No Oppo Supporters General AFL and other clubs discussion thread. **Opposition fans not welcome** Part 6

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No Oppo Supporters - General AFL and other clubs discussion thread. **Opposition fans not welcome** Part 7

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[Strapping Young Lad]

You can see the moment Gerard’s heart broke.

 

[The hands of stone]

Sad news about Frank Costa - every club needs one of these guys at the helm.

We’ve been lucky to have a couple and like us he played an integral part in making them the powerhouse they are today. They bleed for the club and many clubs wouldn’t exist without guys like Frank.

Brian Cook mentioned today that one stage he was involved in 36 different charities and organizations.
Footy aside what an amazing contribution to society he made .

 

[The hands of stone]

You can see the moment Gerard’s heart broke.

This morning was right up there with a GAJ/Danger suspension or cats capitulation in a final.
Was fantastic radio

 

[Off The Couch]

You can see the moment Gerard’s heart broke.

I wonder if he has done the same analysis of other games this season where the cats have just fallen over the line, more specifically the game against the lions

he’s such a twat

 

[heh]

I wonder if he has done the same analysis of other games this season where the cats have just fallen over the line, more specifically the game against the lions

he’s such a twat

To be fair, he did mention the lions game in his whine, with a half hearted footy justice/karma comment...

 

[Pessimistic]

You can see the moment Gerard’s heart broke.

‘now analyse all geelongs problems with the umpires.

‘that cat newbie will get extra training this week his appeals were pathetic

 

[Harper_Hawk]

Who else has won 4 in 5 should they do it ?

Maybe Brisbane will give them a run this year. No one is unbeatable. Geelong was no contender last year. Home ground advantage just gives them a leg up year in year out!

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Maybe Brisbane will give them a run this year. No one is unbeatable. Geelong was no contender last year. Home ground advantage just gives them a leg up year in year out!

How did Geelong make the GF then last year ? After only playing 2 games at home all season ? How did they win a SF and PF by a combined 100 points ? Given neither was at KP.

Also that Brisbane team you mentioned Geelong destroyed them at the Gabba in a Prelim final.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

So Fremantle vs Brisbane moved to the Gabba, The AFL once again lucky it's the first of 2 matchups between the sides this season.

 

[The hands of stone]

Petracca locked in until 2029

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Petracca locked in until 2029

Only just recently turned 25 and is currently a top 10 player in the competetion.

 

[The hands of stone]

Only just recently turned 25 and is currently a top 10 player in the competetion.

Makes way more sense then the Pies signing Grundy long term .
Risky move but the right one

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Makes way more sense then the Pies signing Grundy long term .
Risky move but the right one

If the Dees didn't offer the security then several other clubs would have, they couldn't risk losing such a freak talent entering the prime of his career.

 

[cryptor]

Only just recently turned 25 and is currently a top 10 player in the competetion.

That's one way to look at it. Another is:

Only just recently became a top 10 player in the competition and is currently 25.

His current form is still relatively new and they're effectively banking on him being worth it until he's well over 30. Even if he does have the motivation to maintain these performances there's no guarantee his body will last given the way he plays is so physically demanding. Huge risk.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

That's one way to look at it. Another is:

Only just recently became a top 10 player in the competition and is currently 25.

His current form is still relatively new and they're effectively banking on him being worth it until he's well over 30. Even if he does have the motivation to maintain these performances there's no guarantee his body will last given the way he plays is so physically demanding. Huge risk.

Been a top 10 player over a season and a half sample size nearly now so I'd have the faith if I was them. Only played just over 100 games so far in his career, so not like he has had a huge amount of wear and tear on the body. Yeah the last couple of years on the contract will proabably be overs, but the Dees will be hopeful the damage will be done before then.

 

[PT Bar None]

Yep, be interesting to watch how it plays out. Good on Petracca & manager for locking up a career contract

 

[The hands of stone]

That's one way to look at it. Another is:

Only just recently became a top 10 player in the competition and is currently 25.

His current form is still relatively new and they're effectively banking on him being worth it until he's well over 30. Even if he does have the motivation to maintain these performances there's no guarantee his body will last given the way he plays is so physically demanding. Huge risk.

There is always risk with any contract .

They have him and a few others in their peak and as a team might be a sweet spot for a few years to contend and land a flag.

Its another wait until the contracts done to see if it was the right move .

 

[local hack]

Even before Friday night night I had / have a very very bad feeling that come the lead in to September Tigers will still be the team to beat. Can’t really have it. Jack is my most hated player in the league by far.

 

[cryptor]

There is always risk with any contract .

They have him and a few others in their peak and as a team might be a sweet spot for a few years to contend and land a flag.

Its another wait until the contracts done to see if it was the right move .

Of course, but there's exponentially more risk with such a long contract.

I'm not saying Petracca isn't worth a big deal, he is. But I don't think he, or any player is worth the risk of 8 years.

We could have given Burgoyne an 8 year contract when we brought him across and you could look back at it and say "yeah 110% worth it!" but that doesn't change the fact that at the time it would've been a huge risk and a bad list management decision to lock in a player on such a long term deal when they've got a serious knee injury in their history.

If it works out for them then great, but it will be because they were lucky, not smart. The only parties that are guaranteed a good outcome from these kind of player deals are players and their agents.

 

[tommyk72]

It will also be interesting to see what it does in terms of other internal demands. What do we think Gawn is thinking about right now?

 

[rei154]

I'm not a fan of that any contract extension length over 2 years- that could just be being used to how Hawthorn does it but I don't think it makes sense to. The meta changes slightly every 3-4 years and dramatically every 5-6 I'd say. Given his current form I can see why they'd sign him up for so long but I can definitely see this being the kind of deal that causes mad headaches before long.

 

[Off The Couch]

Good luck to him but I think it’s the sort of deal that benefits the player and his manager but it wouldn’t endear itself to other players at the club - only so many you can pop on to long term contracts

 

[MrPremiership]

Long contracts like those are great for players.

They're terrible for clubs.

 

[Stratton24]

Long contracts like those are great for players.

They're terrible for clubs.

How easy is it to be a player manager - just leak to a gullible media person like Tony Shaw that Collingwood are after him and confident of getting him and then hey presto sign an 8 year contract!

 

[MinerBoy]

Petracca locked in until 2029

Nuts signing anyone that long