Hawks lied, Blues never tried

[Blistering 541]

O'Keefe Hawk talk was a furphy: Roos

So it seems that the Hawks were never in the hunt and presumably, Carlton only wanted ROK if they could get him for nix in the PSD.

Nice people.

[Goodvibes 3,596]

"debt-ridden Melbourne"

The media are becoming boring.

[45HG 1,559]

Hence the reasion the "drafting and trading" board is largely a pain in the you know where.

Mind you, it doesn't totally seem to add up. O'Keefe comes out saying he thinks the AFL should have free agency, Roos then says O'Keefe never really wanted to go there.

[Supreme_Demon 3,903]

I'm going to say Ryan O'Keefe is quite GREEDY in his beliefs!

While I realise that he deserves to earn quite a bit of money as an AFL footballer. He needs to remember there are people going around earning around only $50,000 a year or even less and still living their lives.

What makes him so special that he needs to get $400,000+ a year? If he really, really wanted to come back to his family he could of and he could of joined the Melbourne Demons.

Anyways, it doesn't matter now. He signed on with the Sydney Swans again and its all over and we need to move on.

It looks like its going to be "slim pickings" in this year's Pre-Season Draft.

[beelzebub 23,383]

O'Keefe Hawk talk was a furphy: Roos

So it seems that the Hawks were never in the hunt and presumably, Carlton only wanted ROK if they could get him for nix in the PSD.

Nice people.

And from a Blues persepctive whats wrong with that ? They play hardball..and often win. Many lampoon them at best and cuastically berate them othewise but hell, this is the big world and you better play these things tough. Its not for the nicey nicey as they get dragged in the mud. Sound familiar ??

[Adzman 2,154]

Carlton may be playing hardball, they certainly are not making any allies on the trade table. Mark my words, when carlton is not on the positive end of a trade deal like they have been the last few season, they are going to cop one mighty shafting up the poo tube for their dealings over the past few seasons. What goes around comes around. WC, and now Freo will not be doing them any favors in the next decade.

[Redleg 41,627]

"debt-ridden Melbourne"

The media are becoming boring.

It was a gratuitous put down. It had no relevance to the article. It is easy to kick a club that is down.

We have to get on the front foot with the media and find positives to promote the club.

[beelzebub 23,383]

Carlton may be playing hardball, they certainly are not making any allies on the trade table. Mark my words, when carlton is not on the positive end of a trade deal like they have been the last few season, they are going to cop one mighty shafting up the poo tube for their dealings over the past few seasons. What goes around comes around. WC, and now Freo will not be doing them any favors in the next decade.

LOL...oh yeah..Carlton have been very hamstrung at the trade table !! Youre kidding yourself and others with this. Carlton have a long history of wanting, go after, and getting many things. Emphasis.."long while''

When two or three parties meet to do deals..they do whatever they can and will to best their situations. These deals come down to the moment on whats good or bad at that time Little sway will be given to the past..its al labou t NOW . Carlton KNOW this..and play at the table in this manner.

Yes..its hurt Carlton hasnt it..they missed out on Stevens, on Judd..on Warnock..( to name only three recent ).oops...they didnt !!

WC..are well named !! and Freo's footy brain is in one !!

[grazman 7,463]

It was a gratuitous put down. It had no relevance to the article. It is easy to kick a club that is down.

We have to get on the front foot with the media and find positives to promote the club.

Yes it was a gratuitous put down, but hey it's the media and it was of our own making. We were the ones that advertised we thought the money he was asking for was reasonable, but it was doubtful that we could afford him.

[QueenC 74]

I'm going to say Ryan O'Keefe is quite GREEDY in his beliefs!

While I realise that he deserves to earn quite a bit of money as an AFL footballer. He needs to remember there are people going around earning around only $50,000 a year or even less and still living their lives.

What makes him so special that he needs to get $400,000+ a year? If he really, really wanted to come back to his family he could of and he could of joined the Melbourne Demons.

I think the thing that got up the collective noses of Swans fans and Sydney media alike was that he had already agreed to terms with the team management many weeks before any of this toing and froing started, and as such went back on his word to the club and then upped his asking rate by over a hundred grand per year.

He changed management mid-stream and therefore changed allegiances, and that is when he really started to look towards the Melbourne based clubs.

The fact that he has re-signed with the Swans probably means that simply no-one else was going to match what were exhorbinant pay claims, especially at this time, and that if he went into the PSD we were the only Melbourne team in the first four selections in his city of choice, and couldn't or wouldn't afford him.