They won't get that but it's a reasonable starting point to negotiations. Hopefully we can get the deal done quickly before Bruhn and Hill are off the books and GWS can dig their heels in if they do have the space for Hopper...Gws asking for two firsts for Hopper...
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We have norfs 2nd round pick which is the next best thing to a first rounder.
I dont think Bruhn and Hill will be enough to ease their cap issues.
This will be Bruhns first contract since being drafted. Taranto is apparently on $650k or so now so if they offloaded Taranto, Bruhn and Hill you'd think that'd go close to the reported $1.5mill space needed.
Really hope we can somehow hold on to that one. 12, future 1st, 30 and a player should go close to getting it done.
Dunkely is performing better currently, on that I agree. But Taranto is a rare talent in a plastic club. Get him across in front of 80k Tigers fans and you're gonna see the gulf between the two open up.
Underestimating Graham - just a little bit lol
No he's not really....
Why did Leon Cameron do exactly the same with Taranto? Because both teams midfield are absolutely stacked which means the more versatile mids get pushed out. Versatility is a good thing for team balance.
Grahams best is very good but I reckon I could count on one hand how many times hes genuinely influenced a game. Hes a defensive mid in a midfield that still gets cut to pieces. Outside of his GF heroics who else has he done a defensive number on? Hes still young enough to have currency. If we land Hop and Tim well win so much of the ball there'll be no need for a specialist defensive mid.
I understand the type of person you're talking about, just disagree with the tag you gave them, I'd probs use the term idealists because it's just not based in reality, or achievable. I'm agreeing with you on the footy side of thingsVery fair. And yep, no need to discuss political systems on a sports forum. I didn’t intend to make it about that.
Ignore that I said “socialists” it’s obviously a very loaded term.
What I mean is there’s an idea permeating society at the moment…. And it’s reared it’s ugly head in the past. The idea that the outcome ought to be even as evidence that things are “fair”. It’s not true.
And if we don’t call out people like Kane who make statements like this, then you simply risk more and more people following suit. Because that’s also what traditionally happens.
Look at what Richmond and Geelong have done on and off the field to attract players. Every club is free to do the same.
Look at what players have gone to GWS from other clubs.
Look at average ladder position over the last decade.
Look at the salary cap squeeze they’ve got.
Look at Collingwood losing players to Footscray in a similar squeeze and then in a prelim final the following year.
It’s just so lazy to have a sook “oh it’s a big club raiding a poor club”. It’s envy.
Just like it’s lazy to assume anyone/anything who got anywhere had some secret advantage or privilege and it’s the only reason why anything happens.
Happy to have a discussion in a private chat about the Marx statement though.
LOL it's going to get done, just sit back watch the gullible swallow the media bullshit.
