Kurt Tippett retires due to injury and fitness concerns.

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

Still waiting for the Condolence thread on the Crows board.

This be you before that happens.

 

[RUNVS]

The prelim against Hawks (his last game for the club) was also one of his best (16 disposals, 4 goals, 112 SC points).

Round 9 in 2016 against the Hawks was also really good

(19 disposals, 2 goals, 35 hitouts)

as was the preliminary final against North in 2014

(15 disposals, 4 goals and 12 hitouts)

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Kurt just wants to go home

 

[The Final Word]

In 2013 he was 3rd in the league for goals per game. In 2014 he was 9th for goals per game, alongside Franklin.

His per-game output in those 2 seasons was unquestionably elite.

I reckon there are plenty who would question 2014 as being "elite".

The criticism for that period was he missed half the year, that’s it.

The justifiable knock on him is that he got paid $1 million for the above numbers.

 

[Seeds]

so who had the better career. Kurt Tippet or Kozzie from the saints. Im pretty sure they were almost the same player.

 

[RUNVS]

so who had the better career. Kurt Tippet or Kozzie from the saints. Im pretty sure they were almost the same player.

Kurt Tippett was the better player when in form. His ceiling was quite a bit higher.

 

[Pali23]

so who had the better career. Kurt Tippet or Kozzie from the saints. Im pretty sure they were almost the same player.

Kosi was both the better player and far better bloke.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

feel real bad for the swans that they are now stuck with one less player for 2018 which also is holding onto a huge amount of the cap. will be better for them in the long run.

good news though one less mercenary in the game. im absolutely impressed in how the gold coast grew so quickly that it became part of the sydney metro area.

congrats to a somewhat average career.

(urge to call him turdpit rising)

 

[Wayne Swan]

Smart work by the Swans to free up 2019 cap space for Tom Lynch when he becomes FA later this year. Lynch is very keen to form a key forward tandem with Buddy over the next 6-7 years

 

[Kummerspeck]

I doubt the average Sydney supporter would have the footy nous to make any critical evaluations.

You literally change accounts every time one of your bigger, dumber calls blows up.

 

[RUNVS]

Statistically Tippett's best game was in 2015 against GWS

21 disposals, 5 goals, 20 hitouts and 6 inside 50's

 

[MarkCatsFan]

His 2012 season was excellent and that can't be forgotten, he fell off an extremely steep cliff from there.


One thing I will say is that last year I briefly met him after the Sydney Reserves game in Canberra, he was very approachable and was taking time to talk to everyone, take photos with everyone, especially the kids, so the "s**t bloke" comments are not entirely accurate, everything is relative and if put in his shoes a lot of people would have made similar decisions money-wise.

 

[DrEvil_]

Vickery, Griffiths and now Tippett.

All similar players by way of position all pulled the pin post National Draft.

Very strange off season.

All spuds

 

[Bollox]

If u listen carefully you'll hear the sounds of 50,000 people locking Darcy Cameron onto their SC Ruck bench.

 

[Seeds]

Smart work by the Swans to free up 2019 cap space for Tom Lynch when he becomes FA later this year. Lynch is very keen to form a key forward tandem with Buddy over the next 6-7 years

how does it free up 2019 cap space compared to if he just retired at the end of 2018?

 

[CatFan79]

Aww, who can we laugh at now..

Vickery, oh wait.. s**t you're right.

 

[RUNVS]

His 2012 season was excellent and that can't be forgotten, he fell off an extremely steep cliff from there.


One thing I will say is that last year I briefly met him after the Sydney Reserves game in Canberra, he was very approachable and was taking time to talk to everyone, take photos with everyone, especially the kids, so the "s**t bloke" comments are not entirely accurate, everything is relative and if put in his shoes a lot of people would have made similar decisions money-wise.

People are kidding themselves if they think they wouldn't. I mean, if a rival company to the one you are currently working for offered you almost twice the money to work for them, most people would take that in a heartbeat.

 

[PCORF]

I'm just happy I didn't have to see this prick win a flag. Good riddens.

At least he played in 2 losing Grand Finals!

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

All spuds

Thats pretty unfair to the humble potato I would have thought.

 

[HairyO]

Mofra's 2018 Bottom 50 is gunna be interesting !

 

[kranky al]

I’m guessing the AFL have some special Sydney rule which will allow his position to be replaced with another player.

He was out of play when he retired

 

[Jpw22511]

 

[J_Moore]

I reckon there are plenty who would question 2014 as being "elite".

The justifiable knock on him is that he got paid $1 million for the above numbers.

A key forward who’s top 10 for goals per game, alongside another Coleman winning key forward, is performing very well. And good key forwards get good money.

Would he have been on that contract if Franklin was already at the club? No, of course not. But his first two seasons were very good, when he was on the park.

 

[Bicko]

I'm just happy I didn't have to see this prick win a flag. Good riddens.

Got enough salt on your popcorn there mate?

 

[beta_condition]

It's a farce that the Swans are now forced to play with one less on the list for all of 2018. The AFL should allow them to sign a state-league player.

That's a bit unfair they shouldn't be allowed to sign a better player.