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Rightly or wrongly, our coaching group love consistency in the senior team and dislike resting players, so I don’t think he’s a good fit.

 

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    He is just about done .

    Anything 500k plus is way overs 

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    Nope, too old, not a big overhead mark not what's needed, bring back Ross Dillon or Greg Parkes instead of him....

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    3 hours ago, dee-tox said:

    No, our best is Fritta who also has 34 goals for the season.

    You’re right… how on earth did I miss that?? Unfortunately the edit function is only available for a limited time, so I’m going to have to live with the humiliation that goes with my oversight 🤣

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    Would love him, but we can't afford to pay him over our young guys coming through.

    would only be if we can get him for that $500k mark

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    I think we just have to back JVR as our next tall forward coming through and recruit a decent back up ruck/forward option.

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    11 hours ago, demon3165 said:

    Nope, too old, not a big overhead mark not what's needed, bring back Ross Dillon or Greg Parkes instead of him....

    Greg sadly passed away not long ago.

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    4 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

    I think we just have to back JVR as our next tall forward coming through and recruit a decent back up ruck/forward option.

    Or two.

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    Surely after the swans took a massive risk signing him for 10 years he couldn't complain about money.

    Pretty sure he has earnt enough over his career.

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    17 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

    Management bluff. He won't leave the Swans. AFL won't let it happen. They'll cough up the difference if need be - 'ongoing marketing allowance'

    This. Helped by a compliant, unquestioning Herald Sun which is prepared to claim that he might retire rather than sign up for what is claimed to be a low-ball offer. Really? Buddy would retire rather than accept an offer of at least $250,000 and probably more like $400,000 to $500,000? Give me a break!  

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    26 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    It was but gee he could take a hanger.

    It’s Greg Parke not Parkes. Terrific contested overhead mark, hands like glue but very slow on the ground and horribly inaccurate kick. But gave us some hope up forward on many gloomy Saturday afternoons. 

    Did they really play on Sat afternoons or was it just a wistful dream ? 

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     Buddy a Demon are you serious?

    Kelvin Templeton and all those other chronically injured transfer players that came across to the Dees, where are you? More to the point, where are the geniuses responsible for those recruiting decisions. Got our hopes up until they ran onto the ground in a Melbourne jumper and we realised that we had bought a lemon or a bag of lemons. 

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    6 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    Buddy’s a great of the game- no doubt about it, but we’re not a team that needs to recruit a player at the end of his career!

    Just as Uncle does not need a maid at the end of her career. . 

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    4 minutes ago, hemingway said:

    Just as Uncle does not need a maid at the end of her career. . 

    Perhaps so Ernie but training a new one ……. a different matter entirely.

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    Can't imagine our standards allowing one player to not train, all the while being paid more than most on the list. However, as a playing-forward coach, two years to teach JVR... it's a tempting thought

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    Buddy will be 36 next January.

    About half my age - so could I demand $300k?

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    1 hour ago, AmDamDemon said:

    Can't imagine our standards allowing one player to not train, all the while being paid more than most on the list. However, as a playing-forward coach, two years to teach JVR... it's a tempting thought

    Like everything, depends on cost and fitting the culture.   I very much doubt ifBuddy would be happy playing second fiddle, a specially at Casey, for peanuts.  

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    2 hours ago, hemingway said:

    It’s Greg Parke not Parkes. Terrific contested overhead mark, hands like glue but very slow on the ground and horribly inaccurate kick. But gave us some hope up forward on many gloomy Saturday afternoons. 

    Did they really play on Sat afternoons or was it just a wistful dream ? 

    for the younger generation every Sat and if you got home on time replays on 7 and 2 but only a couple of quarters of games played. the the VFL on Sunday oh those were the days.

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    5 hours ago, demon3165 said:

    for the younger generation every Sat and if you got home on time replays on 7 and 2 but only a couple of quarters of games played. the the VFL on Sunday oh those were the days.

    The VFA belting the living daylights out of each other.  Grand days!

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    Id get him if we only had to pay by the goal and or game, no way would I sign him without massive clauses round performance, if he wants 700k fine but he needs to play 22 games and kick 50

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