Atkins out - will explore free agency

[Bulldogs85]

If he does want to go to the Gold Coast suns it would be a shame because I think he would be a great fit for us

 

[Golumless]

If he does want to go to the Gold Coast suns it would be a shame because I think he would be a great fit for us

There is an easy solution. Throw more money at Atkins.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

Stiffy was 10 times the player Atkins is and will ever be.

This is great news.

Obviously

I wasnt comparing them as players


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[The Sloane Ranger]

Hopefully this is a sign that Nicks is starting to weed out players who have a soft underbelly

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[SugarShane]

0 surprise, none at all.

I'm not sad to see the back of Rat, but I'd have kept him over Mackay in a heart beat. Just age alone should make that obvious.

Is David Mackay the AFC's "Five Monkey Experiment"? Our coaches and list managers just keep playing him and renewing him because that's what everyone else has done in the past and there must be a reason?

 

[Vader]

Or is it the case of he isn't getting picked because he wants to leave?

Us bringing him back for North and then immediately discarding him was certainly off.

That was about Nicks making a point of how useless Gibbs & Atkins were, and proving that he was right not to be selecting them.

 

[douglyzia]

If we take off the whipping boy glasses, Mackay has actually been ok/decent in a s**t season. Not great (though he's never been that), but not atrocious either. Arguably deserves another year just for depth and a calming senior presence.

 

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I thought Gibbs had another year left on his contract, if so why is today D Day Anyone know.

 

[pjcrows]

If we take off the whipping boy glasses, Mackay has actually been ok/decent in a sh*t season. Not great (though he's never been that), but not atrocious either. Arguably deserves another year just for depth and a calming senior presence.

Mackay was one of our better players last year if we're all honest.

 

[Mr Alldayeveryday]

Not wanting someone selected or recontracted, fine. Acting like someone’s a cancer when they’re leaving after 100 games of service, not fine.

He got payed$$$ and only because the Crows drafted him, no one ells gave him a go. If he was a premiership player or even very good then it would be different.

 

[Scorpus]

Mackay was one of our better players last year if we're all honest.

He did finish 10th in the B&F that year

Below Rory Atkins who everyone is glad we're getting rid of. But still. Top 10

 

[relapse]

Remember when we couldn't wait for the 4 years to end? He's going to end up with another 4 on top of that.

All the talk about rebuilding yet we'll be cutting a younger player this year so that we can keep David Mackay who will turn 33 next year on our list.

 

[Mr Alldayeveryday]

Bryce Gibbs, Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts, Josh Jenkins...

Sloane

 

[Eagleboy2011]

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What kid is going to miss out because of DM.

 

[Mr Alldayeveryday]

What kid is going to miss out because of DM.

Pick 1 lol.

 

[GreyCrow]

What kid is going to miss out because of DM.

This is what will annoy me - I understand he is a senior calm voice and shows high standards etc - but its time to cut the cord

Hire him as a development coach instead of scooter

 

[Scorpus]

This is what will annoy me - I understand he is a senior calm voice and shows high standards etc - but its time to cut the cord

Hire him as a development coach instead of scooter

Surely if he's so valued for his standards off the field, he'll be in high demand at many clubs in a Luke Hodge type role. Maybe even a development coach.

Or do only we see his value?

 

[Cap]

I listend to the Kelly interview about Rory

It makes sense, we weren't picking him and he wasn't staying, so why stay in isolation?

be interesting to see what someone is prepared to offer him

 

[Bulldogs85]

Someone said on our forum it is a three horse race for Atkins and it’s between Carlton, Melbourne and us interesting if true

 

[MrBarry]

Thanks for the service, happy to see him moved on - need a couple more out the door as well.

The broom needs to continue being swept through.

 

[BACCS]

Last thing I remember him doing in 2017 was ripping off Tex's free to take the advantage when there was none, getting tackled immediately, which led to Richmond's first goal and giving them much needed momentum.

Ah *, I had erased that from my memory until now, damn you!

 

[BACCS]

Interesting that the media has it Atkins wanting to leave.

Feels more like A you won't be picked issue

Of course they are, it’s the easy narrative for them as it requires no research but generates clicks. He needed to have an absolutely above average year to get a new contract here given we had the likes of Hamill and Sholl to get games into.

 

[GrommoT]

The way the article reads it appears it appears that he's out effective immediately.

It's an interesting move for the club to make with games still remaining in the season.

I heard a TripleM news segment saying disagreements between him and Nicks the reason for us letting him go.

Won’t get too many pick 81’s as good as he has been.

All the best Rat.

He was reputed to be a potential high level talented draft pick but attitude problems made clubs shy away from him and we thought why not? at pick 81. It was a bit a of boy-off-the-tracks-got-redeemed story and made a good living at Crows.

 

[King Elvis]

Another list management failure.

Was obvious trade back on the back of a good season; now we'll lose him for next to nothing.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

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Vader- was it you or someone else who was suggesting Himmelberg wouldn't get a new deal?

Has shown enough to get a contract.