if I was Essendon I would be deciding what/who I want from what club and if that means Solomon doesn't get what he wants (ie club of choice) then tuff luck. Essendon are losing a quality player who has a premiership medallion - I would be going after what ESSENDON wants and not what Dean Solomon wants.
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Not tough luck at all, because Solomon needs to agree to the deal.
If Essendon took that approach, Solomon would, and rightfully so, tell you to stick it and nominate for the pre-season draft.
The Essendon hierarchy aren't silly enough to adopt such a suggestion.
i would love to trade and get richo from the tiges, as long as they paid some of his contract (maybe give us the cash we pay for blumfield back). he is a gun, even if his onfield demeanour is sometimes poor. would be an awesome ruckmen come chf. what people are saying about solomon being able to nominate for the draft is tru, but the doggies and the blues both have space to move under the cap, so even if he demands 400k a year they will pick him up and he wont be able to go to tiges/collingwood. so we are in a position of strength in negotiating for him. richmond need to offload more than just holland to fit in brown and solomon so i think basically everyone at richmond is a potential trade, but richo is the only one we want. they wont trade ottens i dont think
But then he takes the risk of being drafted althogether somewhere he doesn't wanna go, but if he is drafted his hand is forced.
I say call the punk on his bluff.
with all due respect you should be taken out the back and flogged for that. Richo is a major dud.
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Did you think he was a punk 2 months ago?
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We could rotate him and Henneman through the dud ruckman position.
Not fair on Henneman though, I dont think we recruited him as a ruckman....my impression was he was a backman. Am I wrong?
Dont rate Richo at all....never have, never will. Absolutely no heart and less talent.
Did you think Colbert was a tool 2 months before he left your club?
Spare us the high and mighty cr@p fella.
Exactly.
Sorry if I think a player is over-rating himself and leaving a club that has brought him much for the lure of the dollar after he was paid in 2002 to do sweet F-A other than hang around London with his missus.
Solomon is a good player but not so good that he's worth $400K and turns his back on a club that looked after him when he was in a very bad way physically and emotionally.
Still if Richmond want to pay him and Brown about twice what they're worth let em......all I can say is I have seen 4 Essendon premierships since Richmond's last and there's no sign of THAT statistic changing any time soon.
i can't believe how much people are overrating draft picks. solomon would be nearly worth pick 6 on his own. he is certainly worth a top 10 pick anyway.
The problem with picks is their risk factor. But that's a minor consideration when you look at the overall possible outcomes.
Realistically, not all top ten picks becomes guns, and not all guns are/were top ten picks.
The problem with trading Solomon for a player is that while we could get a good player for him, it will put us under extra salary cap pressure.
I've thought about it a little, and while I would still prefer first round draft picks, we do have a balanced list. So even if we don't have any first round picks, it may not be a big loss. The point: Aggressively trading for a Stevens or a Brown could be a good idea.
He's not worth pick 6. I've always maintained he is overrated. Ask anyone on this board about my feelings on him. He's a good player and, but really he's just an honest footballer. Hard at the ball, but has always lacked the finesse to be a top-line player. Likes the crash and bang, but doesn't have the silky skills.
I rate him as an inferior Glen Archer.
If Richmond think he is worth $400,000 we could win big time out of this deal.
You don't pay $400,000 for physical intimidation. You pay maybe 200, or a bit more. You pay $400,000 for a genuine star, and you pay $500K plus for plyers with both - Voss for instance.
Paying $400k for Solly? It's their funeral. I respect Peter Jackson and the football department for not caving in. No matter how good he is, he's a half back flanker, and you don't pay $400k for someone to play there.
Solomon to Richmond
Bowden + Richmonds 2nd round draft pick to port
Stevens to Essendon
Essendon's 3rd round draft pick to Port adelaide
Bowden + Richmonds 2nd round draft pick to port
Stevens to Essendon
Essendon's 3rd round draft pick to Port adelaide
collingwood, as per usual, they have a continual fascination with Solly.
Pick 5 for Solly from the Demons. I'll be happy with that. Pick 5 could snare us a good kid, or Stevens if we get a good deal with Port
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