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Jared Polec

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i guess with higgins out a larger priority for them because they owe the player more for what he's given them and teh false hope they gave him last year. they'd rather he left (salary cant be an issue for north) and they need some bodies about to lead by example and take pressure off all the kids. but ultimately you'd think theyd rather the 32yo who will be dusted in a year or two over the expensive 27yo

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    2 hours ago, TheoX said:

    I think Lake was 'only' 29 when he was traded, big difference to a 32yo in football years anyway. Smith will probably fall off a cliff next year if he's losing his pace.

    I'll reckon he'll jump off it if he wears a MfC jumper next year. Or maybe I will.

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    Wouldn't mind guessing it might end up being a straight swap between Oscar McDonald and Jared Polec. 

    North were interested in Oscar in his draft year, and given a few of their key backs are older/leaving, he'd definitely appeal. 

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    1 hour ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

    Wouldn't mind guessing it might end up being a straight swap between Oscar McDonald and Jared Polec. 

    North were interested in Oscar in his draft year, and given a few of their key backs are older/leaving, he'd definitely appeal. 

    It'd just be about how we sort that large Polec contract...

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    Big Norf news about to drop .Not very good news. Might explain some of their bizarre trading decisions. Cannot disclose source as yet .

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    26 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Big Norf news about to drop .Not very good news. Might explain some of their bizarre trading decisions. Cannot disclose source as yet .

    Their bizarre trading decisions could be explained if they were stone broke, but it's (the cap) paid by the AFL. It would explain getting rid of all the staff though.

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    Their bizarre trading decisions could be explained if they were stone broke, but it's paid by the AFL. It would explain getting rid of all the staff though.

    A mental health thing. .The news will come out.

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    3 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    A mental health thing. .The news will come out.

    I heard about it yesterday Biff

    Very sad

     

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    39 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Big Norf news about to drop .Not very good news. Might explain some of their bizarre trading decisions. Cannot disclose source as yet .

    Mental health issues with Polec? Feel for the guy

    just interested how you think that would explain some of their decisions? 

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    12 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    Mental health issues with Polec? Feel for the guy

    just interested how you think that would explain some of their decisions? 

    Probably not talking about Polec

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    13 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    Mental health issues with Polec? Feel for the guy

    just interested how you think that would explain some of their decisions? 

    Coach by the sounds of it.

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    3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Coach by the sounds of it.

    Crap
    Just googled it. Hope it’s not true. 
     Sad ☹️ 

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    1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    everyone seems fairly aware of what it is now tho, yeah?

    i guess just a matter of time

    Perhaps, but the person's well being and privacy and that of his family are paramount.  The longer it stays out of mainstream media the better.

    Edited by Lucifer's Hero

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    8 hours ago, Biffen said:

    Big Norf news about to drop .Not very good news. Might explain some of their bizarre trading decisions. Cannot disclose source as yet .

    Therr is a bigfooty rumor getting around about Shaw.

    Pretty devastating if true.

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    North have real problems if the rumors are true. Place seems fractured at all levels.

    We enquired about Polec and started talks, but things haven't progressed for variety of reasons and a trade seems unlikely now.

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    duplicate

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    1 hour ago, Lord Travis said:

    North have real problems if the rumors are true. Place seems fractured at all levels.

    We enquired about Polec and started talks, but things haven't progressed for variety of reasons and a trade seems unlikely now.

    Do you know if they stalled because of the shaw situation? 

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    Trade TMAC for Polec. Both are on ridiculous coin but we would get more value out of Polec, as we could put him on the opposite wing. Throw OMAC in the deal. North will need a both forwards and backs with the impending departures of Brown and Tarrant, and we need a quality wing. We get no value out of TMAC, he is done. Replace him with Hogan if we can get him cheap - which we should be able to.

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    gary buckenera on polec's value:

    Polec is an interesting situation. He’s on a good contract so that complicates things. If I was list manager I would want to keep him. But if Rhyce Shaw wants him out and a club is willing to pay his whole wage, then the Kangaroos will basically trade him for nothing. In other words, a salary dump. If the Kangaroos still pay some of his wage, then a pick around 40 would be a decent deal. This is how poor list decisions hurt.

    https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/north-melbourne/gary-buckenara-analyses-north-melbournes-list-after-the-2020-season/news-story/f9bfc2ff465f22c084771f6d11d48a70

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