Wiseblood

I think what Mahoney suggested re: May was that we were interested in getting him in 12 months time when he was coming out of contract - however, now that Hogan has intimated that he might want to head home, it gives us the chance to get the draft picks to get him now instead. I'd struggle to see how we could get a good first round pick to send on to GC for May if Hogan decided to stay.

No doubt it was @stevethemanjordan. I can just picture him choking on his brunch when he heard Dal Santo make those comments!

Looks like Rod Grinter Riot Squad beat everyone to the punch!

Would someone like Hawthorn be interested? Could get a run and take the pressure of Mitchell and O'Meara, who is always a worry with injuries.

@Demonland hasn't done that in years...

That's great, but what did it have to do with our discussion? That's all I'm interested in. I could care less what you think of me. Just want to know why you went the low blow for no reason.

Harsh, Moonie. But I still love you.

Just to be clear here - we were talking about Jesse signing his two year deal in 2016 and how we felt about that. I didn't get personal, just gave my opinion, and I thought it was a good discussion point. I see no reason why you needed to attack me when I hadn't done the same to you. Any reason for that? Just feels like I've missed something. Cheers.

Who are you again? Here I was, thinking we were having a good conversation about Jesse, and this is what you come up with. Have a good look at yourself, pal.

His manager said today that, while he is still happy at Melbourne, he might be open to a move if the right offer came in. http://aflnation.com.au/2018/10/01/tyson-would-be-open-to-trade/ Interested to hear what everything thinks about this - would we do a deal considering that Kent will leave and AVB is also weighing up his future? It seems like it could be a large turnover for us considering how well we are going, but I guess this is what happens when you have greater depth, something we haven't had for a decade. Sounds like a few clubs have show some interest, but whether or not they would give us something decent in return is debatable.

They probably said no as they'll need to clear salary cap space to potentially get Gaff in to go with Polec and Aaron Hall. I'm not saying Tyson is on big bucks, but he would more than likely be on more that was Preuss is. That won't work for them. A third/fourth round pick should suffice in this instance.

Players, whether they be from Victoria, WA, SA or the moon, are well within their rights to sign shorter term deals in the current climate. While we were beginning to improve as a club in 16-17, many players were well within their right to sign a shorter deal to see where the club was headed. You would wager that's what Tom McDonald did after all the rubbish he had been through before he signed on in 2016. How are we to know if Jesse would sign on again if he hadn't had the troubles (injuries, illness, passing of his father) he has had since signing his last deal? We don't. We don't know what is going through his head right now or the reasons behind him potentially leaving (something he hasn't even confirmed yet). He never lost me as a fan the day he signed on as I was pleased by his show of faith and hopeful that our ability to improve further would ensure he would stick around. I believe that would still be the case had he not gone through the things he has. Hell, it may still end up being the case. We don't know for sure just yet.

True, but players often sign those types of deals. Both McDonald's only signed two year extensions back in 2016 and, while they have both committed again this season (Tom for 4, Oscar for another 2), I don't think him signing for just a few years was that big of a deal back then. I can understand why it would look that way in hindsight though.

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Congratulations. What do you want? A nod? A pat on the back? A grope on the arse? You got lucky.

Strange how those who got their panties in a twist when others couldn't understand why they would be talking trades about a player who had, at the time, given no indication of wanting out, are now the ones not talking about the topic at all but are looking for attention and some sort of pat on the back. Funny, that.

The only teams that care are those that need points for academy players.

I think he means we get a large amount of salary cap relief that we were not expecting a month ago due to Jesse's imminent departure.

Thanks for the info Chook. Your info is always good so we appreciate it each time you can share it. Interested in reigniting the Gaff interest - have we left it too late? Or can we get our noses back in the game?

That's a loaded question...

Our club has gone to great lengths to make fair deals and to look after their players at every opportunity over the last few years. If Hogan wants out, then the club will facilitate a deal that works for everyone involved. As you say, it's in nobodies interest to hold on to a player who doesn't want to be here. We support their decision, get a fair deal in return and move on. It would be the same with Dean Kent, AVB and so forth.

He's got that response saved in a Word Document. Just a simple cut and paste for him these days.

I wonder if we'll hear anything through the best and fairest tomorrow night. If Hogan has decided to leave, will he still go? I get the feeling the players would be more than happy to have him there, especially the way Jones spoke about it, but he might feel uncomfortable going along to the night. Either way, you would think we would hear something more concrete about it in the next 48 hours. Perhaps he announces a new 5 year deal with Melbourne tomorrow night at the B&F??