Geelong rorting the system

[Taper]

Just like ur also getting Reid... And TDK... And you were getting Oliver this year... Good luck finding a spare 10 first rounders for them when their clubs match the offers.

Reid and Cadman will be wearing the hoops in the near future.
Oliver was a bullet dodged, similar to the likes of Hopper, Watts, Stringer, Deledio and Frawley who all wanted to come to us.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Reid and Cadman will be wearing the hoops in the near future.
Oliver was a bullet dodged, similar to the likes of Hopper, Watts, Stringer, Deledio and Frawley who all wanted to come to us.

Sorry forgot about Cadman. Make it 12 first rounders

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Sorry forgot about Cadman. Make it 12 first rounders

It's OK the suns will pass them on for us

 

[Freddy Swift]

It's also common knowledge around the Geelong area that Zak Butters will be coming to us as a free agent when his contract expires at the end of 2026, not sure yet about whether or not he'll become a Cotton On ambassador though.
However, given we're the only club to have traded for free agents (not once but twice), we'll probably be nice enough to entertain and facilitate a trade for him.

You’re talking as if you traded for the free agents out of the goodness of your heart when everyone knows you were forced to because their former clubs matched your bids. Don’t try and make out that you are such good guys because we all know you’re not.


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[CharacterFirst]

You’re talking as if you traded for the free agents out of the goodness of your heart when everyone knows you were forced to because their former clubs matched your bids. Don’t try and make out that you are such good guys because we all know you’re not.


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[Mitchell Madness]

Even the media are questioning it now.

 

[Taper]

You’re talking as if you traded for the free agents out of the goodness of your heart when everyone knows you were forced to because their former clubs matched your bids. Don’t try and make out that you are such good guys because we all know you’re not.


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Why should we care about what's best for other clubs? It's about what's best for us.
Crows and Giants should be thankful they received more than end of first round compensation picks, given the fact Dangerfield and Cameron were free agents we should have been entitled to getting them without having to pay anything in terms of draft or player capital.

 

[threesixpio]

Its happening again

The cats are not what they seem

 

[Elixuh]

What are they questioning? What’s “it”?

Have you read the thread title old boy?

Rorts.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

It’s the ones like a Finance company which seem a huge stretch.

Is it though?

"Geelong's recruiting boss Stephen Wells and football chief Steven Hocking haven't yet seen Harvard Yard, but the Cats hierarchy has an unusual affinity with the world's most celebrated business school. Geelong president Colin Carter completed a two-year Masters of Business Administration at Harvard. Carter encouraged Cook to take on the executive course and has coach Chris Scott signed up for the same "authentic leadership" course that Alastair Clarkson did; Geelong's heads of media and Human Resources, too, have done short, sharp Harvard courses."

Think in the end Cook, Carter, Lloyd, Hocking and Scott have completed courses at Harvard business school, and he was already doing work for Morris. This is just the formalisation of partnership already in place.

And TBH if he were to quit coaching this is the type of corporate world gig I could see him getting full time.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Ask and you’ll shall recieve

OUR NEXT LOOPHOLE!!

 

[Purple Suit]

Is it though?

"Geelong's recruiting boss Stephen Wells and football chief Steven Hocking haven't yet seen Harvard Yard, but the Cats hierarchy has an unusual affinity with the world's most celebrated business school. Geelong president Colin Carter completed a two-year Masters of Business Administration at Harvard. Carter encouraged Cook to take on the executive course and has coach Chris Scott signed up for the same "authentic leadership" course that Alastair Clarkson did; Geelong's heads of media and Human Resources, too, have done short, sharp Harvard courses."

Think in the end Cook, Carter, Lloyd, Hocking and Scott have completed courses at Harvard business school, and he was already doing work for Morris. This is just the formalisation of partnership already in place.

And TBH if he were to quit coaching this is the type of corporate world gig I could see him getting full time.

Except he’s got one of the most demanding full time jobs already. How can he do two jobs unless one is a fake one with a real pay check?

Take off your Geelong googles, it would be corrupt if it was a politician or high up public servant doing it. It’s not a good look and Geelong are basically flaunting the Soft cap now in plain sight.

 

[Strange Cat]

Except he’s got one of the most demanding full time jobs already. How can he do two jobs unless one is a fake one with a real pay check?

Take off your Geelong googles, it would be corrupt if it was a politician or high up public servant doing it. It’s not a good look and Geelong are basically flaunting the Soft cap now in plain sight.

Jealousy a curse the AFL loves us as they keep signing off on these “corrupt “ deals

Maybe they are not corrupt at all

 

[Xtreme]

Jealousy a curse the AFL loves us as they keep signing off on these “corrupt “ deals

Maybe they are not corrupt at all

They are very corrupt, the most corrupt organisation since Fifa!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Jealousy a curse the AFL loves us as they keep signing off on these “corrupt “ deals

Maybe they are not corrupt at all

Needed to change my av to match the energy of all the losers in this thread.
We're clean. Deal with it.

 

[Strange Cat]

Needed to change my av to match the energy of all the losers in this thread.
We're clean. Deal with it.

I have a hard time believing that these posters truly believe the shit they write and lack that much critical thinking …surely they are just trolling to get a reaction

Right?

 

[Sttew]

I have a hard time believing that these posters truly believe the shit they write and lack that much critical thinking …surely they are just trolling to get a reaction

Right?

Me too. They’re getting each other worked up.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Is it though?

"Geelong's recruiting boss Stephen Wells and football chief Steven Hocking haven't yet seen Harvard Yard, but the Cats hierarchy has an unusual affinity with the world's most celebrated business school. Geelong president Colin Carter completed a two-year Masters of Business Administration at Harvard. Carter encouraged Cook to take on the executive course and has coach Chris Scott signed up for the same "authentic leadership" course that Alastair Clarkson did; Geelong's heads of media and Human Resources, too, have done short, sharp Harvard courses."

Think in the end Cook, Carter, Lloyd, Hocking and Scott have completed courses at Harvard business school, and he was already doing work for Morris. This is just the formalisation of partnership already in place.

And TBH if he were to quit coaching this is the type of corporate world gig I could see him getting full time.

Lol, funny how armed with all this cutting edge knowledge the only gig Scott could get as a leadership and performance chief was with Geelong's sponsor, and he seems to have been appointed sans a competitive process.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Can someone please point out the outrage when Adam Simpson miraculously received two Hungry Jacks franchises?

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Can someone please point out the outrage when Adam Simpson miraculously received two Hungry Jacks franchises?

There was a few eyebrows raised. He also had to show he had "genuine investment" in them.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

OUR NEXT LOOPHOLE!!

New cheat mode just dropped! Let it rain!!

 

[Tonythetiger]

Some good points an earlier poster made about Scott's contract already being completed so this is a side gig I guess that wouldn't be in breach of the cap. With that said, it's not a great look if sponsors are able to employ people whose salary makes up any type of a cap, it's too easy to be exploited.

I'm sure this gig is legitimate though and this company would have dealt with Scott for a number of years and they would want him involved in some capacity due to being experienced and a high performer, but just broadly it has the potential to affect the integrity of the competition. If it were to become commonplace and all 18 coaches had side gigs with sponsors, then you have an inequality where a coach would go to a bigger club knowing that they have higher value sponsors and thus more lucrative side deals.

I'm a little surprised Scott took it though, seems like a guy who would be aware of the optics and would expect him to rather not do it if it paints the club in any negative light.

 

[Sttew]

Lol, funny how armed with all this cutting edge knowledge the only gig Scott could get as a leadership and performance chief was with Geelong's sponsor, and he seems to have been appointed sans a competitive process.

“Sans a competitive process”!? This isn’t a government appointment and Morris Finance has been “official coaches sponsor” at the Club for several years.

This fake outrage is so unlike you!

 

[Cyclops]

Can someone please point out the outrage when Adam Simpson miraculously received two Hungry Jacks franchises?

That was purely to benefit Tom Hawkins when he visited WA! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

 

[King Patty]

This Scott deal is no worse than Judd and Visy.

Cotton on and Bailey Smith

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Bailey Smith

Age

25

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

and requesting to play for cats...was always on the cards.

Geelong do have a regional advantage.

Maybe a better way of doing it would be like Cotton on employ retired cats. e.g Selwood and Hawkins post career, but they also play for a little less under salary cap.