They will retain contracted small defender Neville Jetta, with Collingwood adamant they will not lodge a trade offer for the out-of-favour defender.

It's got me [censored] that Melbourne have problems with the salary cap and Geelong don't. WTF

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

 

They will retain contracted small defender Neville Jetta, with Collingwood adamant they will not lodge a trade offer for the out-of-favour defender.

Geez these dik heads like to throw the “out of favour” tag around...

8 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

It's got me [censored] that Melbourne have problems with the salary cap and Geelong don't. WTF

Exactly. It’s ridiculous when I look through the $$ the Cats must be paying !! 

18 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Exactly. It’s ridiculous when I look through the $$ the Cats must be paying !! 

But that’s just it, I dont think they pay huge dollars. I suggested in another thread, and was promptly howled down, that Geelong have built such a winning culture that it is a great attraction for the top players to go there. And they probably forego a few extra dollars to be part of that. They went cold on Crouch due to his drug discretion, and the price he put on his head. They recruit very well, even though they have not had low draft picks for a number of years. They develop what they have. There is a reason they have been in finals now for a number of years, and tonight could win another flag. We need to learn from that.

49 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Exactly. It’s ridiculous when I look through the $$ the Cats must be paying !! 

Many of the players they get in are local boys, so you would imagine they would be more willing to play on reasonable wages with the lure of home being the deciding factor.

Add in the pending retirements of GAJ, who would still be on decent money, and Harry Taylor, and they have opened up some room right there.

To go with the thread, good to hear Nev will be staying, if anything for his leadership and positive presence in the locker room.

Cats will probably lose Gazza and Taylor.  But more $$$ likely even in existing contracts for Parfitt, Guthrie, Stewart, Duncan, Menegola, etc.  who all would jump to extra $$$ even in existing deals. 
Adding Higgins and Cameron won’t be cheap.  That’s an extra $1.3M

I recall Gazza said he was back at the Cats on the average players wage and that’s how they just fitted him back in in 2019. Tim Kelly wasn’t on big $$$ either last year so that didn’t free up much  

I’d like to check the maths. It does not smell right imv. 

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Cats will probably lose Gazza and Taylor.  But more $$$ likely even in existing contracts for Parfitt, Guthrie, Stewart, Duncan, Menegola, etc.  who all would jump to extra $$$ even in existing deals. 
Adding Higgins and Cameron won’t be cheap.  That’s an extra $1.3M

I recall Gazza said he was back at the Cats on the average players wage and that’s how they just fitted him back in in 2019. Tim Kelly wasn’t on big $$$ either last year so that didn’t free up much  

I’d like to check the maths. It does not smell right imv. 

We don't know how their contracts are structured either.  Does Cameron come in a heavily back ended contract where the good money kicks in when a few others have retired, or gotten to the end of a heavily fronted contract?

I just hate the fact that this will keep Geelong in the top four again next year.  Sick of it.

12 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

They will retain contracted small defender Neville Jetta, with Collingwood adamant they will not lodge a trade offer for the out-of-favour defender.

Rapt if this the case. I love Nev and want to see the best for him and if that was a longer contract at Collingwood then so be it. But even better if he's staying with us.

Players take a cut to be in a consistent finals team. This can only be achieved once a team consistently makes finals. Sometimes it feels like Maintaining seems easier than reaching this these days.

 

 

If we can make Nev a lifelong Demon, it will be great news.  I would have absolutely hated to see him in the filthy black and white jumper.  
Memo to Mahoney... Jetta should stay a Demon.  

11 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

It's got me [censored] that Melbourne have problems with the salary cap and Geelong don't. WTF

Heard from a very good tomato sauce that a certain figure once connected with the club left a cool million bucks to Mister Ablett if he returned to Geelong. Quite possibly connected with how they 'manage' to skin their cats the Geelong way.

14 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

They will retain contracted small defender Neville Jetta, with Collingwood adamant they will not lodge a trade offer for the out-of-favour defender.

 

Good, the thought of Neville in a Pies jumper was making me ill.

Hope he can extend his career somewhere, just not with Collingwood, Richmnond, Hawthorn, North, Carlton, Geelong Essendon or West Coast

Probably in his last season. A true servant of the club. All round good bloke and leader. Vote for nev in this years demonbracket. Deserves a win.

 

Apparently with the retirments of Varcoe and Wells, Collingwood has no indigenous players on their list. Given the findings of the much discussed review, it seems likely to me that Collingwood wanted Jetta for his value in developing indigenous culture from within as much as for any playing skill he could have provided.

I'm being generous here. It's also possible to look at Collingwood's interest in Jetta as purely tokenistic. However, I'll assume the former rather than the latter. 

I can remember that they gave/threw Polly Farmer the Stadium when he moved to the Cats, sad Bobby

They must be paying the rest,  other  than the mouse, cos he loves a quid, peanuts, which they would like though.....

13 hours ago, wonnabeeri said:

Probably in his last season. A true servant of the club. All round good bloke and leader. Vote for nev in this years demonbracket. Deserves a win.

 

gulp...

43 minutes ago, willmoy said:

I can remember that they gave/threw Polly Farmer the Stadium when he moved to the Cats, sad Bobby

They must be paying the rest,  other  than the mouse, cos he loves a quid, peanuts, which they would like though.....

dont understand that post willy

1 hour ago, forever demons said:

dont understand that post willy

Just confirms for many years that i'm aware of, that the Cats "wart" the system

I love how Jetta resurrected his career and became a solid Back pocket. 

But if he isn't getting squeezed out of  the side this year by a younger player. We are going backwards, 

27 minutes ago, Doug Reemer said:

I love how Jetta resurrected his career and became a solid Back pocket. 

But if he isn't getting squeezed out of  the side this year by a younger player. We are going backwards, 

Sad but true the end  had to come one day for Nev ,I still hope he can get back to his best ,

Legend of the club for sure.

But I'm sure how many games he will play in 2021. His tendency to lead with the head was a worrying trend in 2020 and a real sign of significantly slowing down. 

13 minutes ago, bingers said:

Legend of the club for sure.

But I'm sure how many games he will play in 2021. His tendency to lead with the head was a worrying trend in 2020 and a real sign of significantly slowing down. 

once the pace goes in the legs its very hard to use your ability alone to play ,I know from my experience its hard to hide when they others past you

2 hours ago, willmoy said:

Just confirms for many years that i'm aware of, that the Cats "wart" the system

He don't understand and  your reply makes him and me and everyone else still not understand.

39 minutes ago, don't make me angry said:

He don't understand and  your reply makes him and me and everyone else still not understand.

im think he means rort the system,but understanding why he is postlng like that is beyond me