Ben Newton

[tim cotrill]

so who wants him?

 

[tim cotrill]

will be a handy get for any club.

 

[Two Planks]

Cats would love him to be around at pick 60.

 

[CatRiot]

Time to come home to the Cats.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Time to come home to the Cats.

What? He is from wa.

Anyway does fill a need for geelong, to us at 55 hopefully.

 

[*PAF]

Usually when someone turns down a contract they already have a team lined up.

 

[Suma Magic]

Would be happy to use pick 69.

If someone else gets him I hope it's the Cats. May (perhaps only slightly) increase the chances of pick 10 being used on a tall.

 

[Traveling_Power]

if he is after more game time then the Saints or Melbourne could pick him up

 

[Suma Magic]

if he is after more game time then the Saints or Melbourne could pick him up

Not sure if Melbourne have someone lined up in the PSD, but unless they do, Newton could get there by nominating for the PSD. Given he is going in the ND, it's unlikely he wants to play for the Dees.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Sounds like if we were going to pick him up we'd have to use pick 41, as I think our next live pick is not until 78. You'd think if we were going to use 41 we would have just given that to Port and gotten it done in the trade period.

 

[Turbocat]

Is the reason he is nominating the ND to have a better chance of getting to where he wants to play. Sort of like Ball? If so will he put so money on his head as well?
I agree , that for him to pass the contract up , he must have been given certain assurance's , as long as you are there , we will take you at 45.

 

[Turbocat]

Sounds like if we were going to pick him up we'd have to use pick 41, as I think our next live pick is not until 78. You'd think if we were going to use 41 we would have just given that to Port and gotten it done in the trade period.

And to be honest thats , the question on our board. Geelong really are not hard to deal with , I wonder what was offered and what Port wanted?

 

[Chopperdave]

And to be honest thats , the question on our board. Geelong really are no hard to deal with , I wonder what was offered and what Port wanted?

Well for one I think Port did want to hold on to him if possible but for two I think that Port would definitely have wanted something that would have either helped with the Ryder trade or helped get us something we could have used to get Gorringe possibly your pick 35 that you had. Pick 60 Port probably felt was too low pick 35 was most likely too high.

 

[Yoda_]

You can't sign him as a delisted free agent because he wasn't actually delisted?

 

[Hamingja]

Well for one I think Port did want to hold on to him if possible but for two I think that Port would definitely have wanted something that would have either helped with the Ryder trade or helped get us something we could have used to get Gorringe possibly your pick 35 that you had. Pick 60 Port probably felt was too low pick 35 was most likely too high.

Looking at Port's picks you are going to have to use 57 and 75 by the looks, I'm guessing you have a rookie for the third pick. So 60 would have had some value to Port, better than nothing.

 

[Chopperdave]

Looking at Port's picks you are going to have to use 57 and 75 by the looks, I'm guessing you have a rookie for the third pick. So 60 would have had some value to Port, better than nothing.

True but at the time A: I think Port were still planning to keep him if a deal wasn't made and B: The Ryder trade happened so late it might not have left long enough to sort out a deal for Newton.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

I think Port stuffed this one up. Reckon we thought Newton would accept the 1 year contract offer and he didn't. Teams being interested in him probably helped with his decision to nominate too.

 

[legendstatus]

Seems like ever time a person is delisted they are going to the Cats? Good luck with that.


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[SugarCoat]

You can't sign him as a delisted free agent because he wasn't actually delisted?

He was offered a contract at Port.
He knocked it back.
He is nominally delisted but he can't be picked up as a Delisted Free Agent due to Port offering him a contract.

 

[Turbocat]

You can't sign him as a delisted free agent because he wasn't actually delisted?

Its a technically but if you offered a contract you can not be a dfa. Id imagine at some stage that will require tightening , imagine a player on 300 , getting offered a contract for 150 , not really fair.
Geelong sort of did that with Chappy , but we had no intention of holding him up , trading him a worthless pick so he could get where he wanted to go

 

[Turbocat]

Well for one I think Port did want to hold on to him if possible but for two I think that Port would definitely have wanted something that would have either helped with the Ryder trade or helped get us something we could have used to get Gorringe possibly your pick 35 that you had. Pick 60 Port probably felt was too low pick 35 was most likely too high.

But surely there was time to accept the late pick on the last day , after the other deals were done. Is it really worth it to be so hard nosed to someone who couldn't break into your side?

 

[CatRiot]

What? He is from wa.

Anyway does fill a need for geelong, to us at 55 hopefully.

Just figure of speech...

 

[Chopperdave]

But surely there was time to accept the late pick on the last day , after the other deals were done. Is it really worth it to be so hard nosed to someone who couldn't break into your side?

We weren't being hard nosed at all? We wanted to sign him for another contract why would we accept a mediocre pick for a player that we wanted to keep.

 

[*PAF]

Should have told the club he wanted to be traded with xxx being his preferred club.
Doesn't sound as if he did.

 

[grouse mate]

Any chance this is Essendon trying to get one back on Port for stealing Ryder?