Buddy a Swan (Footy talk only, read OP before posting)

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The rumour has been doing the rounds for the last couple of months, so when the new thread popped on the main board it wasn't anything new.

Consider if you will the following departures:
White ($350~$400k)
Mumford ($800~$900k)
Mattner ($350k)
Morton ($300k)
Bolton ($350k)

It's feasible to consider that we could afford him. I don't really want him and I'd really like us to spend that money on getting Heath Shaw and a back up KPP defender for when Richards finally retires. As good as Johnson & Rampe have been, they're not CHB's or FB's.

If we do go after him I reckon we'll front-end the contract like we did for Tippet and Goodes years ago. Goodes probably has 2 years at most left in him, so the money is there. Same for LRT & Shaw.

Thoughts?

 

[RUNVS]

Goodes said explicitly on Friday when asked by Mark Robbinson that Franklin will not be at the Swans next year. I believe Goodes as he is not the sort to lie in interviews.

The only question mark on that is perhaps Goodes has not been told about it which is possible. Still I do not think we are going to get Franklin and I am actually very pleased about that as I do not want him.

 

[S120]

Mumford was on nothing like $800-900k

 

[The King!]

rather spangher

how lucky is that bloke when it comes to club success

 

[Punts]

Goodes made it pretty clear to me

 

[CAS79]

Mumford was on nothing like $800-900k

Agree

While he was on a fair bit for a first senior contract he was on nothing like those figures chunky and I think you've sold Jude 50-100K short too.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Agree

While he was on a fair bit for a first senior contract he was on nothing like those figures chunky and I think you've sold Jude 50-100K short too.

Unless his contract was front loaded, because it averaged out to close to 800k/year. Wasn't it 2.5 over 3? The first year could have been about 900k or 1m.

 

[replicant]

Agree

While he was on a fair bit for a first senior contract he was on nothing like those figures chunky and I think you've sold Jude 50-100K short too.

That might be right for Bolton because of veterans list. In terms of cap space, $350 is probably close to the mark, if not over.

 

[The King!]

Goodes made it pretty clear to me

Did you get his autograph?

 

[The King!]

Unless his contract was front loaded, because it averaged out to close to 800k/year. Wasn't it 2.5 over 3? The first year could have been about 900k or 1m.

it like 1.2 mill over 3 years or something like that 300-400k a year

 

[CAS79]

Unless his contract was front loaded, because it averaged out to close to 800k/year. Wasn't it 2.5 over 3? The first year could have been about 900k or 1m.

Where are you getting your figures from

Try 1.2 Million over 4 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...eelong-for-swans/story-e6frf9jf-1225784562284

 

[The King!]

Where are you getting your figures from

Try 1.2 Million over 4 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...eelong-for-swans/story-e6frf9jf-1225784562284

same place he got 30,000 vic based swans members from on the main board me thinks

 

[Tuco]

I'd rather not get invested in this Buddy talk. But it's hard not to sometimes.

Funny how Sydney gets sucked into these discussions every year isn't it. We're the Collingwood of the "interstaters" when it comes to baseless rumours. We might have found cap space. But we haven't found GWS style buying power. My question is this: if we were to offer Buddy effectively whatever he's on at the Hawks, why on Earth would he leave his Premiership club?

Now if he's moving for $2M a season to GWS...that makes a lot more sense to me.

I for one would welcome him with open arms - just for the entertainment value of the Bigfooty meltdown that would follow.

But it would mean Mummy walks. And probably some potentials like Lamb.

 

[Tuco]

it like 1.2 mill over 3 years or something like that 300-400k a year

Yeah $300k estimated until this year. But you'd think he'd want another $100k going forward, or at least a longer contract than we'd likely be able to offer?

 

[Two Planks]

Funny how Sydney gets sucked into these discussions every year isn't it. We're the Collingwood of the "interstaters" when it comes to baseless rumours. We might have found cap space. But we haven't found GWS style buying power. My question is this: if we were to offer Buddy effectively whatever he's on at the Hawks, why on Earth would he leave his Premiership club?

Now if he's moving for $2M a season to GWS...that makes a lot more sense to me.

GWS are only going to pay him 1.2 mil + 800k from the AFL to promote the game in NWS. Surely he is eligible for that money if he goes to the swans as well !!!

 

[The King!]

Yeah $300k estimated until this year. But you'd think he'd want another $100k going forward, or at least a longer contract than we'd likely be able to offer?

we never know for sure

but I presume he feels he is worth a pay increase

 

[Tuco]

GWS are only going to pay him 1.2 mil + 800k from the AFL to promote the game in NWS. Surely he is eligible for that money if he goes to the swans as well !!!

The chances of Sydney successfully arranging that $800k from the AFL would be close to zero.

Having said that, he wouldn't be the only top 5 player in the comp in recent years to have some extraordinary 3rd party deals on the side.

Now if his manager was able to sort that all indepedently...well then.

 

[The King!]

if we can afford Franklin, then spend the cash elsewhere

 

[The Swans Blog]

Where are you getting your figures from

Try 1.2 Million over 4 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...eelong-for-swans/story-e6frf9jf-1225784562284

Seems I was wrong! Must have thought of Tippet instead. Oh well.
Even if we offload Mumford we won't be able to afford him.

 

[Danair]

This Sheahan guy is still standing by his call that Buddy will be at the Swans next year, every other reporter is saying GWS.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

This Sheahan guy is still standing by his call that Buddy will be at the Swans next year, every other reporter is saying GWS.

He did call Tippett to Sydney before anyone else did..

@TonySheahan Tippett will notify Crows on Monday, that Swans are the team he wants to join next year..3yr/2.5m

 

[Danair]

He did call Tippett to Sydney before anyone else did..

@TonySheahan Tippett will notify Crows on Monday, that Swans are the team he wants to join next year..3yr/2.5m

Hmmmm, he also said last week that Dustin Martin would sign with Richmond the day of their BNF.

 

[stimpy870]

If he has any buddy sense he will sign with GWS and play for like 5 years then retire in a pad in Vaucluse or something. Lets be honest here, he isnt going to leave Hawks to come to us as we cant match what GWS/AFL Can offer him.

 

[Punts]

If he has any buddy sense he will sign with GWS and play for like 5 years then retire in a pad in Vaucluse or something. Lets be honest here, he isnt going to leave Hawks to come to us as we cant match what GWS/AFL Can offer him.

This

 

[PVF]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!