5 minutes ago, drdrake said:

Can I ask why there isn't the same rumours going around for Patrick Cripps.  From country WA played at East Fremantle, if the Dockers are chasing young WA stars this guy would be very high on their shopping list.  You can build a midfield around this bloke he will be a super star of the game.

Pavlich.

 

7 minutes ago, drdrake said:

Can I ask why there isn't the same rumours going around for Patrick Cripps.  From country WA played at East Fremantle, if the Dockers are chasing young WA stars this guy would be very high on their shopping list.  You can build a midfield around this bloke he will be a super star of the game.

Because Cripps is contracted until the end of 2019.

On 27 July 2016 at 7:55 AM, dazzledavey36 said:

Mitch Morton?

A rich mans Cale. 

1 hour ago, drdrake said:

Can I ask why there isn't the same rumours going around for Patrick Cripps.  From country WA played at East Fremantle, if the Dockers are chasing young WA stars this guy would be very high on their shopping list.  You can build a midfield around this bloke he will be a super star of the game.

 

Because it's us, and the media knows that many of our supporters are riddled with MFCSS and still have PTSD from the Scully situation.
That combined with the fact Freo have been crying out for a decent forward, not a midfielder.

1 hour ago, drdrake said:

Can I ask why there isn't the same rumours going around for Patrick Cripps.  From country WA played at East Fremantle, if the Dockers are chasing young WA stars this guy would be very high on their shopping list.  You can build a midfield around this bloke he will be a super star of the game.

The media rates Melbourne's ability to hold onto a player less than it rates Carlton's ability to hold onto a player.

2 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Because Cripps is contracted until the end of 2019.

That would take him close to RFA, by that stage the AFL would have canned the compensation picks for Free agents. 

1 hour ago, Tony Tea said:

The media rates Melbourne's ability to hold onto a player less than it rates Carlton's ability to hold onto a player.

History might support that

On 27 July 2016 at 0:52 PM, america de cali said:

Every player can be a free agent of sorts these days. Depends on how much they sook, tug on mummy's apron strings  and dummy spit. It's a character thing. 

This is what makes the Cam McCarthy thing so fascinating. Of all the coaches in the league I would have thought the one with the least tolerance for this sort of behaviour is Ross Lyon (remember Col Sylvia?). 

I think it goes to show that this no D*#khead policy that gets thrown around is a bit of an external misnomer. 

Ross would love to have Jesse. But my god he's going to have to pay and I don't know what he's got except years of draft picks that are a huge risk to give up if you look at the age profile of their list.

We are, for once, in the box seat.

3 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

A rich mans Cale. 

No...this is a rich man's Cale (sic)

4 hours ago, Tony Tea said:

The media rates Melbourne's ability to hold onto a player less than it rates Carlton's ability to hold onto a player.

To put a finer point on it: more Carlton supporters in the media than Demon ones.

7 hours ago, drdrake said:

Can I ask why there isn't the same rumours going around for Patrick Cripps.  From country WA played at East Fremantle, if the Dockers are chasing young WA stars this guy would be very high on their shopping list.  You can build a midfield around this bloke he will be a super star of the game.

Because in Feb this year Cripps signed an extension until 2019.  So no headlines there. 

About the same time, Jesse announced he was deferring contract talks until the CBA and sees how MFC season pans out.  So he attracts the full force of media interests and all sorts of rumours.

Cripps and Hogan play different roles but are having totally parallel careers.  Cripps saw fit to sign up with a bottom of the ladder side.  Jesse has not, yet...

 

I'm convinced he's Gawn now. Just been making Frawley time the last few weeks.

He can't even carry out the basics, like kicking the ball, seems a few screws loose to me as well, Freos pick 12 or whatever would be a fair deal.

HE did smash his knee into the post and looked like it affected him all day. I would have been in a [censored] off mood as well. Please remember he is only 21-22 and everyone expects him to be the savoir. 

Fantastic first half playing lead up CHF role taking 7 marks.

 

Could barely run let alone leap thereafter.

 

He looked super sore.

13 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

Fantastic first half playing lead up CHF role taking 7 marks.

 

Could barely run let alone leap thereafter.

 

He looked super sore.

Hogan and Viney both looked incredibly sore for most of the game.

Saw him singing the team song after the win, and looked completely disinterested . Everyone else was head up smiling at each other  and Hogan was just barely mouthing the words and staring at the floor.

14 minutes ago, bluey said:

He can't even carry out the basics, like kicking the ball, seems a few screws loose to me as well, Freos pick 12 or whatever would be a fair deal.

We have missed you Bluey. You take forums to a whole new level of cray cray....

On 7/28/2016 at 5:55 PM, Ted Fidge said:

To put a finer point on it: more Carlton supporters in the media than Demon ones.

You're not wrong there, i dont bother with the superfooty aka carlton, richmond, geelong podcast anymore.

The first half of the year was entirely collingwood and richmond content all over the media. [censored] em. Blackout.

Edited July 31, 20169 yr by johndemons

12 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

Saw him singing the team song after the win, and looked completely disinterested . Everyone else was head up smiling at each other  and Hogan was just barely mouthing the words and staring at the floor.

Call me crazy, but he seems like a player that gets depressed about not kicking 5 goals rather than disinterested in his club

Edited July 31, 20169 yr by johndemons

10 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

Saw him singing the team song after the win, and looked completely disinterested . Everyone else was head up smiling at each other  and Hogan was just barely mouthing the words and staring at the floor.

Proud forwards may not feel happy when they fail to impact on the scoreboard for the second week running, and have a bruised knee...

1 minute ago, johndemons said:

Call me crazy, but he seems like a player that gets depressed about not playing well

efa

He gets super frustrated and his first reaction to not winning the ball in a one-on-one is look back up the field to his teammate and sat "wtf was that" with his body language. Did that 3 or 4 times today. 

He and Garlett have been very lazy lately.

24 minutes ago, inanunda said:

HE did smash his knee into the post and looked like it affected him all day. I would have been in a [censored] off mood as well. Please remember he is only 21-22 and everyone expects him to be the savoir. 

I expect him " to know " in the French sense but not to deliver us single handedly.

1 hour ago, DeeZee said:

Saw him singing the team song after the win, and looked completely disinterested . Everyone else was head up smiling at each other  and Hogan was just barely mouthing the words and staring at the floor.

In fairness, he did just have to watch that game.

Confirmed: Hogan has informed our club he intends to re-sign. Contract negotiations have begun and will probably be completed this year but could take up to 6 months.