Bluemour Melting Pot XXI - Like seriously, the polar ice caps have got nothing on us

[ferrisb]

god i hope martin collects 30 kicks 3 and has 10 score involvements when we play gc next

Why is Martin only being involved in 20% of our scoring?





And yes, I am aware that our history against Gold Coast is..... Less than stellar...

 

[djholmes]

I'm not sold on Kelly being the absolute superstar people say he is. I'm yet to see him do it in a big game or stand up in the big moment.

I did rate him that way 12-24 months ago, but not anymore. I haven't seen him so it when it matters.

Maybe offer Fremantle the three 1st round draft picks for Nat Fye. He would be around 29/30 years old I think but we could win a premiership if he joined Cripps in the middle.

 

[CFC_#17]

All of a sudden, SOS looks like a genius again. His plan B, get Martin through the PSD for nothing. Where are the melts now?

Do you know any other players we are looking at through delisted free agency?

 

[ChrisKaias]

No it's completely within the realms of possibility that before the PSD rolls around the AFL clarifies the rules and "no player may nominate their contract terms" or "all contracts must be for minimum 2 years" or some other reasonable-sounding rule that totally ruins our plan.

I'll celebrate when Martin is a Carlton player, not before.

My understanding is that it's a two-year contract minimum for the PSD if you nominate your price and that it always has been.

Under the AFL rules for the preseason draft, rule 7.4 says '...The provisions of Rule 6.3(b) will apply to any Player wishing to so nominate to any Club which selects him at a Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting.'. Rule 6.3(b) says, among other things, that 'If a Player nominates his Football Payments he must do so for a minimum period of two years.'

You can see the form people use to nominate here if interested: https://nabafldraftnom.com.au/images/form/booklet_mens.pdf. It specifies the minimum two-year thing in multiple places.

 

[slowhand clape]

Whatever happens, I want picks 5 & 9 in this draft to be absolute superstars, Daniher to head to Sydney next year, and * to forever wonder what could have been.

 

[chelseacarlton]

SOS prior to trade period.

SOS post PSD

 

[ferrisb]

I tell you what, SOS can thank his lucky ******* stars with this PSD stuff!

There's absolutely no way SOS considered Martin didn't want to play again for Gold Coast and that Martin would be willing to tell Melbourne he wasn't interested in playing for them....

It's not like SOS would have been in regular contact with Martin and his manager over the last week....










This line is just in case anyone didn't realise I was being sarcastic.

 

[Robertio]

Seems like everyone has forgotten about Finbar.

Who?

 

[Arr0w]

Id absolutely trade it for picks next year, where in a compromised draft, picks ( points ) are going to be like gold to teams looking to secure academy players, father/ sons etc.

I wouldn't, unless we still held a stongish position this year

 

[RoyalParade]

Whoever is in charge of our media spin strategy today has done a great job.

 

[ferrisb]

I don't know, is Papley even really that good? I mean 53 year old Eddie kicked the exact same amount of goals from 1 less game than Papley I believe.

Your mistake... Everyone knows you can't count the goals kicked against Gold Coast

 

[Arr0w]

My assumption from his comment is that he means take him in the National Draft with the second rounder.

And risk being pipped s pick beforehand?

No thanks

 

[windows1]

windows1 - just wondering with your proposed pick swaps with GC, and then they would not offer him a contract so he can get to us directly without going into PSD
How is that not draft tampering?
Knowing the AFL, we would be severely punished

Probably is. Good point.

 

[GT619]

And Marchbank, Jones and Charlie

and Docherty

 

[blueblooded]

Getting Martin for free would somewhat ease the pain of missing on Papley. I've maintained the whole way through that Martin has more upside for mine and I was and am still very excited to see him in navy.
Now do we have the nerve to pick Harley Bennel on a one year deal to ease the pain even further? there is a risk I'd be willing to have a go at! From all reports a Sydney Stack style turnaround is happening with him.

 

[slowhand clape]

I also wouldn’t mind putting a bid on McGuinness. Make the Hawks actually pay a fair price for something

 

[JustaBattler]

What bizzarro world do GCS live in - I mean really what stoopidity and what a lousy way to treat any player.

 

[windows1]

It's better to have Papped and lost than to have never have Papped at all.

Pretty sure.

You’re on fire today FB. Ya make me laugh (said with Scottish accent for some reason).

 

[slowhand clape]

[QUOTE="blueblooded, post: 63394682, member:]
Now do we have the nerve to pick Harley Bennel on a one year deal to ease the pain even further? there is a risk I'd be willing to have a go at! From all reports a Sydney Stack style turnaround is happening with him.
[/QUOTE]

If we get Bennell we would then have him, Doc, and Williamson who will have played 4 games in 3 years between them.

 

[GT619]

All of a sudden, SOS looks like a genius again. His plan B, get Martin through the PSD for nothing. Where are the melts now?

 

[norway blue]

Levi appears to be staying also . Hope they give him his second year.


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[Ruckus]

In the context of this makey-uppy AFL administration, I'm not going to entertain the thought of Martin joining for 'free' until it happens.

Stand by for word from Gil and co that the PSD has been formally scrapped for this year (and, most likely, only this year), or otherwise to level charges of draft tampering or whatnot at how this is handled from here (in regard to snubbing Melbourne, for example). Nothing is beyond the AFL here - they have optics and narrative to manage.

 

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Enjoy these Gold Coast

 

[Broadside]

In the context of this makey-uppy AFL administration, I'm not going to entertain the thought of Martin joining for 'free' until it happens.

Stand by for word from Gil and co that the PSD has been formally scrapped for this year (and, most likely, only this year), or otherwise to level charges of draft tampering or whatnot at how this is handled from here (in regard to snubbing Melbourne, for example). Nothing is beyond the AFL here - they have optics and narrative to manage.

Totally agree won’t be counting my chickens until it happens. AFL has no integrity and has shafted us already this year.

 

[Heres Waite]

god i hope martin collects 30 kicks 3 and has 10 score involvements when we play gc next

But it was just against GC so it doesn’t count ...