Gawn's Beard

No model is going to fix a basketcase ownership / management structure (ie Knicks)... Are we the modern day Knicks of the AFL?

It’s heading that way. They are slowly adopting the American (NBA) model, which I think is sensible. Players have too much power at the moment. I think that we’ll ultimately get to: - FA & trade from Monday following Grand Final to prior to first game / bye weekend - Trading of future picks at any time during the trade period - Tradinng of players permitted immediately after you’ve drafted them - Lottery for the top 10 selections in the draft I would also like to see a “waiver” system where you can delist players at any time (you’d have to pay out their contracts) and pick up a free agent (ie someone who has been eligible and nominated for a draft and has been overlooked / delisted). Seems to work in the NBA where few teams are up / down for prolonged (ie MFC) periods of times.

Good call! There is a fire sale at Adelaide and he’d be a great get.

We have the cap space if we wanted to pay Frost the $$$ he was asking. The money which was going towards Elliott could now be offered to Frost but quite simply he’s asking for overs

Making way for Tomlinson? They don’t even play the same position?

What does getting Tomlinson have anything to do with Frost???

@picket fence - we get it. You dislike O Mac and think he’s inferior to Frost. I won’t argue on that point. However, @binman and others have posted about the fact: 1. Frost is out of contract and O Mac isn’t. 2. Frost is asking for a lot more than we’re willing to pay. 3. O Mac is probably untradeable (ie no one will want him) or of little value 4. Paying Frost what he wants may mean that we are hamstrung trying to re-contract a large part of our list who are OOC at the end of the year. Would you be happy to pay Frost what he wants knowing that we might struggle to keep those OOC at the end of next season?

Can we set up a seperate page for all the wrist slashes to comment and another for those with logic? Anyone volunteering for the wrist slashing page???

Don’t kill my buzz ?

Followed by Bayley Fritsch!

It’s obviously Jamie Elliott coming here to break the news to us before he calls Goody with the news!

Completely forgot he was still on PA’s list!

If they’re into Jenkins then they’ve obviously decided their list is not good enough and they’re now tanking. No other explanation...

Wasn’t the AFL Commission making its decision on the GC PP today?

My thoughts exactly, although thought there could be merit in getting a replacement 30+ year old premiership player on the list! Probably a backup option in case the Langdon / Tomlinson (if we’re getting him for the wing) deals fall over

https://afl.com.au/news/2019-09-17/premiership-eagle-masten-departs-after-semifinal-loss Delisted by the eagles. Generally considered a decent kick. Thoughts?

https://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-09-11/2019-free-agents-who-will-stay-who-will-go-latest-whispers Am I missing something, or is Marc McGowan - Sam Frost is no longer listed as being OOC...

Agreed to a point - depending on where the game is (ie opposite wing) it can take an age to get a rotation on the pitch and to communicate it more broadly.

As coach? No no I was talking about as water boy!

We should settle for no one but the best. Someone who has a great win loss record. We should be targeting Clarkson or Simpson. Anyone else is just another example of Melbourne settling for other clubs rejects again.

Likely outcome: GC get priority pick 2 but have to trade it for a player GC trade pick 2 to GWS for picks and a player as steak knives GC agree not to bid for Young as a part of the deal Gil’s 2 expansion teams win out to the rest of the comp again!

Why? Tomlinson is an UFA so he can walk to us

And of the key forwards you refer to, most didn’t really hit their straps until they were c.23.

I can only assume the club was well aware of the issue before the game, and had been managing it accordingly. Yes it flared up during the game, but given it is an overuse injury the damage was well and truly done before he went back out on the ground. In saying this, I’m not a medical professional so ?‍♂️

This has been stated about 87 times before, but FYI J Smith has OP so going back on the ground did next to nothing.