The Jackson FIX

Someone Giants-related spoke about this scenario the other day in the media (I am going to say it was Bartel but can’t remember) - they have a growing problem with young players they’re developing putting their hand up and saying they're either homesick or looking for more opportunity… the insinuation was this isn’t an issue for southern- states teams. Their stance might be less about Diggler specifically and more about sending a message to their playing list.

I don’t disagree Salary caps were smaller back then (I think). It raises the point though; compensation - or at least I believe - is about looking after sides who are losing players in free agency beyond their control ie to successful sides in a premiership window, as much as it is a size of contract thing… I think that is where the ‘special herbs and spices’ come in, there are some elements beyond salary size/contract length that determine compensation.

Battle is a few years younger and is ‘rarer’ in terms of the position he plays. Stk looked after a bit with the compo, yes, but the contrast to what we’ll get for Nibbler isn’t outrageous

I felt the same when I watched it too but on reflection I think it was more a comment intended to educate/curb their future actions than it was a misguided belief of how they actually act.

It’d be a TOUGH gig for an untried coach not just because of the apparent rabble at board/admin level but because the incumbent coach is much-loved by all of our best players (some of whom are already attempting to bail on us)… Adam Simpson or dare I say it Nathan Buckley seems like a more obvious fit given our situation. Although not sure we could afford a big name if we asked Goodwin to leave and had to pay him out

They might consider this if JT was excited about a player he thinks wouldn’t slide to pick 5, however… Appears the play this draft is volume of picks in the first 1-2 rounds as opposed to improving on our pick 5

Probably more where I was angling. wondering whether Dees have/had been pushing for a Neale or a TDK and the Cats pushed back and this latest play was more a ploy to get the to up the offer

Have your thoughts on the likelihood of a deal changed since the events of Friday (reported that the Dees have knocked deal on the head + Brad Green saying he’ll be there round 1) or was that just posturing from the club to make Geelong stump up more?

I know of a premiership coach (within the last decade) who shared privately (not to me, admittedly) that he was astonished Goody had kept his job, something along the lines of ‘he’s just too close to his players’… whilst he didn’t elaborate, the feeling was he was saying ‘fun guy’ who doesn’t know the line between coach/boss and friend. Separately, I have heard from a player (directly) that goody is only the ‘much-loved coach’ to select players. If you’re a fringe player, you’re probably not one of goody’s ‘favs’ and you also then end up on the outer socially with him.

Been waiting for the Alex Dodson thread to come along and give me hope again!

Not when J Taylor is behind the wheel. Only B Prendergast was capable of creating that mess

Yeah but you could end up with a Fyfe or a Cripps or a C Curnow

Haha just saw this, very funny… I always thought the derksen was that dangly bit at the back of your mouth?

There’s been a lot of weird posts on here of late but this has just taken the lead.

Maybe there was/is a zero-tolerance agreement in place with Clayton. In fact I hope there is after what he put the club, its employees, his teammates and us supporters through last year. After all that has transpired, if he doesn’t understand that going on a bender at the Brownlow is a bad idea, then I’ll be furious if we don’t move him on. We’ll never solve for the problems at our club if we don't start holding people accountable.

Either pull the trigger or don’t put your finger on the trigger in the first place. Not pulling the trigger now guarantees a [censored] show. Our cultural reset will be set back many, many years.

Only that he is looking for multiple yrs. 1 yr left on gc contract

Short term pain for long term gain. Hopefully we clean out properly and in 12 months Max is on radio talking about the roaring success of a cultural turnaround

Didn’t Pert call around GF week though? Does that mean Clarry met Geelong earlier than that?

Fiorini attempting to find a new home on a multi-yr deal, with one year left on Suns deal. We’re the obvious ones to bite given lack of midfield depth but I’m not a huge fan, he is just really inconsistent. Billings kind of sitting in the role he would play anyway as that midfielder-come hff

I understand there is a lot of emotion in it all and these outpourings are just a release for those emotions but nothing quite says ‘nuffy’ like threatening to cancel your membership.

I can’t see why it would be illegal/against rules but I couldn’t see many players going for it when they are guaranteed a higher amount via an existing binding contract

Wasn’t lecturing supporters.

SOLD!

I think he was insinuating JUH in the doghouse