McGovern: 1 yr @ start of 2016, 3 years at the end of 2017 - confirmed legend

[Brentmeister]

Eagles and Dockers set for bidding war over Adelaide forward Mitch McGovern

Fremantle will expand a successful recruiting blueprint in an audacious bid to lure injured Adelaide forward Mitch McGovern back to his home state.

Bold efforts from the Dockers is tipped to spark a bidding war with bitter rival West Coast.

Eagles' have sights on McGovern as a longer term plan to have a star forward in the wings to cover the eventual loss of champion sharpshooter Josh Kennedy.

Docker's scouts are understood to have the naturally gifted younger brother of West Coast and All-Australian defender Jeremy McGovern in their sights after success in snaring decorated Hawthorn midfield gun Brad Hill, Joel Hamling, Cam McCarthy and Shane Kersten.

McGovern, 22, is out of contract at the end of this season and continues to delay discussions on any new deal with Crows management.

The gangly forward with strong overhead marking as a feature of his courageous playing style so similar to his big brother, is tipped to attract offers in the region of $600,00-$700,000 to leave the Crows.

McGovern is certain to win a substantial pay rise if he moved back west - with the Crows unlikely to virtually double his contract.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/freman...e-forward-mitch-mcgovern-20170509-gw0mfi.html

 

[JPetro83]

He is as good as gone. not a chance the crows will pay those dollars to him. Funny how both Eagles & Dockers looked over him at the draft 3 years ago.. now they want him.
Whats Mitch worth? first round pick? 2nd round pick?

 

[jenny61_99]

He is as good as gone. not a chance the crows will pay those dollars to him. Funny how both Eagles & Dockers looked over him at the draft 3 years ago.. now they want him.
Whats Mitch worth? first round pick? 2nd round pick?

He's worth whatever they are prepared to pay for him.

 

[JPetro83]

Worst case scenario is if we do give up McGovern and 18 for 3 and who ever we pick at 3 is a dud and 4 is the next Bont!

Not only have we lost McGovern we are then the laughing stock of the competition.

Im sure we would use that pick 3 for another Victorian young gun that at age 18 has already got a serious girlfriend and that is close to his family.....
PATHETIC

 

[Jarman3]

It would be interesting to see how he fares in a forward line where he's not surrounded by Walker, Jenkins, Betts and Lynch.

 

[betterthanu]

Not sure hes anywhere near durable enough to be worth those dollars at the moment. He would be crazy not to move if thats the case. If we can secure a high draft pick with his currency then we can move into that upper ready-made-midfielder zone of the draft.

 

[Jarman3]

If he goes, do any of our other young forwards look like they can play that role? It would hurt to lose that x-factor he's got, but at the very least we'd need somebody mobile who can hold a mark and kick reasonably straight. Do Dear or Himmelberg look up to it? I haven't really seen much of either.

 

[mattymac]

For that money you absolutely let him go. He's surplus to needs. Nice to have, but surplus to needs. Our forward line will barely even miss him.

Try to turn him into the elite midfielder we need

 

[mattymac]

If he goes, do any of our other young forwards look like they can play that role? It would hurt to lose that x-factor he's got, but at the very least we'd need somebody mobile who can hold a mark and kick reasonably straight. Do Dear or Himmelberg look up to it? I haven't really seen much of either.

Harry Dear is a legit KPP at 198 cm and >100 kg, very different player to Gov at 191 cm and 80 something kg. Has shown glimpses but nothing consistent yet. He is a potential future replacement for Tex or Jenkins.

Himmelberg far too early to tell. As for Dear he is a legit KPP prospect but he's a rake atm.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Would be a real shame to lose him. Looks like he could be anything and is still quite inexperienced

Watching him kill it for the next 8 or 9 years at Subiaco would be painful!

 

[Gussman]

He is as good as gone. not a chance the crows will pay those dollars to him. Funny how both Eagles & Dockers looked over him at the draft 3 years ago.. now they want him.
Whats Mitch worth? first round pick? 2nd round pick?

Hope you don't mind me intruding on your board.

To be fair to us, the two we did draft before him haven't been bad players. Weller and Blakely, both have earned rising star nominations and have shown quite a bit of potential.

WC picked Duggan (don't know enough to comment) and Lamb (who is a bust).

I would happily give up this years first and maybe a 3rd as well for Mitch (we don't have a second this year). As the ladder stands that would be pick 9. However I think freo will move quite a bit more on the ladder by the end of the season, so it may be lower or higher. We've bit inconsistent this season, so hard to judge where we are actually at as a team.

 

[marty36]

Harry Dear is a legit KPP at 198 cm and >100 kg, very different player to Gov at 191 cm and 80 something kg. Has shown glimpses but nothing consistent yet. He is a potential future replacement for Tex or Jenkins.

Himmelberg far too early to tell. As for Dear he is a legit KPP prospect but he's a rake atm.

Tough Position to play Govs it will no doubt have the spotlight on him. Stringer for the bulldogs reminds me of that position and when hes hot hes hot but when hes not,.

 

[mattymac]

Would be a real shame to lose him. Looks like he could be anything and is still quite inexperienced

Watching him kill it for the next 8 or 9 years at Subiaco would be painful!

At least we'll be able to watch our poached guns in every time zone

 

[Combathorse]

I won't blame Gov for leaving, the money will be too good. I hope he picks Freo though and they end up with pick 5-10, will be interesting to see if we could nab it.

 

[DD#23]

Would be a real shame to lose him. Looks like he could be anything and is still quite inexperienced

Watching him kill it for the next 8 or 9 years at Subiaco would be painful!

don't worry, we've still got Jenkins for 5 years don't we?

 

[pjcrows]

If Jenkins gets 500k for 5 then we should pay Gov 600k for 5 without a blink.

 

[matty p]

Our forward line will barely even miss him.

That is absolutely wrong. We need to do everything we can to keep him.

 

[Sanders]

If Jenkins gets 500k for 5 then we should pay Gov 600k for 5 without a blink.

And the rest

The Guvnor is a difference maker, and we should keep him over the goose every time

 

[marty36]

If Jenkins gets 500k for 5 then we should pay Gov 600k for 5 without a blink.

Gov is at Gunston potential so would be interesting to see what he gets

 

[Cleric]

Gees some people are nuts.
Before it looked like Gov might leave he was a gun who was going to dominate in our forward line for the next decade. Now he might leave he is overrated and his body is made out of glass.
Have some pride in your logic.
The reality is our club still has sucks as keeping talent. At some point they might look at local talent that might actually stay.

 

[bigman]

Gees some people are nuts.
Before it looked like Gov might leave he was a gun who was going to dominate in our forward line for the next decade. Now he might leave he is overrated and his body is made out of glass.
Have some pride in your logic.
The reality is our club still has sucks as keeping talent. At some point they might look at local talent that might actually stay.

He is so important to our structure. He is the only player in our forward half capable of taking pack marks. He can also use his pace to put defensive pressure on their backs. We saw on Saturday what can happen when tex. Jenkins and Andy are in same forward line in first term. We cannot be ridiculous in our payments but we must try and keep

 

[hellboy1975]

It would be interesting to see how he fares in a forward line where he's not surrounded by Walker, Jenkins, Betts and Lynch.

This is a really good point. Not to say he's not an excellent player, but it's a bit easier when you're running around with the 5th best defender on you.

No doubt he'll grow in stature over the coming seasons though. My opinion is that the Crows should move him on if they can get the right deal.

 

[mattymac]

That is absolutely wrong. We need to do everything we can to keep him.

How is that wrong at all?

Since he's been out we've averaged 133 points including a nightmare game in Hobart when we didn't ever turn up.

He's icing, not the cake.

 

[Cleric]

How is that wrong at all?

Since he's been out we've averaged 133 points including a nightmare game in Hobart when we didn't ever turn up.

He's icing, not the cake.

And cake without icing is rubbish.

 

[Peter Doherty]

To be fair to us, the two we did draft before him haven't been bad players. Weller and Blakely, both have earned rising star nominations and have shown quite a bit of potential.

WC picked Duggan (don't know enough to comment) and Lamb (who is a bust).

Pretty sure the poster wasn't just talking about the 2014 draft.