We would be no chance at all

But it may well drive his asking price up for his next contract forcing them to pay others unders (Duncan, Guthrie, Christensen, etc.)

In fact we should get in 2/3/4 players ears, promise them the moon.....you never know money talks

And they've been up for a fair few years now the players may think its a good time to jump off a sinking ship? can only try....

is this a joke... he will stay at the cats for $100,00 less than we offer. !!!

No harm in trying - but cannot possibly see it.

Would be interesting to compare Motlop's first season with this one by JKH. Think we have a good one there.

He's got such brilliant balance and superbly clean hands that kid.

is this a joke... he will stay at the cats for $100,00 less than we offer. !!!

Then we offer $200,00 more than expected. His price still goes up hamstringing Geelong, or he leaves (not necessarily to us, but that then potentially hamstrings another club).

Note: Dawes and Collingwood is not dissimillar and they still haven't found an adequate replacement; and if they had of kept Dawes on a contract close to the Melbourne deal, then that would have put more pressure on keeping their midfield/emerging stars (think beams, elliot, reid).

All clubs are vulnerable to other clubs talkiing up the price of their players, the good ones manage it better by offloading overvaled players well - Brisbane with Des Headland, Hawthorn with Clint Young, Sydney with Everitt.