Melbourne likely to steer clear of Adelaide free agent Patrick Dangerfield

After discussions with his management? Sounds like he told them he's not interested.

id say geelong are the obvious front runners.

So we made preliminary discussions and, based off that, he basically told us he had no interest in us.

Adelaide will be kicking themselves that they didn't trade him come the end of the year. We put plenty on the table, more than they'll get as compensation, and they rebuffed it. Stupid stuff.

oh well Patrick, I guess we will just have to beat your mob at Adelaide Oval again this season.

oh well Patrick, I guess we will just have to beat your mob at Adelaide Oval again this season.

I doubt he'll be too concerned.

That's good news imo, and so is this quote from the article: "Chief executive Peter Jackson is out of contract at season’s end but has also given assurances he will remain at the helm next year."

Not many actual quotes in the article.

I'm not particularly concerned. We're making a big play at someone for sure. If we are paying 100% of the cap this year we are front loading for sure. Expect us to go hard.

I'd love us to try and land two!

Edited March 12, 201511 yr by deanox

Senior assistant coach Simon Goodwin has the strong support of the club and will take over from senior coach Paul Roos in 2017, despite his involvement in Essendon’s supplement program.

Thanks Jay Clark.

It's the little things that bug me.

That's good news imo, and so is this quote from the article: "Chief executive Peter Jackson is out of contract at seasons end but has also given assurances he will remain at the helm next year."

That is some excellent news.

I don't get why we would rule ourselves out so early in the process.

I get we don't want to be left at the altar but why not stay in contention a little longer?

I would be looking at Treloar if he's keen to move on...

We're paying 100% of the cap?!?!

I don't care how front-loaded the contracts are, it's staggering that we've been able to pay a list that won 4 games last year 100% of the cap.

How can we possibly be paying our players the same as what Hawthorn and Sydney are paying theirs?

Treloar, Sloane, Shiel, just to name a few... Two of these are better than one Dangerfield.

I think, if there's any truth to it (and JC often makes stuff up), then it'd be Dangerfield's management putting too high a price on his head to go to a side outside the top 4.

We're paying 100% of the cap?!?!

I don't care how front-loaded the contracts are, it's staggering that we've been able to pay a list that won 4 games last year 100% of the cap.

How can we possibly be paying our players the same as what Hawthorn and Sydney are paying theirs?

I was just wondering the same thing. Who is getting all the money? Can't think of too many who deserve it!

Let other clubs worry about Dangerfield...by next year he will have put a lot of miles on the clock

recruit the younger players x2 not from the draft, but 2-3 years in...

We're paying 100% of the cap?!?!

I don't care how front-loaded the contracts are, it's staggering that we've been able to pay a list that won 4 games last year 100% of the cap.

How can we possibly be paying our players the same as what Hawthorn and Sydney are paying theirs?

been saying that for years...no wonder so many players coasted along so happy....

I don't get why we would rule ourselves out so early in the process.

I get we don't want to be left at the altar but why not stay in contention a little longer?

Pretty sure it would have been because we received a firm no from Dangerfield's manager.

We are paying 100% of our salary cap? Jeez... I hope we are front ended to the max. Otherwise we are paying waaaaay over.

I had to laugh when they mentioned Hawthorn. Don't they have a salary cap?

We won't get a gun player, that's a fact we aren't good enough.

We might have a chance of getting Selwood if we over pay him enough.

Haven't we heard this before and ended with no one?

We're paying 100% of the cap?!?!

I don't care how front-loaded the contracts are, it's staggering that we've been able to pay a list that won 4 games last year 100% of the cap.

How can we possibly be paying our players the same as what Hawthorn and Sydney are paying theirs?

Hogan signed longer term last year didn't he? Brayshaw just signed a new deal. Jones quite recently as well. All of those would be front-ended to free up some cash for the FA period this year and next. I'm sure there are a few targets who have already been spoken to about the opportunities they may find at Melbourne. It's now up to the team to produce some decent results and show that it's not a dead-end career move to come to us.

After discussions with his management? Sounds like he told them he's not interested.

maybe he is already signed in a preliminary way since last years silly season when he went OFF the radar?

id say geelong are the obvious front runners.

IMO, I see the Hawks, Cats & Pies as likely culprits. but I do see him coming back to Vic.

I don't want to ransom our future by paying massive overs for someone who doesn't want to come to us.

Especially for a guy who looks like he has a recessive ranga gene.

Stuff that.

Treloar, Sloane, Shiel, just to name a few... Two of these are better than one Dangerfield.

I'm with you hh666

taking the SloLane as the mature, with a Shiel would B very pleasing

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...... sheeds will have 'the inside info', to help his bombers back up. pryck's... just a little pryck & its all over.

I hope they all cop their fair share of 'needling' right thru this season, & bomb out.