No Oppo Supporters Re-signing Tex, Danger and Sloane *** Crows Only ***

[FR0GGY]

Man I was hoping you'd just all get my drift. Fak you're all so technical.

sorry

 

[adelaidecrows]

Guys we shouldn't name names its really unfair. I know we have the ability to critique but only 11 games into the season we dont want players thinking the fans want them gone. Not good for morale

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Torney. Hart...

That's when we were rebuilding ....not our current situation Kane

Do you think it'll happen ?

 

[Sanders]

There is a quiet confidence emanating from the club.

We've said so little about it. Haven't reacted, aren't releasing statements about the situation, not trying to hose down speculation, not giving ultimatums or deadlines. Just a straight no comment every time. Rinse, repeat.

Not necessarily confidence that he'll re-sign, but at least that we have the situation under control.

I don't think it's confidence, and I don't think it's panic. I think we understand the situation and nothing has changed. We have our strategy and that's that

I do not think we will match. I think it's all a bluff. We know he's going, and we know we can't afford to end up with egg on our face or no compo. The situation is what it is.

All this crows will match is absolutely emanating from the club, we are briefing journalists left right and centre

We're not going to match because that this walking into a room with the door locked behind us, there is no way to back out. But by bluffing we send a message:

1. We encourage Danger to take our offer, but letting it be known we'll make it really hard otherwise
2. We force Geelong to offer more than than they want, thus making their cap mgmt more vulnerable.

We still don't have any leverage if we match, and we won't, but it's interesting that we are trying to manage the messaging to influence negotiations ahead of then

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Last year.

We beat the Dees this year & lost to them last year.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

That's when we were rebuilding ....not our current situation Kane

Do you think it'll happen ?

Just replying to your post that it supposedly never happens when it already has.

Personally I would trade Wright.

 

[Crowstar]

Otten should be encouraged to look at free agency as we need to move on or tell him, he will be a back up sanfl player.

I dunno...he was playing quite well before his reco and can be a swing man. His versatility is handy

 

[WaynesWorld19]

It take courage to win a premiership. If we don't have that courage, we will be an also ran for a number of years.

Yes ....and you have to make smart decisions not emotive decisions

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Yes ....and you have to make smart decisions not emotive decisions

yeah ok. you don't watch games, i'm sure of it.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Just replying to your post that it supposedly never happens when it already has.

Personally I would trade Wright.

So would i .....i said that last year as well ....but he won't be delisted

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I don't think it's confidence, and I don't think it's panic. I think we understand the situation and nothing has changed. We have our strategy and that's that

I do not think we will match. I think it's all a bluff. We know he's going, and we know we can't afford to end up with egg on our face or no compo. The situation is what it is.

All this crows will match is absolutely emanating from the club, we are briefing journalists left right and centre

We're not going to match because that this walking into a room with the door locked behind us, there is no way to back out. But by bluffing we send a message:

1. We encourage Danger to take our offer, but letting it be known we'll make it really hard otherwise
2. We force Geelong to offer more than than they want, thus making their cap mgmt more vulnerable.

We still don't have any leverage if we match, and we won't, but it's interesting that we are trying to manage the messaging to influence negotiations ahead of then

I wish we would see who was bluffing, but I don't think we will as he will re-sign.

So we all know danger is going. Been listening to too many uninformed 'journalists'...

 

[latinoheat]

Just replying to your post that it supposedly never happens when it already has.

Personally I would trade Wright.

How many teams would Wright be starting 22?

 

[Sanders]

Yes ....and you have to make smart decisions not emotive decisions

I'm going to start calling you Baxter. You are so wise, like a mini Buddha

 

[WaynesWorld19]

yeah ok. you don't watch games, i'm sure of it.

Need to read my posts on Wright and Van Berlo in recent days .......you're making emotive calls without any reference to Draft, contracts, list balance & age breakup .....just pure emotive call

 

[simmo97]

.....as much as i've said Wright should be traded or another player played in his place ......Delisting won't happen

He is brodie martin of 2014 and is only playing because of injuries to Crouch, henderson, janesch , otten etc

 

[WaynesWorld19]

He is brodie martin of 2014 and is only playing because of injuries to Crouch, henderson, janesch , otten etc

...Wright plays forward .....all the players you've named play defence or diff role ?

 

[Roo Lives Again]

Otten should be encouraged to look at free agency as we need to move on or tell him, he will be a back up sanfl player.

Often should be kept as depth

 

[simmo97]

...Wright plays forward .....all the players you've named play defence or diff role ?

You just put a resting mid in his spot.

my current list changes for 2016
delist-martin, shaw, siggins, wright
retire- podisadly, Reilly

with thompson, dangerfield, lyons possible outs

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

How many teams would Wright be starting 22?

Probably about 8.

Would not get much for him.

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Probably about 8.

Would get much for him.

like?

3rd round at best - pick 60

 

[TheLeftFist8]

You just put a resting mid in his spot.

my current list changes for 2016
delist-martin, shaw, siggins, wright
retire- podisadly, Reilly

with thompson, dangerfield, lyons possible outs

No way, unless he has another major injury or repeated soft tissue inj for the rest of the year.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

like?

3rd round at best - pick 60

Whoops, missed a 'not'.

Yeah, 3rd rounder or 2nd round upgrade.

 

[Big Gazoongas]

We really want to sign a guy for 2 years against his will so that he can walk out on us in 2 years time?

Whilst we didn't have RFA or FA at that time, I remember Ryan O'Keefe wanting to leave the Swans and go to the Hawks. Trade didn't happen for whatever reason and he played out his career with Sydney.....and in the process won a GF in 2012 after looking to leave at the end of 2008.

Whilst its not ideal and certainly won't look great if he only signs for 2 years, it doesn't guarantee he'll be gone.

Things can change in a short space of time.

 

[simmo97]

No way, unless he has another major injury or repeated soft tissue inj for the rest of the year.

You want to keep a injury prone player who can't last more than 11or 12 games a season combined at AFL/SANFL level. Cheney is a better option and Otten can play at both ends of the ground making him more valuable to the team despite his knee injuries.

 

[mickfaxis]

I don't think it's confidence, and I don't think it's panic. I think we understand the situation and nothing has changed. We have our strategy and that's that

I do not think we will match. I think it's all a bluff. We know he's going, and we know we can't afford to end up with egg on our face or no compo. The situation is what it is.

All this crows will match is absolutely emanating from the club, we are briefing journalists left right and centre

We're not going to match because that this walking into a room with the door locked behind us, there is no way to back out. But by bluffing we send a message:

1. We encourage Danger to take our offer, but letting it be known we'll make it really hard otherwise
2. We force Geelong to offer more than than they want, thus making their cap mgmt more vulnerable.

We still don't have any leverage if we match, and we won't, but it's interesting that we are trying to manage the messaging to influence negotiations ahead of then

Nothing has come from the club. Nothing at all. They're not commenting on anything.

You're assuming we're 'leaking' to the media that we'll match. How dumb would we be to do that? It says we've conceded he's gone.

There is no bluff. Nobody knows anything about what's going on.