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Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

Goodwins gone through much more adversity then Roos did with us. Goodwins had his own challanges and rebuilt the list back up again. Without Goodwin, Oliver, Salem and Petracca are looking at new clubs.

Roos got what he came for and that was the $$. This whole notion of the club wouldn't be here without him is actually laughable.

100% with you Dazzle, i'm eating Humble pie for calling for Goodwin to be replaced, the players very clearly believe in him, and he's got these genuine guns of the comp to take less money and commit long term. and if the reports are true he's got us firmly in the mix for Z. Merrett as well. 

Just an FYI, the same person who told me Trac was in talks for an extension (admittedly he got the period wrong) did also say Luke Jackson will be signing on as well until the end of 2024. so fingers crossed for that one. 

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    12 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    No. For calling a Solid Source BS actually 

     

    Many of us weren’t aware that goodwindees is a “solid source”. I was one who responded to his original post with “and you know this how?” because I had no clue as to his reliability. Having had many false prophets on this site, I think the response was reasonable (albeit a little on the harsh side...could have chosen a better adjective).

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    22 minutes ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

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    100% with you Dazzle, i'm eating Humble pie for calling for Goodwin to be replaced, the players very clearly believe in him, and he's got these genuine guns of the comp to take less money and commit long term. and if the reports are true he's got us firmly in the mix for Z. Merrett as well. 

    Just an FYI, the same person who told me Trac was in talks for an extension (admittedly he got the period wrong) did also say Luke Jackson will be signing on as well until the end of 2024. so fingers crossed for that one. 

    This is great to head mate.

    Where is Weideman at?

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    12 minutes ago, hardtack said:

    Many of us weren’t aware that goodwindees is a “solid source”. I was one who responded to his original post with “and you know this how?” because I had no clue as to his reliability. Having had many false prophets on this site, I think the response was reasonable (albeit a little on the harsh side...could have chosen a better adjective).

    People are very quick to jump down somebody’s throat if they put up information on here. 
    most of the time Sources on here are pretty good

    Facebook and Big F i take little notice of

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    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Are you posting the word “Good” for no apparent reason every 10 or so minutes, or am I just imagining it?

    Quite possibly I’m imagining it. Been up since 5:30am. That, coupled with the whole Fritta sitch, and the fact that I’m easily confused, makes a compelling argument for me to go to sleep. 

    No. I was simply saying it was good that:

    We decided to appeal fritters suspension

    Trac signed for 6 years

    Fritter won the appeal.

    All good.

     

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    3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    This is great to head mate.

    Where is Weideman at?

    Got nothing on Weid unfortunately. i'll ask and see if i can dig up anything but it's all quiet, which makes sense, his value has the potential to sky rocket this season. 

    I do see where the club is coming from though in wanting to see him play well consistently for a block of games before bringing him in, but also get why he'd be getting a bit frustrated. 

    I'd be pretty shocked if he's not in the team in the next couple of weeks, and then signs on at some stage. 

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    2 minutes ago, binman said:

    No. I was simply saying it was good that:

    We decided to appeal fritters suspension

    Trac signed for 6 years

    Fritter won the appeal.

    All good.

     

    And may there be many more reasons to be posting "good" in the weeks and months to come.

    All the goody goodness to the Demons.

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    28 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Goodwins gone through much more adversity then Roos did with us. Goodwins had his own challanges and rebuilt the list back up again. Without Goodwin, Oliver, Salem and Petracca are looking at new clubs.

    Roos got what he came for and that was the $$. This whole notion of the club wouldn't be here without him is actually laughable.

    The money Roos got from us was well spent. I shudder to think where we would be if he hadn’t come across. 
    Maybe you don’t remember 2012-13 so well. 
    never forget the Foundations when rebuilding 

    May the Curse be lifted….

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    3 minutes ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

    Got nothing on Weid unfortunately. i'll ask and see if i can dig up anything but it's all quiet, which makes sense, his value has the potential to sky rocket this season. 

    I do see where the club is coming from though in wanting to see him play well consistently for a block of games before bringing him in, but also get why he'd be getting a bit frustrated. 

    I'd be pretty shocked if he's not in the team in the next couple of weeks, and then signs on at some stage. 

    The Weid will get games, but for his own sake, he has to earn them and then keep his spot

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    Collingwood will want a bigger fish than Weideman. They didn’t clear all that cap for someone that has only shown a bit. 
     

    Someone like Ben King (contracted until 2022) would be more what they’re after. And replacing an aging midfield. 

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    1 minute ago, Deestroy All said:

    Collingwood will want a bigger fish than Weideman. They didn’t clear all that cap for someone that has only shown a bit. 
     

    Someone like Ben King (contracted until 2022) would be more what they’re after. And replacing an aging midfield. 

    Collingwood are going to throw Huge money at Harry McKay in my opinion. 

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    1 minute ago, Deestroy All said:

    Collingwood will want a bigger fish than Weideman. They didn’t clear all that cap for someone that has only shown a bit. 
     

    Someone like Ben King (contracted until 2022) would be more what they’re after. And replacing an aging midfield. 

    Long Job. 
    they almost have to start again. 

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    4 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

    Collingwood will want a bigger fish than Weideman. They didn’t clear all that cap for someone that has only shown a bit. 
     

    Someone like Ben King (contracted until 2022) would be more what they’re after. And replacing an aging midfield. 

    They cleaned the cap room cause it was [censored]. There’s no master plan.

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    4 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    methinks young tom means 'eke' but...who cares about grammar and spelling at a time like this

    happy days

    Going to go out on a limb and say @demonstonecares about spelling and grammar, at all times.

    Great news about Trac, although I’m looking forward to it hearing it from the club and not notorious “news breakers” (bottom feeders), Browne and Morris

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    4 hours ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

    Collingwood are going to throw Huge money at Harry McKay in my opinion. 

    It was stated on MMM over the weekend that despite clearing the three players at the end of last season, Collingwood's salary cap is still extremely tight and a real mess. They will not have the room to chase a highly paid recruit.

    They're not exactly a destination club at the moment either. (How the wheel turns.)

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    6 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

    Collingwood will want a bigger fish than Weideman. They didn’t clear all that cap for someone that has only shown a bit. 
     

    Someone like Ben King (contracted until 2022) would be more what they’re after. And replacing an aging midfield. 

    But they also have no draft capital to work with - hard to see how they do much this offseason.

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    Can't believe people are still buying the BS that Collingwood cleared cap space to target a big name free agent. 

    They cleared cap space because they paid too many blokes huge money on long term contracts, not to mention the Beams debacle. Sure, they were shooting for a flag and nearly got there. But last year's clear out was fixing a god awful mess, not clearing space for a good player.

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    8 hours ago, brendan said:

    Should we perhaps send St Kilda a gift basket, maybe a cheese platter 

    That platter would consist of hard cheese, I presume.

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    11 hours ago, goodwindees said:

    I don't understand your question.  To try and assist you, the figure of $900 k came from Ch7 report.

    I'm just telling you that it is significantly more than that.

    Adonski, you are one of about 5 other Posters that displayed some level of doubt about my original post along with HardTack, Rod Grinter Squad, CHF and Robbie57.

    I never quite understand why other Posters express that type of doubt/negativity.  Is it envy or a feeling of inadequacy that some posters just have NO level of inside contacts?

     

    Get over yourself hahaha

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    7 hours ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

    Collingwood are going to throw Huge money at Harry McKay in my opinion. 

    The Pies obviously need to find a key forward but their mids are even more of a priority with both Pendles and Sidebottom close to the end. They will leave a huge hole. Think someone like Treloar would be perfect for them. 

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    1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    But they also have no draft capital to work with - hard to see how they do much this offseason.

    Its not just draft picks though.

    They will go into deficit having to pay a huge price for Daicos this year. But they have a list of around 40 players who they have shown they are willing to trade.

    They will likely be going into a mini rebuild by years end. They will be moving more players on.

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    2 hours ago, Tough Kent said:

    It was stated on MMM over the weekend that despite clearing the three players at the end of last season, Collingwood's salary cap is still extremely tight and a real mess. They will not have the room to chase a highly paid recruit.

    They're not exactly a destination club at the moment either. (Howe the wheel turns.)

    Spelling of Howe was wrong,   Agree with you now !

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    What a horrible season we are having....

    It’s great to see he club looking like having some one club career players. We haven’t seen this since the Daniher days and you can see how close those players are still and passionate about the club. 

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    9 hours ago, Demondan75 said:

    I'm definitely not having a crack at Paddy, but here's a photo of seemingly two young blokes with the world at their feet. And yet by the hand of fate one is about to hopefully hit paydirt tomorrow, and the other has just put another hurdle in front of his luckless life.

    images (9).jpeg

    What do the Saints call their MFCSS?

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