Oh yeah true because your club has won so many premiership hasnt it? Hate to break it to you but the 37 premierships don't count in the AFL mate.
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Why can't Adelaide retain players?
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North have money to burn though.
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Blackas87
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So would a few clubs, just saying Lever isn't giving up money by entering the draft. Just might not get to the club he's after if another club is prepared to match that contract
I see. Thanks for the information. Makes sense .
Still a risk, may still end up at a club he doesn't want to be at.
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Yea of course, could end up anywhere that a club is prepared to offer that contract.
Is that meant to be a compliment or an insult? I see it as a compliment?
You can look it up online if you aren't sure when it was, It just makes me laugh that people like you talk about premierships when your club only has 1 in 20 years. And yes I know that we are no better with 2 in 26 years.
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At least 2 of those clubs have shown more than a passing interest in Jake.
Brisbane would be funny. GCS would be comedy gold
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Nice secondary melt and incorrectly informed response. You tried though
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Perhaps, but again, no club wants to force a player to play for them. So, if Lever doesn't want to go to Brisbane or Pies, and Brisbane pick him in the draft regardless, they also need to consider picking a player that is forced to move there. That will end in tears for both. Again, Brisbane lose out with a wasted draft pick, when they could have picked another potential Lever instead of him.
Simply, the AFC, GCS, and every other club loses out in situations like these. Yes, the player might lose too, but common sense, calmness and clear thinking usually prevails, and clubs take the most scraps they can at the end of the day.
I know it seems that AFC is copping it most recently (Danger, Lever, and now Sloan), but most clubs have had to deal with similar situations.
(By the way, can you go over to Lever's place and "convince!" him that the Pies is the best place for him)
This didn't start with Danger. It has been going on for the best part of a decade and it's not our fringe players we are losing but key men in our 22.
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Adelaide don't want him entering the draft as they get nothing.Brisbane
GCS
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At least 2 of those clubs have shown more than a passing interest in Jake.
Melbourne don't want him entering the draft as there is a big chance they miss out on their guy
Lever doesn't want to enter the draft because he could be playing for the Gold Coast.
It's why a deal will get done, its why deals always get done every year and players don't enter the draft.
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Jake just mentioned in an interview he will happily go into the PSD .. go figure (not sure that part was scripted)
Lost Davis and Bock to new teams for money.
Lost Gunston as he was a mummy's boy.
Kept Danger for 7 years.
Lever another mummy's boy.
So I think we are just drafting the wrong players. Need to draft more Sa players and players with good character.
Lost Gunston as he was a mummy's boy.
Kept Danger for 7 years.
Lever another mummy's boy.
So I think we are just drafting the wrong players. Need to draft more Sa players and players with good character.
Most clubs go through this. As i said originally, that is what the salary cap is designed to do. Teams that develop many good players can't keep them all because of the cap. Players will seek more money at clubs that have the cap space (ideally lower clubs that don't have many good players).
GWS can't keep all it's stars. GCS can't keep anyone!!. Brisbane also got whacked, and looking like it is happening still (but for other reasons than salary cap space).
But, AFC can pay up, and get Gibbs by the end of the fortnight..
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Just keep picking the best players and get the right compensation.
It hasn't hurt your club to the point where they weren't competitive.
North in the box seat... Have spare cap space..
They can't really acquire players either..
See post above. Danger is a different case because he wanted to be in Moggs Creek and we were the only club that could offer him that. Plus I doubt he pays for anything anywhere in Geelong.
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Not a bad place for North to start their rebuild this year
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How many were in the goal square though.. I'd say at least 100
He's a front runner, yeah players don't get as many touches or goals in losing teams but **** me he's been horrific when you guys are losing.
In losses he averages:
9.8 touches and 3.5 marks per game.
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