The deal is effectively signed off on. Gaff to Melbourne on $1.2M for 5 years with a side trade to WC of a very promising young mid. This trade facilitates a smooth transition. Gaff's manager is in Perth this week to finalise the details with WC. Me met Melbourne end of last week. Evidently it is all remarkably amicable.
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Rumour Gaff to Melbourne with a side trade
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Absolutely no chance of that happening.
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Yeah this definitely rumour. Not happening.
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Why would Melbourne give us something in return? We wouldn't match 1.2 million. Is this a good will type thing to keep our clubs in good standing in the future?
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probably more of a "if you match and force a trade, we cant give you as much as if you didnt match, got a compo pick, but then we did the second half of the trade anyway"
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1.2 for Gaff would be overs.
Doubt that figure is correct
Doubt that figure is correct
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I heard that the promising midfielder is Cale Morton
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Why is there a trade happening when Gaff is a free agent? Obviously not true then, and if it is, I'm sure its against AFL rules to sweeten deals like that.
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I presume it's because he's a restricted free agent and WC matching the bid but i agree, it smells a lot this early out
Surely not Brayshaw
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Thanks Shirley, Melbourne would definitely consider trading him just after getting him to sign on for another 4 years
Makes perfect sense
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all this sorted in july... yeah i'm calling bullshit. anyone wanna break it to the OP WCE's list manager re-sides in melbourne not perth?
Geelong and Adelaide traded Dangerfield without actually lodging any Free Agency requests
Would Melbourne even be able to afford $1.2M a year after Lever last year and the likes of Oliver / Viney / Hogan / Petracca all looking at big payrises soon?
Would Melbourne even be able to afford $1.2M a year after Lever last year and the likes of Oliver / Viney / Hogan / Petracca all looking at big payrises soon?
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i'm not aware of any of the WA based sides having their list managers based out of perth. plus the contracts and pro scouting by the eagles are done out of their melb office?
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as a coach it makes sense due to the nature of the job and needing to be where the players are
as list manager the majority of players are in melbourne, plus its middle to where the rest are.
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Yeah, hard to work out who else the "very promising young mid" involved could be.
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yeah correct, Vozzo is the GM
