Geelong rorting the system

[Cyclops]

I just think Geelong have found a lot of ways to shadily pay their players under the table, and that the AFL doesn't really want to investigate and create a scandal. I mean I doubt Geelong are the only ones, but I think they are the best at it.

Collingwood not even being mentioned ITT:

This thread: Geelong must be cheating the cap because look at all their superstar players

Other threads discussing the merits of teams: Geelong are a bunch of past-it oldies and no-name hacks.

You're just not seeing it pal, let me break it down for you.

That right there is the Cats. Now let's talk about the Cats. Can we talk about the Cats please, Mac? I've been dying to talk about the Cats with you all day, okay? Kardinia Park, this name keeps comin' up over and over and over again. Every day Kardinia's mail's getting sent back to me. Kardinia Park, Kardinia Park, I look in the mail, this whole box is Kardinia Park! So I say to myself I gotta find this place. I gotta go up to the wing, I gotta put this mail in the place's goddamn wing! Otherwise its never gonna get it, it's gonna keep coming back down here. So I go up to Kardinia Park wing and what do I find out, Mac, what do I find out? There is no wing. The wing does not exist, okay? .... This place is a goddamn ghost town.

 

[littlecreatures]

Oppo fans, even Messi is trolling you now...

Oh good lordies, I feel trolled [emoji43]‍[emoji94]

Who is Messi? Or did you mean, ‘messy’, as in Geelong’s cap situation lol?

Good to see AFL “integrity” is still providing a quality rug service to Kardinia since 2007.

 

[FootyLad0]

Oh good lordies, I feel trolled [emoji43]‍[emoji94]

Who is Messi? Or did you mean, ‘messy’, as in Geelong’s cap situation lol?

Good to see AFL “integrity” is still providing a quality rug service to Kardinia since 2007.

This post has major Boomer vibes

 

[Footy Smarts]

This thread: Geelong must be cheating the cap because look at all their superstar players

Other threads discussing the merits of teams: Geelong are a bunch of past-it oldies and no-name hacks.

The best thing is we've still got a tonne of cap space. Once Cameron moves off his current contract we might not have a single top 50 paid player in the comp.

Just wait for the melts when we bring in another couple of prime aged guns over the next year or two.

 

[Xtreme]

Just wait for the melts when we bring in another couple of prime aged guns over the next year or two.

I'm sure that Bayley Smith won't help (rather hinder) your chances in 2025.

 

[name change]

The best thing is we've still got a tonne of cap space. Once Cameron moves off his current contract we might not have a single top 50 paid player in the comp.

Just wait for the melts when we bring in another couple of prime aged guns over the next year or two.

Yep I can't wait.
All it is, is the benefit of good list management over the long term.
Wellsy has built a castle and now we've got an absolute Sith lord on the rise in Andrew Mackie to defend it.

 

[sexyhunk]

The best thing is we've still got a tonne of cap space. Once Cameron moves off his current contract we might not have a single top 50 paid player in the comp.

Just wait for the melts when we bring in another couple of prime aged guns over the next year or two.

yep and jezza will take a pay cut and makes the call to his apprentice.

 

[STPer18]

yep and jezza will take a pay cut and makes the call to his apprentice.

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Do we get some sort of discount for plucking a former #1 pick from each expansion team? Like a buy-one-get-one-free?

 

[Pistol Night]

All these huge signings and shonky deals the past decade and the same amount of flags as povo clubs like the Dogs and Melbourne to show for it. Under performed really

 

[PhatBoy]

All these huge signings and shonky deals the past decade and the same amount of flags as povo clubs like the Dogs and Melbourne to show for it. Under performed really

All 2 of them.

Dangerfield and Cameron are it, really.

We got Ablett back after he’d played 17 seasons; still a decent player but not exactly prime Judd or, well, Ablett, was it.

And we’ve now got Bailey Smith who’s being treated like royalty: in reality he’s a kid coming off an ACL who’s never made an AA squad let alone a team.

Unless you’re going to toss up names like workmen such as Tuohy as being guns, it’s not exactly a roll call of stars we’ve drafted is it. It’s just two greats and a bunch of decent players, really.

 

[FootyLad0]

All these huge signings and shonky deals the past decade and the same amount of flags as povo clubs like the Dogs and Melbourne to show for it. Under performed really

Define "huge"?

In the past decade they got
1) Dangerfield who was a Moggs Creek boy, basically bled Geelong
2) Jezza who was a Pies supporter but wanted to live on a farm and raise his kid there.

That's it, the others who joined were either young kids from Geelong area like Tanner Bruhn or Ollie Henry who hadn't proven anything up to that point. Bruhn was getting plonked in the forward line out of position at GWS and Henry was playing VFL for half the season because he got replaced by Ash Johnson who himself got yeeted out back to VFL as well....

Or do you mean guys who were already over the hill/crapped on by oppo fans?
Isaac Smith (who while very good everyone said was old as dirt), Rhys Stanley, Jack Steven, Mitch Clark, Gary Rohan, Shaun Higgins, Luke Dahlhaus etc.

Wouldn't call any of the above list outside Danger nearly a decade ago and Jezza 5 years ago as 'Huge"
Majority of Cats insane ability has been on Wells and Mackie nailing internal hits on unknown or unheralded players.

Holmes, Blicavs, Stewart, Miers, Dempsey, Humphries, Close, Mannagh, Zuthrie, SDK, Atkins etc. etc.

None of the above were superstars coming in.

 

[Cyclops]

All these huge signings and shonky deals the past decade and the same amount of flags as povo clubs like the Dogs and Melbourne to show for it. Under performed really

Too true, now they've signed LeBron and I hear Steve Smith is close to signing, it's getting absurd.

 

[Robroy22]

All 2 of them.

Dangerfield and Cameron are it, really.

We got Ablett back after he’d played 17 seasons; still a decent player but not exactly prime Judd or, well, Ablett, was it.

And we’ve now got Bailey Smith who’s being treated like royalty: in reality he’s a kid coming off an ACL who’s never made an AA squad let alone a team.

Unless you’re going to toss up names like workmen such as Tuohy as being guns, it’s not exactly a roll call of stars we’ve drafted is it. It’s just two greats and a bunch of decent players, really.

All one of them then cos Patty did all the arrangements for his move himself, Wells and Co had little or nothing to do because Patrick had informed AFC of his intentions 12 months before he left. He'd got his house almost built, we all knew he was coming back to Airey's, all GFC had to do was meet the obligations Patty had arranged with the Crows. He was never staying in Adelaide (despite what the SA press may have been saying about him being happy to stay) he had enjoyed his time in SA but he was determined to come home and to start his family and NO OTHER CLUB was ever in the race....it wasn't even a race, he was gonna do what he was gonna do (and if you know anything of the lad you'll know that once he's made up his mind), well lets just say...Geelong didn't have to do anything to arrange that trade.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Nah, that's how we got Jack Darling to begin with.

He's also had the rumours about Langer's daughter, that got shut down quickly.

WCE know how to close ranks.

Rort brothers.

 

[Robroy22]

Define "huge"?

In the past decade they got
1) Dangerfield who was a Moggs Creek boy, basically bled Geelong
2) Jezza who was a Pies supporter but wanted to live on a farm and raise his kid there.

That's it, the others who joined were either young kids from Geelong area like Tanner Bruhn or Ollie Henry who hadn't proven anything up to that point. Bruhn was getting plonked in the forward line out of position at GWS and Henry was playing VFL for half a the season because he got replaced by Ash Johnson who himself got yeeted out back to VFL as well....

Or do you mean guys who were already over the hill/crapped on by oppo fans?
Rhys Stanley, Jack Steven, Mitch Clark, Gary Rohan, Shaun Higgins, Luke Dahlhaus etc.

Wouldn't call any of the above list outside Danger nearly a decade ago and Jezza 5 years ago as 'Huge"
Majority of Cats insane ability has been on Wells and Mackie nailing internal hits on unknown or unheralded players.

Holmes, Blicavs, Stewart, Miers, Dempsey, Humphries, Close, Mannagh, Zuthrie, SDK, Atkins etc. etc.

None of the above were superstars coming in.

Sorry but Ollie got played in the reserves because he would not engage with the club over "normal contract extension talks" and was making it pretty obvious that he was never going to sign an extension with the Pies, leaving himself available to head "home" (45 minutes down the highway). His move home was carefully orchestrated by the players management via GFC's recruiting department. They then played the "wants to be traded home card" for "family reasons" and got themselves a first round draft choice that had been chosen and then developed by CFC only to be hijacked by the Cats. When Graham Wright suggested that Geelong cough up their "first rounder" for Henry despite their already underhand tactics in obtaining the lad, GFC traded out their first round pick prior to Wright being able to keep on asking for it. In the end Wright wrangled Tom Mitchell from the Hawks, via a three way deal that cost the GFC another first round draft choice (who never did anything at Hawthorn), Geelong got Henry, Hawks got a mid off their books and Collingwood won the flag with Mitchell playing a large hand in the result.

Ollie Henry could have been part of that Premiership, had he not sooked and gone home to mum.
He was not dropped for Ash Johnson, Johnson came in when Ollie's real reason for not wanting a contract extension became apparent.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

He'd got his house almost built,

Not the right timeline. He bought a house in Moggs around the time he was leaving.
It was rebuilt during covid.

I know as a mate worked on the electrics at his place as well as a renovation of BT's place in Lorne both during covid.

Patrick Dangerfield unveils ‘Danger’s Build’ in Moggs Creek - realestate.com.au

Patrick and Mardi Dangerfield have shared slick plans for the construction of their luxury Surf Coast home.

www.realestate.com.au

 

[Freomaniac]

Oppo fans, even Messi is trolling you now...

I call bulls**t on this photo.

Richard Tambling and Tyrone Vickery would of been cats players after leaving Richmond LoL

 

[CharacterFirst]

Do we get some sort of discount for plucking a former #1 pick from each expansion team? Like a buy-one-get-one-free?

I've given this idea a lot of thought, and see no reason why it shouldn't be codified by the CFL.

 

[Seeds]

All these huge signings and shonky deals the past decade and the same amount of flags as povo clubs like the Dogs and Melbourne to show for it. Under performed really

Those clbus had craploads of high draft picks leading into the last decade.

Geelong had zero.

 

[Pistol Night]

Those clbus had craploads of high draft picks leading into the last decade.

Geelong had zero.

Was a pisstake mate. I just wanted to keep Geelong honest because we’re all jealous really

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

This thread: Geelong must be cheating the cap because look at all their superstar players

Other threads discussing the merits of teams: Geelong are a bunch of past-it oldies and no-name hacks.

Is it the same people or are you just making lazy hivemind assumptions?

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Define "huge"?

In the past decade they got
1) Dangerfield who was a Moggs Creek boy, basically bled Geelong
2) Jezza who was a Pies supporter but wanted to live on a farm and raise his kid there.

That's it, the others who joined were either young kids from Geelong area like Tanner Bruhn or Ollie Henry who hadn't proven anything up to that point. Bruhn was getting plonked in the forward line out of position at GWS and Henry was playing VFL for half the season because he got replaced by Ash Johnson who himself got yeeted out back to VFL as well....

Or do you mean guys who were already over the hill/crapped on by oppo fans?
Isaac Smith (who while very good everyone said was old as dirt), Rhys Stanley, Jack Steven, Mitch Clark, Gary Rohan, Shaun Higgins, Luke Dahlhaus etc.

Wouldn't call any of the above list outside Danger nearly a decade ago and Jezza 5 years ago as 'Huge"
Majority of Cats insane ability has been on Wells and Mackie nailing internal hits on unknown or unheralded players.

Holmes, Blicavs, Stewart, Miers, Dempsey, Humphries, Close, Mannagh, Zuthrie, SDK, Atkins etc. etc.

None of the above were superstars coming in.

Lol ok turbo calm down.

 

[FootyLad0]

Lol ok turbo calm down.

Nobody asked you

 

[Purple Suit]

Not the right timeline. He bought a house in Moggs around the time he was leaving.
It was rebuilt during covid.

I know as a mate worked on the electrics at his place as well as a renovation of BT's place in Lorne both during covid.

Patrick Dangerfield unveils ‘Danger’s Build’ in Moggs Creek - realestate.com.au

Patrick and Mardi Dangerfield have shared slick plans for the construction of their luxury Surf Coast home.

www.realestate.com.au

Seems extravagant for a star player taking unders. I wonder who paid for the extra storey on his house?

 

[FootyLad0]

Seems extravagant for a star player taking unders. I wonder who paid for the extra storey on his house?

He just took a paycut this year mate. He was on close to a million a season prior to that and that would have been for close to 8/9 years. Think about how much money that is.

I feel like people just say things without actually thinking about what they are saying.