Port Adelaide 2019

[Bum Crack]

where was that published

Google him and go through the "Big Footy" posts, a few pages in and there's some alleged texts.

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/ ... 856/page-5

Poor Jack. He is only human remember

[Lightning McQueen]

Poor Jack. He is only human remember

Poor Jack? I'd trade places in heartbeat!!

[Booney]

I wish he'd show that sort of commitment to the cause on the field.

[MW]

I wish he'd show that sort of commitment to the cause on the field.

Doesn't make sense seeing he has white line fever...

[woodublieve12]

Watts the issue with any of this???? Move on

[Lightning McQueen]

I wish he'd show that sort of commitment to the cause on the field.

Running in straight lines?

[nuggety goodness]

I wish he'd show that sort of commitment to the cause on the field.

Running in straight lines?

There's always someone sniffing around for a story...

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[bertiebeatle]

Hewett still in limbo about his future.. With Menzel cut by the cats, I think we may pick him up & cut Hewett. Leaves our 3 picks in the draft & then 85 will be used to upgrade Houston

[Booney]

Hewett still in limbo about his future.. With Menzel cut by the cats, I think we may pick him up & cut Hewett. Leaves our 3 picks in the draft & then 85 will be used to upgrade Houston

We'll be more likely to take Murdoch I think.

With Dixon, Ryder, Lycett, Marshall, R.Gray, S.Gray, Johnson, Watts, Motlop, Boak filling forward half roles I don't see a need for Menzel, although a forward 50 with R.Gray and Menzel at the feet of Ryder and Dixon looks attacking it doesn't look overly defensive.

Murdoch on the other hand, left foot outside wing man is almost like one we've just lost.

[Spargo]

Murdoch on the other hand, left foot outside wing man is almost like one we've just lost.

Agreed. He burns the ball just as much as Pittard.

[Booney]

Murdoch on the other hand, left foot outside wing man is almost like one we've just lost.

Agreed. He burns the ball just as much as Pittard.

Just looked at their career comparisons and they are so close in almost all areas.

[Spargo]

Murdoch on the other hand, left foot outside wing man is almost like one we've just lost.

Agreed. He burns the ball just as much as Pittard.

Just looked at their career comparisons and they are so close in almost all areas.

You’ll be offering him 3 years like you did to Polec then?

[Booney]

Murdoch on the other hand, left foot outside wing man is almost like one we've just lost.

Agreed. He burns the ball just as much as Pittard.

Just looked at their career comparisons and they are so close in almost all areas.

You’ll be offering him 3 years like you did to Polec then?

If he has 1 good year we'll go 5 x $750k.

[Lightning McQueen]

Murdoch on the other hand, left foot outside wing man is almost like one we've just lost.

Agreed. He burns the ball just as much as Pittard.

I wonder where North end up playing Pittard? Port should've tried him up forward, at least his poor disposal will result in behinds opposed to turnovers and he gets the ball often enough.

[harric]

Murdoch on the other hand, left foot outside wing man is almost like one we've just lost.

Agreed. He burns the ball just as much as Pittard.

I wonder where North end up playing Pittard? Port should've tried him up forward, at least his poor disposal will result in behinds opposed to turnovers and he gets the ball often enough.

Yeah sure burning the ba up forward when scoring was hard enough all season is a great idea.

Time for some tits and blow I think.

[Lightning McQueen]

Yeah sure burning the ba up forward when scoring was hard enough all season is a great idea.

Time for some tits and blow I think.

Not dissimilar to turning the ball over when everyone is running forward only to watch it sail back over your head and leak easy goals.

Either way, he's not our problem anymore, I wish him well because I think he could be a great player, they've obviously had good faith in him in the past, he was our designated kicker in from behinds.

I'd sooner the blow off of a nice firm arse cheek.

[Booney]

Yeah sure burning the ba up forward when scoring was hard enough all season is a great idea.

Time for some tits and blow I think.

Not dissimilar to turning the ball over when everyone is running forward only to watch it sail back over your head and leak easy goals.

Either way, he's not our problem anymore, I wish him well because I think he could be a great player, they've obviously had good faith in him in the past, he was our designated kicker in from behinds.

Great? No.

He was our kick in....was.

[Booney]

When I walked off the Adelaide Oval in Round 23, I was expecting to be out there again in Round 1 of 2019 for Port Adelaide.

Leaving the ground, I had a moment with Jared Polec because he was quite aware that it was going to be his last game, but little did I know it was going to be the last game that I played with everyone.

Looking back, it’s pretty upsetting and it shows that a lot can happen in two months.

Exit meetings are always honest and if the team has a rough year, the overriding theme is to improve and identify ways to grow.

My meeting with Ken Hinkley was stock-standard — we had some stuff that he wanted me to work on coming into next year — including a bit of a mindset change and identifying what I wanted out of my footy.

It was an honest conversation, but that was normal to me. We have that relationship where we can be honest and nothing is personal.

I went away from that meeting still thinking I was going to be a Port Adelaide player next season.

Looking back on my 2018 campaign, I view it in two parts. The first part was as a forward, and the second part was playing in the midfield, so we reviewed it as such.

It was a slow start to the season for me, slower than I wanted, but once I got into the midfield, it completely changed my game.

The club knew that I had free agency coming up in 2019, and because they weren’t sure what I was going to do, they probably saw that as a threat. To be completely honest, I didn’t even know what I was going to do!

Following on from the discussions and the exit meetings, they let my manager know that they were open to trading me if a suitable offer came forward.

I was completely taken back and upset with that initially.

It rocked me, but the longer I thought about it, the more I began to understand.

Despite what some people may think, there is no bad blood.

From there, I went away and met with a few clubs, but even during that process, I still had the mindset that I would return to Alberton in 2019.

Meeting with other clubs for the first time in my career was such a bizarre scenario. I actually told Kenny that I felt like I was cheating on a girlfriend. It just wasn’t a great feeling and I didn’t enjoy it.

But things started to move quickly and the opportunity at Hawthorn came up, and I started to have doubts as to whether I was wanted at Port, because as you can imagine, getting your name thrown up for a trade isn’t exactly the best feeling!

I chose Hawthorn because they felt like the best fit for me. Unbelievably, it all happened within a week and a half. It was pretty crazy to say the least that I went from certain to be playing at the Power, to certain to be playing at the Hawks.

I spoke to Ken a couple of nights ago, and he understood my decision and I understood the club’s position. Our relationship couldn’t be further from how the media have portrayed things.

If you’ve seen the coverage in Adelaide, it has been a bunch of lies and a lack of understanding. Just because a deal like this has gone through, it doesn’t mean they have to jump to conclusions and reach for the negative angle.

In reality, it has been mutual on all sides and sometimes the media don’t like that, because they can’t sell it.

That is why I posted on Instagram and told everyone to be patient until they heard my side of the story.

Past greats of the club have spoken about my exit meeting in various forums, and said that the coaches and the leaders complained about me being a sook and that they were over me.

I rang Ken to see if there was any truth to that, and he told me that nothing had come from the club — there was no truth to it — and that’s just how the media want to play things.

To read and hear those things hurt a lot because I feel like I have given a lot back to the club and the fans. All I can do now is move on.

One of the important aspects of joining the Hawks was that they had that brother connection with Jarman Impey, Shauny Burgoyne, Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin, Chance Bateman, just to name a few.

It felt like most indigenous players that have played there have thrived and felt comfortable.

The conversations with Jarman were important for me, because he has witnessed both clubs in recent times, so we could compare everything from coaches, to training, game style and everything in between.

I told him not to give me the crap and the policy, just tell me how it is. Those discussions gave me a good understanding of what the Hawks are like.

The move to Melbourne provides a new challenge, and the opportunity to enjoy my football again and revitalise myself.

I haven’t enjoyed the game over the last couple of years, so a fresh challenge will hopefully bring the best out of me.

To have the MCG as my new home ground and to play in front of a ridiculous amount of fans is exciting. I can’t wait for new challenge and will just take me out of my comfort zone.

I want to be uncomfortable and to get better as a player and as a man.

http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/pl ... d-wingard/

[heater31]

Very honest description from Chad's side of the fence. Up to him now to prove Port made the incorrect decision. Hopefully a change in environment does this.

But how did the coach & list management team arrive at a possible trade?

[Booney]

Very honest description from Chad's side of the fence. Up to him now to prove Port made the incorrect decision. Hopefully a change in environment does this.

But how did the coach & list management team arrive at a possible trade?

In his own words he didn't know what he was going to do at the end of 2019 when he became an eligible free agent. Clubs are not going to risk losing a player of his ilk for a pick in the 20's one year after potentially getting two first rounders ( Burton and #15 ) by trading.

In my words, I imagine he wasn't able to assure Port Adelaide of his intentions beyond 2019 and we've been proactive.

*Edit*

The market is now so weighted in the players favor ( free agency, walking out on contracts when the ink has yet to dry ) we might find clubs are going to be more on the front foot than ever before, this looks like one of those instances.