Recent content by When I Crow Up

Fair call on 2013. He had 2 good years from memory, 2011 and 2013, didn't do much outside of that though. Motlop is a lot the same except both his good years have been at Geelong. I think if Fantasia can get his body right it'd be a no brainer to swap Motlop for him, BUT the concern I've got...

I don't think many crows supporters would be very fussed. Matt too often is looking sideways or backwards and rarely takes the game on. Gets the ball plenty but doesn't hurt opps too often with it.

Yeah I just saw, means the chances of Talia leaving are even more remote!

It is used as a guide. There's a formula which spits out a result, and then a committee look at that result and modify it as they see as being justified compensation. So even if he gets a $1M a year the committee could still decide it'll be band 2, or it could go the other way. We have no idea...

That's why I said I was semi-joking. Of course it's not that simple, and they'll have a dollar value on what pick 15 is worth too so will have to assess the value in paying BCrouch more and his value to their midfield. He won't be offered $800k, but if an extra $50k a year to Brad means they get...

I was just semi-joking that all the Saints need to do is table an offer that nets the Crows band 1 compo and then they don't have to worry about trading.

Well you know what you have to do to avoid a trade :sweatsmile:.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/520418/make-a-saint-of-me-crows-mid-crouch-wants-to-join-rising-vic-club

Honestly given his SANFL GF performance I could see a club bidding on him earlier then pick 8, and Port will need to be mindful that anything they give up for Fantasia doesn't leave them short of matching a bid. I think port would be comfortable with trading pick 39 and maybe a future 4th or...

I doubt that bombers will keep him another season. Given his injury history it'll be a pretty base contract at best he'll be signing, so that'll be a 3rd round pick compo. Plus there's the risk that he'll have another badly affected season and may not even get a contract offer which would net...

The bombers would have known when he was getting an independent medical evaluation, generally not too much point getting an external evaluation if you're planning to stay. And the crows would have had contact with Essendon prior to making any public comments regarding a contracted player.

He hasn't had a great run of it so far and only played 8 games this season which included getting overlooked when he was healthy so who knows. And with Jordan Ridley taking his spot he may be excess to needs, but agree that it depends on what happens with the starters you mentioned. I can't...

I think both the bombers and Fantasia's camp are happy to move on from each. Wouldn't mind the crows making a play for him and Aaron Francis as a combo deal for a second rounder or player swap for someone like Kelly and Seedsman.

Doubt any club would pay a 3rd rounder for a player that's seen less than 50% of games over the last 3 seasons, and hasn't had much of an impact the last 2 when he's been on the field. He has talent sure, but it's been a long time since he's shown anything close to consistent football. He'd...

Be a bit funny if crows matched the cats offer and brad goes, cool, I'm going to stay then and doesn't agree to be traded to cats... But seriously I think it'll either be Geelong or Crows next year, I don't see any other team making an offer that the crows would accept or that crouch would...