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43 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

The fact that anyone would start a thread on this is hilarious.

SEN is pulp fiction - it's media trash and has been since Crocmedia moved in and should thus be treated that way.

If you're getting your news from this source and subsequently taking personally, I'd be questioning a range of things...

 

It is purely entertainment EO. I knew he was going to tee off and he did. 
The one factor Chad’s brother has not mentioned once is that the Salary Cap will increase each year

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1 hour ago, Demon3 said:

The bloke really is so predictable these days.

Yep, its a long contract, yep, its worth lots of money. He would be on teh radio right now saying, its a worry that Petracca signed only for 2 years.. Melbourne should have put a long term offer to him.. Melbourne are on notice .. blah blah blah.

A couple in the media right now are embarrassing themselves with their rhetoric aimed at Melbourne. 

 

 

Let them mouth off - their opinions are often inaccurate  and to us, mean far call.

 

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2 minutes ago, Billy said:

Is that a fact regarding Wines?

Because Tracca has way more ability if true, midfield & a 50 goal a year forward later into career 

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"Foxfooty.com.au can exclusively reveal that Wines has inked a new deal that ties him to the club until the end of 2026.  He will be 32 by the time the contract expires".

At the time, (Nov 2020) Wines had 2 years left on his contract which they extended by 4 years, to 2026 ie a 6 year contract until age 32. 

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The President was on the ABC just now and explained the extensive due diligence that they go through when doing deals like this.  Every deal gets presented to the board for sign off; it does not sound like anything except a well thought our strategy.

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9 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:

The President was on the ABC just now and explained the extensive due diligence that they go through when doing deals like this.  Every deal gets presented to the board for sign off; it does not sound like anything except a well thought our strategy.

I certainly hope so. The exact job of the Board

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11 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:

The President was on the ABC just now and explained the extensive due diligence that they go through when doing deals like this.  Every deal gets presented to the board for sign off; it does not sound like anything except a well thought our strategy.

Worth starting a new thread on this as folks have been keen to hear from roffey.

I'm relieved to hear we are unlikely to end up with a back-ended contract/sal cap problem like the Pies.

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2 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Did he carry on when Port gave Ollie a 6 year contract until he is 32?

No!

And I bet if Port had secured Petracca's signature on a 7 year contract until he is 33 he would say it was a great coup.

Cornes is a dope.

Is that true that he said nothing about Ollie’s 6 year contract with his old club? If so should be called out in that. That said Tracc is actually 7 years on top of current 2 to go so nearly nine years. That is a bit different.

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One other thing mentioned in general on SEN was that the swans assistant coaches are not coming down only the senior coach will be attending the game.

Advantage us.

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We've got a premiership combination together now with Petracca, Oliver, Gawn, Viney, May, Lever, Salem, Langdon, Ben Brown all stitched up and able over the next 3-4 years.  Add in Fritsch, Jackson, Pickett, Rivers, Jordon and a decent mature supporting cast. 

I'm going to put it out there now that we WILL win at least one flag in the next four years.  I wouldn't have anywhere near that confidence without Petracca in that mix, so if it takes a 7 year contract to keep the band together over that period then so be it. 

It's been 56 years, quite frankly MFC supporters will not give a second thought to Petracca's contract length when this crew delivers the flag.   I couldn't care is we gave him 10 years!

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As a wise man once said, nuffies gon’ nuff. There’s no better example than Kane Cornes. 

I’m pretty good at being able to see an argument from multiple angles but I can’t understand Cornes’ position on this one, or anyone who’s been critical of it.

What are people worried is going to happen? He’s not going to plateau yet. For the first four years of the seven, he’ll improve, and he’s already a star. He’s a core element to our flag push over the next 5 years - of course we want him locked away. It gives certainty to everyone who is working on delivering said flag - the players, the coaches, Christian himself, and the supporters. The only thing is that could plausibly happen is he slows down in the last few years, but so what. Petracca at 80% is still better than the average player out there that would otherwise be on the list.

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3 minutes ago, one_demon said:

Very true.  That's why I worry that Picket, Jackson and Rivers will all want to go home at some stage and we'll get pillaged again.

 

We won’t keep them all. But we must choose who stays long term

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20 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Is that true that he said nothing about Ollie’s 6 year contract with his old club? If so should be called out in that. That said Tracc is actually 7 years on top of current 2 to go so nearly nine years. That is a bit different.

I couldn't find any comment from Cornes about Ollie's contract extension.

A relevant aspect is that Olllie will be 32 when his contract expires and Petracca 33.  Not a lot of difference regarding longevity.

I may be wrong but Cornes has a habit of being selective. 

I actually feel a bit bad saying he is a 'dope'.  It is very rare for me to make a personal criticism but he is one commentator I cannot abide and it got the better of me.

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There seems to be an industry gaining momentum "Old players suffering deprivation syndrome "so they join the media : Lloyd, Cornes, Newman , McClure  . Some of these people forget that they were lucky to be born with a lot of physical attributes. However that does not neccessarily translate to mental ability.

Give me the Coodabeens ant day of the week. (Or the Front Bar)

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3 minutes ago, Better days ahead said:

I don’t mind Cornes. He’s opinionated and provocative, but isn’t that the point? I don’t look to him as the voice of reason or objectivity.

I’d prefer reason and objectivity, personally. There are more than enough angles matters can be viewed on with good thought, without the need for deliberate, provocative contrarianism.

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5 minutes ago, Better days ahead said:

I don’t mind Cornes. He’s opinionated and provocative, but isn’t that the point? I don’t look to him as the voice of reason or objectivity.

He does take as much as he gets, i will give him that tick

May have to contact him next week and mention Ollie Wine ? s

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23 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

You have strange taste in men, are we married?

So funny, I Almost spat out my Yum Cha!!!

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3 hours ago, Josh said:

Agreed. Obviously long term contracts are gambles on both sides. Club is gambling that Trac can perform to a high standard for a long period. Trac is potentially turning his back on a small fortune for some more security. I'd certainly prefer the security of it were me...

 

One thing that I always cringe at is when a player signs on till the start of their free agency.

 

Also the demand will force the supply. The more players that get signed to long term deals, they more you'll have to if you want to keep your stars.

(First, Likes, Hahas and the odd Shocked to everyone on this thread. Then...)

Reckon it was the big fortune he turned his back on; he got the small one...?

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