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We should definitely analyse everything anyone says about Kozzie to within an inch of its life. That's usually a pretty good practice.

 

What you think Trac will say "nah he's gone" 🙄

18 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

What you think Trac will say "nah he's gone" 🙄

No need...I have already said it.

Ffs just give it a rest and get on with your homework 

 

 

 

 
1 hour ago, Gawndy the Great said:

I watched thebi tee ire Trac. It’s hard with Trac - he starts saying he’s super confident, then once pressed was less certain. End of the interview I was just confused. 

I guess you could say he was confident until he wasn't.

8 hours ago, IRW said:

No need...I have already said it.

Ffs just give it a rest and get on with your homework 

 

 

 

We all would but the notifications of the borish back and forth you had with wyl is distracting.


10 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

That’s a big call I don’t think anyone was definitive on LJ come to think of it. 

They are close and let’s hope he knows.

 
1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

just for the record, i have nfi

Like everyone else.

My words of wisdom from no internal knowledge of these things ...

If he goes, he goes, if he stays he stays.
Until he makes a decision, save your breath.


I asked Trent Rivers about Kozzie at the season launch last Wednesday, he told me the whole team is working on him to stay.  He seemed pretty confident Kozzie would stay, he said he loves it at Melbourne.  Hopefully Trent was right!

1 hour ago, mauriesy said:

My words of wisdom from no internal knowledge of these things ...

If he goes, he goes, if he stays he stays.
Until he makes a decision, save your breath.

Exactly, we'll live longer that way too. 

8 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

I asked Trent Rivers about Kozzie at the season launch last Wednesday, he told me the whole team is working on him to stay.  He seemed pretty confident Kozzie would stay, he said he loves it at Melbourne.  Hopefully Trent was right!

Going by his comment it is safe to say Rivers will extend his own contract which expires this year.🙂

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23 hours ago, Vipercrunch said:

Also, Wikipedia says Kozzy is the nephew of Byron Pickett (which we all know) AND Neville Jetta.  Can anyone confirm or deny that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kysaiah_Pickett

That was made known when he first came to Melbourne, he was living with "Uncle Nev" when he first came to the club.  

One of his cousins is a student at my school, she is a Wanganeen.  He has family in WA, SA and Vic.

17 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

I asked Trent Rivers about Kozzie at the season launch last Wednesday, he told me the whole team is working on him to stay.  He seemed pretty confident Kozzie would stay, he said he loves it at Melbourne.  Hopefully Trent was right!

And Trent himself? ✍️


7 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

Hopefully!  The way he comes across he seems very happy.  

I've been told that as long as he gets the money he's happy with he will be staying.

I'd say his deal will be done early on in the season.

3 hours ago, Redleg said:

They are close and let’s hope he knows.

Unless he’s confided in one teammate or a small clique of teammates, the players don’t yet know. The whole playing group is hella close so you’d imagine if one knew, they’d all eventually know. 

34 minutes ago, Action Jackson said:

I've been told that as long as he gets the money he's happy with he will be staying.

I'd say his deal will be done early on in the season.

If that's the case, I say pay him what he wants and get this deal done now. No point dragging out the inevitable and encouraging unnecessary, destabilising noise from the likes of Kane Cornes.

What would be a fair deal for Rivers as a 2nd level defender in one of the AFLs best or the best defences? 

4 x 450k  ---1.8mil?


1 minute ago, BDA said:

If that's the case, I say pay him what he wants and get this deal done now. No point dragging out the inevitable and encouraging unnecessary, destabilising noise from the likes of Kane Cornes.

I thought that comment was more related to Trent Rivers not Pickett?

Just now, Sydee said:

I thought that comment was more related to Trent Rivers not Pickett?

Ah. thanks for clarifying

1 minute ago, Deebauched said:

What would be a fair deal for Rivers as a 2nd level defender in one of the AFLs best or the best defences? 

4 x 450k  ---1.8mil?

more if he runs through the midfield 

 
29 minutes ago, BDA said:

If that's the case, I say pay him what he wants and get this deal done now. No point dragging out the inevitable and encouraging unnecessary, destabilising noise from the likes of Kane Cornes.

FYI this is regarding Rivers.

I have no intel on Pickett.

38 minutes ago, Deebauched said:

What would be a fair deal for Rivers as a 2nd level defender in one of the AFLs best or the best defences? 

4 x 450k  ---1.8mil?

More like 3/4 * $250-$300.  Usually, the longer the term the less money.

Freo offered Acres about $150-200k, grossly undervaluing him (to help get Jackson).  They upped it a little bit but he went to Carlton anyway:

"Acres is one of a number of Fremantle players who were offered below-par contracts to stay at the club, with the Blues pouncing on the chance to secure the 26-year-old on a three-year deal at around $350,000 per season".

Just can't see Rivers who is still only 21 and yet to cement himself in the best 22 getting the same as Acres.

I think as fans we tend to overestimate what players get paid especially those outside the top 5-10.


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