From a decent source...

[Invigoration]

Surely if the Saints said they wouldn't use pick 62 that Collingwood was offering in the draft you would have an expendable player better than 62 you don't really need?

We had to give up Wellingham to get pick 25.

Ball wasn't worth Wellingham, pick 25 and another player ffs.

 

[smiddaz123]

We had to give up Wellingham to get pick 25.

Ball wasn't worth Wellingham, pick 25 and another player ffs.

I think we were giving up Wellingham to get pick 25, so in essence we were losing Wellingham + Pick 62.

Lyon's loss.

 

[Zahki]

Yeah that is the impression I got as well, seemed intent on stuffing Ball over.

Yep, Lyon is an absolute scumbag. Obviously Balls request pissed him off so he just sat back and didn't even try to make anything happen.

They lose him for nothing now. I feel for Luke, pretty clear now why he wanted to get the hell out of there.

 

[collingwill]

oh well, what would we be willing to pay ball, if he nominates 500/600k in the draft surely that would give us a chance, but i doubt if we"d be in that.

 

[Visions]

Who had pick 25? Didn't we have 30? Surely it must have been part of a three way trade?

 

[BEEG]

Love to hear the reason behind the Woods not picking him up.

God Collingwood are ****ing pathetic i am shatterd

 

[Mental Magpie]

So how do we pick up Luke Ball in the Pre-season draft for free?

 

[Invigoration]

I think we were giving up Wellingham to get pick 25, so in essence we were losing Wellingham + Pick 62.

Lyon's loss.

Nah, we are essentially losing Wellingham + 30 + 62

No deal Ross

 

[FadeAway]

Ross Lyon is unbelievable...i cant believe it!!

On the same note, we failed to budge too, they origionally wanted Goldsack and we said no. Collingwood did everything in their power to get Ball for nothing and it didnt work.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELBOURNE.. YOU HAVE A GREAT MIDFIELDER FOR FREE!!!

 

[Optimax]

Who had pick 25? Didn't we have 30? Surely it must have been part of a three way trade?

north trade for wellingham

Was a fair ****en deal, **** you lyon

 

[Blur]

Geoff talking now. Saying we couldn't satisfy the saints. Said no players were taken into consideration for a trade. Said Fraser wasn't thrown around by the club, but only by other people.

 

[Invigoration]

Ross Lyon is unbelievable...i cant believe it!!

On the same note, we failed to budge too, they origionally wanted Goldsack and we said no. Collingwood did everything in their power to get Ball for nothing and it didnt work.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELBOURNE.. YOU HAVE A GREAT MIDFIELDER FOR FREE!!!

They never wanted Goldsack as a straight swap for Ball.

 

[collingwill]

MM said he hasnt ruled out getting ball in the PSD, if ball nominates a massive price tag for a one year deal we could live with that i reckon, i doubt any other club would gamble on it though.

 

[Optimax]

should try and get him late in the ND

trump Melbourne with a fourth rounder

 

[dontaskfev]

Ball will go to Melbourne bad luck pies

 

[Rohan25]

It's a shame Luke Ball didn't get to the club he wanted to play for, but I'm glad we didn't fold on this one. We did the right thing here.

 

[JOELY]

ball in the psd would be excellent. at least gives us a decent second rounder still to play with. dont see how he'll get to us though.

 

[Axl the great]

Geoff talking now. Saying we couldn't satisfy the saints. Said no players were taken into consideration for a trade. Said Fraser wasn't thrown around by the club, but only by other people.

Thats Crap, Fraser was shopped around and everyone in the footy world knows that.

 

[spartan-magpie]

800,000 a year and im sure no one will pick him up for that.. where does it say he cant ask for 800,000?? obviously this would drop significantly after the first season.. 800,000 pushes melbourne out of the equation and youd think clubs not in the mix wouldnt pay that for ball....


ross lyon you punce.. act all hard and tough.. it will be nice to watch st.kilda come out and flop in 2010... you wont make the 4 with your full ground flood next year..

 

[omen_au]

Ball will go to Melbourne bad luck pies

but even worse luck to The Saints, they had offers from more then one team and now the get nothing,

 

[Blur]

Yep, Saints get diddlt squat from this, and to top that off, Lyon can officially screw Ball's wishes to come to us. What a lovely guy he is.

 

[chop_me]

so does Ball go to the National Draft now ? or go straight to the PSD?

 

[jimmy35]

It's a shame Luke Ball didn't get to the club he wanted to play for, but I'm glad we didn't fold on this one. We did the right thing here.

I agree.

 

[Axl the great]

ball in the psd would be excellent. at least gives us a decent second rounder still to play with. dont see how he'll get to us though.

Ball could nominate say $500,000 for one year, we then take him sign him up for 3 years after that and pay the 500k 1st year and say 200k for the next 2 years if he were on about 300k per year.
Been done before.

 

[Invigoration]

Is anyone listening to this woman on SEN? Does she even know who Luke Ball is?