Opinion Non-Crows AFL 9

[Sanders]

Lol - considering the strike rate around here, that's seems a bad strategy.

Schultz did refuse a contract extension trigger, but it kicks in the end of next year. Has a partner with family health issues.

Henry out of contract.

There's obviously something a bit suss happening there around their player relations. Schultz mentioned that in a podcast, and they've lost a lot of players in recent years, including WA players choosing to leave and move interstate.

Where’s the traded in list?

 

[crows dude]

 

[Mostyn]

Without making more than it is, I asked about Schultz, given they are losing Henry as well.

Yeah, I leapt into respond too quick.

Apologies that I got that wrong - I genuinely don't understand what's happening there. They seem to really be turning over their list at an unnecessary level, including a lot of players wanting to leave that seem surprising.

Schultz has sounded disgruntled in the past - they delisted and rookied him one year where he'd played every match, and they gave him a series of one year contracts in a row.

Players just seem to get jack of them - but they've also traded a few who were in contract, so it also sounds a bit bull headed of the Freo staff?

Hard to know, I guess.

 

[Mostyn]

Where’s the traded in list?

Jackson,
O'Meara
Brodie
Clark
Aish
Wilson
Matera.

Weird how many get traded there and then request a trade away, like Lobb, Acres and Hogan.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Gunston is an incredibly shit person

 

[Sanders]

Jackson,
O'Meara
Brodie
Clark
Aish
Wilson
Matera.

Weird how many get traded there and then request a trade away, like Lobb, Acres and Hogan.

Where’s Lobb, Hogan & Acres on that list?

 

[Checksider]

Where are the tweets from Barrett imploring clubs to be respectful of a player’s desire to return somewhere that isn’t Victoria?

 

[Punchy Bassett]

HAHAHAHA

Gunston wants to return to Hawthorn

Still a Mummy's boy.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Is he still under contract?

 

[Smoooothy]

Is he still under contract?

yep - 2 years he signed on for

 

[Mostyn]

Where’s Lobb, Hogan & Acres on that list?

They came and went, so I mentioned them at the end.

I guess whatever attracted them to Freo was less significant that what ultimately annoyed them about Freo?

 

[Sanders]

They came and went, so I mentioned them at the end.

I guess whatever attracted them to Freo was less significant that what ultimately annoyed them about Freo?

I think the in list list should include all in’s

 

[TRP1996]

Has anyone else gone back to the club they left after just a year?

Justin “shit bloke” Murphy the only one that springs to mind (Cats 2001 between two stints at the Blues).

 

[Twist_of_Lemon]

‘Infuriates me’: Star tees off at ‘Victorian-biased’ league in airing of draft grievances

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Need to have a lot more players say the same thing and consistently so the Victorian media scrubs can't just dog-pile Tom Green or any other player who dares utter one-off commentaries.

 

[relapse]

It's not Wells anymore though - that seems to be the commentary. Mackie hard to deal with.

Most clubs try and be somewhat accommodating because the trade market is a two way street.

The problem with the Dodoro style is that if you're asking top dollar of opposition clubs then on the flip side they'll be asking for top dollar for players when you come knocking.

Essendon found that out with the Dylan Shiel trade when the Giants refused to compromise with their asking price.

Sooner or later Mackie thinking that he can win every trade is going to come back to haunt him.

 

[Eddie Murphy]

Hang on… where’s Mitch McGovern

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Mitch Mcgovern

Age

31

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

189.8

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

1.1

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

179.6

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

MG

218.0

4star

?

 

[Vader]

Has anyone else gone back to the club they left after just a year?

Justin “s**t bloke” Murphy the only one that springs to mind (Cats 2001 between two stints at the Blues).

I can think of a few that didn't wait too long - Trent Croad only hung around for 2 seasons at Freo, before heading back to Hawthorn; at least Dayne Beams gave Brisbane 4 seasons, before going back to Collingwood.

 

[Golumless]

Most clubs try and be somewhat accommodating because the trade market is a two way street.

The problem with the Dodoro style is that if you're asking top dollar of opposition clubs then on the flip side they'll be asking for top dollar for players when you come knocking.

Essendon found that out with the Dylan Shiel trade when the Giants refused to compromise with their asking price.

Sooner or later that Mackie thinking that he can win every trade is going to come back to haunt him.

If Dodoro had been compromising, why would the Giants return the favour with Shiel?

If anything the idea of "trading relationships" in the AFL is a crock of shit. Ultimately there are too little options available for it to influence and it's just code for "we got fleeced and are trying to justify it". Which eventually hits every club.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Always remember this from 1997 and the Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie

Age

41

Ht

193cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

6.6

4star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.1

4star

MG

346.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.2

4star

story. Such a smooth looking player.
I always thought the Crows never took the draft seriously and preferred to exchange picks for average players. The swap of pick 12 to PA in 2000 for Bode and they picked up Burgoyne with that pick. Kane Cornes later on.

 

[morris086]

Always remember this from 1997 and the Andrew Mackie story. Such a smooth looking player.
I always thought the Crows never took the draft seriously and preferred to exchange picks for average players. The swap of pick 12 to PA in 2000 for Bode and they picked up Burgoyne with that pick. Kane Cornes later on.


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Even our "Crows fans" midfield is poor. Not a bad forward line though...

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Even our "Crows fans" midfield is poor. Not a bad forward line though...

Just noticed no Chad Cornes in that list. Not a Crows boy growing up?

 

[GROTTO]

Just noticed no Chad Cornes in that list. Not a Crows boy growing up?

Im pretty sure he did support the Crows growing up.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Im pretty sure he did support the Crows growing up.

They may have rated Abbey Holmes or Billy Frampton better than Chad when they compiled that list.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

He really isnt taking this well..

Notice how the flog says nothing about the powa trading their future 1st for some s**t picks.. an F1 that geelong wouldve told them they would be demanding for Rat..

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Its just pathetic.. he and the scummy club he aligns himself with just expect everyone else to bend over and accept their s**t.

No, Mackie just really hates Port!

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Respectful - we made a mistake & happy for anyone to take him!