Redleg

De Goey has taken the Pies to the cleaners. 5 year contract instead of 4.

But was only interviewed yesterday for the first time, after he said he was available. Is this a minute of the Interview? Coaching Committee head Robert Walls asks B. Scott do you want to Coach Essendon FC. B. Scott answers in the affirmative. R. Walls congratulates Scott on being appointed Coach. J. Lewis asks R. Walls what are Scott's plans for the club. K.Sheedy and D. Barham sitting in, tell Lewis to shut up and mind his own business. Lewis stands and asks where he collects his payment. Meeting ends, drinks are provided. Phone rings, S. Dank on the line asking if anyone has found his missing files yet.

I wonder what the Club told Yze, you have the job unless Scott says he will do it, without going through any process of course.

Not sure that is right about a high pick back. While he is an ok player, his salary is that of a star. Pick 7 is what makes it attractive, so any pick back would be inconsequential.

What an absolute farce. Scott has interview today and appointed later the same day. Why have a Coaching Committee? Just appoint the first senior Coach who is prepared to do the job. Complete joke and waste of time for people like Yze and other applicants and probably a distraction for their clubs as well. The media hype will now kick in.

Ethan the news breaker gazumped again. Where were you and what are you doing? You can’t have old Redleg continually beating you to the news. We know you are the best, so pull your finger out.

Unless we are very professional and don't leak.

I don't.

I just spilt my wine.

These trade guys are great. Asked how will the deal get done, SOS gives no detail, but says he thinks it will get done. It is riveting stuff. If these guys were garbologists, the streets would be covered in rubbish. I wonder if the criteria for being a Trade Expert is, having seen a game of footy?

Reckon that is probably wrong too.

ATM, without knowing what we do over the next two weeks, that is a concern.

He is only leaving for a bigger and/or longer contract that we won't offer. Therefore we are prepared to let him go.

Yep. I know we are on the outside looking in and we will have a better understanding today fortnight, but it does seem like we are unbalancing the list.

Compo pick could be anywhere from 40-60. Might not be much, for a bloke who played 20 games in a premiership year and 20 more the next.

But Dunkley and Ashcroft will. Gunston will improve their forward line and that helps the backline.

These are strange times. We are prepared to let a 27 year old player, with pace, who has played 40 games the last 2 years leave and keep a 33 year old for one last year and a 32 year old likewise, both of whom who are probably cooked. Moving forward, to me it makes no sense at all. If Naughton was gettable, which I think he probably isn't, the LJ deal could be done fairly easily, with picks and players swapping. Unless we have earmarked another key forward, we seem at this point to be looking to get good picks to draft with. Then again who really knows what is going on behind closed doors. I am still a fan of the Bowes deal, if we could convince him to come to us. His salary could be easily managed with those two 30 plus year old players mentioned above, being delisted. Then we get pick 7, which could give us another very good player for many years to come, either by trade or draft. You could get Georgiades for example with 7 and a pick back. You extend Bowes contract and amortise the salary. Bowes is not a bad player with nice disposal. HBF, wing or hff and he is ok. Anyway, that is my opinion fwiw.

If you read the tea leaves, it's sounding like Brad Scott will be the Bombers Coach and probably announced soon. If he says he wants it, the process just flew out the window. IMO, Yze had the job, unless Scott said he would do it.

And rumoured to be offered between $900k-$1m a year for 6-7 years. Yep, why would you expect to get much for a player that another club obviously thinks isn't that good?

You forgot Number 1 pick Ashcroft as well.

Good to see a team that beat us in the finals adding Dunkley, Gunston and Ashcroft, while we lose LJ and replace him with Grundy.

Just warming to him.

Have we got Grundy yet? I heard his favourite drink is a banana smoothie.

Maybe not. It might mean the Naughton deal was never a chance.

He is a great runner.