I wonder if Sydney will try and get him. They're ridiculously top-heavy with Tippett and Franklin especially on the SCG which gets super bogged down in the wet. One would think Howe would play off of Franklin better than Tippett ever could.

I wonder if Sydney will try and get him. They're ridiculously top-heavy with Tippett and Franklin especially on the SCG which gets super bogged down in the wet. One would think Howe would play off of Franklin better than Tippett ever could.

No chance. Sydney are banned from trading for players on above average salaries.

No chance. Sydney are banned from trading for players on above average salaries.

Which probably means if he went to the Swans he'd have to be on less than $400k. No chance.

Less than $300k if he's going to Sydney Swans. Not gonna happen.

The talk is he wants a big pay day - upwards of $650k, which is vaguely mind boggling to be honest.

Essentially, he's lazy and only shows up every 4 or 5 games. Other teams can carry that, we can't. Top 10 pick and we'd be laughing.

His stats would indicate that but the club has his GPS readouts. They know what running he does You can't too much on the field any more..

Possibly. Just find his body language on-field quite poor and having gone through the entire Frawley melodrama last year it's hard not to draw parallels.

The biggest parallel is that he's "putting off contract talks until the end of the season". He's as good as gone..

His stats would indicate that but the club has his GPS readouts. They know what running he does You can't too much on the field any more..

Junior can you expand on your comments please?

If Howe leaving allows us to gain a quality young midfielder I won't be to bothered.

I'd pay $500k to keep him but he would have to sign a 4 year deal. We could front load it and pay him $650 the first 2 years, which would leave him on $350 for the last 2 years.

This would then create a bit of salary cap room when we need to buy someone in a couple of years time when we are WINNING.

I'd pay $500k to keep him but he would have to sign a 4 year deal. We could front load it and pay him $650 the first 2 years, which would leave him on $350 for the last 2 years.

This would then create a bit of salary cap room when we need to buy someone in a couple of years time when we are WINNING.

Sweet Jesus no! He's worth 350-400 for his entire contract per year. Let's be real about the actual level of player this guy is.

He'll be wearing orange next year

He'll be wearing orange next year

Hopefully, I wouldn't mind picking from that crop.

The last big name player/name player to put off talks then sign from memory was Travis Cloke 4 years ago. By put off I mean drag it out all bloody year.

He'll be wearing orange next year

Would be nice if he stays, as most have said just so exciting when on, a real draw card for the kids. Just not on enough for a big pay day.

Edited June 29, 201510 yr by Cards13

Don't GWS have their first two picks tied up with Academy picks? Or is that Sydney?

Howe going to GWS would be interesting. The trade wouldn't be for a pick as GWS have two very handy academy players they will draft in with their first two picks. So Howe will likely fetch us a player....Josh Kelly? Not sure they'd do it but one can hope

I want to see the club re-sign Howe.

And Garland.

Howe going to GWS would be interesting. The trade wouldn't be for a pick as GWS have two very handy academy players they will draft in with their first two picks. So Howe will likely fetch us a player....Josh Kelly? Not sure they'd do it but one can hope

Not all that impressed with Kelly's performances so far, but it would certainly be ironic.

GWS have basically locked away all their best 22 players, but their depth is extraordinary. They're only really losing fringe players every trade period.

Edited June 29, 201510 yr by Lamashtu

Howe going to GWS would be interesting. The trade wouldn't be for a pick as GWS have two very handy academy players they will draft in with their first two picks. So Howe will likely fetch us a player....Josh Kelly? Not sure they'd do it but one can hope

Ok Treloar then

Ok Treloar then

Would love it but unrealistic

MFC must sign Howe and Garland

Junior can you expand on your comments please?

The question was a rather flippant comment about whether he was lazy. The players all wear GPS trackers and the club knows the miles that get logged. Add this to their visual aids and what they see themselves then they are in a great psition to know whether he is lazy, doing what he is supposed to do or falling down in a couple of areas. As i understand it the players get continual feedback about this stuff.

If he was lazy then he would have been told and know what he has to do to fix it. Personally I don't think he is lazy. He has had an ordinary year though.

I want to see the club re-sign Howe.

And Garland.

No, thanks. Wouldn't mind Col re-signing though.

Howe turned a corner in the Geelong game...Roos said it was his best game since he joined.

What he left unsaid it was Howe's most unselfish, team oriented game ever!

Hence the high praise in is press conf for Howe's no touches in the first half.

Seems like Howe was told: don't even try to mark, let alone take a speccie!

Howe (finally) listened, sacrificed 'his own game' and brought the ball to ground!

Howe may look lazy but it may well be he plays to have fun doing his own thing. ie rather selfish

If he and the rest of the team play unselfish football and we win a few more Howe might want to stay.

Altho if Sir Paul Roos is right the orange people to our north may get to finals faster than us and he may go.

Either way, if Howe continues to help us win games rather than play his own game, I will wish him well.

Edited June 29, 201510 yr by Lucifer's Hero

Howe turned a corner in the Geelong game...Roos said it was his best game since he joined.

What he left unsaid it was Howe's most unselfish, team oriented game ever!

Hence the high praise in is press conf for Howe's no touches in the first half.

Seems like Howe was told: don't even try to mark, let alone take a speccie!

Howe (finally) listened, sacrificed 'his own game' and brought the ball to ground!

Howe may look lazy but it may well be he plays to have fun doing his own thing. ie rather selfish

If he and the rest of the team play unselfish football and we win a few more Howe might want to stay.

Altho if Sir Paul Roos is right the orange people to our north may get to finals faster than us and he may go.

Either way, if Howe continues to help us win games rather than play his own game, I will wish him well.

All part of the great Paul Roos plans to make someone pay a premium price for him.

0 disposals in a half of footy? Apparently the best 0 disposal half the coach has ever seen. Who was the last 0 disposal in a half player he had seen?

Put it this way, a think a majority on here have called for Howe to be dropped at some stage this year. What would this do to his trade value?

We have a pure genius in charge of the team, and is playing this perfectly. I'm starting to get excited about who we may be able to bring in to the club because of Roos' efforts.