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Should we send Smith to the Draft

Send him to the draft?

  • Yes

    Votes: 40 51.9%

  • No

    Votes: 37 48.1%
  • Total voters
    77

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geoffjennings79 said:
No.

But Sam Power should fill out any paperwork incorrectly referencing "Roarke" Smith, especially if the I deal is still in the balance with only minutes left. Then let the AFL sort out the mess. 😄
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I don’t mind this… just write ‘Get Fu@ked’ across the paperwork in big red letters and hand it in.
 
Off to the draft he goes.
We have to indicate to the AFL that grooming a contracted player for 24 months is not acceptable.
The club also has to implement a policy that ensures trades do not strengthen our main competitors if like for like cannot be achieved. In other words, a no disadvantage rule.
We are not a charity.
 

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Cookie said:
Off to the draft he goes.
We have to indicate to the AFL that grooming a contracted player for 24 months is not acceptable.
The club also has to implement a policy that ensures trades do not strengthen our main competitors if like for like cannot be achieved. In other words, a no disadvantage rule.
We are not a charity.
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I like the sentiment but the reality is that clubs don’t sit by patiently until after the grand final and then start asking players if they’d like to swap clubs this off season. They are targeting and grooming players 1-2 years out. Geelong did it with Bmith. We did it with Toyd.

Clubs have probably been probing our top 10-20 players every season to see if there’s any unhappiness or a chance they could be prised out. I hope and expect that we would be doing exactly the same with other clubs’ players.

The player managers would be the “facilitators” (I was going to use another word) in the middle of all this. Like real estate agents they probably make more money if the market is in a state of churn so it’s in their interests for movements to happen too. And they would possess a wealth of juicy information about both sides of the market.

Clubs and individual list managers cannot fix the system with brave unilateral action. It needs significant tuning if not a full overhaul. And that means the AFL must act. I think that is unlikely, and us walking Bmith to the draft won’t be a sufficient trigger for it. So all that would happen is we retain the moral high ground … and lose a first round selection that we would otherwise have got.

Also those clubs (you know the ones I mean) that are starting to benefit year after year from the current system will be pushing back hard behind closed doors in the unlikely event that the AFL starts floating ideas about egalitarian reform.
 
geoffjennings79 said:
No.

But Sam Power should fill out any paperwork incorrectly referencing "Roarke" Smith, especially if the deal is still in the balance with only minutes left. Then let the AFL sort out the mess. 😄
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As long as it’s not Rohan or Clay, I don’t want to take the risk of the Cats getting their filthy paws on our boys.
 
This one is the ultimate we should but we shouldn't.

I understand every point being made about Geelong being able to pick him up with their own 17, yada, yada, yada, which means we have to eat the shit sandwich BUT....

In what ****ing world do we have to accept pick 17 for [PLAYERCARD]Bailey Smith[/PLAYERCARD] when Richmond were able to receive 14 for Liam ****ing Baker!?!?! A 173cm, 70kg utility who'll be 27 when the season starts next year is worth more???

**** off.

I will maintain until the day I die that Geelong is the campaigneriest football club in the league in every way imaginable, and I genuinely wish that every part of that joint including it's coaches, players and supporters get fired out of a cannon into the ****ing sun.
 
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Charlie Bucket said:
If it was almost guaranteed another club would pick up in the draft, absolutely. Because I’m a spiteful campaigner.

If not, I’d leave the little balding campaigner hanging until the last minute before doing the deal.

Crystal balling it, I’m tipping we get 17 and F2 with steak knives going back. Unders, but not a lot we can do.
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He’s not balding, bro.
 
This is now at 50/50.

We will see the real result in under 2hrs
 
Hoges64 said:
This one is the ultimate we should but we shouldn't.

I understand every point being made about Geelong being able to pick him up with their own 17, yada, yada, yada, which means we have to eat the shit sandwich BUT....

In what ****ing world do we have to accept pick 17 for Bailey Smith when Richmond were able to receive 14 for Liam ****ing Baker!?!?! A 173cm, 70kg utility who'll be 27 when the season starts next year is worth more???

**** off.

I will maintain until the day I die that Geelong is the campaigneriest football club in the league in every way imaginable, and I genuinely wish that every part of that joint including it's coaches, players and supporters get fired out of a cannon into the ****ing sun.
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peaceful richmond intruder alert. someone shared your post on our board and I felt compelled to come and heartily agree with you on all counts.

may we all be united in our profound and enduring hatred of GFC 🕊️
 

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Hoges64 said:
This one is the ultimate we should but we shouldn't.

I understand every point being made about Geelong being able to pick him up with their own 17, yada, yada, yada, which means we have to eat the shit sandwich BUT....

In what ****ing world do we have to accept pick 17 for Bailey Smith when Richmond were able to receive 14 for Liam ****ing Baker!?!?! A 173cm, 70kg utility who'll be 27 when the season starts next year is worth more???

**** off.

I will maintain until the day I die that Geelong is the campaigneriest football club in the league in every way imaginable, and I genuinely wish that every part of that joint including it's coaches, players and supporters get fired out of a cannon into the ****ing sun.
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This is the most legendary post. All Richmond supporters endorse every word.
 
No. Let's not cut our nose off to spite our face. Geelong can enjoy his turnovers and off-field crap :$
 
I hated when he got the ball and kicked in f50 for us. Looking forward to watching him in Cats colours
 
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