Adelaide alleged to have signed Betts 18 months before he left Blues

[Parkerman]

Carlton sack and pay out Malthouse. Then Malthouse settles out of court for the same amount after Carlton, Trigg and Betts sue for defamation.

We'll played Carlton.

 

[NikkiNoo]

I much prefer

Rendell has had a number of failures where he went against Hamish's advice and a number of Rendell picks were actually Ogilvie suggestions.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

The AFL broom is well and truly primed for this one. You'll hear a few words and then thats it. They can't afford another scandal.

Sarah Lukin will be in overdrive. Great move by the AFL hiring her.

 

[JA27]

why would the afl look into this when they wont look into allegations from neil cordy that Sydney were organising 3rd party deals for buddy in july 2013?

 

[Jcpdragonx]

im angry he still has a job let alone be the ceo of an afl club.

 

[nickrebellious]

We probably had Frawley 'stitched up' mid-season.

 

[1990crow]

It's bullshit it's even being investigated by the AFL. Disgrace.

 

[The 747]

I just find it funny there is a rule saying you can't talk to in contract players. There isn't a big enough eye rolling emoticon to assign to that. So here is an inadequate one:

 

[Lost_Deputy]

Wouldn't have "signed" him but of course they would have had an agreement.

Same with Buddy to Sydney.

Same with 90% of player moves.

18 months out tho? Seems excessive

 

[manboob]

18 months out tho? Seems excessive

Not really - if it's toward the end of one season then he plays the next and leaves it seems like a year out but gets closer to 18.

 

[HBF]

It's bullshit it's even being investigated by the AFL. Disgrace.

This.
I just can't see this happening.
And Betts' manager has come out and said it's 100% not true.

 

[Richo83]

Trigg is a grub but part of me reckons Malthouse just made this up so he could throw Trigg under the bus. Either way tapping up players is really common.

 

[ep2018]

Judd was a done deal to Carlton months before trade period in 2007. Every club does this, just not as a signed agreement.

 

[Purple Suit]

It's bullshit it's even being investigated by the AFL. Disgrace.

Why? If there is a signed contract and the AFL finds it then you're rightfully in trouble. If not, play on.

The real crime is Calrton hiring Trigg in the first place. Look's like they are getting punished for it though.

 

[master bate]

Melbourne were the fall guys for tanking after Carl, Coll, West Coast and probably several other teams had enjoyed the fruits of the priority picks.

It won't bother me at all if Adelaide take the blame on this one.

It has to stop.

We aren't rugby league. When you sign a contract you play for that team until it's done. If during the trade period in October teams or players want to meet then I can live with that, but for the rest of the year and for free agents you have to wait until that period.

Carlton meeting with Aish was just another one in the list of what should be deemed against AFL rules and should result in fines and for repeated behaviour loss of draft picks.

 

[Redleg Crow]

It's always nice to be reminded that Trigg is no longer with the Crows. Enjoy him Carlton. Enjoy him for a very long time.

 

[master bate]

Why? If there is a signed contract and the AFL finds it then you're rightfully in trouble. If not, play on.

The real crime is Calrton hiring Trigg in the first place. Look's like they are getting punished for it though.

Gil McLachlan vouched for him. Still a dud hire, but Gil will help Carlton and his old friend out a bit.

 

[Redleg Crow]

Melbourne were the fall guys for tanking after Carl, Coll, West Coast and probably several other teams had enjoyed the fruits of the priority picks.

It won't bother me at all if Adelaide take the blame on this one.

It has to stop.

We aren't rugby league. When you sign a contract you play for that team until it's done. If during the trade period in October teams or players want to meet then I can live with that, but for the rest of the year and for free agents you have to wait until that period.

Carlton meeting with Aish was just another one in the list of what should be deemed against AFL rules and should result in fines and for repeated behaviour loss of draft picks.

Given the Crows were punished for Melbourne's tanking through losing Dean Bailey for 16 rounds, we're quite done with "taking the blame" as well...

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

A big nothing. Eddie's contract was going to be ending, he wanted to go home. Adelaide said they were interested. Nothing signed, just an agreement in principle.

However it is a pretty damning indictment on Betts himself that he knew he was going all through 2013 and played like s**t. Took his last year's salary under false pretences if this is the case.

 

[FireKrakouer]

Apparently there is a spreadsheet proving Betts' innocence, but the only copy was sent to ASADA who destroyed it.

 

[Donakebab]

How does this ruin Carlton's recruiting??

He potentially orchestrated a deal which saw your best forward go to another club. This left Carlton having to find a replacement for Betts instead of focusing on fixing other holes in the list.

 

[rumply]

Apparently there is a spreadsheet proving Betts' innocence, but the only copy was sent to ASADA who destroyed it.

 

[TW Sherrin]

looks like Adelaide wont be playing for points for the rest of the season.

 

[MRB37]

Trigg is a grub but part of me reckons Malthouse just made this up so he could throw Trigg under the bus. Either way tapping up players is really common.

Part to throw Trigg under the bus, and part deflection on his own part of Betts leaving since he's playing out of his skin this year. "Oh, I wanted to keep Betts, but Triggy says it wasn't up to me since Betts had signed with the Crows 6 months before I got here" while ignoring the fact he was the one who wanted Daisy Thomas and was fine with Betts leaving.

 

[master bate]

A big nothing. Eddie's contract was going to be ending, he wanted to go home. Adelaide said they were interested. Nothing signed, just an agreement in principle.

However it is a pretty damning indictment on Betts himself that he knew he was going all through 2013 and played like s**t. Took his last year's salary under false pretences if this is the case.

It's another reason why it should be stopped.

Currently there are so few free agents that they all have a heavy weight playing in the final year of a contract and are distracted by the decision and options put in front of them.

If they can get through the season and finish out their contracts without offers put to them it takes that weight off.

Sure in the US sports where Free Agency is a big thing the potential free agents do get discussed but mainly the focus is on the season at hand and teams and players wait until it's finished.