Kozzy Homesick & Wants to Leave?

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,345]

55 minutes ago, Redleg said:

27.

You’d think the plan is that he’ll be here until at least the end of 2026 and then possibly be traded at that point, at peak value, before he becomes a free agent where we’d only get a singular draft pick via compo.

[whatwhat say what 23,616]

11 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

You’d think the plan is that he’ll be here until at least the end of 2026 and then possibly be traded at that point, at peak value, before he becomes a free agent where we’d only get a singular draft pick via compo.

exactly

going nowhere unless the offer is too good to refuse

[BC_1718_DC 1,768]

7 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

We were very interested in small forward Joe Berry from last year's draft who went to Port Adelaide.

Jason Taylor and his team made several trips up the border here to Wangaratta to interview over the course of the year.

Maybe worth keeping an eye on over the next few years.

If Freo got their way, they would’ve snapped Berry up, but Port jumped ahead. Reckon Berry would’ve been in red and blue had he gone to Freo and Koz wanted to go the other way at the end of this season.  

[Roost it far 9,747]

If he’s contracted till 27 then talk to the hand. If you do t like talking to the hand bring us great riches.

[Elwood 3184 1,362]

This is a complete non-issue given that Kozzie is contracted for another three seasons. The Dockers are being mischievous if they are bringing it up so unless they are prepared to offer us both Andrew Brayshaw and Serong in exchange, they would be wise to look elsewhere.

[58er 6,849]

18 hours ago, Superunknown said:

That the club has been silent on Gleesons obvious conflict - most specifically the Maynard case - has turned me right off the club. Shockingly soft. 

That is bring a soft fan if ever I have heard of it. 

Yes a statement of protest before the result would have been sensible after it was known that MRO Christian dated he would resign if there was a case when Laura Kane over took the action to charge the AFL should not allow a Pies conflicted official like Gleeson to be anywhere near the case. It should be a rule in the tribunal and other cases that that’s not allowed. 

That  should have been placed as a change for the AFL to make to their Tribunal cases in the future.

Christian should also have been moved on at that time and replaced by an independent MRO Officer who had no history of Club affiliation. 

But to give up on the Club is weak and unproductive in the extreme.

[bobby1554 1,267]

21 hours ago, Redleg said:

When Maynard gets nothing for ending a career and Kozzie gets 3 for an unlucky bump, the system is stuffed.

The BS technicalities applied to get big club’s players off like Cripps, who ended a Lions’ season, are symptomatic of a money above all else based sport. 

Irrespective of the circumstances (sure, he was unlucky to connect with Moore's head), his initial action was to choose to bump. And players have been on notice about bumping for quite a while now. His action was undisciplined, which seems to be becoming a regular thing with Pickett. He needs to get it out of his game.

[Nietaphart 81]

1 hour ago, 58er said:

That is bring a soft fan if ever I have heard of it. 

Yes a statement of protest before the result would have been sensible after it was known that MRO Christian dated he would resign if there was a case when Laura Kane over took the action to charge the AFL should not allow a Pies conflicted official like Gleeson to be anywhere near the case. It should be a rule in the tribunal and other cases that that’s not allowed. 

That  should have been placed as a change for the AFL to make to their Tribunal cases in the future.

Christian should also have been moved on at that time and replaced by an independent MRO Officer who had no history of Club affiliation. 

But to give up on the Club is weak and unproductive in the extreme.

I’m starting to think you are the Maynard equivalent on this board 58er. Always playing/attacking at the man (other poster’s), whilst in play (on the topic), sniping away. 
 

Just saying. 

[layzie 34,371]

I'm looking forward to when Freo are bursting at the cap seams. 

Edited January 19 by layzie

[58er 6,849]

14 hours ago, Nietaphart said:

I’m starting to think you are the Maynard equivalent on this board 58er. Always playing/attacking at the man (other poster’s), whilst in play (on the topic), sniping away. 
 

Just saying. 

Perhaps you left your self wide open for a response. It’s a forum and who else should I attack theMFC.? 

I have given my response and honestly believe if every supporter abandoned the Club for such a small as you have threatened we wouldn’t have many fans left. 

Yes the Club shoild have been more proactive but support the Club or are you just looking for an easy way to not buy a membership? 

[Dr. Gonzo 24,457]

18 hours ago, Elwood 3184 said:

This is a complete non-issue given that Kozzie is contracted for another three seasons. The Dockers are being mischievous if they are bringing it up so unless they are prepared to offer us both Andrew Brayshaw and Serong in exchange, they would be wise to look elsewhere.

Yep because contracted players never request trades/get traded.

[DistrACTION Jackson 10,399]

4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Yep because contracted players never request trades/get traded.

They can be, but the power lies with the club that has the contract. They can choose the trade if the price is right. If the dockers low balled Richmond over Shai Bolton they wouldn’t have traded him. Just turned out the dockers had multiple first round picks.

[Ethan Tremblay 31,271]

The Chad has purchased a home in Perth. Good luck to Fremantle fitting in Warner and Kozzie. 

[whatwhat say what 23,616]

1 hour ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The Chad has purchased a home in Perth. Good luck to Fremantle fitting in Warner and Kozzie. 

not only that, but it's currently up for rent...until october

[leave it to deever 17,598]

23 hours ago, 58er said:

Perhaps you left your self wide open for a response. It’s a forum and who else should I attack theMFC.? 

I have given my response and honestly believe if every supporter abandoned the Club for such a small as you have threatened we wouldn’t have many fans left. 

Yes the Club shoild have been more proactive but support the Club or are you just looking for an easy way to not buy a membership? 

I just really wanted to use the thumbs down response for the first time.

I feel like Caesar.

[Superunknown 4,243]

On 20/01/2025 at 09:00, 58er said:

Perhaps you left your self wide open for a response. It’s a forum and who else should I attack theMFC.? 

I have given my response and honestly believe if every supporter abandoned the Club for such a small as you have threatened we wouldn’t have many fans left. 

Yes the Club shoild have been more proactive but support the Club or are you just looking for an easy way to not buy a membership? 

 

Why do you need to attack anyone at all - you have an option not to. It is an option.

 

 

 

 

[Redleg 42,039]

On 20/01/2025 at 12:06, Ethan Tremblay said:

The Chad has purchased a home in Perth. Good luck to Fremantle fitting in Warner and Kozzie. 

 With the salary cap set to hit a staggering $17.7m in 2025, the number of annual million-dollar players is set to surge.

Lets have a rough guess at Dockers high rollers.

Jackson. Darcy. Brayshaw. Serong. Pearce. Young. Bolton.  Cox. Treacy. Clark. Amiss and Warner next year.

I would guess about $8m for 8 of them and $3m for the other 4.

That would leave at a guess about $6.5m for the other 32 players on the list.

That is about $203k per player. Fyfe, Walters, Frederick etc in that group of 32.

Don't think they have a lot of money to splash around if they get Warner.

[Deemania since 56 6,772]

On 28/08/2024 at 18:39, Jack7 said:

Jeez i wish i was in charge of list management.

Trac and Kozzie,you signed big Multi Million/Year deals,you are both staying until the end of your contract,suck it up.

Contracts seem so worthless these days,all players are Free agents,regardless of age,I want to go home for family reasons.

 

 

It also has to be balanced against the negligent claims and tirades of disrespectful, opportunity-knocks, put-down observers in the media, riddling in other clubs with their loyalties and fanciful desires as if the  player concerned, the Club concerned and the general public are open and malleable-enough to believe, or accept or focus on such utter tripe churned out in the name of income or stirring of excrement for advantage. 

[Katrina Dee Fan 4,025]

On 19/01/2025 at 16:17, Elwood 3184 said:

This is a complete non-issue given that Kozzie is contracted for another three seasons. The Dockers are being mischievous if they are bringing it up so unless they are prepared to offer us both Andrew Brayshaw and Serong in exchange, they would be wise to look elsewhere.

I'm not sure if this is something Freo have brought up or the West Australian, and yes, it's a non-issue, because they're only referring to his exit interview last October where he stated he is homesick at times, but the media conveniently left out that he is happy with the way the club handles that, and allows him time to go home on occasion.  What new information is there now?  None!  It the rag of a newspaper being mischievous.  Again.

[layzie 34,371]

1 hour ago, Superunknown said:

 

Why do you need to attack anyone at all - you have an option not to. It is an option.

 

 

 

 

That's right.

Save the attacking for an attacking brand of footy. 

[Ron Burgundy 8,588]

On 18/01/2025 at 08:45, Bring-Back-Powell said:

A Freo supporter on Bigfooty alleges Kozzie had a meeting with Longmuir and he couldn’t have reached for the exit door quick enough.

Hopedully there is a semblance of truth to that.

Kozzie or Longmuir?

 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 11,018]

23 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

I just really wanted to use the thumbs down response for the first time.

I feel like Caesar.

Yeah, feed him to the Lions for his crimes ...or whatever.  Lol

[The Jackson FIX 3,436]

Isaiah Dudley currently training with Freo for their last list spot. From memory he is Kossie’ close/best mate. 

[VNightCityLegend 125]

I’m honestly sick of this home sickness [censored].
 

I have friends and family who work overseas (Europe, Africa, Asia, NA) doing all kinds of work ranging from finance, healthcare, high level IT work, large scale infrastructure development etc which are examples of work that require specialized training and they make do with Zoom and face time calls.

They only rarely ever visit home during the holiday period and specialized times. 

BUT, god forbid these AFL footballers growing homesick when domestic flights are 2, 3, 4, 5 hours away… don’t get me started on tennis players like John Millman, now retired toiling away in the top 100 mark 42 weeks per year just trying to make a living worldwide and hardly anytime to visit home. 🤦‍♂️

You sign a contract so you stay until it expires!

[whatwhat say what 23,616]

the west remains trash, i see

https://www.reddit.com/r/AFL/comments/1i8rjhp/west_australian_melbourne_forward_kysaiah_pickett/