7 hours ago, EnterTheDragon said:

My understanding is we left the Gaff poker table some weeks ago. Buy in price way too high. 

He won’t be at the Dees next year.

Have we folded though?

Does the Eagles winning the Flag make it more or less likely that Gaff becomes available?

I missed a GF once through injury & have to say it made it easy to walk away the year after due to feeling no emotion to the Premiership....in fact it felt worse than losing 1.Who thinks now that he is more of a chance of jumping ship & who thinks it will push him into staying on at WCE?

I think Gaff will leave, fresh start and all, just hope it's not nuff melbourne where he ends up playing.

I 'm not sure winning the premiership will make much of a change to his decision making.  I think for Gaff it's a question of whether he wants to come home and be near his family (and be very well compensated) or remain at West Coast and be not so handsomely paid (but still on pretty big money). If anything it may free up room in the Eagles TPP due to not having to fork out over the top money to retain Lycett.  

4 minutes ago, Demon from Sydney said:

Does the Eagles winning the Flag make it more or less likely that Gaff becomes available?

I missed a GF once through injury & have to say it made it easy to walk away the year after due to feeling no emotion to the Premiership....in fact it felt worse than losing 1.Who thinks now that he is more of a chance of jumping ship & who thinks it will push him into staying on at WCE?

An interesting take on it.

I do agree if you weren't on the park you won't have the same bond. Some might suggest that for some that might make the hunger stronger but I'd be inclined to also think , if were I, what are the chances of back to back etc. That's very difficult.

I think you can become a bit of an outsider after this sort of thing 

He looked a broken man yesterday. I totally disagree with what he did, but gees hasn’t he paid the ultimate price now!

A part of me suspects he will never be the same again. If North want to throw their dumb chest at him, then so be it. 

7 minutes ago, Jaded said:

He looked a broken man yesterday. I totally disagree with what he did, but gees hasn’t he paid the ultimate price now!

A part of me suspects he will never be the same again. If North want to throw their dumb chest at him, then so be it. 

Because you're clairvoyant?

Can you tell me next saturday's tattslotto numbers please

2 minutes ago, Danelska said:

Because you're clairvoyant?

Can you tell me next saturday's tattslotto numbers please

What part of “suspects” do you not understand? 

 

30 minutes ago, Jaded said:

He looked a broken man yesterday. I totally disagree with what he did, but gees hasn’t he paid the ultimate price now!

A part of me suspects he will never be the same again. If North want to throw their dumb chest at him, then so be it. 

It goes to show just one minute of madness can be a lifetime of pain.

27 minutes ago, Jaded said:

He looked a broken man yesterday. I totally disagree with what he did, but gees hasn’t he paid the ultimate price now!

A part of me suspects he will never be the same again. If North want to throw their dumb chest at him, then so be it. 

Or a new start might invigorate.

Now I know this is a less than ideal analogy... it's all a bit like when your better half cheats on you. You don't ever go back to the 'normality' it once was. 

No one's cheated on Gaff ..but the others did something he didn't. 

If me. I'd leave. Fresh start..head down, bum up...get into it.

If Gaff and looking at lists and prospects ...we leave the Nuff Norfs in the dust. FMD.. .. we're already 2nd fact for flag next year...wtf lol.

Gaff is a mid.. who's midfield would you rather compliment ?

1 hour ago, Jaded said:

He looked a broken man yesterday. I totally disagree with what he did, but gees hasn’t he paid the ultimate price now!

A part of me suspects he will never be the same again. If North want to throw their dumb chest at him, then so be it. 

In the post-match commentory on ABC radio, they said he had separated himself from others in the rooms, and was "crying his eyes out".

You can never go back

Apparently Andrew Brayshaw has only just started eating solid foods again. Let’s not forget that. 

I do wonder if Gaff can actually make a “new” start within the AFL

 

18 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Or a new start might invigorate.

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Gaff is a mid.. who's midfield would you rather compliment ?

Agree. And he would compliment ours perfectly 

I will be totally amazed if Gaff stays at West Coast. He would have made his mind up already and he would have announced it ahead of the GF as a morale booster.  His obvious devastation yesterday was because he could have left on the high note of a flag but for his action and suspension.

Will most probably nominate North for megabucks but I suspect we've been right in the discussion for a long time and the Hogan trade may be giving us scope to the offer, there's a chance he comes to us.

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47 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

In the post-match commentory on ABC radio, they said he had separated himself from others in the rooms, and was "crying his eyes out".

Apparently he congratulated the players before telling them he would be playing elsewhere next season. 

1 hour ago, Jaded said:

What part of “suspects” do you not understand? 

 

It was more the commentary around throwing their dumb chest at him... that sounded rather definitive.

Purely speculation on my behalf, but the Hogan/May developments may have also opened up cap space, letting us back into the Gaff conversation. 

11 minutes ago, Mach5 said:

Purely speculation on my behalf, but the Hogan/May developments may have also opened up cap space, letting us back into the Gaff conversation. 

A hypothetical...nothing more

Before Eagles win Premiership..Gaff just an Eagle..biding his time...do I dont I...  maybe a shltload of money aint a bad thing.

After Eagles win Premiership .. Gaff an outsider in his own neighbourhood now.  Hard to re-bond with existing...was looking to fresh fields anyway....but maybe the lustre of a Cup is shinier now than before.. Option....somewhere just for money..lots... somewhere else where that Window is ajar...still going to get  more than a fist-full of green !! Hmmmmmm 

Mmmm.... I’ll keep saying it. Gaff is coming to the Dees!

18 minutes ago, Mach5 said:

Purely speculation on my behalf, but the Hogan/May developments may have also opened up cap space, letting us back into the Gaff conversation. 

...and just maybe after yesterday winning a premiership takes a precedent over money or the desire to be an inside mid.

17 minutes ago, Dee tention said:

Mmmm.... I’ll keep saying it. Gaff is coming to the Dees!

It’s a bit like people who believe in God, just because you keep on preaching it, doesn’t mean it’s true. 

And I'll keep saying that Gaff's manager (Paul Connors) has said that he'll either stay at West Coast or go to North.  

Gaff wants more time playing an inside role and he knows he won't get that at Melbourne.

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Apparently Andrew Brayshaw has only just started eating solid foods again. Let’s not forget that. 

I do wonder if Gaff can actually make a “new” start within the AFL

 

21 minutes ago, Dee tention said:

Mmmm.... I’ll keep saying it. Gaff is coming to the Dees!

Gut feel or you spoke to his manager as well?