Don't whether many wanted to match the Ess/Docker offer (if those $$ figures are even true, bet you the contract is front-ended) As already said on here, some thought that maybe $600 - $625 x 4 years would have sealed the deal. Which I reckon is fair and would have given in a heartbeat.....plugger66 wrote:I cant beleive there are some who who think we should match the offer. Please tell me there are none who want to pay 3 million over 4 years to BJ. He is gone now because unless we do match it he must go. Good luck BJ. Dont blame you at all and blame the club even less. Money will always talk especially when you get so close in a GF but dont get over the line. Lets use this pick 13 wisely and even better still lets use the salary cap space even better.
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I miss him already. But it was the right thing to do in the interests of St.Kilda Football Club.
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See this is what I don't understand, if they've done a deal with anyone, if it's a highly regarded player - is he going to take a hit to join the Saints? Will he be part of the 'team first' philosophy, and play for less than market value?True Believer wrote:Unless you know you can do better, but don't want to be seen as the bad guy........markp wrote:It's like telling your girlfriend to go see if she can pick up a better guy. How's that gonna end well?
Already heard whispers that we have already done a deal with a KP player (identity being kept a very close secret), and whispers of us being up to our ears in Caddy and Hickey. Ultimately, if the wash-up is that we end up with a quality KP defender, up and coming on-baller, and up and coming ruck/forward and we lose BJ and a draft pick or two, then I think the team is stronger for it.
Maybe I am just not as emotionally attached to BJ as some.
Yes I am part of the some who were quite attached to Goddard....
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By who? That Mark Allen bloke on SEN?
5 minutes before Hudson had him strongly linked to St.Kilda
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Already heard whispers that we have already done a deal with a KP player (identity being kept a very close secret)
Ultimately, if the wash-up is that we end up with a quality KP defender................................................................................................
See this is what I don't understand, if they've done a deal with anyone, if it's a highly regarded player - is he going to take a hit to join the Saints? Will he be part of the 'team first' philosophy, and play for less than market value?
Surely it can't be that key defender FB.............................. ZAC DAWSON........... wanting to come back to the Saints...................... and will take a salary hit too
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Now that Would be a Classicloris wrote:MCG-Unit wrote:
Already heard whispers that we have already done a deal with a KP player (identity being kept a very close secret)
Ultimately, if the wash-up is that we end up with a quality KP defender................................................................................................
See this is what I don't understand, if they've done a deal with anyone, if it's a highly regarded player - is he going to take a hit to join the Saints? Will he be part of the 'team first' philosophy, and play for less than market value?
Surely it can't be that key defender FB.............................. ZAC DAWSON........... wanting to come back to the Saints...................... and will take a salary hit too![]()
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MCG-Unit wrote: See this is what I don't understand, if they've done a deal with anyone, if it's a highly regarded player - is he going to take a hit to join the Saints? Will he be part of the 'team first' philosophy, and play for less than market value?
Yes I am part of the some who were quite attached to Goddard....
Are some of you people purposely being obtuse?
You do understand that the offer to Goddard from the Saints would have made him the highest paid player at the club?
You do realise that a KPP wont be getting an offer of $600k a year like Goddard.
You do realise that players get paid less than the highest salary at the club?
Why this concern trolling about what Pelchan and Watters clearly stated - they wont pay over the odds for a player who just isn't worth wrecking the SC for.
We can 9th this season. We were a ruckman and a Key backman short. Who knows how many of the close game we may have won with those two players.
How do we attract anyone to the club if we have spent 800k on a HBF receiver and have maxed out the SC?
Dont you want the team to evolve? Do you want the team to be a mediocre 9th? Do you want the club to held to ransom by a player who likes money more than the team ethos?
Fair enough if you do. For me, I want to see the team back in the finals. I want to see a second ruck and a key backman to bolster the glaring deficiencies in the team. I want to see the players rewarded for their service, but not over the odds.
So there you have it. You infer the Saints want all players to take sort type of "hit" for the team. Watters and Pelchan were palian in what they meant. the club has 36 players that need looking after not one.
i prefer to listen and have faith in the people who have the the best interests of all the players compared to a player looking for a big payday.
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That forms part of my concern though JB...joffaboy wrote:We were a ruckman and a Key backman short. Who knows how many of the close game we may have won with those two players.
Chris Pelchen clearly kept Peake/Polo at the start of the season, instead of securing Dawson.
Hawthorns defence isn't their strong suit either, undersized and still seen as a weakness.
I hope he breaks the trend by the end of this trade period.
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Were Peake and Polo given new contracts? If not our SC was so precarious that we couldn't afford to delist two contracted players. Considering we had to delist and re draft Blake to get around SC issues, we would have been two players short on the list and still have to pay out the contracts.SainterK wrote:That forms part of my concern though JB...joffaboy wrote:We were a ruckman and a Key backman short. Who knows how many of the close game we may have won with those two players.
Chris Pelchen clearly kept Peake/Polo at the start of the season, instead of securing Dawson.
Hawthorns defence isn't their strong suit either, undersized and still seen as a weakness.
I hope he breaks the trend by the end of this trade period.
Can you confirm that Peake and Polo got new one year contracts?
So if they were already contracted, how could he have secured Dawson?
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If he goes I'll never look at that 2010 grand final mark in the same way again.
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Good grief. I see why I've dodged your posts for a long time. You really have no idea how to speak with people, disagree and debate in a civil manner.joffaboy wrote:MCG-Unit wrote:
See this is what I don't understand, if they've done a deal with anyone, if it's a highly regarded player - is he going to take a hit to join the Saints? Will he be part of the 'team first' philosophy, and play for less than market value?
Yes I am part of the some who were quite attached to Goddard....
Are some of you people purposely being obtuse?......
Why this concern trolling.....
You infer the Saints want all players to take sort type of "hit" for the team......
You are the one purposely being a dullard
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/ ... ract-for-p..joffaboy wrote:Were Peake and Polo given new contracts? If not our SC was so precarious that we couldn't afford to delist two contracted players. Considering we had to delist and re draft Blake to get around SC issues, we would have been two players short on the list and still have to pay out the contracts.SainterK wrote:That forms part of my concern though JB...joffaboy wrote:We were a ruckman and a Key backman short. Who knows how many of the close game we may have won with those two players.
Chris Pelchen clearly kept Peake/Polo at the start of the season, instead of securing Dawson.
Hawthorns defence isn't their strong suit either, undersized and still seen as a weakness.
I hope he breaks the trend by the end of this trade period.
Can you confirm that Peake and Polo got new one year contracts?
So if they were already contracted, how could he have secured Dawson?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/teams/f ... 6179942478
Clarke, Peake, Ray, Polo all signed after Pelchen arrived and towards the end of last season.
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Hey K, a devil's advocate is always worthwhile... especially since this forum's resident DA is in agreeance this time.SainterK wrote:Clarke, Peake, Ray, Polo all signed after Pelchen arrived and towards the end of last season.
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I wonder what the Essendon players will think when Greedard spits the dummy and starts finger pointing and directing traffic, especially trying to
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I'll answer my own question.Gershwin wrote:Do we get a compensation pick this year or next year?
I would appear that we will not get the compensation pick this year.
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I texted a friend with "good clubs keep good players" he replied "good people stay at good clubs"
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We will get the pick this year, FA compensation picks cannot be "banked"Gershwin wrote:I'll answer my own question.Gershwin wrote:Do we get a compensation pick this year or next year?
I would appear that we will not get the compensation pick this year.
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SainterK, you can't take last years recruiting too much into account. Our coach walked out not long before trade week and this would have had a crucial impact on our decisions re the list and whom to pick up in the trade period. This year was a year of muddling through and getting games into young players to see what their stocks were worth to set our sights on this years trade period. Also, the money offered to Goddard is ridiculous. We could not afford it when we have crucial list deficiencies elsewhere on our list.SainterK wrote:That forms part of my concern though JB...joffaboy wrote:We were a ruckman and a Key backman short. Who knows how many of the close game we may have won with those two players.
Chris Pelchen clearly kept Peake/Polo at the start of the season, instead of securing Dawson.
Hawthorns defence isn't their strong suit either, undersized and still seen as a weakness.
I hope he breaks the trend by the end of this trade period.
I am gutted that BJ has left, but I am feeling strangely hopeful and optimistic at the same time. As much as I am devastated by this decision, ultimately I support the St Kilda FC, not Brendan Goddard. I wish him well (unlike the poster that wished him to hurt his knee).
Time to regroup, and look towards the future. The decision has been made, BJ has moved on and it is time for us to do so also.
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Definitely need to embrace the Sydney mantra - no one is bigger than the club
I'm American and used to this
People leave, you appreciate the memories and never look back and move on to get players who want to play for us
And boo the holy hell out of them R1 next year...
I'm American and used to this
People leave, you appreciate the memories and never look back and move on to get players who want to play for us
And boo the holy hell out of them R1 next year...
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You'd take BJ over that lot combined, surely.SainterK wrote:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/ ... ract-for-p..
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/teams/f ... 6179942478
Clarke, Peake, Ray, Polo all signed after Pelchen arrived and towards the end of last season.
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You'd take Dawson over that lot… was strange that we didn't.markp wrote:You'd take BJ over that lot combined, surely.SainterK wrote:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/ ... ract-for-p..
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/teams/f ... 6179942478
Clarke, Peake, Ray, Polo all signed after Pelchen arrived and towards the end of last season.