This is first time anyone has claimed this to my knowledge. This is huge and from The Age which you would assume would check sources
If he bailed for the Pies or Hawks he would make Tom Scully look like a Demon favourite, such would be the hatred.
Our fwd line has been an issue for years so i’m glad we are exploring options
Obviously we need mids but we can look for both
JVR will be quality but will Petty/Turner be long term quality forwards?
May and T Mac don’t have long left so Petty/Turner could go back
But Lynch he is about to turn 32 so it would be too big a risk imo
I tried to pick one for 5 minutes but I just can’t. I dislike all those teams for various reasons.
Swans, Cats and Hawks are always winning so they are top of my dislike list
Owning the lives of 28yos?
I just said I wanted him to stay and see out his contract he signed
There would be many blokes on the list that are sacrificing family over footy. Alex chose to leave when he secured a deal in SA and that’s ok. But it’s also ok to acknowledge the others who choose MFC and to point out the fact he could have stayed.
Bailey is a finisher. You have a couple in every team. He looks great when we’re winning and attacking and terrible when we lose. He has skill and natural ability but arms like pipe cleaners so to expect him to land tackles regularly against big units is not going to happen
He should be chasing harder though. And he needs to stay focused for longer.
He is a gun. To think of trading him is utterly ridiculous