What exactly has Sydney done wrong?
How does holding a club to ransom sound?
How to screw Adelaide in 5 easy steps:
1. Realise that Tippett wants to leave
2. Offer him large sums of money in the chance he will come to you
3. Do this largely behind Adelaide's back
4. Wait for him to acknowledge his desire to play for you and only you
5. Force Adelaide to accept a packet of chips and a half drunk coke
They have offered all they are willing to offer and they're not obliged to offer any more than that
No-one's accusing Sydney of being illegal, just that they were manipulative and effectively pulled the rug underneath Adelaide's feet.
- just like Adelaide are not obliged to agree to the deal.
Adelaide don't accept your deal and he leaves for nothing. Hey, a half drunken coke is better than no coke at all!
I feel for the Adelaide Footbal Club and it's supporters as Tippet's decision has put them in the unenviable position of not being able to move much with this trade. But, at the end of the day it's swings and roundabouts. You win some and you lose some. Every club has had players walk out and request trades to other clubs....this is nothing new. It's very unfortunate for the Crows and it looks like Sydney may be lucky this time and potentially pick up a decent player with huge potential for not much. Unfortunately these things happen and will continue to happen with the current system the way it is.
Okay so there's two claims here:
1. Clubs win and lose trades. Which is true, however, most lost trades are realised in hindsight, with both parties assuming they can win the trade. No-one in Adelaide wants to do this trade, they were forced to and they know they're being screwed.
2. Players occasionally want to leave. Which is also true, however, most trades of a homesick player try to at least make it even. See for instance the Judd trade. This has to be one of the most lopsided trades in recent history. At least most lopsided trades end up as so because a club made a mistake in player evaluations. Adelaide know Tippett's worth. They've just been conned because there's only one car salesman in town and the only car he has is a 1987 Honda Civic shitbox. And don't they know it.
You just gotta do the best you can with what you got.
Such a charming attitude. I wonder how Sydney fans would feel if, for some bizarre reason, Kennedy wanted to return home and Hawthorn offered pick 21 and Xavier Ellis? If someone offered up pick 22 and White for Cotchin, Martin, Deledio or Riewoldt I'd tell them to thuck off. Heck, if someone offered the same offer for
Tyrone Vickery I'd say the same thing.
By the way, I think Jesse White has a lot of potential and is no where near as bad as everyone is making him out to be. Sure, he hasn't delivered on his potential yet but I'm not convinced that Kut Tippett has either. I hope Jesse White ends up at the Crows and really turns his career around, delivers on his potential and cracks a couple of huge free range eggs on all the haters faces!
Jessie White was kept out of a side by a guy a Canadian who grew up playing rugby. Adelaide are already well stocked for the gangly ruckman department.