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Posted
7 minutes ago, the fork said:

Gee whizz Evil, not doubting you or your intel, but don't you want to perhaps cut yourself some slack in the chance that perhaps he may have changed his mind, or been swayed elsewhere? I admire and respect your willingness to stay the course, but maybe, just maybe things have changed?

Oh ye of little faith ?

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Posted
3 minutes ago, Dr evil said:

Hahaha i'm confident mate, i trust my sources for the information i post on here and the only thing that has changed is the way a couple of journo's are reading the delay. it's their job to appear ahead of the news and provide content, i get it. 

I am 100% confident Issac Smith is coming to the demons and the delay in announcing has nothing to do with the cats. it's not even really a delay. but lets call it that haha. 

Is your source comfortable that you're supplying demonlanders with intel? It seems your source is close to football management decisions. 

Secondly, do we have strong interest in Mihocek? if Brown falls through. 

Posted
27 minutes ago, Dr evil said:

Issac Smith will be a demon in 2021. 

I don't know 100% what the delay is about, but the dees do tend to wait for the window to make things public. 

I suspect before Sunday Issac will be rolled out in a red and blue polo. 

Luv your work Dr E. 

(Im assuming your prediction track record has improved greatly since your very first prediction back in 2014?)

Posted
31 minutes ago, Dr evil said:

Issac Smith will be a demon in 2021. 

I don't know 100% what the delay is about, but the dees do tend to wait for the window to make things public. 

I suspect before Sunday Issac will be rolled out in a red and blue polo. 

 

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Posted
45 minutes ago, Dr evil said:

Issac Smith will be a demon in 2021. 

I don't know 100% what the delay is about, but the dees do tend to wait for the window to make things public. 

I suspect before Sunday Issac will be rolled out in a red and blue polo. 

Well we have nothing to worry about then. Good to know with certainty.

Posted
30 minutes ago, Deeminion said:

Dr Evil is channeling this dude with every additional report of Geelong’s interest in Smith that comes in. 

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That’s not Dr Evil but he is another one of our posters. Name escapes me at the moment.

Posted
1 hour ago, Dr evil said:

Issac Smith will be a demon in 2021. 

I don't know 100% what the delay is about, but the dees do tend to wait for the window to make things public. 

I suspect before Sunday Issac will be rolled out in a red and blue polo. 

Praying that your mail is wrong.

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Posted

If Geelong snare he & Cameron in free agency it is a bit of a kick in the guts to teams who struggle year in, year out to make the finals. This year they snag the best FAs in market for free and then next year (if they go well) they’ll lose players to clubs (who overpay to lure them) which triggers compensation back to Geelong. It is the cycle that has kept Geelong Hawthorn (and soon Richmond ) strong for unnaturally long periods of time. 
 

One simple fix could help this; have a 3 year rolling period on FA compensation - so, if Geelong lose players to FA next year the FAs they picked up this year would impact their compensation equation

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Posted
4 hours ago, hemingway said:

My main concern is that Smith is at the end of his career and is playing for his pay cheque rather than his future. He has nothing to prove and already has 3 flags under his belt. Hard to imagine him retaining the hunger to maintain form and fitness. He may play a role but will it be enough to make a significant difference? 

I disagree that players that have won flags have any less hunger than those without. Exhibit A - Richmond.

Posted
1 hour ago, Dr evil said:

Hahaha i'm confident mate, i trust my sources for the information i post on here and the only thing that has changed is the way a couple of journo's are reading the delay. it's their job to appear ahead of the news and provide content, i get it. 

I am 100% confident Issac Smith is coming to the demons and the delay in announcing has nothing to do with the cats. it's not even really a delay. but lets call it that haha. 

It’s not a delay. It’s a cautious pause. It’s all the rage in Victoria. 

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Posted (edited)
4 hours ago, hemingway said:

From memory, Smith performed well in their flag wins but your last comment is the issue. All things being equal, a younger player with more to prove makes more sense.. 

That younger player will likely come in the form of a speculative pick 60 plus in a draft that is said to be of lesser quality and they typically won't bother the scorers.  I'm not big on 3 years and would like him for 2. Would take 2 with some decent triggers for a 3rd year

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Posted
28 minutes ago, The Lobster Effect said:

I disagree that players that have won flags have any less hunger than those without. Exhibit A - Richmond.

Interesting point. You may be right. Success breeds success. I guess MFC in the 50s and 60s are an example.  No lost hunger there. Norm did turnover players although the core remained over 10 years. 

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Demons1858 said:

That younger player will likely come in the form of a speculative pick 60 plus in a draft that is said to be of lesser quality and they typically won't bother the scorers.  I'm not big on 3 years and would like him for 2. Would take 2 with some decent triggers for a 3rd year

Agree that 2 years with triggers for a third would be the way I’d like us to go. Someone did make the point earlier in the thread, if he was to help us win the premiership in one of his first two years, do we even care about the third?

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Posted
2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

That’s not Dr Evil but he is another one of our posters. Name escapes me at the moment.

What are you trying to say, chap?

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Posted
3 hours ago, Deeminion said:

Dr Evil is channeling this dude with every additional report of Geelong’s interest in Smith that comes in. 

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False Post! he is not another lying US President!


Posted
4 hours ago, Dr evil said:

Issac Smith will be a demon in 2021. 

I don't know 100% what the delay is about, but the dees do tend to wait for the window to make things public. 

I suspect before Sunday Issac will be rolled out in a red and blue polo. 

Geez I hope you’re right.

 

Posted
5 hours ago, DemonOX said:

Gut feel and nothing else, yes.

Like i said on another thread. Lewis on grandfinal day said he "Smith" had a decision to make between the hawks being on the bottom and geelong who may have success. Even though we have an offer on the table,  Lewis didn't raise the dees as an option. It was at this time i knew we wouldn't win smith's signature. I'm sure Lewis has spoken to Smith. Might have been a slip of the tongue however i immediately thought that was strange

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, rjay said:

The Cats haven't learned a lesson from this finals series.

Their +30's ran out of legs.

So, why not add a few more to the oldest list in the game.

Yes I hope Smith goes there to Geelong, I think Smith not half the player he was last year, he is finished. At half time of the GF I said to my son, watch how the walking sticks  will come out after  half time.

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