14 hours ago, mo64 said:

I didn't say he is homesick. As for wanting to play for Freo, I'd say that West Coast would find it harder to free up cap space in the short term to meet his asking price. And I'm sure Freo were in his manager's ear as a possible trade for Cerra.

There are a couple of factors in play as to why he wants to return to Perth. Neither of which involve the Melbourne FC. I'll leave it at that.

I have seen this BS before. Scott Thompson and his seriously ill brother. Load of krap

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Scott Thompson 

Jeff Farmer 

Jesse Hogan 

And potentially Luke Jackson 

do the Dees have trouble retaining our interstate talent? 
 

Hoping Jackson stays but if not, let’s reset, demand 2 x 1st rounders ( get Aaron Cadman and Brayden George) and then get a 2nd Ruck/Fwd (like Haydn McLean) on less than 1/2 the money. 

4 players over a 15 year period hardly says it’s an issue

4 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

Ok, I could be talked around to this:

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/chasing-the-sun-why-gold-coast-must-make-an-offer-to-lure-dustin-martin-20220725-p5b4cc.html

Jackson to Freo, Dusty to Gold Coast, King to Melbourne - Freo can sort out the rest.

No chance GC let King go

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Scott Thompson 

Jeff Farmer 

Jesse Hogan 

And potentially Luke Jackson 

do the Dees have trouble retaining our interstate talent? 
 

Hoping Jackson stays but if not, let’s reset, demand 2 x 1st rounders ( get Aaron Cadman and Brayden George) and then get a 2nd Ruck/Fwd (like Haydn McLean) on less than 1/2 the money. 

thats not many but we drafted a lot of duds before JT arrived so clubs wouldn't want to bring our players home anyways

1 hour ago, Sydee said:

Norf or WC are our main competitors? 

That's not the point.

The main point is that we gain absolutely zero by letting him walk to the PSD. 

How does that benefit the club?

13 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

That's not the point.

The main point is that we gain absolutely zero by letting him walk to the PSD. 

How does that benefit the club?

We are going to get SFA from Freo - wait and see

15 hours ago, Superunknown said:

Can you blame him/her

people are getting a tad too demanding 

 

Thanks for the mail D11

I gather from recent posts thanking D11 that he/she has a record of providing good inside information.  Unfortunately such well informed posts are drowned in posts from people who know nothing yet post just as confidently and pretend inside knowledge.  For those of us ignorant (like me), I'd love to see a list of names of posters who have an established record of having inside information.  

 

Edited July 26, 20223 yr by sue

1 hour ago, Wizard of Koz said:

I have seen this BS before. Scott Thompson and his seriously ill brother. Load of krap

Just like the BS that he'd already bought a house in Perth. You can believe what you like. I couldn't care less.

36 minutes ago, sue said:

I gather from recent posts thanking D11 that he/she has a record of providing good inside information.  Unfortunately such well informed posts are drowned in posts from people who know nothing yet post just as confidently and pretend inside knowledge.  For those of us ignorant (like me), I'd love to see a list of names of posters who have an established record of having inside information.  

 

Where is the fun in that Sue? Half the enjoyment of DL is working out who’s having a lend and who’s not. It’s called thinking for yourself. But as a general rule, until the Club confirms it, it ain’t yet real.

7 minutes ago, mo64 said:

Just like the BS that he'd already bought a house in Perth. You can believe what you like. I couldn't care less.

Is our bet still on mo64?. Only problem is as Ethan Tremblay alluded to, I don't own anything, in fact I have no assets nor bank accounts in my name but I found a dollar coin this morning which I will put aside just in case.

9 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

Is our bet still on mo64?. Only problem is as Ethan Tremblay alluded to, I don't own anything, in fact I have no assets nor bank accounts in my name but I found a dollar coin this morning which I will put aside just in case.

Is that an Australian Dollar or Zimbabwean Dollar?

3 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Scott Thompson 

Jeff Farmer 

Jesse Hogan 

And potentially Luke Jackson 

do the Dees have trouble retaining our interstate talent? 
 

Hoping Jackson stays but if not, let’s reset, demand 2 x 1st rounders ( get Aaron Cadman and Brayden George) and then get a 2nd Ruck/Fwd (like Haydn McLean) on less than 1/2 the money. 

don't forget jimmy toumpas! might as well add stevie armstrong in there too!!

1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

don't forget jimmy toumpas! might as well add stevie armstrong in there too!!

And who could forget Jack

2 minutes ago, mo64 said:

Is that an Australian Dollar or Zimbabwean Dollar?

Which would you prefer, I do have a Zimbabwean half crown lying around somewhere.

Dustin Martin on the Gold Coast 😂. Imagine how much work the Suns PR team would be doing daily

3 hours ago, Sydee said:

Problem with that is I don’t see us getting the two first round picks - prepare to be disappointed 

Personally if Fremantle is his preferred I’d rather walk him to the PSD and Norf - why would we accept unders and make one of our main competitors stronger 

Because we would get absolutely nothing in return which will hurt us even more. 

15 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

don't forget jimmy toumpas! might as well add stevie armstrong in there too!!

Steven Armstrong was delisted and Jimmy Toumpas was forced out.

Completely two different scenarios.

I’m sure Jacko would love to walk to NM.!!!!

1 hour ago, Demons11 said:

No chance GC let King go

Dude - not being serious.

I also can't see Dusty going to GC because he was drafted 2 years before Brandon Ellis and therefore they must be besties (as per the Age article)

14 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

Which would you prefer, I do have a Zimbabwean half crown lying around somewhere.

Hmm. I don't want to rob you of your last dollar. Let's just make the bet over our reputations on this site. In my case, that is probably worth less than a Zimbabwean dollar.

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

No. In fact I think this comment is a bit of an overreaction SONS.

In the 21 year period since Farmer has left we've lost, as you pointed out, 3 other players to back home.

I think if anything that's a fantastic strike rate compared to the likes of Fremantle, Brisbane, GWS and Gold Coast.

Cadman would be the dream get for me.

Apologies DD36. I’m getting frustrated by the Jackson non signing. Becoming more likely he’s going home. As some know, I was very keen on Hayden Young as a highly skilled quarterback type player. And local. Jackson was a project and from WA, with go home factor always in the back of mind. But I saw the highlights and potential. Love JT for his bold vision and courage in picking Jackson. It proved a masterstroke and GF glory.  Really hope the kid sees his future at the Dees. 

6 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Apologies DD36. I’m getting frustrated by the Jackson non signing. Becoming more likely he’s going home. As some know, I was very keen on Hayden Young as a highly skilled quarterback type player. And local. Jackson was a project and from WA, with go home factor always in the back of mind. But I saw the highlights and potential. Love JT for his bold vision and courage in picking Jackson. It proved a masterstroke and GF glory.  Really hope the kid sees his future at the Dees. 

All good mate, don't apologise. I think we're all frustrated, but it's the way it is unfortunately. 

Goody didn't exactly sound confident either in his press conference unfortunately. 

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41 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

don't forget jimmy toumpas! might as well add stevie armstrong in there too!!

Steven Armstrong won a🏆with Wetcoke and kicked the first goal of the 2006 GF if my memory serves me correctly.

8 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

All good mate, don't apologise. I think we're all frustrated, but it's the way it is unfortunately. 

Goody didn't exactly sound confident either in his press conference unfortunately. 

Goodwin was confident on Brayshaw staying though.

Nervy, nervy times.