Warnock for .....?

[Belnakor]

Hawthorn have plenty of room in the cap, they have the lowest player payments of anyone iirc.

 

[Scribble Monkey]

Warnock may be good but he's not showing it in the WAFL. This may be because he's got a Richo lip out at not being picked and his attitude sucks, or he's tanking for an out. I don't know if he's doing this, but it's happened before - some blokes believe all their own press , and others, like Croad, never wanted to be here in the first place.

I think I saw German on TV a while back being quizzed why Warnock wasn't being selected, and he said he's not good enough in the WAFL, until he is, he won't be. Whichever scenario is true, I can't see why some people are screaming for him to get a game.

I cannot see the point of picking him because he might be tanking to leave and go elsewhere. A club that panders to that sort of petulant blackmail is pissweak, and that is the last thing Freo can afford to be doing, or seen to be doing. We want to create a team, not pander to players who think we need them more than they need freo.

Of course, if he goes to Melbourne next year and gets regular games, this won't stop the press bagging our arse for not playing him and letting him go.

 

[Bender571]

Hawthorn have plenty of room in the cap, they have the lowest player payments of anyone iirc.

Thats what this says
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=446480

I'd expect Hawthorn to have pick some where between 15-19 which I'd be happy to get for Warnock.

 

[pinkus maximus]

i reckon he'll go to richmond,they will offer something ridiculous like 500k a year

hopefully there are a few clubs interested, if we let him go for a 3rd rounder i will spew

 

[Alfonz]

Thats what this says
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=446480

I'd expect Hawthorn to have pick some where between 15-19 which I'd be happy to get for Warnock.

Would have thought Hawthorn would be happy with Taylor & Campbell plus Bailey & Renouf for the future.

 

[Moo]

At this point in time I can not see any club giving anything above a late 2nd rounder - we really are not in the drivers seat unless we finish last (unlikley) otherwise who ever finishes last it is likely to be a big V team.

Collingwood getting belted in the ruck without Fraser prompted their get a ruckman at all costs trade week ...perhaps if Geelong or Doggies falter in the final due to depleted ruck stocks we may get an upgraded price.

Warnock could also pull the finger out - earn a place in the team and push his value up (or my preferred option - he may stay).

Our only hope is that a few clubs think he is all right and that his attitude isn't I only want to go play with club X (especially if club X is the spooner).

Lots of things can happen in the upcoming rounds ...we are in a tight spot at the moment.

I honestly hope Freo let him walk for nothing ala Nick Stevens than accept a low ball offer of something like a 4th rounder.

Also - Farren Ray ..I don't think the Bullies would do it.

 

[rotto]

Brettox, I agree with most of your post. I can only see Melbourne or Richmond wanting Warnock. If go for Superman than it most likely be only Richmond wanting him.

The more and more of hear of Warnock attitude, the more and more I think that I was wrong about. I think that Warnock + four round pick = richmond two round pick if about fair.

 

[SupersonicDocker]

Hes a young ruckman with a couple years development in him. As far as im concerned we have done the hardwork for a club already so a second round pick should be the go.

If i was freo i would start proceedings now with a different club to melbourne if warnock has decided to go

 

[Scham]

Would have thought Hawthorn would be happy with Taylor & Campbell plus Bailey & Renouf for the future.

Bailey may want to come home? That'd be a fair swap I would've thought.

 

[Bender571]

I honestly hope Freo let him walk for nothing ala Nick Stevens than accept a low ball offer of something like a 4th rounder.

The difference though is that when Collingwood played hard ball they didn't have the PSD bargaining chip. So both Port and Collingwood lost out. Where as in this situation if we play hard ball Melbourne still end up with Warnock, it just depends whether it costs them a national draft pick or a PSD pick.
The only way we can have a win is if another good player goes into the PSD (assuming we have the second pick), and even then we run the risk of Melbourne valuing the other player above Warnock and picking them instead, leaving us with nothing to pick

 

[carn tigez]

I'm not sure, Dom. If he wants to bugger off, then I reckon we should do the deal that suits us best - whether that's with Essendon, Melb, Pies or whoever.

Last year the slime could have got pick 2 from Richmond, but chose to deal with Carlton because they saw pick 3 plus Kennedy as better value.

We have no obligation whatsoever to deal with a player's "club of choice."

That being said, I'd like to think that the 2 clubs could come to some sort of amicable arrangement.

I'm glad that didn't happen, cotchin or judd i know who i'd prefer

 

[FREO 4 08 FLAG]

Gumbelton,Ryder and Jetta are all better and have all shown that they are better than Warnock anyway what has he done to prove he has tallent

 

[dominguez]

But if we come 2nd last, we can take him back if no-one better is available.

What if he puts a $450,000 price on his head? I wouldn't be too keen to pay that much money to a guy that doesn't want to play for us.

 

[dominguez]

What we need even more is for a very high profile player to nominate in the PSD and get Melbourne to commit their pick to that player.

I've always thought that Booze Bus Benny is an oxygen thief, but he could yet do one useful thing with his life.

There won't be a lot of interest in Cousins. Clubs can also use more than one pick in the PSD, so Melbourne could select Warnock and Cousins in the PSD aslong as they have two free spots on the list and enough cap space.

 

[bigkev bleeds purple]

There won't be a lot of interest in Cousins. Clubs can also use more than one pick in the PSD, so Melbourne could select Warnock and Cousins in the PSD aslong as they have two free spots on the list and enough cap space.

Ah, but in that scenario, Melbourne would have to gamble that no one else wants whoever they pick second. I'm guessing that neither Knockers or Booze Bus Benny will last until the second round of the PSD (if they even nominate).

 

[Belnakor]

for a guy who has so many tickets on himself Warnock was pretty ____ing useless on the weekend.

 

[theGav56]

Warnock would be making Melbourne rethink how it may use the PSD.

 

[MadMac]

He'll proabably go back to West Perth again.

Sack him.

 

[Belnakor]

He'll proabably go back and sulk at West Perth again.

Its a difficult thing to decide - he probably does have potential, but with the kind of attitude he has been displaying he just can't get any more games. his kind of selfish attitude is poisonous to a club.

 

[dominguez]

I was surprised to see that he had 14 possessions and 6 marks. Considering that he spent less than half the game on the ground those are pretty good numbers.

 

[pinkus maximus]

I was surprised to see that he had 14 possessions and 6 marks. Considering that he spent less than half the game on the ground those are pretty good numbers.

i didn't see much of the game, but whenever i saw warnock he seemed to be on his hands and knees shovelling out handpasses

 

[Chops_a_must]

i didn't see much of the game, but whenever i saw warnock he seemed to be on his hands and knees shovelling out handpasses

He looked pretty good to me in the 2 and a half quarters I saw of him around the ground...

 

[Freo Dr]

Benny Boy says he has it all lined up with a Melbourne club for next year so you have to assume he will nominate. Been training as usual apparently.

Losing Warnock though will hurt because of the lack of depth we have behind him in ruckmen. Bradley would need to come on in Leaps and Bounds to be the permanent #2 Ruckman.

 

[Freo Shark]

Well he's demanding to be picked in todays Worst or else he go crying home to his mummy.

He needs to pull his finger out and demand to be picked by his form for WP.

The guy should be given an airfare and told to hike it.

 

[Lach72]

"he said Fremantle's selection policy for the rest of 2008 would be a major factor in whether he stayed.
"You don't want to be over here to play WAFL. Obviously playing AFL, does make it easier to stay"