Confirmed Josh Kelly [re-signed]

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Has Kelly ever had a tag yet? Heaps of physical pressure put on him individually?

He is going great guns in a midfield packed with stars.

Has he got the brute force to thrive as a standout mid at North/StKilda?

I/we don't know. He is going to cost top dollar in terms of cash and trade. He is gonna have to be a beast to break above even.

He just maybe though. Interesting watch. Ya gotta do something in this game though. Not knockin the clubs having a crack.
I've wondered about this too. Reckon we'll find out before the end of the year.

I think he'll be right with a tag. His work ethic is great, he tackles, his contested possession rate is going up, it's not like he's being spoon fed.

End of the day, if he wants to become a great player, won't matter where he plays, he'll have a tag. Just like every other great midfielder
 

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About as ridiculous as saying he is already signed at North.
I suppose I should take the time to point something out to the intellectually myopic.

"I", that "I" being the person posting as "Snake_Baker", has absolutely no doubt that Kelly is headed to North. None whatsoever.

I base my opinion upon many years of experience as a football person, a keen observation of the politics of football, a top level football intuition, and private discussions with "unofficial" persons.

If you happen to disagree with my posts, then fine don't agree, it changes nothing from my perspective.However, if you need the bleeding obvious pointed out to you on a regular basis then I suggest you hang out with a less well read type of audience, rather than continually clogging up this board with nothing. Please, don't waste more bandwidth with a response, just disagree and move on. Thanks.
 

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I suppose I should take the time to point something out to the intellectually myopic.

"I", that "I" being the person posting as "Snake_Baker", has absolutely no doubt that Kelly is headed to North. None whatsoever.

I base my opinion upon many years of experience as a football person, a keen observation of the politics of football, a top level football intuition, and private discussions with "unofficial" persons.

If you happen to disagree with my posts, then fine don't agree, it changes nothing from my perspective.However, if you need the bleeding obvious pointed out to you on a regular basis then I suggest you hang out with a less well read type of audience, rather than continually clogging up this board with nothing. Please, don't waste more bandwidth with a response, just disagree and move on. Thanks.
So you think he is going there then. Fine.

So dont state he is already signed then which is what you were saying.

Also dont be a condescending ass when you are called on your bullshit.

Have a nice day.

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You said earlier that Dons are looking in? Do you have more to say about that or is it a thought?

He's just soooo damn good, tore us to pieces!
I swear i read it somewhere as for some reason i have it in the memory banks.
No idea where though.

The guy is a massive gun and it wouldnt surprise me if every vic club is assessing their cap to try and offer the same.

We are still hoping he stays as this is not a case of "Go Home Sickness" but a godfather deal.

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I swear i read it somewhere as for some reason i have it in the memory banks.
No idea where though.

The guy is a massive gun and it wouldnt surprise me if every vic club is assessing their cap to try and offer the same.

We are still hoping he stays as this is not a case of "Go Home Sickness" but a godfather deal.

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Agreed, think more and more vic clubs will be putting in their offers towards the end of the year if he still remains unsigned.... Would be disappointed if we didn't have a crack because he's totally worth whatever the price is. Much prefer JK over Martin/Fyfe.
 

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Could anyone see a straight swap of Kelly & Martin?

Dusty walked around GWS 2 contracts ago but did tell them he wanted to stay.
IF he did want to leave GWS would suit him. He would be out of the media spotlight more that he would be here in Vic and gets to play with his good mate Deledio again.
If the Tigers are offering Dusty big bucks we could afford to offer that cash to Kelly as well.

It all hinges on a lot of IF's but it would be a win-win IMO
(of course i want Dusty to stay at the Tigers and Kelly to go no where near the Roos.)
 
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Could anyone see a straight swap of Kelly & Martin?

Dusty walked around GWS 2 contracts ago but did tell them he wanted to stay.
IF he did want to leave GWS would suit him. He would be out of the media spotlight more that he would be here in Vic and gets to play with his good mate Deledio again.
If the Tigers are offering Dusty big bucks we could afford to offer that cash to Kelly as well.

It all hinges on a lot of IF's but it would be a win-win IMO
(of course i want Dusty to stay at the Tigers and Kelly to go no where near the Roos.)
Only if Dusty wants a pay cut. GWS can't afford to Kelly, they're definitely not going to offer anyone else the big money
 

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Could anyone see a straight swap of Kelly & Martin?

Dusty walked around GWS 2 contracts ago but did tell them he wanted to stay.
IF he did want to leave GWS would suit him. He would be out of the media spotlight more that he would be here in Vic and gets to play with his good mate Deledio again.
If the Tigers are offering Dusty big bucks we could afford to offer that cash to Kelly as well.

It all hinges on a lot of IF's but it would be a win-win IMO
(of course i want Dusty to stay at the Tigers and Kelly to go no where near the Roos.)
If the Tiges also pay allot of his salary sure. We arent flush with cap room.

But

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If the Tiges also pay allot of his salary sure. We arent flush with cap room.

But

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The Tigers can't, because Martin will be signing a brand new contract whereever he signs. Clubs can only contribute to the pay of a player for the year(s) they previously had him under contract for.
 

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If I was GWS, Kelly's form over the last month or so would have me ripping up my salary cap plans and renegotiating as many players contracts as I could to get him the cash he needs to stay - I think he would genuinely prefer to stay in Sydney, but the Giants need to close the salary gap between theirs and a growing list of clubs' offers.
 
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