WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - MICHAEL HIBBERD

[Watts the matter 1,235]

4 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

Grimes is a Restricted Free Agent - it amazes me how posters continue to bring up trades involving him.  He is free to go to any club he wants to and we would need to match the contract to force a trade.  This is not going to happen.

As the poster did not state a trade, they may have meant a 4th round as compensation, so it is is probably worth mentioning that 4th rounders are not available as compensation for free agents.

Edited August 23, 2016 by Watts the matter

[biggestred 5,311]

Offer pick 945 for hibberd.

If they dont like it, threaten to take it to court.

If they dont like that, take them to court.

 

[Ted Lasso 19,586]

On 8/23/2016 at 6:11 PM, biggestred said:

Offer pick 945 for hibberd.

If they dont like it, threaten to take it to court.

If they dont like that, take them to court.

 

Last thing they'll want is a very public reminder about what they did given all the positive press they have somehow been given recently, i reckon they should take pick 27 and run to be honest.

[Little Richard 6,265]

Pick 27 is a great result for the Bombers. Classic form by them.

[Whispering_Jack 31,368]

This is all posturing and show biz. 

Pick 27 is exactly what Hibberd is worth.

The alternative is a player swap and it won't be any of our young guns. It would be like for like - a player worth around Pick 27 anyway. Someone around Hibberd's vintage and ability. 

They would probably get a Jack Grimes type (yes, I know he's a free agent).

[samcantstandya 1,079]

1 hour ago, Abe said:

Last thing they'll want is a very public reminder about what they did given all the positive press they have somehow been given recently, i reckon they should take pick 27 and run to be honest.

 

53 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

This is all posturing and show biz. 

Pick 27 is exactly what Hibberd is worth.

The alternative is a player swap and it won't be any of our young guns. It would be like for like - a player worth around Pick 27 anyway. Someone around Hibberd's vintage and ability. 

They would probably get a Jack Grimes type (yes, I know he's a free agent).

If we give them anything better than pick 27 I will spew.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

[censored] Essendon.

I hope we standup and play hardball on this one with Hibberd. I want the MFC to be the club that dictates the play.

Too many times have I seen us be bullied by stronger clubs like Essendon.

Makes me sick to the stomach.

[picket fence 18,185]

7 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

We should be showing Essendope zero respect.

Offer them our third rounder, or try get him to walk as a delisted free agent.

If Essendrug try to play hard ball, then drop interest altogether. We will get by just fine without Hibberd.

Third rounder be buggered! Paul Connors is an " Astute" player manager. If he has done his homework he would have sussed out that in view of Essendrugs Zero Duty of care and flagrant flaunting of rules, means that any player suspended has an excellent case to put before the league if not the Courts for Unsafe workplace and as result suspension which has then provided player and manager with a "Free agent" clause. I would think that the AFL being heartily embarrased by their inept handling of the issue from the start, would not want a player manager threatening court action to free his client from an unprofessional and unsafe workplace.

SOOOOO WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!

We get him FOC ( Free of Charge) 

Ah, just the way Fence likes it!

Edited August 23, 2016 by picket fence

[qarocks 107]

Worsfold has said a second rounder is fair. Pick 27 it is.

[Biffen 12,949]

Running with the bulls has got to be one of the stupidest past times I have ever seen humanity engage in.

However,

I will rely on Simon Goodwin here.

[worldwideweb_demon 90]

Hi first time post here!

Our record with ex Bombers doesn't seem too flash. Thinking Chris Heffernan, Gary Moorcroft, and now Jake who hasn't been allowed to play for a whole year!

I hope we don't trade big here.

[Redleg 42,156]

1 hour ago, samcantstandya said:

 

If we give them anything better than pick 27 I will spew.

If we lose to the Cats and Port win it could be 26. Get the bucket ready.

[The Sailing Demon 379]

3 hours ago, worldwideweb_demon said:

Hi first time post here!

Our record with ex Bombers doesn't seem too flash. Thinking Chris Heffernan, Gary Moorcroft, and now Jake who hasn't been allowed to play for a whole year!

I hope we don't trade big here.

I loved Heffernan when he played for us, he was a very servicable player

[faultydet 7,623]

5 hours ago, The Sailing Demon said:

I loved Heffernan when he played for us, he was a very servicable player

Heffernan was bog average when he played for us. Get your memory serviced......

[faultydet 7,623]

9 hours ago, worldwideweb_demon said:

Hi first time post here!

Our record with ex Bombers doesn't seem too flash. Thinking Chris Heffernan, Gary Moorcroft, and now Jake who hasn't been allowed to play for a whole year!

I hope we don't trade big here.

Hibberd is a much more talented player than any of those guys. He will slot in nicely, into an area of the ground where we could certainly use an injection of the type of skills he will bring.

[jackaub 1,402]

17 hours ago, A F said:

You're probably right by insinuating we wouldn't be looking at Essendon players if we didn't have Goodwin, but the fact remains that we are. Why is this? Because Goodwin knows them intimately and understands what they will bring to his team in 2017 and beyond.

Well I hope he is a good judge of quality AF would hate to see two busts.

[jackaub 1,402]

10 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Hibberd is a much more talented player than any of those guys. He will slot in nicely, into an area of the ground where we could certainly use an injection of the type of skills he will bring.

Well I guess he is used to injecting. But remember he has been out for 12 months could make a big difference

[faultydet 7,623]

Just now, jackaub said:

Well I guess he is used to injecting. But remember he has been out for 12 months could make a big difference

That's the obvious issue, but I'm still confident he will be a better player than the others mentioned in that post.

[Clayton van Oliver 1,829]

11 hours ago, picket fence said:

Third rounder be buggered! Paul Connors is an " Astute" player manager. If he has done his homework he would have sussed out that in view of Essendrugs Zero Duty of care and flagrant flaunting of rules, means that any player suspended has an excellent case to put before the league if not the Courts for Unsafe workplace and as result suspension which has then provided player and manager with a "Free agent" clause. I would think that the AFL being heartily embarrased by their inept handling of the issue from the start, would not want a player manager threatening court action to free his client from an unprofessional and unsafe workplace.

SOOOOO WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!

We get him FOC ( Free of Charge) 

Ah, just the way Fence likes it!

This is a commendably lucid post

[Biffen 12,949]

52 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Heffernan was bog average when he played for us. Get your memory serviced......

Didn't think he was that good.

Pure Squib.

[dazzledavey36 56,334]

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

Heffernan was bog average when he played for us. Get your memory serviced......

Lol he was ordinary wasn't he.. Came in as a bargain recruit after a impressive career at Essendon only to spud it up with us.

[John Crow Batty 8,892]

22 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Lol he was ordinary wasn't he.. Came in as a bargain recruit after a impressive career at Essendon only to spud it up with us.

Essendon offloaded him to us so that we could pay his super payment. Did nothing whilst here, only fit for retirement.

[faultydet 7,623]

22 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Lol he was ordinary wasn't he.. Came in as a bargain recruit after a impressive career at Essendon only to spud it up with us.

I don't even think his essedon career was impressive.

A classic case of a soft outside player being made to look better than he really is, by talented teammates.

That essedon chose to clear out the likes of Heffernan/Blumfield/Caracella around the same time as they started to feel the salary cap squeeze, says enough for me.

Clever trading by the dons.

[jnrmac 20,375]

12 hours ago, qarocks said:

Worsfold has said a second rounder is fair. Pick 27 it is.

He did say 'early 2nd round' just to be pedantic

[jnrmac 20,375]

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

Heffernan was bog average when he played for us. Get your memory serviced......

But he was a premiership player.............