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ST KILDA coach Scott Watters has signalled his determination to lure West Coast defender Mitch Brown to the club in 12 months after the recent aborted trade.
The Saints were desperate to recruit Brown, but an obstinate Eagles coaching panel refused, despite conceding they couldn't guarantee him a game next year.
In the end, a last-gasp deal looked likely to be struck until West Coast's nominal replacement - Essendon's Cale Hooker - decided against leaving Windy Hill.
Brown will be out of contract at the end of next year, and Watters revealed the Saints would have significant salary cap space.
Both Jason Gram - now departed - and veteran forward Justin Koschitzke are on hefty deals that expire after next season, with Brendon Goddard rejecting a three-year contract to make him St Kilda's highest earner. It means for the first time in his stint at St Kilda, Watters can afford a big fish.
"There is still work to do (on our list) but we feel better placed than 12 months ago, and at the end of next year we will be in a pretty aggressive position to potentially make further changes," he told the Herald Sun.
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ST KILDA coach Scott Watters has signalled his determination to lure West Coast defender Mitch Brown to the club in 12 months after the recent aborted trade.
The Saints were desperate to recruit Brown, but an obstinate Eagles coaching panel refused, despite conceding they couldn't guarantee him a game next year.
In the end, a last-gasp deal looked likely to be struck until West Coast's nominal replacement - Essendon's Cale Hooker - decided against leaving Windy Hill.
Brown will be out of contract at the end of next year, and Watters revealed the Saints would have significant salary cap space.
Both Jason Gram - now departed - and veteran forward Justin Koschitzke are on hefty deals that expire after next season, with Brendon Goddard rejecting a three-year contract to make him St Kilda's highest earner. It means for the first time in his stint at St Kilda, Watters can afford a big fish.
"There is still work to do (on our list) but we feel better placed than 12 months ago, and at the end of next year we will be in a pretty aggressive position to potentially make further changes," he told the Herald Sun.
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I hope all this waiting for him in particular is going to be worth it, Watters must really rate him. I havent seen anything of him to make an opinion.
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Hope he is quoted incorrectly. Lets at least see how he goes next season and who else comes on. Half the problem this year was setting our sites on one contracted player. he isnt contracted next year but he may have a shocker or he may play 22 games and sign half way through the year.
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Who is to say its just one player we set our sights on? He may have just been the only one we rated who wanted to be in Saints colours next year...plugger66 wrote:Hope he is quoted incorrectly. Lets at least see how he goes next season and who else comes on. Half the problem this year was setting our sites on one contracted player. he isnt contracted next year but he may have a shocker or he may play 22 games and sign half way through the year.
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St Ick wrote:Who is to say its just one player we set our sights on? He may have just been the only one we rated who wanted to be in Saints colours next year...plugger66 wrote:Hope he is quoted incorrectly. Lets at least see how he goes next season and who else comes on. Half the problem this year was setting our sites on one contracted player. he isnt contracted next year but he may have a shocker or he may play 22 games and sign half way through the year.
Yes thats true but it is the only one we heard about and in the end we got no one. Why would we be worrying about him already for 2014? Its not like he is Scarlett or Fletcher.
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There are positives & negatives in this article;
The positives are that the club is looking beyond 2013 with our list
The negatives are that its too early to be that specific and I'd prefer it to be kept "In House" until at least 1/2 way through 2013 !!
The positives are that the club is looking beyond 2013 with our list
The negatives are that its too early to be that specific and I'd prefer it to be kept "In House" until at least 1/2 way through 2013 !!
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Haven't got a issue either way with this. It would look pretty stupid if after trying pretty hard over the off season to get Brown across to then a week or two later say we have no interest in him at the end of this year.
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Could be a subliminal message for FrawleyEastern wrote:There are positives & negatives in this article;
The positives are that the club is looking beyond 2013 with our list
The negatives are that its too early to be that specific and I'd prefer it to be kept "In House" until at least 1/2 way through 2013 !!
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What you hope and what Scott hopes for are probably two different things. If you hoped that he was incorrectly quoted then there would be no basis for a story and I doubt the journos would be that far off the mark. Maybe you should have hoped that Caroline Wilson wrote the story as that would have supported your theory.plugger66 wrote:Hope he is quoted incorrectly. Lets at least see how he goes next season and who else comes on. Half the problem this year was setting our sites on one contracted player. he isnt contracted next year but he may have a shocker or he may play 22 games and sign half way through the year.
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He's contracted for 2014Dr Spaceman wrote:Could be a subliminal message for FrawleyEastern wrote:There are positives & negatives in this article;
The positives are that the club is looking beyond 2013 with our list
The negatives are that its too early to be that specific and I'd prefer it to be kept "In House" until at least 1/2 way through 2013 !!
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Well that's not going to stop him coming over according to some.magnifisaint wrote:He's contracted for 2014Dr Spaceman wrote: Could be a subliminal message for Frawley
Brown was contracted for 2013 and we still had a crack.
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plugger66 wrote:Hope he is quoted incorrectly. Lets at least see how he goes next season and who else comes on. Half the problem this year was setting our sites on one contracted player. he isnt contracted next year but he may have a shocker or he may play 22 games and sign half way through the year.
I'm sure the club would have more idea than you ....
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The problem with making our intentions so well known is that other clubs will more than likely put in dummy bids for him next year to inflate his price.
Anything more than a second round pick would be well overs for a bloke that is unproven & injury prone. Hope all that extra salary room we have doesn't get thrown at blokes like this who have done SFA.
Anything more than a second round pick would be well overs for a bloke that is unproven & injury prone. Hope all that extra salary room we have doesn't get thrown at blokes like this who have done SFA.
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I hope we look further than Mitch Brown. I doubt they would want to throw too much money at a bloke who can't get a senior game at his own club. Then again, as has been pointed out here, he might have a breakout year and raise his price accordingly.
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saintbrat wrote:http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 6536440352
STKILDA coach Scott Watters has signalled his determination to lure West Coast defender Mitch Brown to the club in 12 months after the recent aborted trade.
The Saints were desperate to recruit Brown, but an obstinate Eagles coaching panel refused, despite conceding they couldn't guarantee him a game next year.
In the end, a last-gasp deal looked likely to be struck until West Coast's nominal replacement - Essendon's Cale Hooker - decided against leaving Windy Hill.
Brown will be out of contract at the end of next year, and Watters revealed the Saints would have significant salary cap space.
Both Jason Gram - now departed - and veteran forward Justin Koschitzke are on hefty deals that expire after next season, with Brendon Goddard rejecting a three-year contract to make him St Kilda's highest earner. It means for the first time in his stint at St Kilda, Watters can afford a big fish.
"There is still work to do (on our list) but we feel better placed than 12 months ago, and at the end of next year we will be in a pretty aggressive position to potentially make further changes," he told the Herald Sun.
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That's Grant Thomas you're talking to!Middo wrote:plugger66 wrote:Hope he is quoted incorrectly. Lets at least see how he goes next season and who else comes on. Half the problem this year was setting our sites on one contracted player. he isnt contracted next year but he may have a shocker or he may play 22 games and sign half way through the year.
I'm sure the club would have more idea than you ....![]()
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I am sure the club are still keeping a public level of interest in Brown in the media because they actually have an interest in him, and that's a great way to remind Mitch of our great interest and generous offer.
But has it occured to any of the geniuses on here, that we may want to keep media interest in this deal because it allows us to pursue other potential trade/recruit options out of the glare of the media spotlight?
But has it occured to any of the geniuses on here, that we may want to keep media interest in this deal because it allows us to pursue other potential trade/recruit options out of the glare of the media spotlight?
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Yes, because the club is such a slick operation that… we offered 25, 26 & Cripps for the unproven Brown, then didn't draft a single KPD, mature or young, even though we are absolutely desperate for one.True Believer wrote:I am sure the club are still keeping a public level of interest in Brown in the media because they actually have an interest in him, and that's a great way to remind Mitch of our great interest and generous offer.
But has it occured to any of the geniuses on here, that we may want to keep media interest in this deal because it allows us to pursue other potential trade/recruit options out of the glare of the media spotlight?
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This bloke better be a combination of Spud Frawley, SoS, Max, and Scarlett for all the effort our club is putting in to get him here, especially he cant crack a game with his current team.
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Stiil can't see why we did not take a punt on a young guy ( Nick Rodda type )....If he comes on we save coin and don't have to chase a Mitch Brown if he fails we get Brown..?
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True Believer said...
" has it occured to any of the geniuses on here, that we may want to keep media interest in this deal because it allows us to pursue other potential trade/recruit options out of the glare of the media spotlight?"
I hope u r right TB, nice to know the club worked the media to benefit the club - given its' the make up stories season ( especially for the feral bum school of fictional journalism) it would be nice to learn later that the club had reversed the tables.
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" has it occured to any of the geniuses on here, that we may want to keep media interest in this deal because it allows us to pursue other potential trade/recruit options out of the glare of the media spotlight?"
I hope u r right TB, nice to know the club worked the media to benefit the club - given its' the make up stories season ( especially for the feral bum school of fictional journalism) it would be nice to learn later that the club had reversed the tables.
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will the pitch for Mitch be ditched?
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Middo wrote:plugger66 wrote:Hope he is quoted incorrectly. Lets at least see how he goes next season and who else comes on. Half the problem this year was setting our sites on one contracted player. he isnt contracted next year but he may have a shocker or he may play 22 games and sign half way through the year.
I'm sure the club would have more idea than you ....![]()
Really. Who would have known. Surely you didnt waste 12 years of your life going to school to come up with that one. You are going to be writing that a few times if you are consistant. I am lucky though. you dont respect me. it gives me hope that I am a normal person. Pity those you do respect. They obviously have real issues.
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I still can't believe we were going to give up pick 24 and 25 for Mitch Brown. That would have been really dumb.
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