this is so typical. Bulldogs lodge a complaint to the afl about gws breaching the player poaching regulations, Melbourne just roll over and do nothing about it. typical

... and another swing and a miss!

The Callan Ward thing beautifully shows up the morality of the GWS people though. They know the AFL isn't going to take any action against them for breaching the rules. These (Gubby et al) are obviously the "those-who-should-know" who keep feeding morons from the press (like Mark Stevens) the rumours-of-the-week, knowing they can't resist.

I do wonder, why if GWS are apparently chasing Scully, have they not made a hard approach at him like they have with Ward? Because even if Scully is not interested in talking contracts until the end of the year, it doesn't stop them from giving him or his managers one to look at, and according to sources I actually believe, they are yet to do so.

Just wondering if they really are as interested in him as the media appears to make out, or whether it's all smoke screens and distractions to try and steal other players (be it ours or another club's).

Besides, a player who is leaning towards a move away from their current club wouldn't really care that much about contracts distracting him from his footy, would he?

rick olerenshaw has told me personally that Scully is going

rick olerenshaw has told me personally that Scully is going

Rick Olerenshaw is Scully's manager is he?

He wouldn't know his own head from his arse.

Scully hasn't made a decision, he couldn't have if he hasn't even seen contract offers, could he now?!

rick olerenshaw has told me personally that Scully is going

.....to have an excellent career at Melbourne

Do not feed people.

Don't like picking apart words ......

But thats exactly what you are doing - refer back to his March presser for all the gooey stuff about loving the club, being a one club player and the club heading in the right direction, that some so desperately crave.

He well may be going - but reading into every statement and dissecting body language just causes unnecessary ulcers.

rick olerenshaw has told me personally that Scully is going

Yeah and he would know. Pfft.

I do wonder, why if GWS are apparently chasing Scully, have they not made a hard approach at him like they have with Ward? Because even if Scully is not interested in talking contracts until the end of the year, it doesn't stop them from giving him or his managers one to look at, and according to sources I actually believe, they are yet to do so.

Just wondering if they really are as interested in him as the media appears to make out, or whether it's all smoke screens and distractions to try and steal other players (be it ours or another club's).

Besides, a player who is leaning towards a move away from their current club wouldn't really care that much about contracts distracting him from his footy, would he?

As I have stated previously I don't believe TS is going to GWS. From a recruiting point of view it makes much more sense to go after bigger bodied players. They will pick up plenty of physically underdeveloped but very talented players at this years draft. They need to complement that arrangement with some plug and play midfield talent. Scully is not a physically imposing player, like for instance Palmer and Rich and it makes far more sense that they would be the type of players they would be targetting for next year. When Sheedy was reported as saying a couple of weeks back that they already had the midfielder they were after, I think it is more likely he was referring to either or both of those. If I was recruiting for GWS I'd be far more interested in Sylvia than Scully for 2012.

I wonder what Wolfmother's hunch is about Scully next year? Care to indulge WM?

rick olerenshaw has told me personally that Scully is going

I'd like to know Freak, how is Olarenshaw able to be so certain on this? Plenty of people have said he is going, and plenty have said he ain't. So, what is it that makes him so sure? Please, enlighten us.

rick olerenshaw has told me personally that Scully is going

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Olarenshaw

OMG! Extra strong HP sauce!

Olarenshaw has been the footy expert on the Grubby and Dee Dee Breakfast Show, weekday mornings on Melbourne FM radio station, Gold 104.3.

Don't think this is Velocity Sports ...

http://www.essentiallygroup.com/Home/The_Team/default.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Olarenshaw

OMG! Extra strong HP sauce!

Don't think this is Velocity Sports ...

http://www.essentiallygroup.com/Home/The_Team/default.aspx

Haha, don't think it is either old55. Did you notice that if you click on Olarenshaws name it comes up with nothing, but any of the other names there come up with a little blurb and a photo.

It really is.

I don't believe Scully would commend the sort of money that is being discussed in the media, but gees if Ward is worth $1mil a year, I suppose Scully must be worth that much to them as well.

This GWS thing is a massive farce. The AFL should be ashamed that they have created this situation. I completely understand the need for new teams to get going quickly, but to give them the ability to throw millions at young, contracted players, is a joke.

Scully is worth more to them. $6m over 5 years. YOu do the maths...

Didn't fully read through this thread so I don't know if this has already been posted BUT:

"TOM Scully's manager Alastair Lynch has provided the strongest indication yet the gun on-baller will re-sign with Melbourne...But when asked on Fox Sports' On The Couch if Demon fans could be optimistic about Scully staying at Melbourne, Lynch said: "You should be optimistic, yeah."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tom-scully-may-stay-with-melbourne-says-manager-alastair-lynch/story-e6frf9jf-1226083081945

Didn't fully read through this thread so I don't know if this has already been posted BUT:

"TOM Scully's manager Alastair Lynch has provided the strongest indication yet the gun on-baller will re-sign with Melbourne...But when asked on Fox Sports' On The Couch if Demon fans could be optimistic about Scully staying at Melbourne, Lynch said: "You should be optimistic, yeah."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tom-scully-may-stay-with-melbourne-says-manager-alastair-lynch/story-e6frf9jf-1226083081945

Tweet from Jay Clark at the Hun:

Jay Clark

Fair old backflip from Al Lynch this morning. Clearly copped a call from the GWS boys last night. Doing Tom no favours.

Tweet from Jay Clark at the Hun:

Fair old backflip from Al Lynch this morning. Clearly copped a call from the GWS boys last night. Doing Tom no favours.

And that blackflip was? - or did I miss something?

And that blackflip was? - or did I miss something?

I tweeted him back, asking about the backflip. He is yet to reply.

I tweeted him back, asking about the backflip. He is yet to reply.

This is the apparent backflip:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/scully-has-not-made-a-decision-manager-20110628-1goap.html

This is the apparent backflip:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/scully-has-not-made-a-decision-manager-20110628-1goap.html

wow....looks like he's holding contract talks off until the end of the year.

This is a new development yeah?

This is the apparent backflip:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/scully-has-not-made-a-decision-manager-20110628-1goap.html

I wouldn't say that was a backflip at all... from what I can recall, that is pretty much what he said on "On the Couch", up to the point where he was asked whether Dees supporters should feel optimistic. Just another case of a journo attempting to take a silk purse and make it into a sow's ear.

Why are we regurgitating yesterday's news re Lynch? He said nothing new and there was no backflip ok? Done and dusted.

Now can someone please produce a new BS rumour along the lines of "Scully's best friend's failed business partner's pool cleaner's girlfriend told my sister's hairdresser's dog walker that Scully's grandmother told the local butcher that Scully was either staying or going but can't remember which one it was" so I can waste more of my life reading this thread about 50 times a day?

Cheers

I wouldn't say that was a backflip at all... from what I can recall, that is pretty much what he said on "On the Couch", up to the point where he was asked whether Dees supporters should feel optimistic. Just another case of a journo attempting to take a silk purse and make it into a sow's ear.

It was a backflip - documented below

It was a backflip - documented below

First time I saw that was on a screen at a Beastie Boys gig, haven't stopped laughing at it since.

First time I saw that was on a screen at a Beastie Boys gig, haven't stopped laughing at it since.

He was subbed off immediately afterwards.

I wouldn't say that was a backflip at all... from what I can recall, that is pretty much what he said on "On the Couch", up to the point where he was asked whether Dees supporters should feel optimistic. Just another case of a journo attempting to take a silk purse and make it into a sow's ear.

Another (albeit far less amusing) example of a back flip......

Les Murray retracts allegations about Lucas Neill's leadership