Player Watch Pick #12 (2018) - Zak Butters
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Sorry - should have made clearer that I was taking the piss (and taking it out of the relentless clickbait media speculation, not out of you or anyone else on the board).
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"In an ideal world?" who was that muppet
It's a bit too much hassling Zak on the golf course.
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So the media can hassle players, take photos of them, make up shit and think they're allowed to do so? Listening to wobbo cry over [PLAYERCARD]Bailey Smith[/PLAYERCARD] telling that photographer to fork off made me dislike them, after the Butters thing - I straight up hate them.
I used to think Cleary was one of the good journos but sheesh this trade period he's been off the mark..in the words of Bevo
Gutter journalism
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How bloody arrogant was that?
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I read somewhere else that it was Mitch Cleary, who also got told to piss off by Oliver. Such a clown
Can someone confirm with me that the Barrett weasel take below is completely wrong, in that we could match any contract bid that comes in for Zak and then still negotiate a trade and pick up a 3 first rounders draft bounty?
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Yes he's wrong.
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Why do people keep thinking that compensation picks are based on a players ability?
Contract value, age and ladder position are the factors.
Oscar Allen leaving the bottom club on a generous contract was always going to result in pick 2.
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He's been a knob these past few weeks. He seemed like an alright guy, but the illusion of power goes to their heads.
I doubt Port gets 3 good first rounders for a RFA Butters (good as opposed to the junk 3 late ones Geelong offered Carlton). But they'll still get more than the compensation pick forcing a trade.
Plus 2 decent first rounders in 2026/27 + change is worth a lot more to Port than 3 with two of them in 2025. It also doesn't account for the opportunity to convince Butters to stay longer term after a season under Carr, which has value.
So while Barrett thinks he's a genius, once again, he's not looking at the situation properly. That's a bad deal for Port they wouldn't remotely entertain.
Plus 2 decent first rounders in 2026/27 + change is worth a lot more to Port than 3 with two of them in 2025. It also doesn't account for the opportunity to convince Butters to stay longer term after a season under Carr, which has value.
So while Barrett thinks he's a genius, once again, he's not looking at the situation properly. That's a bad deal for Port they wouldn't remotely entertain.
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There is zero chance that Butters would even entertain coming to a rabble like us currently but with how much free cap room we have then we could offer some stupid offer that Port might not be willing or able to match. Again though he ain’t choosing us
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Spot on.
Especially when literally asking the answer to a question everyone knows. It's not like there's any doubt. Zak hasn't been on the table at all, yet how much media is being generated over something that's not happening. It's just insanity.