10 hours ago, Redleg said:

I can't believe that the Swans will let this bloke go, for a bit more money. Absolutely ridiculous.

They either delist or trade someone, or convince some players like Buddy , Tippett, McVeigh, Kennedy, Jack, Hanneberry etc, to take a small pay cut.

You don't lose a player like Mitchell.

And they won't.

 

These !st world problems were always going to occur after the great Buddy/Kirt swindle.

10 hours ago, Redleg said:

I can't believe that the Swans will let this bloke go, for a bit more money. Absolutely ridiculous.

They either delist or trade someone, or convince some players like Buddy , Tippett, McVeigh, Kennedy, Jack, Hanneberry etc, to take a small pay cut.

You don't lose a player like Mitchell.

And they won't.

Agreed. And Sydney have got a much better premiership window in the next 2-3 years than Hawthorn.

Maybe Sydney will lose Mitchell and then go replace him with another gun academy player. 

Pisses me off no end.......

Can you imagine the Swans win the flag, Mitchell wins the Norm Smith and then he leaves. 

Swans will find a way to keep him.

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

Can you imagine the Swans win the flag, Mitchell wins the Norm Smith and then he leaves. 

Swans will find a way to keep him.

Maybe they don't rate him as highly as those outside the club.

They've got Mills ready to step into the midfield along with Heaney spending more mid time.

They have soooooo many quality mids and young gun mids that I'm FIIK how they can possibly keep them all under the cap along with Buddy and Kurt.

Parker, McVeigh, Jack, Hanners, Kennedy, McGlynn, Heeney, Mills, blah, blah.

6 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

They have soooooo many quality mids and young gun mids that I'm FIIK how they can possibly keep them all under the cap along with Buddy and Kurt.

Parker, McVeigh, Jack, Hanners, Kennedy, McGlynn, Heeney, Mills, blah, blah.

McGlynn is 31 and will be gone soon for starters. Ted Richards is retiring.

They have others they can get rid of.

15 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

They have soooooo many quality mids and young gun mids that I'm FIIK how they can possibly keep them all under the cap along with Buddy and Kurt.

Parker, McVeigh, Jack, Hanners, Kennedy, McGlynn, Heeney, Mills, blah, blah.

Heeney 2nd year

Mills 1st year 

Hewett, Richards, Papley, Aliir (injured) Marsh (omitted) plus I've missed someone. 

Many games this year they've played between 5 & 7 first year players, and they've stood up. Where as we overpay hacks to come to this club ie Dawes/Lamumba.....

 

 

Tyson / Salem or the Bont.

JKH or Aliir.

4 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Tyson / Salem or the Bont.

JKH or Aliir.

Are we doing these ridiculous 'hindsight' sort of posts?

Travis Johnstone or Luke Power?

Edited September 30, 20169 yr by Wiseblood

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

Are we doing these ridiculous 'hindsight' sort of posts?

Travis Johnstone or Luke Power?

I'm on holidays, too much time on my hands.

 

Just now, Bombay Airconditioning said:

I'm on holidays, too much time on my hands.

 

Troy Longmuir or Simon Black?

4 hours ago, Redleg said:

Can you imagine the Swans win the flag, Mitchell wins the Norm Smith and then he leaves. 

Swans will find a way to keep him.

I know it's not exactly the same thing but Ryan O'Keefe won the Norm Smith in 2012 and couldn't get a game in 2014. 

I think Mitchell is a really good player but with the Swans salary cap I'd rather not pay him 650-700k or whatever it will take to keep him and head to the draft for more outside class and maybe another young tall backman. If the Swans can replace McVeigh and Grundy then they'll just keep winning. Now if the Hawks only offer a late first round pick and a fringe player and pay he'll stay for 550k then the Swans should lock him in, but if the cash isn't enough and the Hawks offer a good deal it's a win win.

Edited September 30, 20169 yr by DeeSpencer

13 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Ryan O'Keefe won the Rising Star in 2012

Pretty good for someone who was drafted in 1999!

4 minutes ago, mauriesy said:

Pretty good for someone who was drafted in 1999!

I'm all over the shop today! Norm Smith*

 

2 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Troy Longmuir or Simon Black?

Albert Thurgood or Tommy Ryan?

18 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Are we doing these ridiculous 'hindsight' sort of posts?

Travis Johnstone or Luke Power?

Morton or Cyril ?

20 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Tyson / Salem or the Bont.

JKH or Aliir.

Mitch Thorp or Joel Selwood? Xavier Ellis or Josh Kennedy or Scott Pendlebury? Beau Dowler or Nathan Jones?

Every club misses players. Get over it.

38 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Mitch Thorp or Joel Selwood? Xavier Ellis or Josh Kennedy or Scott Pendlebury? Beau Dowler or Nathan Jones?

Every club misses players. Get over it.

Thanks Nasher.

I'm so sick of people talking about this theme, it's pointless.

On 21 September 2016 at 10:27 AM, stuie said:

And Hawthorn (who are famous for not paying highly) are offering him way more coin than anyone else would?

 

They're obviously offering him more than the Swans are.

 

56 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

They're obviously offering him more than the Swans are.

 

Probably, and it's likely other teams are offering more than the Hawks, that's the point, it's not JUST money he's after.

 

38 minutes ago, stuie said:

Probably, and it's likely other teams are offering more than the Hawks, that's the point, it's not JUST money he's after.

 

Money + Wins + Playing Role + Personal Circumstances is the combination for any trade.

The Hawks will be selling him on slightly more cash, similar chance of winning, the chance to be the number 1 inside ball winner in 2018 not stuck in a line behind Kennedy, Parker etc and whatever value there is in living in Melbourne.

Just now, DeeSpencer said:

Money + Wins + Playing Role + Personal Circumstances is the combination for any trade.

The Hawks will be selling him on slightly more cash, similar chance of winning, the chance to be the number 1 inside ball winner in 2018 not stuck in a line behind Kennedy, Parker etc and whatever value there is in living in Melbourne.

Yep, pretty clearly there's more to it than just money, otherwise he'd be off to Gold Coast or Brisbane.

 

16 disposals, 2 goals 83 af at half time. Next to kennedy granted, but this shows you can't have too many elite inside mids. Certainly would be a deadly combo with viney. If Kennedy isn't ripping the ball out and distrubuting, Mitchell is there to crumb any spill from Kennedy's effort.

Edited October 1, 20169 yr by DominatrixTyson

Wasn't convinced but sold now after his first shot at goal. Was clearly nervous, had no idea what to do. Settled, kicked it over the umpires hat.

Any connection with Roos? Get him in his ear. Surely we can offer him more than Whorethorn?