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She comes with a price tag but yes, itโ€™s good to see some strong, confident decisions on both sides of the club.

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she's only tier 3 in terms of her impact on the salary cap - $24k only

the rest of her money will be made up via marketing deals

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she's currently the face of aflw, as well as on ads for colgate, four n twenty pies, and nab - so that's how she'll get to the $150k a season that she wanted i suppose

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Sheโ€™s a great player and Iโ€™m really happy sheโ€™s joined us (and Purcell is a great pickup too)

Great get.ย  Daisy is chuffed.ย  I remember her coming in 2nd (or thereabouts) in the Fox Footy kicking comp on the Yarra a few years back.ย  ย Think Clarry won that.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/cats-to-pounce-on-dees-defender-as-harris-trade-heats-up-20210607-p57yx3.html

Interesting that in this article her manager denies the accuracy of the 150k price tag and article confirms the most she will be paid is 37k. Maybe less off field duties at Melbourne was attractive?ย 

I really don't care what any player gets paid, Just play your role

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Importantly we now have a true forward, with Cunningham announcing her retirement as well.ย 

We were desperate for someone to kick goals last year, and until they moved Daisy up forward we were struggling.ย 

Interesting though why she wanted out of Carlton, given the amount of money she was on there.....and they are not a basketcase like Geelong.ย 

Well this turned out to be a bit of a steal. I was concerned by what we'd have to give up for Tayla...as it turns out, nowhere as much as I'd thought. Sad to lose Emonson, but key forwards are at a premium. Not sure what's gone on at Carlton - perhaps they're trying to clear out before expansion and got too many players off side in the process?

The retirement of Cunningham also puts things in a different light for us. The thing about Tayla is, regardless of form, opposition coaches aren't going to underestimate her, which will give the likes of Bannan some more development time.

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Seems genuinely excited. Her comments about her struggles during Covid certainly ring true and explain her poor form for Carlton last year. Massive stuff up by them letting her go but its our gain. If she works hard and gets back to close to her best sheโ€™ll be a serious weapon for us and give us that forward target we were crying out for last year.

Great to have you back Tayla. Canโ€™t wait to see you running around in the red and blue.

20 minutes ago, BDA said:

Seems genuinely excited. Her comments about her struggles during Covid certainly ring true and explain her poor form for Carlton last year. Massive stuff up by them letting her go but its our gain. If she works hard and gets back to close to her best sheโ€™ll be a serious weapon for us and give us that forward target we were crying out for last year.

Great to have you back Tayla. Canโ€™t wait to see you running around in the red and blue.

After all the silly media, it's a great listen, 'Landers. Notย the 'all-about-me' projected by the media; indeed, quite the opposite, it seems. 'Genuine' does seem to be the word, BDA. I love the connection to Daisy, and to Mick;ย Iย feel like 2021/22 is going to be like 1987 for the boys, Robbie and Swooper, but with the ultimate better ending! It's scary that she knows what affected her in recent seasons and has since made effective, relevant life changes. And she's doing skill sessions for the first time!ย 

I was amazed when the article stated she is only 24!ย 

She was starring in the exhibition games all those years ago, and one would think she still has many years left.ย  Her skills don't disappear, and her abilities overhead and long kicking capabilities are extremely rare in the AFLW world.ย 

Will be a genuine target up front which we have lacked, and in tandem with Daisy will allow the likes of Bannan to develop without the pressure of taking experienced defenders.


3 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

I was amazed when the article stated she is only 24!ย 

She was starring in the exhibition games all those years ago, and one would think she still has many years left.ย  Her skills don't disappear, and her abilities overhead and long kicking capabilities are extremely rare in the AFLW world.ย 

Will be a genuine target up front which we have lacked, and in tandem with Daisy will allow the likes of Bannan to develop without the pressure of taking experienced defenders.

If she is 100% committed to being the best player she can beย and has a good run with injuries we may have the missing link between finals and a flag. The single truly elite kick in the Womens game, tough as hell and a great pair of hands. Exactly what we need up forward.

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Wrapped to have her on board.

Edited by faultydet
Wish I'd paid more attention to comma use at school.

Mr Fawlty, Meggs is also โ€˜raptโ€™ย to have Taylaย on board, in raptures you might say. ย Where is @Demonstone?

Her marking strength and long kicks will definitely impact our scoring potential.
Dees are setting upย for for big season I reckon.

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Unfortunately TAYLA missed the 2024 season but remains a strong player with skill, athleticism, long kick and competitive nature. ย As a key forward , there is not many better than our TAYLAย 

Whilst she had been reportedly seeking a trade to the Hawks, I would like to see her stay at the Dees. We have young talls but there definitely remains a place for Harris in our best 21. ย 

I read that the Demons have now officially offered Harris a contract extension to remain at the club, after the Hawks' involvement in the multi-club trade stalled and then fell over late last weekย 

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1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

I would like to see her stay at the Dees. We have young talls but there definitely remains a place for Harris in our best 21. ย 

Love to see her stay on 'norm'...could imagine her running off CHB, what an intercept mark she would be and blasting the ball forward.


3 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Unfortunately TAYLA missed the 2024 season but remains a strong player with skill, athleticism, long kick and competitive nature. ย As a key forward , there is not many better than our TAYLAย 

Whilst she had been reportedly seeking a trade to the Hawks, I would like to see her stay at the Dees. We have young talls but there definitely remains a place for Harris in our best 21. ย 

I read that the Demons have now officially offered Harris a contract extension to remain at the club, after the Hawks' involvement in the multi-club trade stalled and then fell over late last weekย 

Can you elaborate, SONS?

52 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Can you elaborate, SONS?

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1262958/collingwood-magpies-target-duo-mattea-breed-airlie-runnalls-hawthorn-hawks-tayla-harris-pursuit-up-in-the-air

The Demons have now officially offered Harris a contract extension to remain at the club, after the Hawks' involvement in the multi-club trade stalled and then fell over late last week.

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Haw originally refused to include pick 14 in any deal. They now have an additional 2nd round pick at 22 to go along with 28.

A deal along the line of 14 and 22(28) for Harris and 20 may temp the hawks???

14,28

TH 20

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At the risk of upsetting her many, deserved, fans I have to admit I'm ambivalent about Tayla leaving.

If we can get overs in a trade I have to say I'd be tempted to take it.

She is an excellent player, though i think somewhat over rated, and super exciting when on, but I don't think she's ever got fit enough with us.

Which really reduces options if she is being double teamed, as is often the case, as a key forward.

And at the risk of being unfair I wondered if her sub optimal fitnessย  was a factor in her injury in the first game of last season (she looked completely cooked early on in that game), particularly given her choice to go to the Olympics as a red bull ambassador rather than a full preseason.


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