Player Watch #26: Cale Hooker - Back against Brisbane! - 11/4

mike14

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Australian sport CBAs are such a load of shit. There should be no contract negotiations/offers during the season except for the team that you are currently with (you also shouldn't be abke to leave a club with years still on a contract and sign a new contract with another club).
Freo wants Hooker? No issues at all, but the offer is made after the season ends
 

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Australian sport CBAs are such a load of shit. There should be no contract negotiations/offers during the season except for the team that you are currently with (you also shouldn't be abke to leave a club with years still on a contract and sign a new contract with another club).
Freo wants Hooker? No issues at all, but the offer is made after the season ends
Agree, other than they can't leave half way through a contract unless they're traded anyway.
 

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Agree, other than they can't leave half way through a contract unless they're traded anyway.
Additionally it is not possible to govern clubs talking to players. It will end up being very shady, better as it is where the public gets some info.

The real issue is the media. They just needs to stop blowing everything up so there is such negative pressure on players unnessisarly. I mean http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-28/hogan-contract-talk-a-circus-says-dees-skipper-jones. The bloke has 2 years to run on his contract and they are already creating a circus...... vultures
 
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Additionally it is not possible to govern clubs talking to players. It will end up being very shady, better as it is where the public gets some info.

The real issue is the media. They just needs to stop blowing everything up so there is such negative pressure on players unnessisarly. I mean http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-28/hogan-contract-talk-a-circus-says-dees-skipper-jones. The bloke has 2 years to run on his contract and they are already creating a circus...... vultures
Yeah they're scum alright the media...unless it's some player linked to a move to your own club!

Then you want to hear every little dirty rumour.

That's the problem.
 

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I don't think any Dons supporter would be pissed off at him if he left.

It'd be a terrible situation, but he's given his all for this club.

He'll be 28 by the time Freo offer him this (rumored) five year contract, which means it'd very likely be his last (contract), a chance to earn some money, a chance to play in his home state, and a chance for immediate success.

I still think either of Hooker or Hurley leaving would leave a bigger hole in our team than anyone else, but if he does decide to leave I for one definitely won't be abusing him on the way out (like I did Carlisle).
 
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I don't think any Dons supporter would be pissed off at him if he left.

It'd be a terrible situation, but he's given his all for this club.

He'll be 28 by the time Freo offer him this (rumored) five year contract, which means it'd very likely be his last (contract), a chance to earn some money, a chance to play in his home state, and a chance for immediate success.

I still think either of Hooker or Hurley leaving would leave a bigger hole in our team than anyone else, but if he does decide to leave I for one definitely won't be abusing him on the way out (like I did Carlisle).
He can have his last contract at EFC.
 

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Seeing as he is suspended should any afl club be allowed to approach him or his manager
I'd be gobsmacked if they can't and won't speak to his manager.

It's similar to during the season where a player says "nah, I haven't spoken to Club X" but you can guarantee his manager has.
 

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I'd be gobsmacked if they can't and won't speak to his manager.

It's similar to during the season where a player says "nah, I haven't spoken to Club X" but you can guarantee his manager has.
Clubs list managers will be talking to Cale's manager 100%.

And I'd be dumbstruck if this was against WADAs code.
 

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Could Hooker train alongside James seeing that James is likely to play at the 2016 Olympic Games - Doubt this story is correct.
If Stanton can't play in a local golf tournament, I cant see how Hooker could train in a professional sport environment along side athletes who are under the WADA code.
 
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