Recommitted Jeremy McGovern [re-signed]

[ep2018]

Ah if only Collingwood could do a 'Mayne' and get McGovern and Mackenzie mixed up.

 

[Scotland]

McInnes is available.

Young, good size, in better physical condition than the Gov...

 

[Dirty_banchez]

With each passing moment, the pressure builds on the Eagles. The stress already starting to show on their supporter's faces.

 

[kane249]

With each passing moment, the pressure builds on the Eagles. The stress already starting to show on their supporter's faces.

If he stays, great we don't want to lose him.

If he does want to leave, match the offer and make the other club pay through the nose to get him.

Either way it's a win-win situation.

 

[Wild Bill]

If he stays, great we don't want to lose him.

If he does want to leave, match the offer and make the other club pay through the nose to get him.

Either way it's a win-win situation.

That’s a really soft - nothing win if he leaves.

 

[kane249]

That’s a really soft - nothing win if he leaves.

Players come and go, it's the nature of sport.

AFL had been sheltered from this for a large part but as free agency gets more traction it's only going to get worse.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Tim Watson is lying.

He's likely helping a player manager spread rumors, because he thinks us over spending on McGovern will force Gaff out.

Gaff will then be snapped up by Essendon.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

That’s a really soft - nothing win if he leaves.

You trolling this thread as a compulsive s**t take machine is totally cool.

 

[Wild Bill]

Players come and go, it's the nature of sport.

AFL had been sheltered from this for a large part but as free agency gets more traction it's only going to get worse.

Agree but a club paying him 1.2 million is not a win for the Eagles. Getting good compensation would be the win if he left.

 

[Clark G]

Highly unlikely but not impossible, imagine if Gaff and McGovern both left West Coast for the same rival club.

 

[kane249]

Agree but a club paying him 1.2 million is not a win for the Eagles. Getting good compensation would be the win if he left.

We get a better compensation by matching the bid and forcing a trade rather than just accept the AFLs proposed compo.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

I would have thought from this year he is the most important player at the Eagles and the key player in their defence and is 25? JK (who was the MIP) is the wrong side of 30 now starting to deal with old man injuries, Nic nat (previously the MIP) sadly will not be the player he once was after such a serious knee injury, Shuey is good but he's no Nat Fyfe or Dangerfield. Who am I missing? I'd pay to keep him at the $$ suggested. Obviously other clubs can afford to with their top player.

A fit Naitanui is the most important. I'd consider Shuey more important than McGovern by virtue of the position he plays.

Suffice to say, if someone offers McGovern $1.2 million per season, WC probably aren't matching that. Seems like crazy overs to me.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

McGovern wouldn't be against it,him and Hurley would be the best 1,2 combo in the league.

 

[Masqualero]

That would be an odd move. They have Hooker (30), Hurley (28), Hartley (25). Spending $1m+ on a 26 year old key defender doesn't fill a pressing area of need.

Hawthorn makes sense, so does Carlton, Collingwood, perhaps Geelong with Mackie/Lonergan finishing up and Taylor 32 but they'd be pressed for money early on.

Doubt we'd be too interested given our needs.

 

[Scotland]

Doubt we'd be too interested given our needs.

Your needs of AFL standard players?

 

[Taylor]

If Jeremy is offered huge money by an opposition club and West Coast match it, that's a huge McGovern win. He gets free agent money, free agent contract length and to stay home.

 

[eastfreo75]

It might come down to $1m a year to stay and $1.2m to move.

 

[Scotland]

It might come down to $1m a year to stay and $1.2m to move.

More likely $7-800k to stay and $1.2m to move.

 

[DaveLister]

More likely $7-800k to stay and $1.2m to move.

You're a sensible poster Scotland, surely you don't believe there is an up to 500 thousand dollar gap, per year, between staying and going?

 

[Scotland]

You're a sensible poster Scotland, surely you don't believe there is an up to 500 thousand dollar gap, per year, between staying and going?

Up until rumours of a $1.2m offer from a mysterious Victorian club appeared, no one was talking of $1m contracts for McGovern. Just because one team is allegedly willing to pay that for a free agent doesn't mean that every team would be. Tom Boyd got $6m over 6 years or something. No way GWS could have or would have offered near that.

McGovern is a fine player, but IMO he's not worth $1m+. Nor is golden boy Rance, Hurley, Talia or any other key defender. Jake Lever allegedly signed for ($800k IIRC) a contract that would've made him Adelaide's highest paid player and he was already looking at a move back to Victoria. If you want to lure an established, quality player away from their existing club then you need to dangle a serious carrot.

 

[Taylor]

Up until rumours of a $1.2m offer from a mysterious Victorian club appeared, no one was talking of $1m contracts for McGovern. Just because one team is allegedly willing to pay that for a free agent doesn't mean that every team would be. Tom Boyd got $6m over 6 years or something. No way GWS could have or would have offered near that.

McGovern is a fine player, but IMO he's not worth $1m+. Nor is golden boy Rance, Hurley, Talia or any other key defender. Jake Lever allegedly signed for ($800k IIRC) a contract that would've made him Adelaide's highest paid player and he was already looking at a move back to Victoria. If you want to lure an established, quality player away from their existing club then you need to dangle a serious carrot.

There was talk of needing $1m each for McGovern and Yeo back before Yeo signed up.

Articles and everything

 

[Scotland]

There was talk of needing $1m each for McGovern and Yeo back before Yeo signed up.

Articles and everything

Kim Hagdorn doesn't count.

$1m each for McGovern and Yeo is clickbait stuff.

 

[Taylor]

Kim Hagdorn doesn't count.

$1m each for McGovern and Yeo is clickbait stuff.

I think he was justifying the first round pick flogging off for seconds in the article

 

[Scotland]

He's a baffoon.

 

[Jeremias]

Your needs of AFL standard players?

That’s all you’ve got?

Spending significant money to lure across a 26/27 year old key defender wouldn’t be high on our list of priorities.