My clear read on it is that he's staying. And I'm normally wrong.

Perhaps the most honest piece of sports journalism I have ever read in my life.

Take a bow RTG,

You are a gem here!

End thread. No danger.

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Not going anywhere

Just watched Dangerfield on the AFL footy show.

He is clearly llivid by Sanderson's sacking but spoke very firmly about staying united at the Crows.

By the way he spoke and the way he spoke about his love for Adelaide I don't think we'll be able to draw him over this year.

I hope I'm wrong but I am certainly not getting excited about it any more.

So what's Sloan doing?

Just watched Dangerfield on the AFL footy show.

He is clearly llivid by Sanderson's sacking but spoke very firmly about staying united at the Crows.

By the way he spoke and the way he spoke about his love for Adelaide I don't think we'll be able to draw him over this year.

I hope I'm wrong but I am certainly not getting excited about it any more.

I don't think Dangerfield is lived that Sanderson has been sacked.

I think he is lived that the players have copped the blame.

End thread. No danger.

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Not going anywhere

Thanks guys. Where would we be without official thread enders?

Demonland:

Bag facebook rumours pages then base your assessment of whether a player is leaving or not based on your read of body language on a footy show appearance.

Demonland:

Bag facebook rumours pages then base your assessment of whether a player is leaving or not based on your read of body language on a footy show appearance.

Did you watch the footy show?

Yes. and I usually dont.

Exactly - the moment I see 'Facebook' as part of the rumour it's automatically BS. Why others don't get that is beyond me.

To be fair, it holds just as much weight as "a poster on Demonland reckons..."

To be fair, it holds just as much weight as "a poster on Demonland reckons..."

I don't disagree at all. Unless it's something that seems to gain traction through the press I take everything here with a grain of salt.

No wonder Goodwin didn't want to go into that mess. Looks like Sanderson was white anted. It's going to take some doing to reunite that lot. Wonder what Riccuitos agenda is?

Next......Luke Parker

To be fair, if he had decided to leave he'd be making a fair effort to keep it concealed, no?

To be fair, it holds just as much weight as "a poster on Demonland reckons..."

The same weight as the free red and blue fairy floss at family day?

No wonder Goodwin didn't want to go into that mess. Looks like Sanderson was white anted. It's going to take some doing to reunite that lot. Wonder what Riccuitos agenda is?

Drag the club to the dirt and let his cousins buy it cheap.

Just don't understand how you could be happy with the direction of a club that doesn't even have a coach.

Do the players think they'll be choosing the direction or something? Smells like a recipe for disaster.

If they're that arrogant, well.. good luck to them. Certainly means the incoming coach is fighting an uphill battle just to win over the players.

I watched tfs and I can't see how what he said suggests he won't leave. He said he loves the city and loves the footy club. Not once did he say he wouldn't leave. Frawley said he bleeds red and blue

If he wanted to stay he would've come outright and said that. I didn't see the interview but the lines about loving the club and loving the players, etc... well, you only need to refer to our very own snake Mitch Clark and those comments last week about how much he loved Melbourne and loved our club, while he was already in negotiations with Buckley and Hird.

Also Frawley and the "bleeds red and blue" comments. They're just hollow and empty words. There's no loyalty in modern football.

I watched tfs and I can't see how what he said suggests he won't leave. He said he loves the city and loves the footy club. Not once did he say he wouldn't leave. Frawley said he bleeds red and blue

In fairness, Frawley's IQ is about the same as his number.

In fairness, Frawley's IQ is about the same as his number.

dumb as a box of hammers

Power and Crows hate each other more than any 2 other clubs in the country. They enjoy seeing each others team lose as much as they enjoy their own team winning.

If Tex (who is a crows favorite) went to Port they would burn his house down!!

well then, if he is entertaining a shift, maybe we orta con-vince Big Texas in a move, 1hrs flight East by Sth-East

Would be equally happy with Tex.

I'd almost prefer Tex

as long as we can get Shiel, Jaksch, 1 of Brayshaw/Petracca, & RO'K

Sloane would also be nice (if we can turn his family around from being Prendergasted)

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maybe next year?

If he wanted to stay he would've come outright and said that. I didn't see the interview but the lines about loving the club and loving the players, etc... well, you only need to refer to our very own snake Mitch Clark and those comments last week about how much he loved Melbourne and loved our club, while he was already in negotiations with Buckley and Hird.

Also Frawley and the "bleeds red and blue" comments. They're just hollow and empty words. There's no loyalty in modern football.

Watch the interview, then judge.

It was the strongest stance I have seen from a player in the long time.

Dangerfield is 110% not going anywhere.

It could work out OK if the Dangerfield thing falls through. Pick 2 & 3 in the draft could snare Petracca and Brayshaw or allow us to target Cameron. Plenty of other fish in the sea.

As for Goodwin - Meh.

we have enormous opportunities this year, IF we get a compensation pick immediately after our 1st pick. this is key... & a PP pick is needed as well.

one way or another we will get some very good players on-board this off season.

existing stars, or if not we can take 2 very good kids if we want to with our early picks.

[censored] Danger.

I wish the AFL had the trust that we could this time around build a dynasty on our own. Trust that we have the right recruiters, development coaches and players to provide the perfect environment for young players to thrive. Of course I completely get that we've had ample opportunity in previous drafts/years and we've got it so horribly wrong. But I don't care to wait now. I don't want to offer the world for a bonafide star of the comp who was brought to life by another club.

I want us to do it ourselves for once.

I want us to be ruthless in our objective to draft the best two mids of this year in Petracca and Brayshaw, (insert any other player out recruiters believe have star qualities) And inject maybe a ROK, Malceski and Lumumba to add to Cross, Vince and Dawes who were not stars of the comp but who tick the box as teachers and players who will actually nurture and mentor young players unlike Sylvia, Moloney and Frawley in recent times.

I understand there's an argument that the MFC can't be afforded anymore time to 'rebuild' and need immediate improvement. But there is risk in everything. Every trade. Look at what has happened to Clarke.

It's only my view. But I see us as being extremely lucky to have another opportunity and crack at potentially nabbing two of the best mids in this draft and developing them RIGHT. I don't want to hear one post bring up our past failings because the variables involved are now completely different.

It's time to unearth our own stars of the competition.

Petracca

Brayshaw

Viney

Tyson

Salem

Hogan

Under the tutelage of potentially:

Cross

Jones

ROK

Malceski

Vince

Dawes

Lumumba

Vs

Scully

Trengove

Morton

Gysberts

Blease

Strauss

(Who were drafted by a completely different recruiting group headed by possibly the worst recruiter of all time)

Under the tutelage of:

Green

Moloney

Sylvia

Frawley

Jones

Etc

We have been given a golden second opportunity to have a shot at getting it right.

My thoughts anyway..

I like your reasoning stmj. I don't think we can go wrong this year with the picks we should have at our disposal ?