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What happens if both Franklin and Tippett break down at the same time, or just don't play well enough to warrant their pay? That's a lot of money tied up on just two players, worse if the AFL takes away the COLA as it will lessen the money available for the rest of the team.
 

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While Tex is no Buddy Franklin, even when we had Tex and Tippett firing we were still not good enough to win a a flag, let alone a GF berth.

Sydney have made the worse financial decision in their history.

Thats all they do is the r word and pillage Clubs to grab their best players.
 

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Given our position, we need to be snagging a couple of these names being thrown around. We're cashed up, and we're in position to top up in areas of weakness to chase flags (theoretically. our management likely means continued prelim exits). Dal Santo, Betts, Mumford, Franklin, Thomas, Shaw, when names like this are being thrown around and a club is in our position, we need to be figuring prominently. We've done jack shit for so long.
 

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While Tex is no Buddy Franklin, even when we had Tex and Tippett firing we were still not good enough to win a a flag, let alone a GF berth.

Sydney have made the worse financial decision in their history.

Thats all they do is the r word and pillage Clubs to grab their best players.
Buddy is no Tex when fit

What did Buddy do this year, not much...... Roughead lead the hawks attack

A lot of money for a bloke that can't take an overhead mark
 

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The COLA should be a retention program, not a recruitment program.
They should have to pay a minimum 95% of the same salary cap as other sides then have the COLA paid by the League on top of this. (caveat - I'm not actually sure how its run now though)
 

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Simply amazing.... That Sydney can engineer this sort of deal (allowances or no allwoances) after snatching $skurt last year.

All I would say now is that if the AFC cant even land Bett's this FA, it will further add weight to the overwhelming theory that our administration and Football department are not fit for their positions at theclub.
 

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Simply amazing.... That Sydney can engineer this sort of deal (allowances or no allwoances) after snatching $skurt last year.

All I would say now is that if the AFC cant even land Bett's this FA, it will further add weight to the overwhelming theory that our administration and Football department are not fit for their positions at theclub.
Agree if sydney (even with COLA) can land two of the biggest fish in consecutive years, how can we not get a big name/signing to the club.

We had a similar situation to Sydney come the end of 2010 with 3 absolute guns retiring, all would have been on good money.

In regards to sydney we should offer to take one of their contracted players off their hands and trade them back a replacement we pay for to ease their cap.

Rohan for Mackay for instance we pay for both.
 

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What happens if both Franklin and Tippett break down at the same time, or just don't play well enough to warrant their pay? That's a lot of money tied up on just two players, worse if the AFL takes away the COLA as it will lessen the money available for the rest of the team.
That's when we all point and laugh.
 

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Simply amazing.... That Sydney can engineer this sort of deal (allowances or no allwoances) after snatching $skurt last year.

All I would say now is that if the AFC cant even land Bett's this FA, it will further add weight to the overwhelming theory that our administration and Football department are not fit for their positions at theclub.
Trying to entice players to Adelaide and Sydney are vastly different challenges though it has to be said. Unfortunately as much as i love Adelaide you would have to think its a damn sight easier to lure cashed up young fellas to a city like Sydney or Melbourne.
 
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Bernie is from Stansbury on the Southern Yorke Peninsula played for the CMS crows I believe only came up to the eagles after Ron Fuller badgered him
He Played for Border Districts in the KTNFL, for a bit, started an Elders trainee ship down there before he come up to the eagles. I played with him.
 

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Trying to entice players to Adelaide and Sydney are vastly different challenges though it has to be said. Unfortunately as much as i love Adelaide you would have to think its a damn sight easier to lure cashed up young fellas to a city like Sydney or Melbourne.
So AFC & PAFC should get a COL allowance to retain our players. Heck we have lost more players over the past few years than Sydney! This allowance is meant to be for retention not attraction!
 

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Simply amazing.... That Sydney can engineer this sort of deal (allowances or no allwoances) after snatching $skurt last year.

All I would say now is that if the AFC cant even land Bett's this FA, it will further add weight to the overwhelming theory that our administration and Football department are not fit for their positions at theclub.
There are other factors at play

Buddy has his own clothing label and wants to break into the Sydney market so this was as much of as business decision then it was a football decision

We just can't compete with these other decision drivers
 
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Would love him, wondered if the rumored Sydney/Franklin bullshit will be a factor.
Andrew Ireland was just on 360 and said that Jesse White and Shane Mumford were likely on the way out plus "another couple of players" but he didn't mention names.

If they're clearing space we'd be silly not to sniff around.
 

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Hmmm... With all the players they cleared out last year to clear space for Tippett and now this year for franklin - how many do they have left on their list 15 -20 players?
 
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