very interesting times, if Pickering or Lewis declares his intentions publicly it will seriously ramp up the pressure on the Hawks and make Wright look like a world class [censored]

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

You're probably close to the mark.

Bunch of ageing alcos

I resemble that remark!

1 hour ago, DominatrixTyson said:

Looks itchy

Badly done body paint.

are we there yet?

I'm starting to think the longer this drags the more chance we are.

21 minutes ago, Abe said:

very interesting times, if Pickering or Lewis declares his intentions publicly it will seriously ramp up the pressure on the Hawks and make Wright look like a world class [censored]

Agree with this - the silence from both Lewis and Pickering is very interesting indeed.  I think it confirms that he is still livid with the Hawks and hasn't made up his mind yet, even though the Hawks have made it clear they want him to stay.  Once we hear from either of them then we'll know where we stand.

Never thought I'd ever say this, but gee Hawthorn have handled this badly.

Not a word from Melbourne either, interestingly. The only camp commenting is Hawthorn.

7 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Agree with this - the silence from both Lewis and Pickering is very interesting indeed.  I think it confirms that he is still livid with the Hawks and hasn't made up his mind yet, even though the Hawks have made it clear they want him to stay.  Once we hear from either of them then we'll know where we stand.

Hawthorn are in no position to enforce his contract.

It's up to him.  Still think it is better than even money that he goes.

14 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

are we there yet?

no we are still in the Suburbs!

2 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Not a word from Melbourne either, interestingly. The only camp commenting is Hawthorn.

Because they are the only ones who can lose out of this

3 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Not a word from Melbourne either, interestingly. The only camp commenting is Hawthorn.

Classy from us, yet again.  There is no need to comment on anything yet unless we know, 100%, if he is going to be coming to us or if the deal is dead in the water.  No point in discussing it publicly right now while we are still doing things behind the scenes.

Perhaps he will be offered the captaincy in order to keep him there? 

This is a huge PR battle we've won and the Hawks have lost either way

suddenly Melbourne is a "Destination club"

Hawthorn is publicly under the microscope for disrespecting and pushing it's most loyal veterans out the door in order to bring in a player on massive overs with an injury history.

reckon Hodge, Gibson and Burgoyne would be nervous now.

Hodge and Gibson were the ones they should have got rid of IMO.  Mitchell and Lewis still have good footy in them.

Lewis called Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin directly on Thursday night and is believed to be less than pleased with Hawthorn’s handling of the situation.

Melbourne offered Lewis, who is a free agent at the end of 2017, a two-year contract, which would guarantee him an extra season in the AFL.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/jordan-lewis-to-melbourne-demons-still-keen-on-trade-despite-hawthorn-backflip/news-story/e338a03430db6368ef12ae241a78de62

 

Now is the time when Lewis and his management team leak to the media to put the pressure on the Hawks, make them look bad so they agree to trade him.

I've also offered him a moderator position at Demonland. Have not heard back yet.

Maybe we should offer him a New Balance discount - that got a fair few to sign on last year.

3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

I've also offered him a moderator position at Demonland. Have not heard back yet.

You trying to scare him off or something?

We must be offering him an assistant coaching role in the future too to seal the deal? I think captaincy is a bit of a stretch. He may have to give up that dream. He could mentor a future captain.

Edited October 14, 20169 yr by DominatrixTyson

1 minute ago, DominatrixTyson said:

We must be offering him an assistant coaching role in the future too to seal the deal? I think captaincy is a bit of a stretch. He may have to give up that dream. He could mentor a future captain.

I think the comment was made about Hawthorn offering him the captaincy 

1 minute ago, DominatrixTyson said:

We must be offering him an assistant coaching role in the future too to seal the deal? I think captaincy is a bit of a stretch. He may have to give up that dream. He could mentor a future captain.

I want to be in the room when he and JV have their first chat - could be interesting considering they've spent the last 3 years trying to take each other's heads off.

2 minutes ago, DominatrixTyson said:

We must be offering him an assistant coaching role in the future too to seal the deal? I think captaincy is a bit of a stretch. He may have to give up that dream. He could mentor a future captain.

I think we also mentioned he would likely get his 5th flag as well.

4 minutes ago, Mickey said:

I think the comment was made about Hawthorn offering him the captaincy 

Oh. Someone mentioned offering JL the Melbourne captaincy to seal the deal but I thought that is unreasonable, maybe only if it was a mega-deal for Fyfe would you consider using it as bait. (Stk should offer fyfe captaincy next year)

Re coaching, I have a theory that maybe JL is in an identical predicament to Mitchell (2 years left) but wasn't offered the similar coaching opportunities after his career from Clarko, on top of all the other issues. 

Edited October 14, 20169 yr by DominatrixTyson