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Canyouhearthedrums said:
Sorry, but thats ridiculous. When we traded for Roberto, he was a man-child who couldn't crack the senior side, albeit with a fair bit of potential up his sleeve. To suggest that that trade is a decent benchmark for Mitch Clark, an established high level 23 yo ruck/forward coming into his prime (and a former no 9 pick to boot) borders on delusional.
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ROFLMAO:D

Any thoughts as to why he couldn't get in? Hint, 211.

Fact is that for someone of his age and experience he did play well in '07 when he did crack into the team, but later like Clark he was at times limited by injury and suspension.

Yet despite winning the 2007 Beacon Award for Best New Player, and the critical shortage of ruckmen at the time (Carlton's stocks were close to zero), the best we could wrangle was (effectively) picks 24 and 56.

Why? Because he was determined to go home.

So all said he is a good benchmark.
 
PooMonkey said:
And the bidding war commences....
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You do know Clark has to agree?

Also if Clark does not come West and we use pick 16, get to bank the compo pick, keep a depth player and keep 600k for a tilt at another player....it is hardly a loss. It is a nothing, Pav goes forward and we pray Anthony releases SCOS.

There are only 2 potential losers in this deal currently - Brisb and Clark.

If a Melb club can meet Brisbanes request for compo and can satisfy Clark from a lifestyle/salary viewpoint - all power to them and that us why we have equalisation.

Clark at the right price makes us a winner, missing Clark because we won't bid over a certain price - well from where I sit that makes us a winner too.
 
PooMonkey said:
Just to make things more interesting...

John Ralph has just reported that the deal is far from done...

A couple of Melbourne clubs are throwing some very big $ his way.

Maybe just to make Freo offer more...but Brisbane will get a good deal out of him leaving, and Freo fans can start crawling back into their boxes after being so uppity about him being theirs at bargain basement prices.

And the bidding war commences...

Winner....

Brisbane Lions.
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So do you really hate Freo that much or are you just bored?

The most anti-Freo posts in this thread by a non-Lions supporter.

Weird.
 

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Dormammu said:
See my earlier post. Inadvertently you've reinforced my point - i.e., if another team gets him and can't get him mentally right then the only destroying he will be doing is his new team's morale (like Anderson and Fev did).

Simply not worth the risk.
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He's not in the same ball park as Fev...terrible comparison. He's probably a bit similar to Aka IMO, loves being the centre of attention and having a key role but if he's put out of his favourite position he isn't interested.
 
TheBrownDog said:
I hear they have kindergartens in Melbourne.
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Are you sure?

I was over there but it was so dark and grey, and I was shivering from the cold so I may have missed them.

Plus speaking to some of the pr...sorry Victorians on here they appear to have missed the dont throw your toys out of the pram lesson that we all received at kindy.
 
TheBrownDog said:
I hear they have kindergartens in Melbourne.
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His mum and aunts would do a better job, and be cheaper.

Gibbo_88 said:
He's not in the same ball park as Fev...terrible comparison. He's probably a bit similar to Aka IMO, loves being the centre of attention and having a key role but if he's put out of his favourite position he isn't interested.
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Fair call, still not the sort of player you'd want around the club, no?

My fear is that we get him only to discover that the move back home isn't the panacea he thought it would be and cracks the sulks again. So like a lot of Freo supporters I'm not fussed if we don't get him, he's not without risk.
 
Of course his value changes if there are other buyers.

If it is confirmed there is an interest by other clubs as well as by M Clark his value is much higher. That may not change Fremantle's valuation of him though as other clubs valuation is likely based on him being a ruckman who pinch-hits forward.
 
dlanod said:
Why not use Sherman as an example? Wanted to go to Melbourne (the town) and only really had one bidder. Got a band 3 compo pick for him, and he's got half the potential of Clark and half the achievements (never been in the AA squad). So two band 3s or better, or GTFO. Or Cameron Wood - pick 14 for someone who had done a whole lot less than Clark, and no real bidding war to push up his value. Cherry picking trades to push what you think it should be is about as irrelevant as you can get.
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Probably been mentioned before , if Clark were going to GWS you guys would get band 2 compo. So if were to offer our band 3 and a young fringe player ,it gets it close to what your suggesting. Either way , the majority of freo fans could not give a **** if we don't get Clark, just as you guys don't care where he goes , as long as you get a fair deal.
 
cotter101 said:
Can anyone tell me what position Pearce plays for freo when he is in the team? and wasn't there a article where Voss said Clark wont be traded unless they are satisfied with the offer? or was that the media?
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Pearce has played high HF and occasionally off half back. Stints as FP also. In the WAFL he's played through the middle at times.

As for the article - go back a few pages, heaps of discussion on it.
 
What's with all this crap about Clark sulking and whining and shit. It started off as Clark wanting to be traded home, to Clark being an overgrown baby who can't play for shit and is worthless to a team. Starting to get annoying to read
 

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Clark has asked Freo to bring him home and pay him $600k as well. If we have to barter with 2 Victorian clubs, then that's exactly where he will end up - in Victoria. We don't even know what Freo has offered yet, but what ever it is, it is the worth Freo put on him in relation to what is available in the draft. And Bondy loves drafting.
 
raffrox said:
So do you really hate Freo that much or are you just bored?

The most anti-Freo posts in this thread by a non-Lions supporter.

Weird.
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No I have no issue with Freo or Brisbane...

I would just like to see some realistic opinions from Freo fans rather than the tripe that one eyed supporters spew out at this time of year...when in reality they have 0 clue!

I hope he gets where he wants to go, but it won't be for pick 16...it is going to have to be a hell of a lot better than that...

And the John Ralph article will be in the HUN tomorrow..was reported on radio.
 
Don't get why Freo are even after this bloke, must be Ross Lyon's obsession with him. They've already got Sandi, Zac and Griffin. If I was Freo I would be putting everything into getting O'Meara, not Mitch Clark.
 
cotter101 said:
Can anyone tell me what position Pearce plays for freo when he is in the team? and wasn't there a article where Voss said Clark wont be traded unless they are satisfied with the offer? or was that the media?
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People suggesting him are idiots, more than likely the same ones suggesting we'll get him for a 2nd round pick. I like him, and he'd get a game in a few teams, but he'd hold next to no value at all.

Ignore all posts where a Freo supporter suggests 2nd round/Pearce.
 
PooMonkey said:
I would just like to see some realistic opinions from Freo fans rather than the tripe that one eyed supporters spew out at this time of year...when in reality they have 0 clue!
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You said that..........

PooMonkey said:
I hope he gets where he wants to go, but it won't be for pick 16...it is going to have to be a hell of a lot better than that..
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.....and then you said that.

Who here has 0 clue? You're just as clueless as the rest of us.
 
IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN said:
People suggesting him are idiots, more than likely the same ones suggesting we'll get him for a 2nd round pick. I like him, and he'd get a game in a few teams, but he'd hold next to no value at all.

Ignore all posts where a Freo supporter suggests 2nd round/Pearce.
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Yeah I just wanted to know what position he plays.
 

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IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN said:
People suggesting him are idiots, more than likely the same ones suggesting we'll get him for a 2nd round pick. I like him, and he'd get a game in a few teams, but he'd hold next to no value at all.

Ignore all posts where a Freo supporter suggests 2nd round/Pearce.
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Finally, a level headed Freo supporter. I think I love you sir
 
TheLastEmperor said:
Don't get why Freo are even after this bloke, must be Ross Lyon's obsession with him. They've already got Sandi, Zac and Griffin. If I was Freo I would be putting everything into getting O'Meara, not Mitch Clark.
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He's not just a ruckman...
 
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