just come out of having to do it with GC/GWS... Essendon, North, Saints still havent. Saints are the perfect example, the missed the 2010 flag by a whisker with an aging list, then have been stuck in no-mans land since - and will be for another 5 years.
We had absolutely no option but to make the call we have, regardless of the pain for the next 3-4 years.
Collingwood want to be a Geelong/Sydney and constantly top up to avoid the word rebuild. But its an absolute furphy. Melbourne clubs trying to exist like that is foolish. Geelong is basically in a different state, with a 15% bonus on their salary cap on all Melbourne clubs. You can have the dream lifestyle, for a 15% reduction on COLA... yet still be in Melbourne. Its the leg up that no other club can compete with. And they're not competing with anyone. They can make players sign for 700, instead of a million.... because they're going to make in back and more on within minutes of buying their first Bellarine home. Its Geelong's "culture"... its a ****ing 15 free kicks a year. Its not cheating, but their using a different "currency" to anyone else.
Collingwood thinking they can do the same is just absolute arrogance. But the pain is going to be brutal - even if they snag another flag. The thinking that they can rely on brand for free agents or buying homesick kids is mental. A Harry Perryman at $900k addition at the year will only make their whole structure even worse. And its all going to happen when their messiah - Nick Daicos - is in his absolute prime. When the AFL bring in changes to trading picks 2 years in advance... if Collingwood think that will help... no one is going to go hard on that, because pick 1 for the wooden spooner is going to be pick 6... a preliminary finalist will be 30 - who's buying that?
You watch the Collingwood Board in 24 months time complaining about equalisation when their new reality hits. Discussions of the NSW teams regaining COLA, the draft measures for Tassie, the Academy free kicks for northern states..... EDDIE and Collingwood supporters will be vicious, deafening. The AFL needs to remember this moment, this point in time... because whilst Carlton has chosen one direction in getting pick 3, Collingwood has chosen the not think past their own nose. And if Houston doesnt get the flag he wants in the next couple of years.... he'll just **** off like any player can these days.
I know this is thread is about Richmond and should be. But l cannont fathom what Collingwood have just done. It looks good on paper, but they are so ****ing stupid. That's what happens when you have a Coach and List Manager that long time mates/teammates... the conflict of interest is ridiculous. There is no separation and rationalisation. They've ****ed themselves HARD.
We have/had to take our medicine - but our timing is going to be the envy of 16 other clubs - who have to experience the 'rebuild' model when their time comes.
he is correct.Karen Cornhole saying we were lucky our players wanted to go to clubs that had picks
It also ignores the fact that there maybe a clear top 2 (which imo there is) so 3s perceived value will be far less.
Reminds me of 07 when most people (bar weaver) were of the belief that Kruezer and Cotchin were the clear top 2 and WCE were desperate to get Blues no.1 while Blues had zero interesting in trading it and keeping 3 for Morton/masten
I think he enjoyed being the smiling, measured, successful good-guy in the eyes of all the media for 12-24 months far too much.I'm surprised McRae isn't interested in drafting younger players to develop considering he was a vfl coach ans helped our younger players
But seems obsessed with making finals again by taking short cuts
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Strange post. If you win the next two flags and the recruits contribute towards them then it’s worth it irrespective of how much pain you have afterwards.
Let North come to us & that allows us to decide what we want to give up. I would have been more interested if they still had pick 25 as well. I certainly wouldn't offer more than 6 & 18I don't want to trade pick 6 and 10 to North for pick 2.
I cant believe how reckless Collingwood (and McRae) have been. Its completely selfish by Fly and unbelievably arrogant.
Even if they win the flag this year, they have 9 x 32s+ that will be no longer there when Tassie enter the draft. Even if they win the next 2 flags, they're not going to have a pick in the top 30 for the next 4 drafts! It will be just impossible.
I reckon the arrogance is from them saying that they'll poach the shithouse out of GCE, WCE and Tassie on all their kids that want to come home or free agents. But to get the homesick kids, you need to trade for them. And the free agents dont want to come to an old, dated and aging list. They might snag say 1 free agent per year, but they're gonna need to replace 9 of their current best 22. You cant do that with free agents.
And doing ANY kind of rebuild when Tassie come would make me feel absolutely sick. Carlton have only just come out of having to do it with GC/GWS... Essendon, North, Saints still havent. Saints are the perfect example, the missed the 2010 flag by a whisker with an aging list, then have been stuck in no-mans land since - and will be for another 5 years.
We had absolutely no option but to make the call we have, regardless of the pain for the next 3-4 years.
Collingwood want to be a Geelong/Sydney and constantly top up to avoid the word rebuild. But its an absolute furphy. Melbourne clubs trying to exist like that is foolish. Geelong is basically in a different state, with a 15% bonus on their salary cap on all Melbourne clubs. You can have the dream lifestyle, for a 15% reduction on COLA... yet still be in Melbourne. Its the leg up that no other club can compete with. And they're not competing with anyone. They can make players sign for 700, instead of a million.... because they're going to make in back and more on within minutes of buying their first Bellarine home. Its not Geelong's "culture" allowing them to do it... its ****ing 15 free kicks a year. Its not cheating, but their using a different "currency" to anyone else.
Collingwood thinking they can do the same is just absolute arrogance. But the pain is going to be brutal - even if they snag another flag. The thinking that they can rely on brand for free agents or buying homesick kids is mental. A "Harry Perryman at $900k" addition each year will only make their whole structure even worse. And its all going to happen when their messiah - Nick Daicos - is in his absolute prime. When the AFL bring in changes to trading picks 2 years in advance... if Collingwood think that will help... no one is going to go hard on that, because pick 1 for the wooden spooner is going to be pick 6... a preliminary finalist will be 30 - who's buying that?
You watch the Collingwood Board in 24 months time complaining about equalisation when their new reality hits. Discussions of the NSW teams regaining COLA, the draft measures for Tassie, the Academy free kicks for northern states..... EDDIE and Collingwood supporters will be vicious, deafening. The AFL needs to remember this moment, this point in time... because whilst Carlton has chosen one direction in getting pick 3 (the right strategy), Collingwood has chosen to not think past their own nose. And if Houston doesnt get the flag he wants in the next couple of years.... he'll just **** off like any player can do these days.
I know this is thread is about Richmond and should be. But l cannont fathom what Collingwood have just done. It looks good on paper, but they are so ****ing stupid. That's what happens when you have a Coach and List Manager that long time mates/teammates... the conflict of interest is ridiculous. There is no separation and rationalisation. They've ****ed themselves HARD.
We have/had to take our medicine - but our timing is going to be the envy of 16 other clubs - who have to experience the 'rebuild' model when their time comes.
But there isn't a clear top two. There is a clear top 6.
No. (B) is not correct. Only (a) is required. Clearly you’re not going to pass up the opportunity to win a flag just because you lose the opportunity to regenerate afterwards. That makes absolutely no sense. If you put an “or” in between (a) and (b) then I would agree, but not an “and”.Its fine if (a) you win them and (b) you have the ability to regenerate. They missed the 8 this year. And have absolutely no chance to regenerate now.
If Smilie's there at 10 I'd take him. At 195cm he could be deployed anywhere and you've got a ball winning monster.Is Smillie gonna go 1 or even at 3? No.
that already changes the clear top 6 to a top 5.
It’s funny that two of the favourites for pick 1 in FOS and Lalor had injury riddled seasons and yet still are in contention for pick 1 but the guys who’s season couldn’t have gone more perfectly, Jagga and Langford, haven’t been able to seperate themselves.
You’re entitled to believe what you want, but from the CTL, futures game, champs games and noobs YouTube I’ve watched I have those two are clear 1&2, with Jagga and Draper clear 3&4.
pies fan on twitter telling me the 2017 grand final we only won cos of umps in an easy flogging
I posted free kick tally that shows pies get sucked off in every game for the last 7 years and that they won the grand final by one nick softcos duck free kick infront of goal
I said what I said.That’s some bullshit. Rioli was pretty much our only way to move the ball.
His speed and run was pretty much our only way to get out of our half. Our kicking is only average and our marking is piss poor.
All three of them were key players for us.
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If Smilie's there at 10 I'd take him. At 195cm he could be deployed anywhere and you've got a ball winning monster.