With those talking about Cotton on, all I Will say is that when Covid hit, some Geelong staff got jobs with the DC and worked shifts whilst stood down. But it is very much a place where friends of employees get work. So it’s not exactly a place where it’s how good you are but who you know and what schools/local teams you belong too.

1 hour ago, Gorgoroth said:

With those talking about Cotton on, all I Will say is that when Covid hit, some Geelong staff got jobs with the DC and worked shifts whilst stood down. But it is very much a place where friends of employees get work. So it’s not exactly a place where it’s how good you are but who you know and what schools/local teams you belong too.

And good on Jeremy for finding himself some part time work away from his Geelong gig.

17 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

That is absurd 

there is no way Jeelong can pay that wage above board

17 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

So much for their policy of paying 'unders'.

That could easily shut the door on GWS matching (who reportedly offered a few hundred thousand less) so Geelong get to keep all those juicy first round picks.

On 10/19/2020 at 10:26 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

Goodwin and the FD need to get themselves sorted, now. 

How much longer are we going to chant this mantra in tolerance and patience of proven mediocrity from Goodwin and the hallowed FD?

We have - or are - or maybe are not but remain forever disingenuous - conducting a resounding Club analysis through the top to the chewy-packet openers. If retention is being justified it ain't good enough.  The broom must come into play now, sweeping away the cause of recent histories at the MFC to embark on a total build of success 'in an instant'. 'Getting sorted' has already been an annual mantra for years and has proven to be far from achieving. 

37 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

So much for their policy of paying 'unders'.

That could easily shut the door on GWS matching (who reportedly offered a few hundred thousand less) so Geelong get to keep all those juicy first round picks.

You have to wonder whether it is a variation on the Carlton play last year with Martin.

Load the first year so the departing club won't match it thus protecting your draft picks.

The system is so easily manipulated it's almost comical. The Cotton On job for his wife if true smells but I have great sympathy for the role of what are known in the expat world as "the trailing spouse".  So as long as the position is justified based on salary and experience I'll let that go.

6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

The Cotton On job for his wife if true smells but I have great sympathy for the role of what are known in the expat world as "the trailing spouse".  So as long as the position is justified based on salary and experience I'll let that go.

and as long as her job is not some made up consultant or special advisor role either.

 

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

That is absurd 

there is no way Jeelong can pay that wage above board

How do Sydney pay Buddy? They can but there are going to be a few on there list who will get hev ho.

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

there is no way Jeelong can pay that wage above board

Why do you spell Geelong with a "J", SWYL?   I'm afraid I don't get it.

Well played GWS. 

 

21 minutes ago, demonstone said:

Why do you spell Geelong with a "J", SWYL?   I'm afraid I don't get it.

Why do Jeelong spell their name with a “G” is more the question...?

33 minutes ago, old dee said:

How do Sydney pay Buddy? They can but there are going to be a few on there list who will get hev ho.

Sydney did it over 9 years. Alot different to Jeelong 

This is paperbags and jobs off the record  for a number of players...

15 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Why do Jeelong spell their name with a “G” is more the question...?

Gee, I don't know!  

The thing Geelong have historically done well is not paying overs because guys are happy to head home. Sneaky little land package opportunity and they’re happy. 
 

If Cameron is on 900k the question is how much is that overs? Not sure it really is for a big key forward. 
 

Their list is light on depth, light on young up and comers who get big pay rises and heavy on over 30’s who have made good money for a long time. It’s a good strategy if you want to always be in contention and constantly restocking with talent. And with so many players keen to head down to sleepy hollow they have a steady supply 

33 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Well played GWS. 

 

Best news today.

2 minutes ago, old dee said:

Best news today.

Agreed. If talent is going to keep bleeding out of feeder clubs then the Geelongs of this world need to pay with their own blood.

30 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Why do Jeelong spell their name with a “G” is more the question...?

There's a lot in what you say....

The next European visit to the area was by the explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell. They reached the northern edge of Corio Bay – the area of Port Phillip that Geelong now fronts – on 16 December 1824,^[23] and it was at this time they reported that the Aboriginals called the area Corayo, the bay being called Djillong.^[11] Hume and Hovell had been contracted to travel overland from Sydney to Port Phillip, and having achieved this, they stayed the night and began their return journey two days later on 18 December

16 minutes ago, old dee said:

Best news today.

 

13 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Agreed. If talent is going to keep bleeding out of feeder clubs then the Geelongs of this world need to pay with their own blood.

Damn right, well played GWS. 

11 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

There's a lot in what you say....

The next European visit to the area was by the explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell. They reached the northern edge of Corio Bay – the area of Port Phillip that Geelong now fronts – on 16 December 1824,^[23] and it was at this time they reported that the Aboriginals called the area Corayo, the bay being called Djillong.^[11] Hume and Hovell had been contracted to travel overland from Sydney to Port Phillip, and having achieved this, they stayed the night and began their return journey two days later on 18 December

Well well well, I always thought @Sir Why You Little was acting like a 12 year old. BUT it turns out he is ahead of the curve and subversively requesting colonialist names be removed, nicely researched @Diamond Jim

Edited October 31, 20204 yr by Engorged Onion

If memory serves correctly, Cameron gave Tom Boyd a parting swipe on Twitter for leaving the Giants.
Not unhappy to see this turn a little bit bumpy for him.

 

 

With GWS matching it means the timeline is no longer in the FA period and falls into the Trade period ie until November 12, more than two weeks away.

It has the potential to hold up a range of other deals with GWS waiting to know what picks/players it gets back so it can decide list needs and whether to use those picks for other trades eg Preuss, TMac etc

Edited October 31, 20204 yr by Lucifer's Hero

32 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

There's a lot in what you say....

The next European visit to the area was by the explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell. They reached the northern edge of Corio Bay – the area of Port Phillip that Geelong now fronts – on 16 December 1824,^[23] and it was at this time they reported that the Aboriginals called the area Corayo, the bay being called Djillong.^[11] Hume and Hovell had been contracted to travel overland from Sydney to Port Phillip, and having achieved this, they stayed the night and began their return journey two days later on 18 December

To spell it with a D would be even more intriguing!!

2 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

With GWS matching it means the timeline is no longer in the FA period and falls into the Trade period ie until November 12, more than two weeks away.

It has the potential to hold up a range of other deals with GWS waiting to know what picks/players it gets back so it can decide list needs and whether to use those picks for other trades eg Preuss, TMac etc

Yes, potentially huge ramifications.

If Daniher, sometimes brilliant but quite fragile, netted Pick 7 (albeit by compensation, not trade) which equates to 1644 on the AFL Draft Value Index, then it can be argued that Cameron's value should be more.

Possible scenarios (equivalent value in terms of AFL Draft Value Index):

• Almost Pick 3, GWS get picks 13, 15 and swap 30 for 37
• Almost Pick 4, GWS get picks 13, 20 and swap 30 for 37
• Pick 5, GWS get picks 15, 20 and swap 30 for 37

2 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

Yes, potentially huge ramifications.

If Daniher, sometimes brilliant but quite fragile, netted Pick 7 (albeit by compensation, not trade) which equates to 1644 on the AFL Draft Value Index, then it can be argued that Cameron's value should be more.

Possible scenarios (equivalent value in terms of AFL Draft Value Index):

• Almost Pick 3, GWS get picks 13, 15 and swap 30 for 37
• Almost Pick 4, GWS get picks 13, 20 and swap 30 for 37
• Pick 5, GWS get picks 15, 20 and swap 30 for 37

I was also thinking that if GWS get Ratugolea (who reportedly they want) they are less likely to want TMac.  And we could be waiting for GWS trades to do North (or other) trades.  Just guessing but we and other teams could be held up by GWS matching.