List Mgmt. Should we let Betts go?

[Dixie Normous]

If we want to start being a ruthless club, this is where we start

 

[jackster83]

Watch them let him go and then give Douglas another year (because we need experience).

 

[marty36]

Betts is a mercenary he left Carlton for cash, he's a great bloke, but please don't say he is a one club loyal man he simply isn't

If he wants to go let him

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[Tex200]

If he wants to go then of course. He’s reportedly been offered a coaching role too.

For GC it’s a really important appointment given they are going to be handed the Darwin recruitment zone. In the coming years they can expect a good number of young indigenous kids, so who better to welcome them than Ed.

On that basis you can imagine just how attractive that proposition would be to him.

It’s a really good football fit all around. All parties can benefit

 

[cleanhands]

If we want to start being a ruthless club, this is where we start

Being ruthless is ok,you still have to make rational decisions

 

[dylan123]

No way would I want to see him forced out, he's actually one of those experienced guys you want to keep around unlike the large majority we end up keeping around. He appears to be a massive mentor to those around the club and that's huge for the culture and helping grow other individuals.

Hasn't played his best footy this year but can you really say any of our forwards have? I'm sure time is catching him but I think he's more capable then he's shown but none of our forwards have functioned anywhere near what they're capable of this year and I can't help but put that to game plan rather then them all being cooked.

If he wants to leave and gets a better deal then we probably owe it to him to let him go and it does open up a spot in the 22 but I hope he's happy to finish his career out as a Crow.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Article on Adelaide now saying 6 clubs are circling Betts for a playing / Mentor / coaching role next year.

Should we trade him next year?

Absolutely not .....his influence around OUR club is too important ...obviously other clubs recognize that too ...so w must keep & provide an off field role !!

 

[MRB37]

If he can get one last deal from the Suns then let him go and earn the cash for his retirement.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

If someone else wants to offer him another year, who are we to stand in his way?

Have you thought this thru carefully ??

 

[rocket18]

If he wants out send him with our blessing, as we should with anyone that wants out.

However there are many oldies I would cut before him even though he should have been dropped a few times this season.

Unfortunately its never the old deadweights that want to leave - I wonder why that is?

Is it because we are the best old folks home in the AFL?

 

[mattymac]

Being ruthless is ok,you still have to make rational decisions

Your user name is quite ironic in this context

 

[cleanhands]

Your user name is quite ironic in this context

Was always told to have CLEANHANDS when handling the ball when playing matty nothing sinister there

 

[hey shorty]

In every rebuild you need a small set of older players around them to provide the guidance.

If clubs like Hawthorn are looking at him for a player/mentor role wouldn't it be a good idea for us to keep him in the same ??

Can't see a decent reason to get rid of him.

 

[hey shorty]

If we want to start being a ruthless club, this is where we start

It really isn't.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

I'm also questioning whether Betts is really cooked

Walker looked cooked as all hell earlier this year. We drop Jenkins, start delivering it to him and suddenly there is life left.

Are our structures, thanks to Ben Hart, making Betts look worse than he really is?

I'd want to see one final season from Betts before making that call. Get the right mix of players around him (that means playing both him and Stengle in the same side, bloody muppett coaches) and fix up the structure.

If after that he's cooked, so be it

Totally agree. Our structure and poor forward coaching is making them all look worse.

 

[Elite Crow]

In every rebuild you need a small set of older players around them to provide the guidance.

If clubs like Hawthorn are looking at him for a player/mentor role wouldn't it be a good idea for us to keep him in the same ??

Can't see a decent reason to get rid of him.

Yep especially as we will get nothing for him. But Eddie might not want to stick around which would be another nail in our club

 

[Cleric]

You're confused.

The question isn't: Shall we force Betts out?

The question is: If another club makes Betts an offer to extend his career on the condition he breaks his current contract with us, should we let him go?

Another club offered Modra a contract to extend his career beyond what we did.
Hardly confussed.
Its about moving heart and soul players out of your club.

 

[Don Muraco]

I would set a plan in place to rest Betts throughout the year so he can continue to play at his best.

Even on his bad days he is outperforming Lachie Murphy so I think he would be best 22 for at least next year

If only we had a sub rule

 

[ams4crows]

If its to the Gold coast who desperately need leadership and experience and it'll help with the luko deal then I would accept it, any other club and I'll be pissed.

They can have a Betts Douglas Gibbs Mackay package if they want

 

[jirkago]

I’d let him go, great player that has fallen drastically this season. If he is keen to keep playing, GC would love him.
I’d demand a second round pick and let him go with the clubs blessing


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[maxlilly]

Another bad list management decision puts us in this situation again.
I thought giving a 29 y/o a 4 year contract was pretty risky at the time.
I'm not sure if Eddie's heart is in it anymore.
It will be interesting to see how it all pans out at the end of the season.
It would be terrible to see him suit up for another team next year.

 

[King Elvis]

Absolutely not. Under no circumstances would I push him out. In fact I'd be beyond furious if we did.

The impact to our culture would be disastrous. A beloved player not just at the AFC, but across the entire AFL, let go.

He also has immense value to us as a player/coach/mentor. Why should he be pushed out to perform that role at another club? We have young indigenous talents as well as young players in general that will continue to benefit from Betts involvement in the club. Stengle. McHenry. Jones. Murphy. etc.

The difference between us/Betts and say Hawks/Hodge is that the Hawks also had other on-field mentors that were able to fill that role, eg Roughead. And also unlike Hodge, Betts plays in a lower-production role.

So no. Wouldn't even consider it.

It does appear that the relationship between Eddie and the AFC has been damaged, doesn't it?

It might not be a complete disaster, but it doesn't seem like the relationship is as strong as it was recently.

 

[cleanhands]

It does appear that the relationship between Eddie and the AFC has been damaged, doesn't it?

It might not be a complete disaster, but it doesn't seem like the relationship is as strong as it was recently.

It’s all speculation at present
But if he was to leave a club he said he grew up barracking for and loved, it smells to me what a lot of us believe that all is not well behind closed doors

 

[Troy87]

It does appear that the relationship between Eddie and the AFC has been damaged, doesn't it?

It might not be a complete disaster, but it doesn't seem like the relationship is as strong as it was recently.

Agree and this would be a huge failure from the AFC. Eddie should have a job for life at AFC. Anyone who follows him on insta would see how big a mentor he is to the younger players. You hold onto good ppl and build a culture from them. The carlton indigenous boys lost their way wen Eddie left. Dont underestimate what him leaving disgruntled could do to our club.

 

[Scorpus]

If only we had a sub rule

Was it Daniel Giansiracusa that became a professional sub at the end of his career?