Did you actually read that article? It didn't mention anything about us offering him a contract, next time champ read it before linking it.
Nathan Jones re-signs at Melbourne for four more years
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Did you actually read that article? It didn't mention anything about us offering him a contract, next time champ read it before linking it.
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The fact you are arguing that Essendon is as enticing as Melbourne to play for because a player delisted by the wooden spooners chose Essendon shows where your club is currently at.
No doubt Roos spoke to him but as you said we would never have looked seriously at him once Lumumba and Frost were in the frame. I also don't see how Gwilt would fit into our team.
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I'd say he is still there because HE IS the highest paid player on their list.
He'd be a *in' idiot if he wasted the rest of his playing career for loyalty.
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Or he'd rather play with some integrity than try to win a superficial premiership like Frawley.
Could have made similar dollars at a better club.
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Loyalty dosnt have a price tag. Good on him and Melbourne
Loyalty dosnt have a price tag. Good on him and Melbourne
Trust a Sydney fan to not value loyalty.
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The guy has been too good for that place for a long time, but you gotta respect him for sticking it out. Although he does seem to be a sucker for punishment.
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Responses of a few on this thread show how flippant their own loyalty and support for their club must be.
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...Or we're not naive about professional sport and people who work in it.
Perhaps he knows the list is in better shape than you chumps.
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Roos went cold on Gwilt after two meetings because Ben Newton's management entered the frame. After that point it wasn't even a question who we decided to chase.
I certainly know which of the two I'd be happier to have.
I certainly know which of the two I'd be happier to have.
[QUOTE="Testekill, post: 36491984, member: 94544"Being one of the few players that has consistently cracked in over the years would wear on you after a while.[/QUOTE]
What, are we just inventing verbs these days?
What, are we just inventing verbs these days?
That's social suicide!
In all seriousness though good move.. must believe the club is moving in the right direction.. deserves the reap the benefit after those dark years..
In all seriousness though good move.. must believe the club is moving in the right direction.. deserves the reap the benefit after those dark years..
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And likewise, loyalty isn't a one way street.
If employers want their best staff to be loyal, pay them like the best.
Melbourne forgot that over the years, we let our senior guys get poached because we undervalued their influence in the locker room and the hard yards they had put in over the years on the field (when our admin and training was complete slop, I'll add - typical of management to blame the workers for their own failings though).
Jones is probably now one of the top 20-30 most highly paid players in the league. Its about right for what he does on field, and his loss would be catastrophic to us culturally.
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Money talks and bullshit walks, as they say.
No surprise that our most successful post-64 seasons were when we were paying close to 100% of the cap (sometimes we got so "financially enthusiastic" we even went over it)
Probably the highest paid Melbourne player by a mile, it's easy to be loyal when the Club has so much salary cap space they can offer you 600k+ when you're a good but not elite player (EG Ablett Pendlebury Franklin ect)
Whatever they are paying him it's worth it, very good player.. must be hard to soar like an Eagle being surrounded by so many turkeys.
Whatever he is worth I'd imagine Melbourne are paying him more because they have no one else to spend salary cap on and they were desperate to keep him, very easy to be loyal when you're getting paid a shitload to be loyal
That's a very in depth and well thought out rebuttal you have there.
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