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Booney wrote:

whufc wrote:
Is this the second club to be willing to let him go.

Flags concerns to me that there is a reason for it, if anything the number pick he was sets of bigger flags. If he was a second strike player and the AFL knew would they then understand why a club would release him so cheaply.

I’m sure the AFL would have enquired as to why they are letting him go.

Maybe the club gave some solid financial planning in regards to the freed up salary and potential tactic with that.

He took a 6 year $6m deal from GWS when they started up. He's cited personal reasons for wanting to go back to Victoria and that has to be respected.

He badly broke an ankle early this year ( that's for @HH3 who doesn't watch AFL football ) and there's reports it's not come along very well, but, Hawthorn has reportedly offered him a 4 year deal after putting him through a medical, the Hawks don't make mistakes like that.

I think we were very interested in him but the reports from the medicos wasn’t great. May require further surgery and miss a fair chunk of next year. Pick 53 and a minimum wage might be worth the risk for Hawthorn.

4 years though?

For me the Richmond thank you to the Suns after they didn't match the lynch offer, picking up Pick 3 for free had a bigger smell to it than the Scully trade. AFL should have blocked that one before this one.
And I understand why they didn't block either.

Trader wrote:For me the Richmond thank you to the Suns after they didn't match the lynch offer, picking up Pick 3 for free had a bigger smell to it than the Scully trade. AFL should have blocked that one before this one.
And I understand why they didn't block either.

Restraint of trade.

Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

Eagles2014 wrote:Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

Poor lad.
Hope he’s got family and friends around him to support him!

So were any trades completed today? Or just another day of maggots like Barrett and Maclure making up stories?

Just the one trade today, Lloyd to the Bulldogs

Eagles2014 wrote:Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

You spoke to him?

amber_fluid wrote:

Eagles2014 wrote:Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

Poor lad.
Hope he’s got family and friends around him to support him!

At the end of the day he's just got to think how lucky he is to be playing in the AFL and take comfort in the fact that he's not going to Carlton

LMA wrote:

amber_fluid wrote:

Eagles2014 wrote:Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

Poor lad.
Hope he’s got family and friends around him to support him!

At the end of the day he's just got to think how lucky he is to be playing in the AFL and take comfort in the fact that he's not going to Carlton

The gap’s closing, in a couple of year’s time he might be wishing he was at Carlton...

Spargo wrote:

LMA wrote:

amber_fluid wrote:

Eagles2014 wrote:Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

Poor lad.
Hope he’s got family and friends around him to support him!

At the end of the day he's just got to think how lucky he is to be playing in the AFL and take comfort in the fact that he's not going to Carlton

The gap’s closing, in a couple of year’s time he might be wishing he was at Carlton...

Yes they gained 2 places on us from last year, but I wouldn't call finishing bottom with 2 wins closing the gap

LMA wrote:

Spargo wrote:

LMA wrote:

amber_fluid wrote:Poor lad.
Hope he’s got family and friends around him to support him!

At the end of the day he's just got to think how lucky he is to be playing in the AFL and take comfort in the fact that he's not going to Carlton

The gap’s closing, in a couple of year’s time he might be wishing he was at Carlton...

Yes they gained 2 places on us from last year, but I wouldn't call finishing bottom with 2 wins closing the gap

We’re not closing the gap but you guys are.
Bottom 4 next year for Port.

amber_fluid wrote:

LMA wrote:

Spargo wrote:

LMA wrote:[quote="amber_fluid"]
Poor lad.
Hope he’s got family and friends around him to support him!

At the end of the day he's just got to think how lucky he is to be playing in the AFL and take comfort in the fact that he's not going to Carlton

The gap’s closing, in a couple of year’s time he might be wishing he was at Carlton...

Yes they gained 2 places on us from last year, but I wouldn't call finishing bottom with 2 wins closing the gap

We’re not closing the gap but you guys are. [emoji6]
Bottom 4 next year for Port.[/quote]
To borrow a phrase from Cliche Kenny
You get what you deserve [emoji3]

Brodlach wrote:

Eagles2014 wrote:Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

You spoke to him?

One of his best mates from Adelaide, is a mate of my son. Agreed to terms this afternoon. More money to get the deal done.

He is gutted, as loved living in Melbourne and had just brought a house. But his family is here, and all his original mates obviously, and his girlfriend is Bruce Abernathy's daughter, so she is coming home to Adelaide too, so in the end he had no real choice but to accept it.

The life of a footy player in the AFL these days, nobody is safe anymore no matter what contract you have in place. Why no one can have a go at Polec for taking such great money when your career can be over in a blink of the eye!

Reports that Hogan wanted $8mil over 8years to sign with Freo

hollywood7477 wrote:Reports that Hogan wanted $8mil over 8years to sign with Freo

Definetely not worth that given his injury background, crazy talk. It'd be pretty tough getting a kick up the attacking end of the ground at freo too (while ross is coaching there anyway)

hollywood7477 wrote:Reports that Hogan wanted $8mil over 8years to sign with Freo

That's staggering it really is. No wonder that Freo started to go cold on Hogan.

Oddly enough it wasn't because Freo were just being difficult. How strange Barrett was again way of the mark.

Eagles2014 wrote:Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

So you spoke to Burton and he told you he's heading to Alberton?

Booney wrote:

Eagles2014 wrote:Heard from the horses mouth that Burton playing at Port next year, deal just got done.

So you spoke to Burton and he told you he's heading to Alberton?

That’s why I asked