Farewell Alex Neal-Bullen

[adonski 11,261]

3 minutes ago, Skuit said:

This was the best I could find pertaining to the rules. It's astonishing (but actually not) how difficult it is access the official rules of our multi-billion dollar sport, and how vaguely they are written. 

9.7 Further Exchange of Draft Selection
(a) A Club may exchange a Draft selection which it has received from another Club,
provided that the selection is not traded directly back to that Club.

My understanding is that rule applies in the same trade period, we should be okay to receive it back this year

[Ugottobekidding 1,117]

9 hours ago, Skuit said:

This was the best I could find pertaining to the rules. It's astonishing (but actually not) how difficult it is access the official rules of our multi-billion dollar sport, and how vaguely they are written. 

9.7 Further Exchange of Draft Selection
(a) A Club may exchange a Draft selection which it has received from another Club,
provided that the selection is not traded directly back to that Club.

Rather take a punt on  player swap if 25 is the best we can get.

[Demonland 70,902]

It's Official 😥

 

[TRIGON 4,783]

All the best to Nibbler. He had is early critics, including me, because of his fumbles. However, he kept working tenaciously to improve his game and he became a very valuable member of the team. Can't ask for more than that.

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 4,892]

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

It's Official 😥

 

'Official' from SEN? Hmmm...

'Official' from the Club, on the other hand...

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1644733/neal-bullen-nominates-adelaide

Many thanks, Alex.

[The heart beats true 17,994]

I’m sad about this. We lost a really good one.

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,590]

Agree with Kane Cornes on this one.

The player should be nominating the state rather than a specific club within that state.

[58er 6,172]

On 13/08/2024 at 19:22, Gawndy the Great said:

It 100% has to do with whatever is going on. It’s all to do with timing. 

You are entitled to your opinion G not so great but you are wrong. Nibbla has requested this prior to other matters. and if you read his request it is perfectly clear that he is taking his family back to SA after a wonderful decade of Club loyalty and service. 

Thank you Nibbla you have been a great Demon and still are. All the best yo you and your family. 

[MrFreeze 1,911]

4 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Agree with Kane Cornes on this one.

The player should be nominating the state rather than a specific club within that state.

Port have not expressed any interest in this trade 

[Axis of Bob 11,418]

2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Agree with Kane Cornes on this one.

The player should be nominating the state rather than a specific club within that state.

I doubt that Nibbler was only set on going to Adelaide. He has a huge amount of goodwill at the club to send him to SA and is not doing his negotiations through the media. If an announcement has been made it's likely to either be because a) Port aren't interested in him/can't bring him in (salary/picks etc), or b) Melbourne and Adelaide have already reached an understanding of what a deal looks like. I suspect the latter.

[Nascent 8,909]

3 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Agree with Kane Cornes on this one.

The player should be nominating the state rather than a specific club within that state.

That's all good and well if both clubs are interested. Fair chance he's management had reached out to both clubs and Port said thanks but no thanks. No real point in playing charades if everyone already knows there's only one club with interest.

Certainly other states would love their leaving players to nominate a return to Victoria rather than 1 specific club out of 9.

[Freddy Fuschia 730]

I'm shocked that the Nibbler to Adelaide trade is being run on such amicable lines. I thought from reading the expert commentary in the media that it was yet another example of the club's poor culture and sheer incompetence.

[adonski 11,261]

34 minutes ago, Freddy Fuschia said:

I'm shocked that the Nibbler to Adelaide trade is being run on such amicable lines. I thought from reading the expert commentary in the media that it was yet another example of the club's poor culture and sheer incompetence.

If he was a better player the medija would be slamming us for it

[Jaded No More 68,775]

Nibbler just asked to get back to SA. He only nominated Adelaide today because Adelaide has shown the most interest and both clubs have presumably reached an 'in principle' agreement. Look for this to be done and dusted early in the trade period, allowing both clubs to focus on other trades.

This is how good clubs and good players/managers do business. 

[Ted Lasso 19,015]

I can understand why people would want to ask for pick 25, but when we've farewelled the guy publicly, acknowledged he's moving home on compassionate grounds and agreed to trade him, i feel like we've given up a lot of leverage to trade with, i see the Crows offering us a late pick and we don't really have anywhere to go from there. 

[Jaded No More 68,775]

1 minute ago, Ted Lasso said:

I can understand why people would want to ask for pick 25, but when we've farewelled the guy publicly, acknowledged he's moving home on compassionate grounds and agreed to trade him, i feel like we've given up a lot of leverage to trade with, i see the Crows offering us a late pick and we don't really have anywhere to go from there. 

Once again, the leaking boat has forced our hand.

Whoever leaked this story 2 weeks out from the end of the H&A season needs to be shot

[DeeSpencer 25,199]

39 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Nibbler just asked to get back to SA. He only nominated Adelaide today because Adelaide has shown the most interest and both clubs have presumably reached an 'in principle' agreement. Look for this to be done and dusted early in the trade period, allowing both clubs to focus on other trades.

This is how good clubs and good players/managers do business. 

It’s Adelaide. Somehow they’ll ask for Petty, a first round pick, send us another McAdam and have Tex’s racism added to our cultural issues by the end of trade week whilst they offer us a future 4th.

[Redleg 40,621]

41 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

I can understand why people would want to ask for pick 25, but when we've farewelled the guy publicly, acknowledged he's moving home on compassionate grounds and agreed to trade him, i feel like we've given up a lot of leverage to trade with, i see the Crows offering us a late pick and we don't really have anywhere to go from there. 

He is still a Premiership player, regular best 22, missed about 2 games in 4 years and is in contract.

This won't be a firesale trade and I would imagine we will get a reasonable deal, maybe a touch unders due to the circumstances, but not a disaster.

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,590]

Any truth?

[Jaded No More 68,775]

7 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Any truth?

Oh for goodness sake where do people come up with this [censored]? 🙄🙄🙄

[640MD 3,329]

3 hours ago, Redleg said:

He is still a Premiership player, regular best 22, missed about 2 games in 4 years and is in contract.

This won't be a firesale trade and I would imagine we will get a reasonable deal, maybe a touch unders due to the circumstances, but not a disaster.

And been with the Demons for about 10 years. He has put in the time, whatever his reasons, if he wants to go, then he should be given that right.  In his prime st this stage of his career, keeps getting better. 
 

good luck to him

[Colm 1,998]

This story leaking and then way we have handled it really hurts us from negotiating point of view but if we don’t get the McAdam pick back for Nibbler as a minimum then the recruitment team really should be shown the door. 
 

[Redleg 40,621]

2 hours ago, 640MD said:

And been with the Demons for about 10 years. He has put in the time, whatever his reasons, if he wants to go, then he should be given that right.  In his prime st this stage of his career, keeps getting better. 
 

good luck to him

We are giving him that right and are trading him.

I was only talking about what we get in the trade and why we shouldn't be shafted.

You seem to be suggesting that the club is against trading him, which it isn't.

[Demonland 70,902]

Listen to this grub

 

[Redleg 40,621]

8 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Listen to this grub

 

Another member of the media.