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FOS looks a beauty.

Appart from being massive unders, would surely test their salary cap.

So it’s suggested that the net effect is we pay 700/800k pa for seven years to deal with a current problem child? Bloody hell! How does that help us again? I realise that we are wedged, but those who created the problem need to own it and fix the problem child. Getting walked over as proposed , the old quick and easy cut and run , simply makes things worse for a very long time.

Negotiation for Nibbler should be the same as others. It should be fair and a win/win for both parties. Consensus seems to be the 2nd rounder that we gave them ,as it sounds reasonable. (Perhaps even generous on our part as events have turned out) Anything worse would represent a poor result for us and a win for Adelaide. Adelaide would be seen as shabby in such an event , they could miss a good player/ person ,an easy deal becomes difficult, gets held up etc etc. l’m sure Adelaide get that.

Nothing to see here.

It seems anything is possible in the ‘lawless AFL’😀

Fair point. Either way, across the AFL spectrum , contractual integrity is a joke and it’s high time the AFL fixed it.

Don’t think so. We still have May Lever, Viney, Gawn , Salem, Petty, Langdon, McVee, Rivers, Bowey,McDonald and others to bring 10 draft picks along for the ride. Wouldn’t take too long to get them up to speed.

My concern is the ability of players and player managers to make commercial contracts voidable at their option. Seems to me that some sort of mystery ‘bias’ has been afforded the player side of the transaction. l think it’s time the AFL either made it clear that they expect contractional arrangements to be observed. Maybe another alternative is that if player generated attempted contact termination really means the eventual landing place rests with the players current home club. That would even things up a bit. AFL contracts currently appear to be not worth the paper they are written on. Not a good look for AFL.

Take your point , but what do we mere supporters know about any negotiations. In 8 years ( even longer) we’ve been fed quite a number of apparent solutions to a city linked training ground and social club.

Moved into the ‘Full ( and immediate) Review’ camp. The board has overseen all of this without significant response. Let’s act like adults and get ahead of the situation and address it. Christian has brought it to a head for sure but an independent review can give us the real picture maybe.

I don’t. Multiple AA, Norm Smith, B&F , Premiership player and a big contrat indicating he intends going on for a while yet. Be quite interesting if a grievance committee found in his favour ( which seems doubtful). I mean three first rounders in ‘this years’ draft might [censored] every other club as the last non Tassie influenced draft for a while. Potentially nuclear alright.

How can any of that be considered ‘fair compensation’. We got two firsts and a second for Jackson?

Oh pleeeees!

Let’s remember that at no stage has the MFC driven this, that there is a lengthy contract in place and Trac is a required player. If Houston is worth two first rounders, the Harry and 10 gets nowhere near it. l wonder also what Harry might think about all of this? Something a little unsavoury in all this.

I hope he stays . However we got two first rounders and a second for Jackson. Why would we accept materially less for a better player if it ever came to a negotiation?

I too am very confused about all this . Collingwood players essentially caused both Traccs and the Brayshaw problems😳 If Tracc were to amazingly end up at Collingwood, l would find it quite bizzare. Should the football club ever consider going down this road, many supporters would surely be devastated and feel very badly let down.

You saw the game he played yesterday and know what he’s capable of ,not to mention multiple b&f’s , premiership player, astonishing leader. etc etc Not worth a first round pick you say? lt was your first post , but l beg to differ. Reckon he’s attached at the hip with Max and the boys and would like to go out that way.

I haven’t seen anywhere, that Trac wants out, so l don’t believe it . This is particularly after the level he’s reached and the C/V created being a Melbourne player. There are hundreds/ thousands of adoring little kids with No. 5 adorning their jumpers demonstrating their feeling for him. As an aside, a relatively raw Jackson, with nothing approaching the same sort of C/V required 2 first rounders and a second rounder. Trac is a huge step up from this, not to mention he is on a lucrative long term contract.

I think we may be learning what having a dicey ‘back up’ list can really mean.

Point made was fair enough. Stewart very unlucky not to get a free kick and he too, could have been seriously injured. Be nice to see Chol take the front position.

You are not alone. Thought Rivers tackle was basically around the waist. Rozee is a cunning customer. Along with the natural momentum felt he added to the result and eventual free kick awarded to him. Think Tommy Mac said a few words to him.

Hate to see a list like that shortly before the season starts. Suggests we are behind the eight ball before the commencement of proceedings after a five month layoff. TBC is such a crumby term. How about some indication for supporters when these boys will or are likely to be available for selection.

Now without Brayshaw and Smith, Ben Brown and T Mac on semi retired list and so many injured . Getting a bit jumpy on our list preparedness for the season opening.

Quintessential Goodwin footballer. Wish we had a couple more of the type, maybe a couple of real big bars teds up forward.