33 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

His exit left a bad taste  ie his total drop in form after agreeing mid season to leave and then his stark lack of recognition and gratitude for the dees. So… I no longer hope he does deliver. Personally  I hope we thrash them in a final soon preferably  a GF and he recognises the strength of what he left. 

I also hope we thrash Freo but I have no ill will toward Jackson.  I'm indifferent.  And I wouldn't like to see him becoming a whipping boy for Freo fans if he doesn't live up to his contract and the hype. 

He wasn't the only player that didn't give his all this season.  Goodwin said as much after the first semi.

I see him as an immature, not too bright 21 year old.  Having said that I am surprised his manager or someone else didn't ghost write a decent 'thank you' message for him for mfc and its fans.   Sam Weideman set a fine example in that regard.

1 hour ago, Wells 11 said:

His exit left a bad taste  ie his total drop in form after agreeing mid season to leave and then his stark lack of recognition and gratitude for the dees. So… I no longer hope he does deliver. Personally  I hope we thrash them in a final soon preferably  a GF and he recognises the strength of what he left. 

I'd rather they don't make the finals, if they do let it be bottom 4 of the 8 and out the first week.

No ill will towards Luke but i hope Freo tank next year cos we have their first pick. A bottom 4 finish for them would be great

35 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I also hope we thrash Freo but I have no ill will toward Jackson.  I'm indifferent.  And I wouldn't like to see him becoming a whipping boy for Freo fans if he doesn't live up to his contract and the hype. 

He wasn't the only player that didn't give his all this season.  Goodwin said as much after the first semi.

I see him as an immature, not too bright 21 year old.  Having said that I am surprised his manager or someone else didn't ghost write a decent 'thank you' message for him for mfc and its fans.   Sam Weideman set a fine example in that regard.

His Manager threw him to the wolves. What does Luke get fro his 4% or whatever the Management fee is these days.

Nothing much by the look of it.

I'd do a Buddy and leave his manager that did the deal and find someone more suitable to him at his time of life.

3 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

His Manager threw him to the wolves. What does Luke get fro his 4% or whatever the Management fee is these days.

Nothing much by the look of it.

I'd do a Buddy and leave his manager that did the deal and find someone more suitable to him at his time of life.

His mum?

Edited October 15, 20222 yr by djr

48 minutes ago, djr said:

His mum?

Great riposte here . I couldn't figure out how to build his Mum into the comment. Thanks.

Buy seriously he was left to his own devices with zero forethought or prep.  Where is he getting advice from I wonder?

Does anyone know who Manager is ?????    just out of interest?

Edited October 15, 20222 yr by Demon17

Been rifling through this thread, trying to take stock. I see we've got up to page 303 (we'd be shooting through the cartridges if this were printed out for a magazine!) So, time to look down the barrel (we seem to be in a spiral here anyway) of giving it the bullet?

I've already seen myself out. And it's sunny at last, btw...

On 10/10/2022 at 11:20 PM, Demonland said:

 

"The Gospel of Luke", deary me.

If The West Australian had only consulted the wordsmiths of Demonland (and tapped into the rollercoaster of emotions screaming out on every page of this voluminous thread) , I'm sure they could have come up with a more memorable headline.

How about "The Gospel of Puke"?

Ok, that was childish.

What about "Dees bent over, Dogga-style"?

Too risqué? (Sorry to all the missionaries out there.)

Or any one of the following:

• Way to go, Luke, as Dees’ hearts bleat poo
• Every Dogga has his (pay)day
• Lukewarm Dee docks, grins then sinks in Freo Harbour with ship full of gold
• The Jackson 7: monster deal has Luke singing “I’ll be there”
• The Bell tolls for Dee: behind the secret mid-season meeting (with diminutive, cloaked man in bar) that brought Luke home
• Mum’s the word: young star unable to articulate reasons of move

Ok, perhaps not.

Maybe "The Gospel of Luke" ain't so bad after all.

I'll see myself out.

Dogga will be under the most pressure of any footballer in the State of WA. And they are pretty feral when it comes to under-performance.

 

He is in for a torrid ride

1 hour ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Been rifling through this thread, trying to take stock. I see we've got up to page 303 (we'd be shooting through the cartridges if this were printed out for a magazine!) So, time to look down the barrel (we seem to be in a spiral here anyway) of giving it the bullet?

I've already seen myself out. And it's sunny at last, btw...

That's a high calibre post, Timothy.   You're a gun!

1 hour ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Been rifling through this thread, trying to take stock. I see we've got up to page 303 (we'd be shooting through the cartridges if this were printed out for a magazine!) So, time to look down the barrel (we seem to be in a spiral here anyway) of giving it the bullet?

I've already seen myself out. And it's sunny at last, btw...

what are you banging on about, timothy?

1 hour ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Been rifling through this thread, trying to take stock. I see we've got up to page 303 (we'd be shooting through the cartridges if this were printed out for a magazine!) So, time to look down the barrel (we seem to be in a spiral here anyway) of giving it the bullet?

I've already seen myself out. And it's sunny at last, btw...

Shooting from the hip Timmy

5 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I also hope we thrash Freo but I have no ill will toward Jackson.  I'm indifferent.  And I wouldn't like to see him becoming a whipping boy for Freo fans if he doesn't live up to his contract and the hype. 

He wasn't the only player that didn't give his all this season.  Goodwin said as much after the first semi.

I see him as an immature, not too bright 21 year old.  Having said that I am surprised his manager or someone else didn't ghost write a decent 'thank you' message for him for mfc and its fans.   Sam Weideman set a fine example in that regard.

Thanks LH I have been scanning the pages looking for something that LJ wrote acknowledging his time at MFC his teammates, coaches, fitness staff, boot studders, haven’t been able to find anything not even an acknowledgement of the kind words spoken by Kate Roffe. Jeezuz Luke where’s the manners young man I am Sure that the Brayshaws and personal sponsors would be disappointed, hell I am disappointed and I don’t even know you. That is my final word on LJ.

I’m sure Luke will acknowledge the MFC once he unlatches from his Mother’s teat. 

Edited October 15, 20222 yr by Ethan Tremblay

He left a short message on Instagram. I think that will be it

 

Three guys in a house together didn't seem to work very well

7 hours ago, Demon17 said:

His Manager threw him to the wolves. What does Luke get fro his 4% or whatever the Management fee is these days.

Nothing much by the look of it.

I'd do a Buddy and leave his manager that did the deal and find someone more suitable to him at his time of life.

Are you serious?

He got him back home, to the club he followed and wanted to play for and $7m approx, over the next 7 years.

 

 

11 hours ago, layzie said:

You're right about Footywire, usually bang on

Just had a look. They have jaeger on there for 2023 but he definitely signed a 4 year deal. 

I wonder if they're not making it public because of the scrutiny. Seems very weird to lure over such a high profile, expensive recruit and not know how many years its for. And when they asked him during his press conference and he deflected it onto his management. Just seems very strange. 

Edited October 15, 20222 yr by mmwd6

48 minutes ago, mmwd6 said:

Just had a look. They have jaeger on there for 2023 but he definitely signed a 4 year deal. 

I wonder if they're not making it public because of the scrutiny. Seems very weird to lure over such a high profile, expensive recruit and not know how many years its for. And when they asked him during his press conference and he deflected it onto his management. Just seems very strange. 

Yeah that one is certainly a blind spot.

May this thread RIP.

On 10/15/2022 at 6:16 PM, Redleg said:

Are you serious?

He got him back home, to the club he followed and wanted to play for and $7m approx, over the next 7 years.

 

 

Fair comment but Its just that I believe the a player's managare, esp for a 21 year old should be providing professional services holistically to help the young lad develop.  he was set up to fail in this case.

A drovers dog could have got Luke's deal done given the circumstances. The easiest cash he will have earned off Luke for some time.

Juxtaposed with Liam Pickering's fantastic effort for Buddy years ago - even though Buddy let him go afterwards.

On 10/15/2022 at 4:16 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

He left a short message on Instagram. I think that will be it

 

Mockingly (probably unintentionally because I doubt he thought about how it would look) in a Dockers jumper.

Could have posted any number of photos of him with the Premiership cup when he thanked the club with his one line.

I thank him for his time but do not wish him well. He is now the enemy and whilst I will not boo him I do hope he gets roughed up a bit and that he earns every dollar he gets.

Feel for him, the pressure is going to be immense. Easy when the whole team is playing well, harder when you are the highest paid player and have to perform each week.

1 hour ago, Kelpien said:

Mockingly (probably unintentionally because I doubt he thought about how it would look) in a Dockers jumper.

Could have posted any number of photos of him with the Premiership cup when he thanked the club with his one line.

I thank him for his time but do not wish him well. He is now the enemy and whilst I will not boo him I do hope he gets roughed up a bit and that he earns every dollar he gets.

I am hoping the pressure gets too much over there and he requests a trade back to the MFC in 3-4 years time. 
Kate Roffey said as much at The B&F

luke who? oh. that guy in perth who's carrying the whole weight of wa on his shoulders now....lol