Redleg

If he wants to go?

What are you talking about? Since when does 13 plus a sweetener ( Petterd ) become 4 plus Petterd.

But we have GC boy Petterd to sweeten a deal if needed.

I will stick with Tippett going to the Suns.

Me neither.

Where did I say I was offended? I just posted it because it was a good discussion point, considering his earlier outburst, calling the MFC a "disgusting and pathetic club", which did offend me and still does. BTW I personally would have said the deaths of John McCarthy and Jimmy were greater lowlights of this AFL year, but that is just me.

Who can sleep?

That would be the equivalent of me dreaming about being with Jennifer Hawkins and waking up and finding her lying next to me. I suppose I could have made that simpler so here goes, "or winning Tattslotto."

I am Jack's sponsor and I bounced it off him casually at a function. He said it would be great to have his brother with the Dees but couldn't see it happening.

He has said all along that he would stay at Crows or go home. He has family on the GC and bought a house there recently. We have already heard that GC and Lions have offered less than Crows. What do you mean if he goes to GC the money won out?

Perhaps we should change the name of the rumours thread to " More Sh-T from the Player Managers".

Why not Grundy, as a replacement for Tippett?

Rivers is UNRESTRICTED. If he wants to go he is gone.

He is seen as the Leigh Brown replacement and they played all three at the same time.

Was asked to name his lowlight for the year.

Melbourne Football Club, rounds 1-23.

Bombers have gone hard to get Goddard. Hope it upsets a few of their other players.

Correct.

Butcher is turning 22 and has played only 12 games. Clealry has injury problems. His price cannot be too high. We have players to trade. A good pick if Martin was traded could be enough. Petterd also wants out. We have other picks and will get FA compo picks as well. If Butcher wants to come and Port are prepared to deal it can be done. I think his brother is there as well. If Port don't want him maybe a rookie spot could asist.

They won't lose Giles. If a bloke who is small and didn't get a Brownlow vote is worth $1.2million a year, a 7 vote Ruckman who is the only big bodied one at the club, is worth his price of $300k. Of course the problem could be that the small guy has used up all the salary cap room. What a pity if true.

Slow down people. Think this through. Tippett is leaving a club that came within 1 kick of a GF. Why? He has mates there. They have offered him a very large contract. The word is that Lions and GC have offered a bit less, but his reason for leaving was to go home. Now we have Carlton and Sydney mentioned. Is it not possible that he is going home, but his manager is using other clubs to get more money from GC or Lions. My prediction is he will be playing in Queensland and probably GC, for pick 2, or a player and a lower pick that they might get for Caddy. GC will then use pick 2 on Jack Martin and won't nominate JV.

Think it said a major melbourne club. We are not that.

Disagree. You are talking about a B & F winner of 12 months ago who polled well in the Brownlow that year and just had a quieter year this year under a new Coach. Rivers ran 2nd to Beamer and top 5 again this year in the B & F and plays every game. Despite what some think they are not crap footballers under the FA compo scheme. They could well be a first round compo pick when added together.

There is a lot of misinformation out there.

Papers now saying GC keen on Jack Martin and won't give pick 2 for Tippett. If true it would seem they are unlikely to bid for JV. GWS can still do a deal for Hogan with us and then JV slips to 23. Here's hoping.