Freo
He's got two years left so no rush for us to blink
Would take a gun like Neale plus a pick swap upgrade, say our 2016 2nd rounder for their 2016 1st rounder
Unlikely
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He's got two years left so no rush for us to blink
Would take a gun like Neale plus a pick swap upgrade, say our 2016 2nd rounder for their 2016 1st rounder
Unlikely
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Honestly dont know.
But whats bountiful? We still have a low ratio of home grown players compared to the rest of the competition. As we have seen with treliar and sunset (i know childesh. But i digress) go home is still a factor.
True..no blinking and plenty of leverage. Ask for the player you want plus R1 next year from them (no need to swap picks imo) ..Late R1 but still its all down hill from where they are. Probably struggle to get Neale unless he is OOC and wants you.
Im not coming on here to sell ice to the Eskimo's. I not really fussed that you have access to that area atm.. but there has been comment. Once you become a strong team ( next year or the year after) , start winning week after week , I suspect pressure will come ..especially if the see the 3rd,4th kid from that area coming to you.
Personally , once a club like GWS or Swans start paying a reasonable rate for them..thats happens with the new system..so I have no issue with trying to bolster your draft zone. Just wish we could the same in the Geelong zone
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Im not coming on here to sell ice to the Eskimo's. I not really fussed that you have access to that area atm.. but there has been comment. Once you become a strong team ( next year or the year after) , start winning week after week , I suspect pressure will come ..especially if the see the 3rd,4th kid from that area coming to you.
Personally , once a club like GWS or Swans start paying a reasonable rate for them..thats happens with the new system..so I have no issue with trying to bolster your draft zone. Just wish we could the same in the Geelong zone
One of the factors that doesn't get mentioned is that there's competition with soccer and rugby league in that zone. While some kids will go to boarding school in Country Vic and get the benefit of coaching and playing in the school comps, others won't.
We'll probably take riverina and Canberra lads this year from the academy
For those listening it does get mentioned. For those that want to observe , they only need to look at the success at the Wanderers and they can see the situation.
Every club has its own POV..one must plead their own case ... and clubs like Dogs that have paid a long cost with little support , the stronger big clubs like Pies ad Dons and Blues will really not put up with what they perceive as over the top help. Heeney was an example of this.
As I said , I doubt there will be too much of an issue till you become a strong club week in week out.
Go Home factor.. is really but a bit over stated. Player use excuses ... not many can stand up and say.. no your crap I want out. ( Carlise did and it didn't make him look good) , or Im getting an offer from a club that plays at the G in big games... or Im getting huge money so Im out of here... etc
Makes them look ruthless and self indulgent.
Home grown players? Can you specify what you deem as Home grown? In state?
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Basically yep. Nsw/act.
So Riverina... does it cover only NSW ..or does it come into Vic? The maps I have seen show it inside Victoria.
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Pretty sure theres a nsw/act side.
Either way if its our club putting in the money out of our budget to develop them shouldnt we get a benefit?
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I think we get access to the NSW kids only, but some of them go to school across the border and they're all eligible for Murray Bushrangers TAC side.
Thats not quite right either. AFL system , there money should be less from GWS. But yes you should get some benefit as I stated earlier.
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The GWS Academy is AFL funded and doesnt come out of our budget? (Yes i know we are afl funded so our money is theirs but its still our budget we are using).
Hmmm dont know about that.
Pardon.. I did not make myself clear.. IMO it should be AFL money that is used.
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Hey if the AFL funded all the academies then yep agree the kids go in the draft.
But the AFL handled it before and from what i heard were terrible at it.
Just like im against cola once we get down to a proper list size. But hey ill enjoy it while we got it.
If I was paying for it at Geelong , and for example the last couple of years some very good kids have come from the Falcons...id be peeved as well. This year for example Parish, Mathieson , Curnow..
So I have sympathy for your pov. Where the money comes from ..does this have to affect the way its run?
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It shouldnt but supposedly it does.
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dont mean to intrude your board. Been a fair bit of talk for Jeremy Howe for a straight swap for Toby Greene. Seems like a bit of a steal for us, but it seems you guys rate Howe highly. Offered us pick 6 on deadline day last year which we rejected
thoughts?
thoughts?
No way, Greene is super important to our structure as a mobile mid with a great tank that finds plenty of the ball. With Treloar gone he is even more important.
Apart from that he is firmly entrenched in Sydney and recently re-signed.
I don't mind Howe for his marking ability around the ground but Toby isn't going anywhere.
Maybe a bloke like Tom Bugg who is still off might be involved...Roosy would like a hard nut like him. Jacob Townsend another we might move as well as Hampton.
We do require some points however so not sure how we get in players even though we need a ruckman and a defender.
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Where's the talk coming from?
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thats fair. i think we are starved of an A grader though
Petracca will be a star
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Toby will never play football for a Melbourne club.
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Brayshaw? Viney? Petracca?
I'd love any of those three brother.
You guys are sweet there.
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