Colin Sylvia Retires

[Footy 1st]

He'll come back to see his best mate Brent Moloney

Moloney at Noosa....

 

[Moist Biscuit]

 

[Pedro]

EDIT: At least he'll have a decent bank balance I suppose

If he hasn't already pissed it up against a wall

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Good. Now we don't have to pay out the final year of his contract. Wasted talent imo.

Not sure you can draw that bow...

Sylvia is likely to be paid every cent of his contract.

The benefit for Freo is list space, saving on resources and possibly a rookie upgrade

It highlights the disdain Freo have for Sylvia that Ross was actively bagging him the days before the club had been trying to manufacture his retirement.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Quinten Lynch would have to be more high profile than Sylvia?

Q was paid a lot less and was only a 2 year contract.

Melbourne got pick 23 for Sylvia - we got diddly squat for Freo

The risk (and subsequent reward) was rather low with Q

 

[Seppo]

Colinoscopy treatment has been completed. Cleansed ourselves from Sylvia...

 

[Moist Biscuit]

Not sure you can draw that bow...

Sylvia is likely to be paid every cent of his contract.

The benefit for Freo is list space, saving on resources and possibly a rookie upgrade

It highlights the disdain Freo have for Sylvia that Ross was actively bagging him the days before the club had been trying to manufacture his retirement.

Or maybe he is sick of copping it from everyone and is finished because of that. If he was getting every cent we may aswell make him stay around and earn it.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Or maybe he is sick of copping it from everyone and is finished because of that. If he was getting every cent we may aswell make him stay around and earn it.

Earn it at Peel?

The club doesn't want a bar of him and have told him to * off

Fev got every cent when he left Brisbane as well.

No chance the Dockers save their coin here - the manager would ensure that

 

[Trimboli]

Freo taking him was like a throwback to the old days of them being shook down like a little kid in the playground. Whatever were they thinking?

Similar to the cluster f@#k your lot made by sacking Mick.

 

[theGav56]

Earn it at Peel?

The club doesn't want a bar of him and have told him to **** off

Fev got every cent when he left Brisbane as well.

No chance the Dockers save their coin here - the manager would ensure that

But that coin may not be in next year's salary cap. It can be in this years. That is the point.

 

[iBeng]

Will always been known as a half decent car.

 

[Purple Suit]

Earn it at Peel?

The club doesn't want a bar of him and have told him to **** off

Fev got every cent when he left Brisbane as well.

No chance the Dockers save their coin here - the manager would ensure that

Do we save cap space, that is the real question. I assume Colin is now our new Victorian based marketing manager.

 

[Crankyhawk]

Or maybe he is sick of copping it from everyone and is finished because of that. If he was getting every cent we may aswell make him stay around and earn it.

Maybe breached performance targets so you don't pay as much?

 

[The Falcon Strike]

But that coin may not be in next year's salary cap. It can be in this years. That is the point.

It almost certainly will be in this year's cap. I agree it is a smart call - simply refuting that you guys will be saving any money

 

[Slacker]

No chance the Dockers save their coin here - the manager would ensure that

Pretty much, but worth it in the end.

Pity the guy could not be bothered for this year in particular. If Freo go all the way he will be looking very silly.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Do we save cap space, that is the real question. I assume Colin is now our new Victorian based marketing manager.

Talk up your chances in suburban bars?

His cap space will be moved from next year to this year

I daresay that some adjustments have been required to manufacture that space

 

[Moist Biscuit]

It almost certainly will be in this year's cap. I agree it is a smart call - simply refuting that you guys will be saving any money

As long as its not in next years cap, then I don't give a s**t.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

One of the greats. Career highlight was being at the strip joint with Alan Didak and Christopher Wayne Hudson the night they went shooting at cop cars.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

As long as its not in next years cap, then I don't give a s**t.

It will depend on which draft pick you take

If you take a ND pick - it'll be this year. If you take a PSD pick it'll be next year

 

[General Soreness]

Nah, Anthony was much better. He was a gun for Collingwood early days and then some moron tried to change his kicking action because he couldnt kick more than 40m. Never mind he was a dead eye dick from anywhere inside 50.

If anything Anthony's problem was that he worked TOO hard. Had he found his natural action again he would've been a great get.

Same issue golfers have when they go away from their natural swing to try and get more distance on their drive.

Very interesting - I had no idea about the work on his action to get more distance.

 

[Tbonefreo]

Off to the bay i go. Gonna be funny

 

[basashi]

You know, its very easy to to sit on the sidelines and bag guys like Colin Sylvia.

Easy, fun and cathartic. Can't see why more people don't pile on. Its great!

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Nah, Anthony was much better. He was a gun for Collingwood early days and then some moron tried to change his kicking action because he couldnt kick more than 40m. Never mind he was a dead eye dick from anywhere inside 50.

If anything Anthony's problem was that he worked TOO hard. Had he found his natural action again he would've been a great get.

Same issue golfers have when they go away from their natural swing to try and get more distance on their drive.

One of the great myths is that Jack Anthony was ever much good. He was a steady kick and an interesting trivia question, holding (from memory) the record for the most consecutive games from debut to score at least one goal. But he was always slow, not particuarly good over head, and not a ball winner. He really fluked his 50 goals with some accurate kicking that could never been sustained long term and being on the recieving end of one of the better midfields in the comp at the time.

Sylvia had more talent in his little toe than what Jack had.

 

[Purple Suit]

It almost certainly will be in this year's cap. I agree it is a smart call - simply refuting that you guys will be saving any money

You don't recon we'll save any money? Surely he would take less coin for walking away, even if it is 50-100K less. I'm sure Woodside are offering him a job as we type.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

You don't recon we'll save any money? Surely he would take less coin for walking away, even if it is 50-100K less. I'm sure Woodside are offering him a job as we type.

He won't be taking less money - sure if you guys can manufacture income outside the cap (which would against the rules)

Freo simply cutting their losses and moving on. You probably had 2 permanent staff members working with him which can be redistributed and importantly protect your brand when he undoubtedly does something stupid into the future.