Operation Buddy

[trout 385]

Well I dont know about anybody else but I think we should be targeting Buddy. He is out of contract at the end of next year and will be a free agent, we will have ample room in the cap to make him an offer to good to refuse and I think we should do it. Lets not waste our time with Dawes or Pedersen lets get a superstar lets get Buddy.

[ILLDieADemon 804]

That will never happen.

[Guest bluey]

Would Bud suit Neeldys game plan? Would he fit in with our culture, and be under our cap?

[Mac7 309]

Well I dont know about anybody else but I think we should be targeting Buddy. He is out of contract at the end of next year and will be a free agent, we will have ample room in the cap to make him an offer to good to refuse and I think we should do it. Lets not waste our time with Dawes or Pedersen lets get a superstar lets get Buddy.

Love the optimism but no chance!!!

Hawthorn would sell every player on their list to keep him...

[Scipio 5,868]

Why on earth would he leave on of the most successful clubs in the competition (where you can be sure he is well looked after already) for our crap heap, even if we can offer more money?

True the optimism is admirable but we are going after players like Pedersen and Dawes because they are realistic. Buddy isn't mate.

[Harcourt 146]

Hahaha - funny stuff.

[Nasher 33,129]

FFS. If this wasn't already ridiculous, it definitely is now.

[Guest]

Would Bud suit Neeldys game plan? Would he fit in with our culture, and be under our cap?

Buddy IS a game plan. Unfortunately, not gonna happen.

[jumbo returns 6,503]

School holidays?

[Guest KingDingAling]

Getting Wellingham would be a good start.

[trout 385]

Why on earth would he leave on of the most successful clubs in the competition (where you can be sure he is well looked after already) for our crap heap, even if we can offer more money?

True the optimism is admirable but we are going after players like Pedersen and Dawes because they are realistic. Buddy isn't mate.

Its called money the same reason Ablett, Scully, Ward and Clark ended up where they did. The club keeps raiding its wealthy members to build a war chest and I think its time the club used it.

[jumbo returns 6,503]

Well I dont know about anybody else but I think we should be targeting Buddy. He is out of contract at the end of next year and will be a free agent, we will have ample room in the cap to make him an offer to good to refuse and I think we should do it. Lets not waste our time with Dawes or Pedersen lets get a superstar lets get Buddy.

Seriously, trout, Franklin would never, never, leave Hawthorn for any coin. He strikes me as a the kind of bloke who's happy at the Hawks, loves the profile and is looking at a Brownlow and another premiership over the next 3 - 4 years.

[Sir Why You Little 34,615]

No problem putting the feelers out. Show Franklin some $$$. Let him know the MFC is serious.

Make Hawthorn pay more...it all helps us claw our way up the list.

Doubt we would get Duddy, but we may get a different player who the Hawks can no longer afford.

Footy has changed as of yesterday.

Edited October 2, 2012 by why you little

[Deez 298]

Its called money the same reason Ablett, Scully, Ward and Clark ended up where they did. The club keeps raiding its wealthy members to build a war chest and I think its time the club used it.

I dont want come across rude, but its clearly not completely about money.

Lynch knocked back 360k from melb to go to the pies for 280k. thats a significant difference in cash'e.

yes we got clark, this still amazes me to be honest.

Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with clark, just surprised.

My point being if our culture and cash can't lure lynch, then how do we get a superstar like buddy?

[Scipio 5,868]

Its called money the same reason Ablett, Scully, Ward and Clark ended up where they did. The club keeps raiding its wealthy members to build a war chest and I think its time the club used it.

You can bet he's already on a fair amount of coin there, and the couple of hundred thousand more we can offer won't make much difference when he's weighing up the other factors like success, playing with mates, coaching staff and so on. It won't happen.

[Sir Why You Little 34,615]

No it won't happen yet. But we have to keep shopping until it does.

If we don't the club won't survive 10 years more.

[angrydee 842]

I dont want come across rude, but its clearly not completely about money.

Lynch knocked back 360k from melb to go to the pies for 280k. thats a significant difference in cash'e.

yes we got clark, this still amazes me to be honest.

Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with clark, just surprised.

My point being if our culture and cash can't lure lynch, then how do we get a superstar like buddy?

Source for those offers? I was informed today that the filth trumped our offer by $25k pa. My source is a recruiter from another club that were interested in him.

[Sir Why You Little 34,615]

Source for those offers? I was informed today that the filth trumped our offer by $25k pa. My source is a recruiter from another club that were interested in him.

i would hope you are right. Our $$$ are good & solid.

This F/A was never going to be easy..we are out there pushing. Good.

Keep it up Demons.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

I would be disgusted if the club just put this in the 'no chance' basket. We have this war chest that they keep crapping on about and it will only get bigger after more front loaded contracts after missing out on everyone decent this year, so why wouldn't we put a huge offer to him. Of course it is unlikely, but is it any more unlikely than Gary Ablett leaving Geelong and missing a flag to go GC for a [censored] load of money. Not sure why everyone feels the need to shoot down the OP, as even though it is highly unlikely, you could almost guarantee there will be 17 clubs sitting around the round table figuring out if they can get him to their club.

Put an offer to him, 99.9% chance it gets turned down and nothing is lost other than the ink and piece of paper that was used to print it, 0.1% chance he decides to grab the cash and we seal the biggest coup possible.

Edited October 2, 2012 by Forest Demon

[Gippsland Dee 367]

there is always a chance but as FD said it is the slimmest! I really can't see buddy leaving hawthorn for anything as he would no doubt already be on a very healthy deal atm and he has great success ahead of him at the hawks. Money is always a factor as to why someone may leave a club but many times it would not always be the only draw card. Buddy would be a super get if we were to get him, one of the best in history, but very unlikely to happen. Wouldn't hurt to chase him next year though as we would have nothing to lose

[Deez 298]

Source for those offers? I was informed today that the filth trumped our offer by $25k pa. My source is a recruiter from another club that were interested in him.

I may be out dated, those were the figures i heard on SEN and through a colleague mon or tues. Perhaps pies bumped it up.

[Deez 298]

how can collingwood fit all of these players in their salary cap?

perhaps we should be looking at some of there other quality players to poach.

They can't all be on awesome cash... Which by the sounds of things we have

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Buddy wants to finish his career with the Demons.

He definitely will not finish with the Hawks.

Take it as gospel. The club is aware of this.

Keep it quiet. I may have to delete this post very soon.

Well I'll just quote you then so your post will live in the Internet for all eternity

Hope you are right. But my spidey senses tell me you are full of crap.

[rjay 23,929]

I may be out dated, those were the figures i heard on SEN and through a colleague mon or tues. Perhaps pies bumped it up.

Because a jouno says it doesn't make it right. According to the club we made no offer.

[Vanilla Gorilla 204]

Those who think that there's no possibility of snagging Buddy need to think again.

Anyone watched one of ESPN's "30 for 30" documentaries about Wayne Gretzky - the greatest ever ice hockey player?

The LA Kings owner jokingly discussed a trade with the Edmonton Oilers (Gretzky's team) owner at a dinner party. They laughed it off at the time, but a few months, $15 million, 4 draft picks and a couple player later he was in an LA guernsey.

Point is, even for a guy like Buddy who is the heart and soul of Hawthorn - a trade is possible.

5mill over 5 years. Make a play, see what happens.