White Line Fever wrote:85 WAS A GOOD YEAR wrote:White Line Fever wrote:Did some searching on Sporting Pulse.
Butcher kicked 53 goals for the year 2nd in comp.
Hills Central would be right up there as one of the most competitve leagues outside the SANFL system (SAAFL Div1 better)
So from the money that gets thrown around these days seems like he would be on what he is worth.
FHFC are probably a gun or three short of being competive against the big 4 and maybe they need to fork out the $$ to get the players to get to the next level.
Their juniors seem well structured so only a matter of time before the Bushpigs push into septembers.
Sam Smith kicked 67 goals for us in 2010.
It's only my opinion, but I can't see how FHFC could justify paying Butch $600 while Sam stays on standard match payments.
And then, what about the mid-fielders who get the ball to these forwards. They may suggest if not for them he wouldn't get the opportunities?
It's just keeps going around in one big circle.
WLF I also have faith that we will be pushing our way through September in the very near future.
Lets not get carried away with Sam Smith.
You guys played Aldinga & Hackham twice each.
And 28 of those goals came in the final two games against the above mentioned sides.
Lets face it you sold yourselves short with Butcher and now you've realised your mistake your burning bridges.
At the end of the day any side would take Butch before Smith or Dalby so FHFC could have done better.
FHFC has always wanted Butcher to play for us, personally I would love to have him back at the club.
The club met with Daniel to try and get him back to Flaggies, but it would not be a smart move to spend $500+ on a FF when we already have a quality FF, these are the leading goal kickers for the last several years:
2005 D. Butcher (43)
2006 D. Butcher (48)
2007 D. Butcher (73)
2008 D. Butcher (53)
2009 D. Butcher (48)
2010 S. Smith (67)
As you can see Butcher's highest ever was 73 and for Sam, as a 19 yo, in his first year of A grade footy to kick 67 is an amazing effort. So it would not be in the club's best interest to be spending that sort of cash on a position which is already set, when we could be spending it in a position which would improve the team more.
And from speaky to butchy I don't think he would be happy to take that sort of cash off his home club every week.
I really hope that butchy returns to FHFC, but atm we quite simply can't afford him