He wouldn't be on GCs radar and by the time he might be they will have their full quota of forwards.

GC can have anyone (willing) they want. No disrespect to Petterd but he would be well down that list. The fact that he comes from Gold Coast (if that's even correct)is a seperate issue all together. GC have to recruit best available and the players town of birth has absolutely nothing to do with that at all!

Petterd is not the Melbourne player they want - Miller is, also a Queenslander. That is why he is on a one year contract. We are obliged to give them one senior player next year and Miller will be it.

It is also interesting to contemplate how that will affect selection policy re Miller for the rest of the season. If we don't play him at all they m may not consider him valuable enough to poach, and therefore they may go after Petterd. On the other hand, will he (Miller)get in our best 22 as we surge towards the finals?

Petterd is not the Melbourne player they want - Miller is, also a Queenslander. That is why he is on a one year contract. We are obliged to give them one senior player next year and Miller will be it.

It is also interesting to contemplate how that will affect selection policy re Miller for the rest of the season. If we don't play him at all they m may not consider him valuable enough to poach, and therefore they may go after Petterd. On the other hand, will he (Miller)get in our best 22 as we surge towards the finals?

You're joking re Miller right? My tip is you will never see him on an AFL field ever again- injuries permiting.

Miller... hahah cheers for the giggle!

How do you do pictures? Have some awesome look a likes floating around in my head. Newton and Timmy from Southpark for starters..

We are obliged to give them one senior player next year and Miller will be it.

We are not obliged to give them anything. They are restricted to taking no more than one uncontracted player from each club; and are not forced to take anybody.

Petterd is not the Melbourne player they want - Miller is, also a Queenslander. That is why he is on a one year contract. We are obliged to give them one senior player next year and Miller will be it.

It is also interesting to contemplate how that will affect selection policy re Miller for the rest of the season. If we don't play him at all they m may not consider him valuable enough to poach, and therefore they may go after Petterd. On the other hand, will he (Miller)get in our best 22 as we surge towards the finals?

Incorrect. We are not "obliged" to part with one senior player at all.

GC is eligible to sign a maximum of one player from each of the 16 clubs. This is not the same as being obliged. Yes, it is semantics, but important semantics which changes the equation enormously.

Furthermore, GC has been on record saying they were not looking at exploiting this eligibility to its fullest.

EDIT: Beaten to it. Consider the above thorough agreement.

Edited April 8, 201015 yr by Inner Demon

How do you do pictures? Have some awesome look a likes floating around in my head. Newton and Timmy from Southpark for starters..

When you post, click the 'insert image' ibutton (I know that doesn't help: it's the square-ish one two to the right from the smiley button, one to the left of the envelope button).

Then copy/paste the URL of the picture you want to insert.

Petterd is not the Melbourne player they want - Miller is, also a Queenslander. That is why he is on a one year contract. We are obliged to give them one senior player next year and Miller will be it.

It is also interesting to contemplate how that will affect selection policy re Miller for the rest of the season. If we don't play him at all they m may not consider him valuable enough to poach, and therefore they may go after Petterd. On the other hand, will he (Miller)get in our best 22 as we surge towards the finals?

Miller? You mean Brad Miller yeah? Not some Miller that is AFL level that I haven't heard of? Hell, they can have him for free. If the GC decide that Miller will give them more than Ricky then they wont be a finals team as long as I have a hole in my arse.

FACT: Dees are under the cap, and are front loading salaries making it easy for the club to keep kids.

FACT: Ricky may be a target, but the GC's primary targets will be the big money makers. By the time the deals spill through to the lower profile targets you might find the money is very similar to what we can offer Ricky.

FACT: He is a required player regardless of his form here and there. He will be offered his worth in $$$ at the MFC.

If the GC want to overpay for him, then they will need to compensate the club. If he wants to leave and we get a pick in return, then that is fine by me. WE want players that want to play for the club.

My bet is that Ricky gets a 3 year deal with the MFC and becomes a very good player for the MFC.

His only key weakness at the moment is his kicking to team-mates. I find this strange given the sales pitch we were given upon his drafting. We were told that he played a quarter back style role where he set up play with his accurate field kicking. Nevertheless, his one on one skills are great whether it be in the air or on the ground. He provides good 'frontal pressure' and is a reliable set shot at goal.

I'm not sure queries over his kicking aren't limited to field-kicking. I'm actually really surprised to see you write that he's a reliable set shot at goal - I think that's one of the major question marks over his game at the moment.

There's plenty to like, in particular his ability to find the footy when playing forward. However, as our forward line develops I think it's likely he'll be less of a target, and converting his chances will be crucial.

I agree, I don't think his kicking for goal is reliable. Needs to eradicate those Kernahan helicopter kicks.

31.14 over his career, pretty reliable to me.

Hell, Kernahan was still a pretty good CHF

31.14 over his career, pretty reliable to me.

Really?

Have to say that surprised me. But it doesn't include shots that don't even score, like the ones that don't make the distance. There have been a few of those.

Of course, some of the helicopter kicks from Petterd end up being goals, so that doesn't show up either.

But it doesn't include shots that don't even score, like the ones that don't make the distance. There have been a few of those.

Obviously it doesn't include shots that don't score, but 69% shooting accuracy is nothing to laugh at.

Obviously it doesn't include shots that don't score, but 69% shooting accuracy is nothing to laugh at.

True. A small immature giggle should surely suffice..

cheers tightass! Go Dees!

Obviously it doesn't include shots that don't score, but 69% shooting accuracy is nothing to laugh at.

Better than Brad Green's 64%, considering nobody here would ever accuse Brad of being anything less than an elite kick at goal.

Usually people see a player have a couple of bad kicks or a bad game and then just decide they're a bad kick and block out anything different from then on or dismiss future accuracy as lucky shots from bad kicks.

It's also better than David Neitz, Aaron Davey, Newton, Miller and .29 better than Matthew Lloyd.

Alright, I'm getting ridiculou now.

yeah no true, but games played gentleman... games played. They have had alot more oppurtunities to miss. He has only started

There's an article in the Sunday Mail up here in Brisvegas this morning talking up the prospects of Ricky moving to the Gold Coast. I'm not sure if it's made the press in Victoria but the article confirms that Ricky has officially put off contract talks until the end of the year. He talks of how great it would be to play in front of friends and family but also talks about how much he loves playing for the MFC at the G every week. Looks like some serious money will be thrown his way but I think we're keen to keep him and will have the money to match a GC offer if need be. Watch this space.

On Gameday, channel 7 right now the headline loop states`` Ricky P delays contract reports with Demons``. Id say his manager realises his value has risen markedly in recent times. Hopefully just a hard ball tactic and lets hope he is not considering a move home to QLD

On Gameday, channel 7 right now the headline loop states`` Ricky P delays contract reports with Demons``. Id say his manager realises his value has risen markedly in recent times. Hopefully just a hard ball tactic and lets hope he is not considering a move home to QLD

True that.. Player managers are absolute [censored].

Pettard's manager is doing the right thing for Ricky, if he can squeeze an extra 40 to 50 grand a year then he bloody well should.

Pettard's manager is doing the right thing for Ricky, if he can squeeze an extra 40 to 50 grand a year then he bloody well should.

Its an interesting situation isn`t it. Ricky may be about to have a break out year and if he continues to perform and improve thru the year then he could be worth an extra $100-$200k per year. No doubt he`ll want a 3 year deal too. The manager will play on the go home factor big time, even if Ricky is 100% committed to stay at the Dees. It will ensure the Dees throw that little bit extra at him in order to keep him away from ``going home``.

It`s a smart move by Rick and manager but it will ensure we have a nervous wait for his decision

also says that we can match any offer from Gold Coast,which is good

also says that we can match any offer from Gold Coast,which is good

Yeah looks like the manager has realised he can get a bit more cash out, i'm not hugely worried about him leaving.