Kudos Brad Green

[daisycutter 29,934]

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Yeah it’s a [censored] deal but it’s technically three first round picks as Brad enunciated and you can trade two years in advance.

future pics are always going to be discounted as to their value because of the risk aspect. 2 years out even moreso

and if any future picks falls into the period of tassie preference picks, then forget it

Edited 6 hours ago by daisycutter

[GBDee 374]

A good statement that should take the heat off the club (and player) as the season unfolds. The ball is now in the Freo/WC court and we shouldn’t need to comment further. Well done Brad. Feel free to further comment the next time the club is unfairly impacted by AFL iniquity (think Piebunal). We’re tired of being the AFL and media doormats.

[rjay 25,376]

4 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Yeah it’s a [censored] deal but it’s technically three first round picks as Brad enunciated and you can trade two years in advance.

He also said we would do what was in the best interest of the club.

...and I think that is the point.

Not the 3 picks.

[kurtneverdied 249]

He stuffed up saying 2 or 3 first round picks. That means 2.

[Ghostwriter 4,833]

Jay Clark’s piece today…

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-president-brad-green-and-the-emotional-clayton-oliver-phone-call-that-set-things-straight/news-story/6a5cf481e8106b62eb75021975e39238?giftid=LwvAk6BK6C

 

 In particular, what BG said about Goody…

 

 

Don’t even get me started on the phone call to Clarrie bit🥹

Nor the part where he talks about losing his wife 😢

Edited 3 hours ago by Ghostwriter

[Bigred 494]

Fantastic read. Open and honest and forward looking. Club seem to be handling the PR side of things very well this season. 

A demon champion 

[58er 6,858]

11 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

I think Greeny’s presentation can be a little rough around the edges at times, but I think the premise was fine ‘we aren’t just rolling over on a trade’. 
 

Disagree 

Brads statements are not rough around the edges Thsts the beauty of them NO EDGES 

Straight and direct as he played no nonsense. Like it or not you know the score and we wont surrender to WA on their terms. We are on the march back to the Club we were just after our 2021 triumph.

Look at what has happened in the last 12 months. Pretty impressive where we stand today. Yes our results are crucial and our brand of footy so important but I feel  we are undoubtedly up to it.

Go Dees and well done Brad. 

[58er 6,858]

4 hours ago, Deestar9 said:

There’s been heaps of support on different radio shows with Melbourne’s stand. The general consensus is the players “have too much power “. 

This after Dogga going back for a mother’s wish is a different kind of family matter. However it needs to be addressed as the scenario is different to say Nibbla in years of service. It’s words yes but we are not going to capitulate to these arrogant self righteous western groups for a pittance. And leave your bloody hands off our players !! 

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,785]

12 hours ago, roy11 said:

 

Article covers a few things - Green's role/life, Trac, Oliver, Culture, Gameplan Caulfield project etc, but the bit people will be talking about its this
 

Pickett’s future

Pickett last week addressed persistent reports that he’d texted friends at Fremantle that he’d join them at the Dockers next year, conceding he was homesick at times. Green did not shut down the speculation.

“The Kozzy Pickett scenario, people will talk about that all year. I think we’re always about the player first. We love Kozzy as a teammate, he is such a lovable character around the place,” Green said.

“The thing that our members and supporters have got to know is if they (reports) come to fruition and he wants to go to Perth, then we’re going to be OK. He’s got three years on his contract, so we’re going to get two or three first round draft picks.

“So we either keep the player that we love and respect – and we want him to stay – but if for family reasons he wants to go back, that’s OK. Fremantle or West Coast or any other club can come up with three first round draft picks or he’s not going anywhere. I can tell you that – he’s not going anywhere unless we as a club get a deal we want.”

That is powerful statement that from Greeny on the front foot and smashed it back over the bowlers head for MAXIMO. (6)

Polite and honest as ever, we all love and cherish Kozzie no doubt, all good if he wants to go home.

Guess what though Freo its going to cost you the house and your farm also.

Love it.❤️

Edited 2 hours ago by YesitwasaWin4theAges

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,785]

13 minutes ago, 58er said:

Disagree 

Brads statements are not rough around the edges Thsts the beauty of them NO EDGES 

Straight and direct as he played no nonsense. Like it or not you know the score and we wont surrender to WA on their terms. We are on the march back to the Club we were just after our 2021 triumph.

Look at what has happened in the last 12 months. Pretty impressive where we stand today. Yes our results are crucial and our brand of footy so important but I feel  we are undoubtedly up to it.

Go Dees and well done Brad. 

Could you imagine Kate saying something like this.🤦

What a circus it was under her watch.

f me sideways.

At last there is some backbone at boardroom level to lay out a marker to the footballing world that we aren't going to be pushed around and pillaged.

Freo have so much confidence in the direction their footy club is headed that they placed their head coach on a 12 month employee based contract.

To save themselves some coin if it goes [censored] up. 😂😂😂

 

[Demons1858 1,793]

13 hours ago, John Crow Batty said:

He is saying to Perth clubs to show us the goods or don’t think about making a deal. Laying all out and after the Petracca, Oliver no deals,  it’s shows we won’t be pussyfooting around.

Its also a message to kozzies mgmt that your wasting your clients time unless the clubs have the collateral. They know from the  situation on tracc and clayton last year we will hold players if need be

Edited 6 minutes ago by Demons1858

[Wrecker46 3,096]

6 hours ago, daisycutter said:

future pics are always going to be discounted as to their value because of the risk aspect. 2 years out even moreso

and if any future picks falls into the period of tassie preference picks, then forget it

Future picks are meaningless when the AFL change the rules as they go.

We've got Jai Culley because an early Carlton draft pick did their knee. We missed a gun accademy player because the AFL changed the rules before the draft.

Richmond are almost certain to be hopeless this year and next. North didn't run out the prac match against us. Who knows what the AFL will do for them to dilute future drafts