I'd say pressure from the AFL and having a gutless CEO with ambitions of running the AFL one day would have had something to do with it. Absolutely filthy over the way he was dealt with. Has been fantastic for us, and will be for Collingwood too. :(
I could be wrong, but I believe a player must have played 10 seasons with the 1 club, in addition to being 30 years old, to qualify for the veterans list.
He's 27 and has been having injury problems for the last couple of years. You can believe the BS about lifestyle and the challenge of a new club if you choose to, but at the end of the day, it was an extra $200k a year for 3 years that got him to GC.
I had completely forgotten about that actually. Being scared is not the sort of thing an AFL player would like admitting, so if he's come out and said that, then it's obviously a pretty big thing for him.
I wouldn't hold much faith in that having anything to do with it if I were you. Look what happened today. Bock was developed off of our rookie list, was terrible in his first couple of seasons and has been a problem off the field. All the while the Crows stuck by him 110% and then he buggers off...
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