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I didn't notice this earlier in this thread (so apologies if it was already posted), but The Demon 2286 posted this link over on Demonology: Third-party deals to trump Greater Western Sydney offer for Tom Scully Another layer of complexity to add to the current discussion by the naysayers and yaysayers :-)

Absolute garbage... on all counts!

It was mentioned about midway through the thread, but I will repeat it because it seems no-one bothered to read, or everyone prefers to discuss a hypothetical situation where another of our players could go west... it was Adelaide's JACKSON TRENGOVE that was mentioned by "Roo"... NOT Jack Trengove.

Mid-tier??? If he is mid-tier, I wish we had a few more mid-tier players going around for us! And what's with this "Media [censored]" business? The media approach him or the club send him to the media; I doubt very much he actually chases the media around. I thought we had out-grown this whole tall poppy syndrome thing a long time ago... seems I was wrong.

I just wish he was playing for us.

The same question could be asked of you RR... you have both been equally fervent in your beliefs that he will either stay or go.

Possibly the fact that it is not such a big difference (unless you want to live on the harbour). Melbourne's median house price $505,000 compared to Sydney's $525,000. Overall, apparently the cost of living is 6% higher in Sydney, but that is almost entirely down to the cost of property and transport - in most other areas relating to daily living, Sydney is cheaper (food, entertainment etc).

Pssst.. he is correct, I just went and checked my Concise Oxford English Dictionary and it is actually "naive" (but since you are picking people up on poor spelling, it is "acquainted"). Anyway, now that this is all out in the open, I wouldn't be surprised if we get some sort of defining statement from Scully and the club in the near future.

Yes, I'm sure that Scully's management were aware of things, but I'm also not so naive as to believe that Scully would have been privy to everything that was going on behind closed doors. My point is that Scully has not lied and he has publicly indicated his desire to go forward with our club (when GWS's figure of $5m was already known), so I see no reason to doubt his word.

I was thinking almost exactly the same thing...if that had been a word association test, the first thing to pop into my head would be "Joh Bjelke-Petersen".

Firstly, I'm firmly in the camp that believes he is NOT going anywhere - just as we must all believe now that he didn't lie when he stated he had not signed anything, I believe we should also believe him when he said he was looking forward to his future with the club. Also, if Jack7's calculations are correct and there is just an after tax difference of $220,000 in the earnings he could achieve at both clubs, then you can be sure that our club will be looking at ways of closing that gap via tax relief, endorsements and so on - it is in no way insurmountable. Publicly "agitating" for proper compensation will not achieve anything other than to put us offside with the AFL... I'm sure the club is well on the front foot when it comes to being prepared to make the appropriate approaches to the AFL if worse comes to worst.

Let's face it RR, if he does stay, when Free Agency comes into play, you'll be there at the frontlines preparing us for Scully's imminent departure.

Agree as well; however, I get the feeling that a Franklin (who already has experienced a GF) or a Goddard who might like the opportunity to lead a young club while building a nice retirement fund (especially as he is currently with a club in decline), would be more likely to take up such an offer. As those who thought Scully must have been lying at his press conference can now rest easy in the knowledge he was being completely honest and transparent, they should also be optimistic about the other words he spoke that day: "I love the club, I love all my teammates and I just want to be a part of the future at the footy club.".

Actually, I would think that is all we can do... nothing we say or do is going to make any difference to the final result; he will either stay or go, regardless of what gets posted here.

Probably Kikkoman, Heinz and Rosella

They never do, because that would make them accountable.

Accepted (although I do find it hard to see how comments can be considered defamatory when they are directed at a fictional character )

I would think the hidden gem is that RB got his target wrong - I think he never recovered from my referencing him as the Wanchorman.

My challenge to you RB... find one post where I have called for a poster to be banned, let alone banned for life... if you can I shall make a very public apology and if you cannot, I will expect you to do the same. Oh, and let me suggest you start by looking at post #440 on Page 11 of this thread to help you get a clue - the clock is ticking.

Not to mention his facts... if RB can point out one single post on here where I have called for the poster to be banned from this site, I will eat my virtual hat!

But I think they used a picture of Jack Trengove - are they trying to tell us something?

That article only serves to reinforce everything I have thought about Scully... he is an extremely focused and dedicated footballer who is putting his club's performance ahead of all else. The only reason that article you cite is given the by-line including the words "plays it cool" is because he didn't the press anything new and treated them with what was essentially, disdain (and rightly so). I have the feeling he will re-sign and I also believe that he is 100% within his rights not to sign until his current contract has run its course. He, unlike many on here, at least understands that he is going to be in a much better bargaining position in October than if he signs a new contract now, or even makes a public statement to the effect that he will be re-signing. I believe he wants to stay with the club (or rather, that he doesn't want to go to GWS) and that he wants to secure himself the best possible deal. Tom Scully is exactly what we need at the club; a player who lets nothing distract him from his immediate task.

Yes, but this throwing them to the ground with force is a relatively new approach... it had previously been a case of holding and turning the opponent while keeping your feet. It is nothing to do with the twisting and turning and the pace of the game... it is a conscious and deliberate effort being made to bring the opponent to ground with maximum force.

A guy named Lou Cypher just asked me if I could put him in touch with you... (he bore a remarkable resemblance to Robert de Niro) I agree with you, but I wasn't prepared to do that deal.

The sling tackle when applied with the force used by Trengove IS designed to hurt (perhaps "injure" is too strong a word?). And it cannot be argued that it was accidental as the decision to "sling" the opponent must be consciously made. Having said that, I have no problem with the sling tackle (I'm never likely to be on the receiving end), but if the AFL is serious about removing the root cause of many head/neck/shoulder injuries, then they should at least be serious about it and ban players for applying it regardless of the outcome resulting in an injury or not.