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MEDIA RELEASE
Friday, 17 October 2003

POWER STATEMENT RE: TRADE PERIOD

The AFL trade period has now ended and the following trades involving the Port Adelaide Football Club have been completed:

• Adam Morgan traded to Western Bulldogs for 2003 National Draft pick 34
• Brent Guerra traded to St Kilda for 2003 National Draft pick 39

The trade period ended however with the Port Adelaide Football Club unable to broker a satisfactory deal for star midfielder Nick Stevens. Stevens had indicated to the club yesterday that he only wished to be traded to Collingwood otherwise he would enter the pre-season draft.

Port Adelaide Football Club chief executive Brian Cunningham said it was important that the club stand firm on its principals, and that the price it had to pay on this occasion was to get no return for Nick Stevens.

“The Port Adelaide Football Club is a club that will not be dictated to by other clubs or individuals,” Cunningham said.

“Given Collingwood knew that Nick Stevens had selected them as his only club of choice, it would appear they either did not rate Nick Stevens enough to trade with our club, or only wanted Nick at a bargain price and one that certainly was not satisfactory to our club.

“Had we agreed to the offer from Collingwood we would have received pick number 17 in the national draft and a player who would have had to fit into our salary cap but who we deemed would not have been a regular in our 22. Collingwood’s final offer was picks 17 and 35 at 1.45pm (EST) today.

“By anyone’s standards Collingwood did not offer a reasonable trade for Nick Stevens, who is one of the premier midfielders in the competition.

“What was on offer from Collingwood was also not fair to the players who were looking to leave Collingwood with the promise of greater game time because they probably wouldn’t have got that here.”

Cunningham said the greatest frustration from the club’s point of view was that it wasn’t until yesterday that they were advised of the parameters by which they were to negotiate.


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“We are really disappointed that we spent the bulk of this week in negotiation with several clubs – and in particular Carlton, Melbourne and Collingwood – in good faith. We were acting on the basis of information we had received from Nick Stevens, via his manager, and ultimately that information proved to be incorrect,” he said.

“To be told yesterday, with just a day left in the trading period that Nick would only consider a trade to Collingwood, we believe was particularly unfair, not only to ourselves but also to the other clubs we’d been dealing with and to the other players whose trades were hinging on the completion of Nick’s deal.

Cunningham said that the club had had an overwhelmingly positive response from its members and supporters in regards to the events surrounding Nick Stevens, however he understood that there may be a few that are disappointed.

“I know a few of our supporters will be disappointed that we have lost a quality midfielder and a star of the competition for no return, but we hope they understand that our club needed to send a message that we will not be manipulated through the trading process.

“We are really disappointed that after six good years with Nick Stevens, where we have both benefited from a good relationship, that it has ended like this,” said Cunningham.

Meanwhile the Port Adelaide Football Club traded Adam Morgan and Brent Guerra to the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda respectively in return for third round draft picks.

“The Port Adelaide Football Club wishes both Adam and Brent success with their new clubs,” said Cunningham.

The Power's first selections in the AFL National Draft on Saturday 22 November are 15, 30, 34, 39, 46 and 62.
 

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Originally posted by Eago77


“The Port Adelaide Football Club wishes both Adam and Brent success with their new clubs,” said Cunningham.
I think this should read... The Port Adelaide Football Club wishes both Adam and Brent success with their new clubs and Nick Stevens can rot in hell as far as we're concerned...
 

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Very disappointed with Nick. Hope the players are too, and give him heaps when they play against him. Although, from their point of view I guess it just means a game for someone else.
 
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Just saw Neil Balme on the news likening getting players out of Port to the Berlin Wall. For picks 17 and 35? Yeah right Balmey. Go and have another pie, at least with a gob full of food, the dribble coming out of your mouth won't be the words you utter. And go spend some more time with your therapist about those recurring nightmares you have about guys in prison bar guernseys wrecking your coaching career ...
 

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Port have maintained great dignity out all of this. The villains clearly are Stevens and Stevens.
Don't blame Collingwood, they saw Stevens for what he is and realised that he was not worth the effort.
All I can say, is how does it feel Nick? Your beloved childhood-supported club disowned you by rating you the value of picks 17 and 35. They just didn't want you badly enough did they?
Just think about it:
Jacobs for pick 6 and a player
Koops for pick 18
Gram for pick 24
Morgan for pick 34
Guerra for pick 39
You see Nick, all people remember is the way you perform in the finals and mate you set the tone for our last three campaigns.
 

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Originally posted by Ford Fairlane
Just saw Neil Balme on the news likening getting players out of Port to the Berlin Wall. For picks 17 and 35? Yeah right Balmey. ...
you di_ckheads have got to admit who did you think you were kidding asking for two first round picks for stevens.

What is he ...the greatest player to have ever played ...geez Locket didnt even go for that , nor Everitt or Carey

wakey wakey hand off snakey.....we're in the big league now boys not dreamland ....

we're still rolling around p_issing ourselves stupid over this one ....what NEXT?
 

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Originally posted by rioli17
you di_ckheads have got to admit who did you think you were kidding asking for two first round picks for stevens.

What is he ...the greatest player to have ever played ...geez Locket didnt even go for that , nor Everitt or Carey

wakey wakey hand off snakey.....we're in the big league now boys not dreamland ....

we're still rolling around p_issing ourselves stupid over this one ....what NEXT?
What next? ****ing our selfs laughing during summer watching Richo and his antics on the re-runs on fox footy ;)
 

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Congratulations on holding your nerve and not letting the Magpie filth bend you over and have their way with you.

It was obvious they were offering you jack **** while making sure that Stevens said he ONLY wanted to play for Collingwood. You could have caved in for the trash they were offering up, but you stood your ground, and I applaud you for not allowing them to gain a player like Stevens unfairly while losing next to nothing.
 

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Originally posted by rioli17
you di_ckheads have got to admit who did you think you were kidding asking for two first round picks for stevens.

What is he ...the greatest player to have ever played ...geez Locket didnt even go for that , nor Everitt or Carey

wakey wakey hand off snakey.....we're in the big league now boys not dreamland ....

we're still rolling around p_issing ourselves stupid over this one ....what NEXT?
I can only hope we get a coupla guns with these two picks, Port Adelaide are a laughing stock in the eyes of most if not all Melbourne Clubs...maybe even all the other 15 Clubs.

Collingwood is not Glenelg we will go onto bigger and better things by not trading with you, we will just go through you if you stand in our way... its what the Magpies have done the last two years.

See you back in the finals come 2010... the window has been slammed shut and the Power is off.
 

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I remember mcguire going on about landing a top player in the trade

then holding onto their crap offer of a to be delisted player and pick 17...

makes you wonder if stevens had cut a deal with Collingwood ALREADY.

how did stevens go in the prelim?

was it a fix?

makes you wonder.

anyone willing to post his stats and analysis of his game...

is maguire too big for footy now that he can approach players with impunity and rort the draft?
 

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Nick Stevens 21 kicks 5 handballs

Probably Ports best four quarter player. Held reasonably well by Holland early but battled for the whole game.

What he didn't do was use his possessions to great advantage. he scored two behinds which both should have been goals. These could have brought Port back into the game.

One thing is for sure and that is he performed better than either of the Burgoyne brothers and much better than the coach.
 
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Originally posted by tess
I can only hope we get a coupla guns with these two picks, Port Adelaide are a laughing stock in the eyes of most if not all Melbourne Clubs...maybe even all the other 15 Clubs.

Collingwood is not Glenelg we will go onto bigger and better things by not trading with you, we will just go through you if you stand in our way... its what the Magpies have done the last two years.

See you back in the finals come 2010... the window has been slammed shut and the Power is off.
You Collingwood supporters should seek some professional help about your unhealthy obsession with the Stevens deal. You missed out - get over it.

Port supporters have already gotten over him. We're looking forward to the National Draft and recruiting some kids that want to play for us.
 
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Originally posted by labrooy
One thing is for sure and that is he performed better than either of the Burgoyne brothers and much better than the coach.
Maybe so, but MM was so impressed by Choco's tactics he adopted them for the GF ... and didn't that work out beautifully? Ahh yes, the Premiership's a cakewalk ....
 

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Originally posted by tess
Port Adelaide are a laughing stock in the eyes of most if not all Melbourne Clubs...maybe even all the other 15 Clubs.

In your dreams........

In reality you have confused Port with the Pies. It's you guys that are the laughing stock, open your eyes and take a good look around.
 

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Originally posted by rioli17
you di_ckheads have got to admit who did you think you were kidding asking for two first round picks for stevens.

What is he ...the greatest player to have ever played ...geez Locket didnt even go for that , nor Everitt or Carey

wakey wakey hand off snakey.....we're in the big league now boys not dreamland ....

we're still rolling around p_issing ourselves stupid over this one ....what NEXT?
I realise you support Richmond so the fact that you are a grade-A moron is pretty obvious, but even you with your one remaining brain cell must realise that was only an ambit claim. Are you really so stupid to think we expected two first round draft picks? Take a while before you answer that, it may require you to think. Nick Stevens was certainly worth more than Collingwood offered and by your own teams standards worth at least pick #6. If you hadn't strapped yourselves for cash by paying your second-raters so much I'm sure you'd have offered something better than Collingwood.
 
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