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Deestroy All
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That's why we're letting Richmond look at him first.

Grand New Flag
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Lets be clear.    If Dion chooses us as his preferred destination, he will end up a Dee.   You can never have too many A Graders.  Those who say we have too many players of his ilk are

dazzledavey36
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Did anyone else get excited when this thread popped back up on the top...

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Gold Coast finished where? 3rd last? Giving them a high pick in the PSD. Hopefully, Gold Coast don't play hard ball, offer unders, and try to get him through the PSD if we don't accept. That is what I would be doing if I were them anyway. And there is no way Carlton or Brisbane will match 650k a year, and even if they did, I don't think Howe would be too devastated.

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Gold Coast finished where? 3rd last? Giving them a high pick in the PSD. Hopefully, Gold Coast don't play hard ball, offer unders, and try to get him through the PSD if we don't accept. That is what I would be doing if I were them anyway. And there is no way Carlton or Brisbane will match 650k a year, and even if they did, I don't think Howe would be too devastated.

Clubs generally don't do this sort of thing to each other. There is a thing called 'good will' and GCS know that if they burnt a rival club in such a manner it could potentially come back and bite them on the arse.

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Clubs generally don't do this sort of thing to each other. There is a thing called 'good will' and GCS know that if they burnt a rival club in such a manner it could potentially come back and bite them on the arse.

It rarely happens, yet is constantly mentioned Demonland every year...

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I wonder if they'd put McKenzie up for trade and would we trade Howe for McKenzie? I'd want slightly more maybe.

Howe likes to swan about and take hangers.

McKenzie likes to swan about getting cheap possessions & kicking it long.

Not really a win there.

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Little Richard Trident

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Howe likes to swan about and take hangers.

McKenzie likes to swan about getting cheap possessions & kicking it long.

Not really a win there.

When Howe can't kick, I know which I'd prefer. At least McKenzie utilises it.

Personally I'd prefer Hall if he were on the table.

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Didnt Prestia say publically he will be seeing out his contract with GCS a month ago, or have i missed something?

His manager did, but Prestia didn't. Until Prestia confirms it himself, it's still on.
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All is quiet on the Prestia front... but does anyone else get the feeling that something might be cooking behind the scenes? :roos:

I'm wondering if something caused a Prestia deal to be put on ice ??? sorry no pun int;'

so I await news, with a hankering I just can t control

just a bit twitchy trying to stay up in the hope of hearing something

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Gold Coast have offered Howe $650,000 a season which we won't match. Means they have to trade with us to get the deal done.

He has to be traded no matter what because he is not a free agent.

I don't think 90% of football fans understand the trading system which has only been around for about two decades now. They just hear the words "free agency" and assume all players can just walk to wherever they like.

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He has to be traded no matter what because he is not a free agent.

I don't think 90% of football fans understand the trading system which has only been around for about two decades now. They just hear the words "free agency" and assume all players can just walk to wherever they like.

I took it to mean that the GoldCoast may have agreed terms with Howe, but now they must agree terms with us if they want to make it happen.

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He has to be traded no matter what because he is not a free agent.

I don't think 90% of football fans understand the trading system which has only been around for about two decades now. They just hear the words "free agency" and assume all players can just walk to wherever they like.

Think you've gone prematurely there, I read it as he has been offered a much better contract which Melbourne have no intention of offering him so he will now be traded.

If he was meaning free agency and Howe was a restricted free agent, they would only have to trade if we did match it which wasn't what he was implying.

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Chris Redleg

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Didnt Prestia say publically he will be seeing out his contract with GCS a month ago, or have i missed something?

Doesn't mean much if the club want to trade him.

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He has to be traded no matter what because he is not a free agent.

I don't think 90% of football fans understand the trading system which has only been around for about two decades now. They just hear the words "free agency" and assume all players can just walk to wherever they like.

I understand your point Clint but as for your comment "they....assume all players can just walk to wherever they like". Well the AFL is doing a good impression of just that. Ever since St Kilda played hard ball with Luke Ball but he still got to Collingwood by blatant draft tampering, any players with currency seem to be walking when and where they want to go. I think FA is redundant really, it is now just a vehicle for good players to get to top clubs and a proxy for the priority pick for bottom dwellers.

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I understand your point Clint but as for your comment "they....assume all players can just walk to wherever they like". Well the AFL is doing a good impression of just that. Ever since St Kilda played hard ball with Luke Ball but he still got to Collingwood by blatant draft tampering, any players with currency seem to be walking when and where they want to go. I think FA is redundant really, it is now just a vehicle for good players to get to top clubs and a proxy for the priority pick for bottom dwellers.

The point is they still need to be traded.

I understand the players usually get their way as to where they go but I still think people don't understand how trading works.

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