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On 22/08/2024 at 09:24, leave it to deever said:

Not saying it doesn't warrant five weeks.

But certainly stating how unjust it was that Maynard got zilch.

Seriously wth?

AFL is a poor joke at times.

The rules were changed last year. How hard is it? The AFL were the ones who challenged Maynard getting off in the first place.

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    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

     

    What a poor move this would be for Saints, and for Houston. If he wanted to avoid a Tarranto situation at the Dees, I'm not sure how Saints are a better option

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    https://www.afl.com.au/news/1207740/i-am-not-leaving-port-adelaide-power-star-dan-houston-shuts-down-trade-rumours

    Most likely staying at Port.

    Either he was only interested in the MFC until we self imploded or he was never interested in coming home in the first place.

    In any case I'm glad he hasn't chosen another club due to our incompetence, as he's a two time All Australian and clearly one of the best defenders in the league. CLEARLY. 

    Lastly, I don't think posters have given Houston his dues. If a two time All Australian with 5 years left is (now hypothetically) interested in coming to your club, you embrace it and get a deal done. 

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    it was only a little over a decade that port adelaide was an absolute basketcase

    they regularly got less than 15k to their games at footy park

    their board and footy dept was a cluster of disaster

    boak and gray 'stuck fat' and were, along with daid koch as president and keith thomas as ceo, core components of turning that club around to being a well-run and settled organisation

    they ignored the media hubbub about hinkley's contract, backed in their 'kulcha' and processes to sort themselves out, and have been consistently there-or-thereabouts for the better part of the last decade

    yes, they haven't tasted ultimate success, but 2024 could well be the year that changes

    i don't think, as an example. the dees should be looking to the likes of the filth or the yankees as a example of where we aspire to be, but instead towards the likes of the pear

    stay calm, ignore the noise, carry on with the business of footy

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    39 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    That is footy speak for “ no club could get the deal done”.

    Maybe it will be the same for CP5.

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    4 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

    Good, less chance of a first round pick(s) going out the door.

    Exactly. Think it will be a blessing in disguise in the long run. Would of been nice if Houston was linked to us 1-2 seasons ago.

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    1 hour ago, Demonland said:

     

    He's contracted and wouldn't have signed the contract unless he was keen on the club he loves.

    What an extraordinary human being.

     

     

     

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    well, that turned out to be a non-event fizzer ... must have p155ed off the voracious, click-baiting scribblers

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    Excellent news. I wasn't keen on getting Houston from the start.

    We need to allow Jason Taylor to use our draft capital, rather than Tim Lamb blowing it on players that don't move the needle for us.

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    So it took weeks if not months for Houston to commit to his club and saying he was going nowhere.  OMG! Does his silence in that period mean his club was in crisis and culture in tatters? Is his integrity questioned? Such hypocrisy. Petracca cops it from all quarters. Houston is a hero.

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    Right, can we please get the Ollie Wines thread really going now?

    'Rumoured to be keen for the opportunity to play alongside his best mate'

    and

    'While Port have a deep midfield of stars, Melbourne could do with another powerful body in the middle as they look to regain the clearance dominance that was a hallmark of their premiership and to nurture a variety of young potential stars in less physically brutal roles.'

    and

    'Would allow for efficient coverage of Melbourne's loss of Neal-Bullen, who's desire to return to South Australia would also be the foundation of a clear win-win deal for both players and both clubs'.

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    Guessing this ship has well and truly sailed despite Petracca re-affirming his commitment. Probably a good thing now with pick 5 in our hands instead of what we were hoping to be a pick in the teens.

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    22 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    This is tiresome. The approach that these guys take is to say, "He wants to leave, but that does not imply he will go." He and the club are then labelled as liars. Morris used the same playbook with Trac, and Kane Cornes used it against Kossie last year. They always hedge their bets.

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    2 minutes ago, djr said:

    This is tiresome. The approach that these guys take is to say, "He wants to leave, but that does not imply he will go." He and the club are then labelled as liars. Morris used the same playbook with Trac, and Kane Cornes used it against Kossie last year. They always hedge their bets.

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    --- Hutchy (probably)

    Although looking like this.

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    On 30/08/2024 at 09:22, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    https://www.afl.com.au/news/1207740/i-am-not-leaving-port-adelaide-power-star-dan-houston-shuts-down-trade-rumours

    Most likely staying at Port.

    Either he was only interested in the MFC until we self imploded or he was never interested in coming home in the first place.

    In any case I'm glad he hasn't chosen another club due to our incompetence, as he's a two time All Australian and clearly one of the best defenders in the league. CLEARLY. 

    Lastly, I don't think posters have given Houston his dues. If a two time All Australian with 5 years left is (now hypothetically) interested in coming to your club, you embrace it and get a deal done. 

    He was actually very interested in us until his management was told by us and Port. They would not be letting him go unless the offer was to good to refuse and we wouldn’t be meeting Ports asking price of two first rounders. When there is little likelihood of a trade being done, players change their tune

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    3 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

    He was actually very interested in us until his management was told by us and Port. They would not be letting him go unless the offer was to good to refuse and we wouldn’t be meeting Ports asking price of two first rounders. When there is little likelihood of a trade being done, players change their tune

    We haven’t given up.

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