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Lucifers Hero

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  1. According to Mahoney we are waiting to hear what Geelong will offer and he emphasized that Mitch is a very good player. Given we have been 'waiting' for 3 days and turned down the players offered, my take is Geelong haven't offered enough. I just hope we keep some of the spoils (if a 2nd and 3rd rnd pick) for ourselves rather than give all for Lumumba. Happy to have Lumumba but Mitch is a match winner and we could do with an extra pick to help trade out a player we don't want to keep.
  2. Other than the players who haven't 'performed'/don't have it/don't get it (Blease, Strauss etc) the first players Roos will trade are those who in his words 'can't let go of the past' and who 'expect to lose games' ie those that are really scarred by the past. If we can't trade them they will be 'depth' players next year or until their contracts expire. Only the club really knows who the 'deeply scarred' players are and we shouldn't be at all surprised by who will be traded.
  3. Hmm, they may talk with him (his manager) but he will spurn all comers, as did his #2 predecessor and stay to become as loved a club champion as Robbie F was.
  4. Not a surprise...our backline will be rather crowded with Lumumba, Frost and perhaps Merrett.
  5. Sweet Dee will be very happy!!! The 'little ironman' got thru to the 3rd round!!
  6. The sad thing is that not only has he trashed his own name he has also trashed that of his grandfather Alan, and EFC icon. The latter could be the only reason EFC have hung on to James this far. Maybe he is rolling the dice to go after his nemesis Andy D. If he wins the appeal he can sue the hell out of the AFL and ASADA. Given he has spent millions he probably figures a few more $100K to appeal, is a small 'investment'. Yep, me thinks Andy is the one he wants!! Andy will have the last laugh!!
  7. Good to see the shoulder sling hasn't affected Bernie's ability to lift a beer glass
  8. The Age is reporting that Hird could launch 'contempt of court' charges against EFC if they sack him for appealing. It is conjecture by the journalist but this is rapidly becoming farcical!! There is no way Hird can go back...he is just stalling. I wonder what rabbit he will pull out of the hat, next! He is cunning as... He just doesn't realise the more he tries to protect his precious reputation the more he is trashing it!! Whats more he has now burnt best mates, the EFC, most EFC supporters, the AFL and his goodwill with the AFL public went long ago. His fan club is now probably his family and his highly paid silks! The guy is a nutcase!
  9. A good laugh from that comment...is anyone coherent at 3.20am... He might get up today and edit it!
  10. We all have values and beliefs of varying persuasions. Its just that Heritier wears his heart on his sleeve. He is using his public profile to further his cause, nothing wrong with that. He is just a different, slightly weird, cat. Rather him than some of our recent highly paid party-boys and downhill skiers!
  11. Even if it was Goodwin I doubt there is anything to worry about: - There is nothing in that article that suggests anything illegal was done - Apparently he 'came clean' to MFC Board, about his role in the saga - PJ is smart enough to have built contingencies into Goodwin's contract should anything come up - The AFL would needed to have approved the appointment (as the 'receivers' of MFC) and if there was anything in the ASADA Interim Report the AFL would have just said keep looking PJ, Goodwin is not for you. They could just say: best to steer away from EFC staff for now. The interesting question is who leaked the info to HS. Could it just be one J Hird to embarrass one of his best mates, Xavier Campbell for doing his job and siding with EFC on the ASADA appeal rather than siding with JH. If my hunch is right that is another bestie that James has thrown under the bus!!
  12. True, but if we deal pick 2 or 3 to bulldogs, forcing saints to keep pick 1, then they will bid 21 just to spite us! I wouldn't put it past them especially the way Richardson?/Finnis? were carrying on about us potentially getting pick 3.
  13. Why? He was still getting paid to play wasn't he!!! That will teach him (and forewarn other players) to not play games with Roos! Corrected our team colours for you. Disrespectful of you to not.
  14. With the finger pointing he spoke like a politician. Without it he spoke like a statesman. Either way he has passion!
  15. This subject has been done to death in prior threads. We should shut it down if for no other reason than C&B was just amusing himself with this thread...throw a contentious 'grenade' out to DL and sit back and watch the fray. Lets not humour him any longer!
  16. I meant we will still have picks after the trade but maybe none of the ones we currently have eg if we were to trade 2/3 for Danger/Bulldogs. Ditto up and down grade later picks for players etc
  17. Lets wait till trade period is over and see which picks we actually end up with! We may have none of them!!
  18. We could trade some backs for mids - potentially (hate to say it) Howe, Grimes or Garland (especially if he doesn't sign a contract soon - his last year before FA). Not saying we should. It would be consistent with Roos 'anyone is tradeable' and his 'trade/FA' philosophies especially if we are eyeing off GWS mids and they need experienced defenders. eg Frost plus a mid for an experienced defender, afterall GWS need to shed players
  19. Where did pick 33 come from? In his press conf yesterday Roos was saying that Geelong have taken Clark because they intend to play him and add value to their team and we want full value in return. He seemed to be talking about a pick closer to their 1st round pick. Maybe if he takes pick 33 (their 2nd) there will be a player attached to it.
  20. It is ironic that the current #2, Jones's career is tracking very similar to Robbie Flower's: Champion player, gives his all to the jumper and the club in a bottom team that has been entrenched at the bottom for many years with only a small glimmer of hope over the next few years. I hope the love and adoration Robbie is receiving today, as being a one club player and sticking fat helps Jones want to emulate the great man and sign his next contract really soon. He will become the Demons legend of his generation - a one club player who wasn't tempted by $$ or 'success'!
  21. Denham is reporting: '...a day after he finally confirmed he was leaving the Demons, Frawley is understood to have accepted a longstanding four-year deal worth about $2.5 million from the Hawks...' If reliable, this will get us pick 3! That is about $650K so Frawley has done fairly well for himself.
  22. Hang on folks!! Denham is reporting: '...a day after he finally confirmed he was leaving the Demons, Frawley is understood to have accepted a longstanding four-year deal worth about $2.5 million from the Hawks...' If reliable, this will get us pick 3! Interesting that it is a 'longstanding' deal!!
  23. (Posted this in other FA thread but also very relevant here). A major flaw with FA is that the receiving team does not ‘pay’ anything. Consider: Would Hawthorn, Geelong etc take Frawley if they had to give up their 1st round pick? What would Sydney have needed for Buddy: Their 1st & 2nd and a raft of players!! Two 1st round picks maybe? Unlikely he would have got there! What pick(s) would Carlton, Ess, North have to use for Thomas, Goddard, Del Santo? They get their player and keep their precious picks!!! The player is a ‘free’ to the receiving team. If clubs had to pay they would think twice about taking an FA. The AFL could still decide the ‘value’ of a player and the receiving club gives that pick(s) to the losing club. Then the AFL can drop compo picks which disadvantage all clubs after the compo. The FA can still go to club of choice it just means receiving club has to pay losing club, just like a trade. Free Agency should mean a player is free to move but it should not mean he is free to the receiving club. If a club want a player let them pay with picks.
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