For those that want chip to stay what price would you be willing to pay per year and for how long to keep him. I dont see him being worth more than $500k per year and i would not go past a 3 year deal given the variation in quality in his playing. and what do you thing other clubs would be prepared to pay him?

I still find it slightly comical that Chip has come out saying that the constant speculation is annoying him, yet he was the one who put off those contract talks and brought the speculation down on himself.

Not too bright is our James.

OMG! If he leaves meet might finish down near the bottom. Time to go chip

OMG! If he leaves meet might finish down near the bottom. Time to go chip

Your posts are as creepy as your photo.

I wouldn't be surprised if we did indeed finish last. Hope for the players, and supporters, we don't.

^Deecisive I mostly agree with your estimates, 3 years on no more than 500k per season. I don't know what his leadership around the club is like, does anyone have any idea on this?

Your posts are as creepy as your photo.

I wouldn't be surprised if we did indeed finish last. Hope for the players, and supporters, we don't.

^Deecisive I mostly agree with your estimates, 3 years on no more than 500k per season. I don't know what his leadership around the club is like, does anyone have any idea on this?

If we didn't build on this year and improve further next year then I would be very, very surprised, and hugely disappointed.

We won't finish last, we will have to lose all our remaining games to do that. We have 2 winnable ones left IMO against Brisbane and GWS. Although saints winning their freo game has me ll twisted.

It would be disastrous winning the spoon this year, make no mistake

Your posts are as creepy as your photo.

I wouldn't be surprised if we did indeed finish last. Hope for the players, and supporters, we don't.

^Deecisive I mostly agree with your estimates, 3 years on no more than 500k per season. I don't know what his leadership around the club is like, does anyone have any idea on this?

Ha Ha ha that's funny.

Isn't a chip just part of a potato? Not even a full spud.

Anyone watching AFL360 (yes it's quite painful).

Buckley was very coy went asked about Frawley and whether or not a deal has been done. Never seen a coach act the way Buckley did and kill the topic as he did.

A spud pie then? Or a chip butty?

It would be disastrous winning the spoon this year, make no mistake

How's that?

GONNNNNEEEEE... bucks just smirked.. signed sealed and delivered

A spud pie then? Or a chip butty?

Shepherds Pie?

GONNNNNEEEEE... bucks just smirked.. signed sealed and delivered

It was more than a smirk. Jeez we're clutching at straws for a footy story here, let me have this one! Frawley will be Magpie!

A four n twenty magpie with potatoes.

Don't need to get Allan Pease in to decipher Buckley's body language.

Obvious Pies are into Frawley.

Don't need to get Allan Pease in to decipher Buckley's body language.

Obvious Pies are into Frawley.

My uni had an Allan Pease joke book in the restroom.

The pies makes sense. They need a simple country lad after giving shaw away. But seriously they have a big hole down back with no stand out back to match with the power forwards. Why did they ask Buckley about frawley? Has there been some scuttlebut?

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The pies makes sense. They need a simple country lad after giving shaw away. But seriously they have a big hole down back with no stand out back to match with the power forwards. Why did they ask Buckley about Crawley? Has there been some scuttlebut?

chip would also know how to get to training which is probably an important consideration. It would take him 12 months to work out how to get to waverly if he joined the Hawks and you can forget about an interstate side - he'd spend all Hus time lost

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I'm desperate for this club to change Machsy.

Having an experienced senior player who is part of the leadership group display the same sort of behaviour as players like Sylvia makes me sick and tells me that there are still players we need to move on if we want to see a transformed club.

Frawley is a pea brain. I'm annoyed because he doesn't carry himself well on or off-field and it reflects badly on the club. Which is where my care is.

Agree steve. Call me a naive old fart, but I put a high price on loyalty.

Anyone watching AFL360 (yes it's quite painful).

Buckley was very coy went asked about Frawley and whether or not a deal has been done. Never seen a coach act the way Buckley did and kill the topic as he did.

Yeah, Buckley's body language was a dead give-away. No doubt they are chasing Frawley, if they don't already have him.

Agree steve. Call me a naive old fart, but I put a high price on loyalty.

Maybe you do value loyalty, as most supporters do. Most footballers now value loyalty as long as all the other boxes are ticked as well - money, length of contract, prospect of finals ( with age of the footballer being a consideration - rivers leaving to play finals before retirement ) and even coach/player relationship (daisy left for huge dollars but was only ever going to the malthouse club) or Richetelli who had a falling out with Voss.

Is there any chance that the loyal country boy might just pack it all in and return to the family farm?

At the point of really couldn't give two shits one way or the other. He stays - awesome we have a solid tall defender who can swing forward when needed. if he leaves for greener pastures who could blame him, I couldn't. We get compensated with what should be an adequate draft pick (early first round) which for the first time in a longtime doesn't feel like it will be squandered. If the rumours of potentially luring Cameron or Shiel are true, we may well be better off losing him but I'm an old school loyal type and I think the spud farmers are too and he wouldn't be leaving lightly. It would be a massive life choice for him, stay for the benefit of being a one club player and seeing the good times after the crap or jump ship and land on the coat tails of others. I'd stay but that's me - other blokes have successfully changed allegiances for success and are very well received universally. As I said at the start if he stays great, if he leaves - good luck to him and I have faith in Roos and co to deliver replacements

Maybe you do value loyalty, as most supporters do. Most footballers now value loyalty as long as all the other boxes are ticked as well - money, length of contract, prospect of finals ( with age of the footballer being a consideration - rivers leaving to play finals before retirement ) and even coach/player relationship (daisy left for huge dollars but was only ever going to the malthouse club) or Richetelli who had a falling out with Voss.

I agree with everything you say nutbean. However true loyalty can't be qualified, or made subject to certain prerequisites. Sadly, I also fully understand that declining loyalty is inevitable in today's game, and that ain't gonna change. The concept of 'team first' no longer extends beyond the field of play, so I and others who share my view better bloody well get used to it!