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Just come to our dumb club, kick the dumb ball and make us dumb [censored] happy Bailey.

It’s been peak internet. Gif era, hope era, intel era, intense doomer era, anger at numbers era.

Yeah I’m not a fan of how this scenario works out for that reason. Clubs paying out contracts to former players that ask to leave, at new clubs seems wrong on its face. And yeah I’d agree with that. Give players deals with a clause that says ‘if you request a trade then and are traded, you forgo the payments for the rest of the contract’. Covers if they get injured/illness etc. The only way they don’t get that money is if they ask for a trade. Players can have long contracts on big coin, but then that should only be for whilst they are actually playing/listed for that club. If clubs initiate the trade before the end of the contract, then the current situation works where they have to continue to pay.

Yes, where it’s both the club and player agreeing to not see out the life of a contract (except financially which I think is dumb) vs one party not fulfilling an obligation. Which is my very original point: neither club has to agree to do this.

Breaking a contract would mean one party is failing to fulfil an obligation stipulated by a contract. BH asking to be traded whilst still under contract, isn’t breaking or ‘a breach’ of contract.

It sounds like you’re saying if I play that song at my place, Charlie Cameron is going to appear in my house, haha.

That thread is like… 50% gifs, haha. Who is seriously arguing BH should break his contract? Is anyone seriously arguing that? I’ve only skimmed that thread but the vast majority of people seem to be saying that BH should push his case harder to the suns that he wants a trade to vic for personal reasons.

DeeZone December. It’s got a good ring to it.

This is where I get a bit conflicted. I agree with what you’re saying, but on the flip side, (this is the opposite side of the paying contracted players that leave the club coin), players have also signed contracts with clubs that they are required to fulfil. So if we don’t get to a stage that we feel like we have gotten a good deal… then he’s a contracted player and that’s kinda that. That’s flattening dynamics a hellava lot I realise, but if the players are going to try and leave on contracts and do it in a ‘this is just the business’ sense, then conversely, that attitude/ethos also applies the opposite way. He signed a massive, long term contract with us so that can’t only cut one way IMO.

I’m going to unreasonably infer that this post means the deal is done and he’s coming to Melbourne.

And the photo in your post is where? 🧐

Now’s your chance demonlanders. Get those professional headshots in.

We’ve got Heath now and 5 available on the bench. JVR stays in the forward line. Needs to get his average over 1.5 this year. Career average is 1.3.

Oh thank god you edited this, I couldn’t understand the original post, haha. Get rid of academy picks/father son. Give everyone equal access to all players coming through!

I’ll be severely mildly miffed for at least 24 hours

My favourite real marketplace fail is: Buyer: hello is this still available? Seller: Yes it is Buyer: Who are you? Seller: huh? Buyer: please stop messaging. Seller: you messaged me??? Buyer: STOP MESSAGING ME I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE People are wild.

Why would West Coast do this deal? I’ve heard this mentioned and I don’t understand what the benefit is

I’d assume clubs could put in clauses for this scenario but players would have to accept it. Unless the AFL comes in and says ‘player contracts with their old clubs are void if a player requests a trade and it goes through’

Tracc for Isaac Humpries. Straight swap.

Well Riley Beveridge needs to stop being so negative then.

2024 played 11 games for 19 goals 2025 played 22 games for 36 goals. So 33 games for 55 goals which is averaging more or less 1.67 goals a game. His career average is 1.68 I’ll take over 1.5 goals a game for a couple of years.

This is the most suspicious thing you’ve said. …. Are you sure you’re a Melbourne supporter…🧐🧐🧐🧐

Yup. Draft picks alone cannot lift or sustain a club. Have to be able to trade in good players too which we a bereft of. Humphrey, not draft picks.

2026: B. Humphrey, Melbourne, 40 Brownlow votes.