8 hours ago, Django said:

Dean Terlich.

Yeah but i hear he's going to Port Adelaide Magpies.....

I think Brayshaw (the wimp) not ours (the gun) has overstepped the mark with the 4% of games over 3 years quip. Wells has played 31 games in three years, and unless there are 258 games per season then Brayshaw is talking absolute excrement (as usual) Wells has played close to 50% and he was injured playing football, not skateboarding.

38 minutes ago, ManDee said:

I think Brayshaw (the wimp) not ours (the gun) has overstepped the mark with the 4% of games over 3 years quip. Wells has played 31 games in three years, and unless there are 258 games per season then Brayshaw is talking absolute excrement (as usual) Wells has played close to 50% and he was injured playing football, not skateboarding.

I would understand the dissapointment from their perspective if he left now, they've been extremely patient with him over a long period of time given his injury history and he's been paid extremely well the entire time, i do think what Brayshaw said was a reflection of that frustration and probably a good indication that Wells is either out the door already or they strongly suspect he will be very soon.

Too expensive. 

Too risky.

 

15 hours ago, Django said:

Dean Terlich.

Bit early, he is still involved in finals if we win this week.

3 hours ago, ManDee said:

I think Brayshaw (the wimp) not ours (the gun) has overstepped the mark with the 4% of games over 3 years quip. Wells has played 31 games in three years, and unless there are 258 games per season then Brayshaw is talking absolute excrement (as usual) Wells has played close to 50% and he was injured playing football, not skateboarding.

We could justify that comment in relation to Dawes, but when he did play, Wells' output was at a high level.

It really was a stupid comment by an outgoing president of a club that is on the nose. 

3 hours ago, ManDee said:

I think Brayshaw (the wimp) not ours (the gun) has overstepped the mark with the 4% of games over 3 years quip. Wells has played 31 games in three years, and unless there are 258 games per season then Brayshaw is talking absolute excrement (as usual) Wells has played close to 50% and he was injured playing football, not skateboarding.

maybe he meant 40% (about right) and effed it up......what a dh

1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

maybe he meant 40% (about right) and effed it up......what a dh

Sounds like sour grapes to me DC, he has played 19 games this year and when he missed games it was because he got injured playing footy. Lots of players get injured playing footy, do we hear grizzles from GC about O'Meara or Prestia?  

21 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Sounds like sour grapes to me DC, he has played 19 games this year and when he missed games it was because he got injured playing footy. Lots of players get injured playing footy, do we hear grizzles from GC about O'Meara or Prestia?  

agree, poor form. the sort of comment that can backfire easily, and a president shouldn't get embroiled (at least publicly) with list management.

Off to the Pies.

I think North Melbourne might come to regret the way it's handled the exodus of some of its greats of recent times.

And Collingwood - do they have a recruiting strategy in place?

12 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

And Collingwood - do they have a recruiting strategy in place?

It seems oddly like their strategy is save Buckleys career - which could end up going horribly wrong. Fingers crossed!

I think the pies contracted him for one year too many. They are going after experience to try and crack finals next season.

Buckley needs a top 8 appearance in 2017 if he wants to keep his job. Wells, Mayne and allegedly Rockliff could elevate the pies to play finals.

Amazed Wells got 3 years.....

3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

And Collingwood - do they have a recruiting strategy in place?

As Damien Barrett said about us, it seems completely scattergun. Seems like they hear a name bought up and just go for it.

I don't mind it actually. If his body holds up $600k is a good price and that money was probably going to be spent on Dane Swan who was already cooked prior to destroying his ankle. Getting rid of Cloke will free up a large chunk of wasted cap space too.

Mayne at $500k on the other hand appears to be a shocker that I'd say will go down in history alongside the likes of Quentin Lynch and Paul Medhurst.

46 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said:

I don't mind it actually. If his body holds up $600k is a good price and that money was probably going to be spent on Dane Swan who was already cooked prior to destroying his ankle. Getting rid of Cloke will free up a large chunk of wasted cap space too.

Mayne at $500k on the other hand appears to be a shocker that I'd say will go down in history alongside the likes of Quentin Lynch and Paul Medhurst.

I like Mayne…but I like $500k a hell of a lot more.

I reckon you could throw $600K at just about any young star in the competition and they would seriously consider jumping ship to Collingwood, assuming their own club wasn't coughing up similar cash in the second contract.

Bizarre going after Mayne and Wells with these prices. Consider that the Tigers secured Prestia for only $150k more, who is substantially younger!

the downhill skier and figjam deserve each other in their last year

thankfully we don't need trades like this anymore !