List Mgmt. Pick #5 - Welcome Adam Cerra [Traded to Carlton for 6 & F3]

[Johnny Dalmas]

And why do journalists ask other players questions about someone else's future. How are they meant to know what is in his head? Journos piss and moan about scripted, vanilla statements from players and then go ask questions that most players have absolutely no real clue about.

 

[estibador]

For all those breathing a sigh of relief that Bolton has re-signed I don't get it, he would still be better than at least half of the players that pulled on the Freo jumper last weekend. He is 22 with blistering pace, has won 2 GF's already and would have fit with our talented U23 players well.

I was hoping to get a good look at him last Sunday, shame he didn't play.

 

[theGav56]

I was hoping to get a good luck at him last Sunday, shame he didn't play.

Haha. Not a great game from him was it. I think the long game with Bolton (that is, Free Agency) is the way to go.

 

[Hank Heavenly]

apparently SEN reporting he signed for us with 600k, but there was an offer on the table for 800k...

would you have 800k if Cerra was staying or is that a sign they are using his money else where...

I genuinely have no idea with the contract and TPP for Freo. If the offer was on top of Cerra staying, it at least means you are in a good position to lure a top end recruit to the club

 

[refresh]

apparently SEN reporting he signed for us with 600k, but there was an offer on the table for 800k...

would you have 800k if Cerra was staying or is that a sign they are using his money else where...

I genuinely have no idea with the contract and TPP for Freo. If the offer was on top of Cerra staying, it at least means you are in a good position to lure a top end recruit to the club

Firstly, has Richmond announced anything and secondly, why do you assume (if true) the other offer was from Fremantle.

 

[Hank Heavenly]

Firstly, has Richmond announced anything and secondly, why do you assume (if true) the other offer was from Fremantle.

nothing confirmed at all... so we are all just guessing...

Someone on our boards said SEN reported the other offer was from Freo...

to be fair, it could all be sh*t, but if we waiting for everything to be facts, the boards would be a little boring wouldn't they.

If you keep Cerra and are available to offer that, that's a good thing for you, means you are in a great position list and TPP wise.

 

[PH Docker]

nothing confirmed at all... so we are all just guessing...

Someone on our boards said SEN reported the other offer was from Freo...

to be fair, it could all be sh*t, but if we waiting for everything to be facts, the boards would be a little boring wouldn't they.

If you keep Cerra and are available to offer that, that's a good thing for you, means you are in a great position list and TPP wise.

Congrats on Bolton signing, unsure what our payments are but I think Cerra will sign for a two year extension and Lobb might be the one out the door.
Good luck for the rest of the season

 

[BleedPurple]

Agree with the vibe

Have watched the last 10min of the 4th through to where they sing the song more times than a grown man should and what's noticeable is after the siren Cerra is not really inner sanctum, he's very much on the periphery. He's clearly ecstatic with the win but doesnt really get involved too much. Could be just his personality but he had 11 touches in the last QTR would have expected him to be in amongst it more.

Also no interview with Cez after career best game. Expanding on that Hayden young interview when talking about who played well on the weekend he doesn't mention Cez which given he got 8 coaches votes or something is a little odd.

Completely agree. My perception was he was a little removed from the celebrations.

 

[Cobbler]

I’m an expert in body language and brain functions.
There was a pass off his left when he hit a team mate on the tit. Cerra definitely twitched in his right eyebrow to suggest an underlying stress, which can only be related to his big decision.

Your casual viewer wouldn’t have even noticed, but as a trained professional in this field it spoke many words.

I continued to watch to see if other tell tale signs would appear. Low and behold at the 17 minute mark of the 3rd term, he tapped a team mate on the backside twice. Once is the norm, so 2 taps indicates further trauma on the brain… again one only assumes with the decision. You see, it’s a guilt thing, so a double tap is a way to over compensate. A classic ‘rookie’ error of trying to hide his decision, in plain sight.

All the couch experts picking up on change rooms antics or after siren expressions are playing checkers.

Im playing chess, so next time he takes the field pay attention to the twitch and double bum taps. It’s here where he has signalled his decision.

 

[Polo342]

Come on Cerra! Prove all the haters wrong and sign a 4 Year Deal )))

 

[Madas]

For all those breathing a sigh of relief that Bolton has re-signed I don't get it, he would still be better than at least half of the players that pulled on the Freo jumper last weekend. He is 22 with blistering pace, has won 2 GF's already and would have fit with our talented U23 players well.

Yep
The mind boggles .

 

[estibador]

Yep
The mind boggles .

You'd be happy to pay 700k and some first round picks for what he delivered on Sunday?

Because I bet that's what we'd be getting most of the time.

 

[Madas]

You'd be happy to pay 700k and some first round picks for what he delivered on Sunday?

Because I bet that's what we'd be getting most of the time.

Didn’t he have 8 shots at goal or something?
I’ve said it before that I want a ready made Cerra replacement otherwise we just get set back again.
So to me a straight swap ( or close to) was the best outcome of this s**t situation.
If we only got picks for Cerra then to use our best picks at their optimum we should be chasing best tall forwards not midfielders.
Therefore no midfield replacement for his loss , then Mundys .
Bolton is a jet and it’s folly for anyone to convince themselves otherwise.

But then what the hell do I know

 

[Hazelsnuts]

Come on Cerra! Prove all the haters wrong and sign a 4 Year Deal )))

Don’t think there is any haters here mate.
Pessimists and Optimists - a heap of us that have no idea.

 

[Polo342]

Don’t think there is any haters here mate.
Pessimists and Optimists - a heap of us that have no idea.

Go to the Cerra trade board mate. Haters all round

 

[jusjoshin]

Their first pick and SPS would be my guess woth some handy later picks also coming our way. Maybe a third rounder.

Do not rate SPS and their first is not early enough. 2 firsts or GTFO.

 

[theGav56]

Go to the Cerra trade board mate. Haters all round

They lurk in wait for posters to spin their lures to. Don't bite is my advice.

 

[theGav56]

Do not rate SPS and their first is not early enough. 2 firsts or GTFO.

Agree (and I prefer Fisher anyway). Carlton would need to trade a player as part of the deal do they can afford the salary.

 

[Hank Heavenly]

Agree (and I prefer Fisher anyway). Carlton would need to trade a player as part of the deal do they can afford the salary.

They will try and sell you McGovern

The go home factor and all....

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

apparently SEN reporting he signed for us with 600k, but there was an offer on the table for 800k...

would you have 800k if Cerra was staying or is that a sign they are using his money else where...

I genuinely have no idea with the contract and TPP for Freo. If the offer was on top of Cerra staying, it at least means you are in a good position to lure a top end recruit to the club

I have absolutely no idea, so here is some unfounded speculation.

If we assume:
- Cerra is currently on $400k, and we need to find $300k for the new contract.
- We offered Bolton $800k
Then we would have needed to find $1.1m a year to have both.

If Conca retires, is that $400k? If Colyer isn't renewed is that 300-ish? If we delist a bunch of guys like Bewley, Banfield, Giro, Crowden, etc and replace then with draft picks, do we make a net saving of, say, $100k per de-listed player? (Assuming that a newbie wil cost us around 100-150k and the guys mentioned are on something like 200-250k each)

I really don't know but if we have a clean out of some of the depth guys, perhaps we could have afforded both?

If not, then perhaps they are really thinking Lobb will leave.

 

[Hank Heavenly]

I Lobb on Massive coin?

 

[FD2646]

They will try and sell you McGovern

The go home factor and all....

They would need to be a better salesman than Tim Shaw (showing my age) to get that across the line.... freakin steak knives!

 

[FD2646]

I Lobb on Massive coin?

Yes, especially for his output (approx $700k).

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

They will try and sell you McGovern

The go home factor and all....

Jesus! No need to be rude

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

I Lobb on Massive coin?

700k. We picked up an inflated GWS contract