2017 Off-Season

[LMA]

Nah let him go.


I’ll put this here so it doesn’t look like Port bashing but trade period last season both Rockliff and Motlop were supposedly shopped around all over the place but no takers so what makes them such a great pick up this trade period?

Out of contract RFA this year made them more attractive to clubs would be the simple answer. I think you'll find it hard to find any mention of great pick ups from anyone on here, good or handy inclusion would be more accurate.

[Brodlach]

Geelong getting a first rounder for Motlop Must he some decent contract he has signed

[Wedgie]

Geelong getting a first rounder for Motlop Must he some decent contract he has signed

I'm amazed we got 19 for him, thought it was going to be 35!
Thank you to Port for giving him over 500k a year, we wouldn't have matched 3 bottletops.

[stan]

lol pick 19 for Motlop lol
oh dear Geelong well done on doing nothing!

[Jim05]

Might backfire as pick 19 might get used for Watts now

[Brodlach]

Pick 19 is too much for both Motlop and Watts

[Feenix]

Very happy with pick 19. I hope the change of scenery is what Motlop needs to get his career going again, he has so much potential

[morell]

Might backfire as pick 19 might get used for Watts now

You use the word backfire ....

[Wedgie]

Very happy with pick 19. I hope the change of scenery is what Motlop needs to get his career going again, he has so much potential

Yeah me too, I rated him almost the best small forward in the comp a couple of years ago, I hope he rediscovers his potential and stars, certainly won't be booing him. He's great to watch at his best.

[morell]

Geelong getting a first rounder for Motlop Must he some decent contract he has signed

I'm amazed we got 19 for him, thought it was going to be 35!
Thank you to Port for giving him over 500k a year, we wouldn't have matched 3 bottletops.

Think you'll find it was the 4 years, not the cash, which bumped him up a rung.

Fair play though pick 19 is overs for him.

[Wedgie]

Pick 19 is the same pick Hawthorn got for Buddy!

[morell]

Pick 19 is the same pick Hawthorn got for Buddy!

Sydney had a list full of COLA boosted senior players still on huge $$$ at that time.

I do agree though, it seems out of whack.

[morell]

The one that always gets me is Melbourne getting pick ******* 3!!! for Frawley

Needs a bit of a review IMO.

[Jim05]

The one that always gets me is Melbourne getting pick ******* 3!!! for Frawley

Needs a bit of a review IMO.

Abolish compo.
Would rather see a transfer fee brought in

[Jim05]

Tin foil hat time but the Motlop compo has AFL fingerprints all over it. Maybe they said to Geelong we will give you 19 as long as it goes to the Suns for Ablett

[morell]

One of my mates said the same thing Jim.

The AFL's darling's kissed on the dick yet again.

[stan]

Tin foil hat time but the Motlop compo has AFL fingerprints all over it. Maybe they said to Geelong we will give you 19 as long as it goes to the Suns for Ablett

Not crazy though. If all of a sudden a deal gets done involving pick 19 and a fringe player then well it will answer that question.

[mots02]

Geelong getting a first rounder for Motlop Must he some decent contract he has signed

Cant be... according to social media Motlop chose Port because of culture, being part of a real club etc.... nothing to do with $$.... Pick 19 would suggest there was very, very good $$ involved in the contract. Or maybe the AFL is using a Morell type matrix that gives value to club culture etc as part of the deal which has bumped up Motlops compo price?!

[morell]

#fakenews

[bennymacca]

What a load of crap. Guessing they are doing it to help Geelong get Ablett.

Typical AFL bullshit