We embarked on the most earth-shuddering recruiting campaign imaginable at the end of 2000 - Gehrig, Hamill, Voss, Callaghan, Lawrence, Capuano and Blight - when the club was at its lowest ebb in decades.battye wrote:evertonfc wrote:I've got no qualms with letting him walk.
We need to be very clear that St Kilda is now a place where you come to be part of the culture and success, and to be part of that, you have to give up something.![]()
If you are a player - be it in the draft or under free agency - why would you want to come to St Kilda right now? We have to actually have a successful culture before this strategy works...
Money will ALWAYS sing louder, regardless of the culture.
The trick is not to be the club who can offer the most money but to be the club to who can offer the best culture. I'm not really into grabbing stars from other clubs if they aren't good value.
Kevin Sheedy had it spot on when he said this on AFL360: "The Swans are in the grand final because they're the best traders in the competition."
It's not about about picking guns when they're 'up' - they're almost always overpriced. It's about what talent is out there that can lift our club to elite levels for the right price. It's about knowing your own list, what deficiencies you have and going accordingly.
The message it sends is that we won't pay over the odds.At the moment the message being sent suggests that even if you are an elite player, don't expect to get compensated accordingly.
The message it sends is that we will put the club before the individual.
The message it sends is our pursuit of success can't be lumped on a guy turning 28 next year who wants a four-year deal worth $3.2 million and who hasn't played well for two years.