Recommitted Zach Merrett [UFA 2027] - Wanted a trade to Hawthorn, but it didn't get done

[Lore]

There we go, that's the clip:

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Oscar Allen meeting with Mitchell - Leaked
Harley Reid meeting with Mitchell - Leaked
Zach Merrett meeting with Mitchell - Leaked

I'm seeing a trend here...

I think all 3 of those were in public weren't they?

 

[Sonny Hayes]

Strong offer?

2 middling teens picks and Hustwaite, who apparently is the guy Hawks shop around in every potential trade.

Again if you don't care about players meeting but you do care about knowing about it you are incredibly immature.

 

[Sonny Hayes]

Sure but if Hawks want to prize a contracted club captain, who is also that club's best player, they need to make a serious offer and that means giving up something good.

Can't just keep shopping Box Hill player Henry Hustwaite around constantly.

He is the steak knives to a deal, people are way too obsessed with HH.

 

[GinniAndTonic]

Probably, but they still have 0 interest in dealing with Hawthorn... Which is the entire point. Mitchell f***ed up just like Fly with the JSOS coffee date crap.

That’s fine, It’ll hurt them more than it will us. I’m confident I’ll get to watch my team play in September next year can they say that?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Wow.

I'm used to Geelong Richmond s***fights but even i find this thread a bit toxic

 

[To the Hawk]

Someone leaked it to the press because he was on radio in Melbourne being quizzed about it before he even flew to Perth to meet Allen.

I don't imagine it was McDougall or WCE doing that.

Allen was clumsy in that Sam was spotted going to his house per McDougall meeting arrangements. No1 is leaking concerning a FA. There's no trade.

Harley, you mean a wedding? Lol

Merrett, widely known even by Essendon it was Petroro/Merrett. Anything via Morris is. Sam wasn't leaking that 4 days out from a final.

Regardless, just get with the times really. If you have a strong culture and environment players stay. All you need to focus on as a club. You'd do well to listen to TBs reasons for moving on mate

 

[Hawkk]

Remind me how many players have arrived at Hawthorn this off season?

lol. Settle down pettle. Absolutely no one of any of any significance gets traded until 6pm tomorrow. And you still have an all time **** coach.

 

[Yoda_]

And by not dealing Essendon will have totally screwed up the next 5 years of that football club.

keeping contracted professional footballer is bad business?


wowee

 

[hawkman]

I think all 3 of those were in public weren't they?

If you think at people's homes are in the public, sure

 

[bzparkes]

Cocking it up would be paying overs for a 30 year old.

Mitchell sees him as the 'missing' piece, so to fail to improve Hawthorn's side from this year going into next would indeed be 'cocking' it up, considering the turmoil they've sown with player and agent.

We cant all get Baker and Owies. Cats also failed with Curnow too. Though that seems to be ignored.

Cats are in the same basket as Hawthorn. Why on earth are clubs finishing at the top of the ladder making attempts to trade for A grade contracted players from middling/bottom sides with no decent draft assets?

Sydney are at least offering up 2 first rounders and a B22 player in Haywood(Florent's on the outer). I'm not saying it's an amazing offer, or if Carlton should even consider it, but they're at least trying to drum up some value to offer Carlton.

Hawks are just offering what would be mid/late teens picks and a player nobody wants.

Essendon ****ed up Daniher, ****ed up Dunkley, nailed it with the game changing Fiorini and ****ed up Merrett.

Quite the club.

Essendon haven't ****ed up Merrett at all, because they don't have to do anything to begin with. He's contracted.

 

[Guardian Hawk]

Use the list as a rough guide. It's broadly accurate, even though you can rightly quibble with a few things.

That's pretty wild though - one was All Australian and one was playing as sub here and there with supporters calling for him to be dropped (and finishing 20th in the B&F).

That's similar to saying Jade Gresham had a better year than Zach Merrett.

It even has Ned Reeves (who was given 1 game when Meek needed a rest) over D'Ambrosio (who was first picked wing every week, had a decent year and was in the AA squad last season).

That would be like ranking Bryan ahead of Nic Martin (but worse).

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

And by not dealing Essendon will have totally screwed up the next 5 years of that football club.

You cant screw in a screw once its been screwed in. Its already screwed

 

[Duckworth]

"How to cut your nose despite your face"

A book by B. Scott & A. Welsh , foreword by A. Dodoro.

You realise that isn't the phrase?

 

[GinniAndTonic]

keeping contracted professional footballer is bad business?


wowee

It is when he’s 30, wants out and you guys are no where near finals. Honestly if my club was in your position as much as I’d love the player I’d want the deal to happen as it will help the club drastically.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

If you think at people's homes are in the public, sure

Might have remembered that wrong then

 

[Jeremias]

You enjoying supporting a mediocre club? Enjoy watching your side get smashed week in week out? Get used to it.

What's that got to do with Merrett staying or leaving? Will they suddenly stop getting smashed if he leaves?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

You realise that isn't the phrase?

I think i actually like the nonsense version. You have to picture Heath ledger as the joke saying it

 

[Sonny Hayes]

keeping contracted professional footballer is bad business?


wowee

It certainly can be

 

[bzparkes]

"How to cut your nose despite your face"

A book by B. Scott & A. Welsh , foreword by A. Dodoro.

Or how to simply not do anything while the competition makes a meal of the situation.

 

[bzparkes]

Again if you don't care about players meeting but you do care about knowing about it you are incredibly immature.

Again, there's a time and place for it, which is why good clubs seem to be able to get deals done amicably.

 

[bzparkes]

Allen was clumsy in that Sam was spotted going to his house per McDougall meeting arrangements. No1 is leaking concerning a FA. There's no trade.

They were talking with him about it on Melbourne radio before he even left for Perth.

Harley, you mean a wedding? Lol

Personally I don't really care about that but not exactly the best look.

Merrett, widely known even by Essendon it was Petroro/Merrett. Anything via Morris is. Sam wasn't leaking that 4 days out from a final.

Regardless, just get with the times really. If you have a strong culture and environment players stay. All you need to focus on as a club. You'd do well to listen to TBs reasons for moving on mate

There seems to be a common denominator here.

 

[hawkman]

Hopefully we just walk away. Thought 2 1sts was already too much for Merrett. Would rather just go to the draft and look for value elsewhere
I hope Mitchell doesn't have the same issue as Clarko had of getting too fixated on a player that he throws away his future draft hand

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Mitchell sees him as the 'missing' piece, so to fail to improve Hawthorn's side from this year going into next would indeed be 'cocking' it up, considering the turmoil they've sown with player and agent.



Cats are in the same basket as Hawthorn. Why on earth are clubs finishing at the top of the ladder making attempts to trade for A grade contracted players from middling/bottom sides with no decent draft assets?

Sydney are at least offering up 2 first rounders and a B22 player in Haywood(Florent's on the outer). I'm not saying it's an amazing offer, or if Carlton should even consider it, but they're at least trying to drum up some value to offer Carlton.

Hawks are just offering what would be mid/late teens picks and a player nobody wants.



Essendon haven't ****ed up Merrett at all, because they don't have to do anything to begin with. He's contracted.

Hey don't drag us into this. Mackie offered every first we had and after it was clear we weren't getting over the Sydney offer we bid them good day. No harm no foul

 

[bzparkes]

That’s fine, It’ll hurt them more than it will us. I’m confident I’ll get to watch my team play in September next year can they say that?

How will it hurt Essendon to keep their best player, who's contracted?

 

[Yoda_]

It is when he’s 30, wants out and you guys are no where near finals. Honestly if my club was in your position as much as I’d love the player I’d want the deal to happen as it will help the club drastically.

I want the deal to go through, the absolute carry on from all corners is embarrassing (yes, both sides). On the other hand, I don't purely because of the way Hawthorn have carried themselves this off season and pretending they hold the moral high ground