M Gardiner, Milne & Eddy re-sign for one year

Spinner · Post: # 661625Post **Spinner** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:43pm

Awesome Stuff!

GrumpyOne · Post: # 661626Post **GrumpyOne** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:45pm

All three on one year contracts?

SaintWodonga · Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:48pm

Great news, he was great earlier in the year...

savatage · Post: # 661630Post **savatage** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:49pm

Very happy with that.

iceman · Post: # 661632Post **iceman** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:49pm

well done to the big fella, despite all the rumours i knew he was going no where. His last few games with the Scorpions he really pushed hard and had that look in his eyes that he had a point to prove. Had the chance to speak to him briefly at the after match a couple of times (which he always made an effort to attend) and he speaks very passionately and well.

What did he play? 12-15 games of football for the season (inc. VFL) not bad for a bloke who was written off as never to play again, I have no doubt we will see alot of him next season. In my opinion he was rucking better than King just before his injury early-mid season. His body is fine for another full pre-season and i can't wait to see him next year!

mick13 · Post: # 661633Post **mick13** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:50pm

Lulz, source?

So much for the retirement rumour.

Great stuff MG, he was better than King in the first half of the year...

Another year with Mission, can hopefully do wonders for his body.

Bernard Shakey · Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:50pm

Need MG to entice Cousins. Can't be for his football.

savatage · Post: # 661635Post **savatage** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:51pm

iceman wrote:well done to the big fella, despite all the rumours i knew he was going no where. His last few games with the Scorpions he really pushed hard and had that look in his eyes that he had a point to prove. Had the chance to speak to him briefly at the after match a couple of times (which he always made an effort to attend) and he speaks very passionately and well.

What did he play? 12-15 games of football for the season (inc. VFL) not bad for a bloke who was written off as never to play again, I have no doubt we will see alot of him next season. In my opinion he was rucking better than King just before his injury early-mid season. His body is fine for another full pre-season and i can't wait to see him next year!

I'm with you mate on all points. He was in very good form at different stages of the year & I genuinely like the big fella.

Batnoe · Post: # 661637Post **Batnoe** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:51pm

i think it is worth signing MG even if he doesnt play to entice Cousins

so who are on the delist group now?

L Fisher. Ferguson +plus Gehrig and Harves retiring?

Legendary · Post: # 661638Post **Legendary** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:52pm

Bernard Shakey wrote:Need MG to entice Cousins. Can't be for his football.

Agree with that.

Bet Gardiner said to the club "give me another contract and I'll get you Benny".

Worth it if that's the case.

Good luck to MG, hope he can put in another good pre-season and play as well as he did before his injury this year.

clarky449 · Post: # 661639Post **clarky449** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:52pm

Hapy with that i liked the way he played early in the year but that West COast game was a shocker, but i think he will have a better/more imact next year congrats

St Fidelius · Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:54pm

Legendary wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:Need MG to entice Cousins. Can't be for his football.
Agree with that.

Bet Gardiner said to the club "give me another contract and I'll get you Benny".

Worth it if that's the case.

Good luck to MG, hope he can put in another good pre-season and play as well as he did before his injury this year.

How does that work?

I didn't think Cousins can pick what club he wants to go to

Legendary · Post: # 661648Post **Legendary** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:56pm

He can St Fid ... he can put a price on his head and nominate his preferred club - it's not fullproof, but no club will pick a player if he doesn't want to play with them.

mick13 · Post: # 661649Post **mick13** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 3:56pm

He can tell other clubs he's not interested though.

And the last thing you want in your team is an ex-drug addict who doesn't want to be at your club...

ozrulestrace · Fri 10 Oct 2008 4:17pm

My dream is that next year we make the finals with the Gardiner/King dream team in the ruck.
I think MG is proof in the pudding that mvoing out of Perth and to a new team is enough motivation to keep his nose clean.
Maybe it gives Ben Cousins the same encouragement to come to the Saints.

Batnoe · Post: # 661677Post **Batnoe** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 4:17pm

Just say we have a spare 500k in our cap and Collingwood has a spare 250k in their cap

Benny can say he wants to go to the saints as he wants to be paid 300k

so if the price is too high the other clubs wont touch him... but it might have to be an installment contract of sorts

st.byron · Post: # 661680Post **st.byron** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 4:19pm

Spinner wrote:Along with Milne and Eddy!

Awesome Stuff!

Does anyone have a source for this news? Is it confirmed? Not on the club website at the mo but the Farren Ray trade and Lyon''s comments about it are.

Spinner · Post: # 661700Post **Spinner** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 4:27pm

st.byron wrote:
Spinner wrote:Along with Milne and Eddy!

Awesome Stuff!
Does anyone have a source for this news? Is it confirmed? Not on the club website at the mo but the Farren Ray trade and Lyon''s comments about it are.

SEN

f*** I hate it when people stress over the source.....

.....Like it matters - I could throw any media institution up there - You still dont know if its right.

st.byron · Post: # 661715Post **st.byron** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 4:31pm

Spinner wrote:
st.byron wrote:
Spinner wrote:Along with Milne and Eddy!

Awesome Stuff!
Does anyone have a source for this news? Is it confirmed? Not on the club website at the mo but the Farren Ray trade and Lyon''s comments about it are.
SEN

f*** I hate it when people stress over the source.....

.....Like it matters - I could throw any media institution up there - You still dont know if its right.

Too true. Like the X. Clarke and Pies 11th pick rumours yesterday. Just because someone said it was on SEN, it flew.
If SEN said MG has re-signed it's probably got more currency than the Clarke / Pies rumours.

Surprised that Gardi has re-signed but the club must have faith in him to keep him on whilst they're talking about de-listing enough players to take 6 in the draft.

LennyBoy · Post: # 661718Post **LennyBoy** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 4:32pm

Spinner wrote:
st.byron wrote:
Spinner wrote:Along with Milne and Eddy!

Awesome Stuff!
Does anyone have a source for this news? Is it confirmed? Not on the club website at the mo but the Farren Ray trade and Lyon''s comments about it are.
SEN

f*** I hate it when people stress over the source.....

.....Like it matters - I could throw any media institution up there - You still dont know if its right.

Sauce Spinner

milney044 · Post: # 661748Post **milney044** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 5:01pm

Do we know for how many years the 3 of them got? I imagine Gardi was 1, and have heard Milney is 1 but can someone clarify? And what about Eddy?

St Fidelius · Fri 10 Oct 2008 5:01pm

Also confirmed on the St Kilda's web site...

St Kilda trio extend contracts

http://saints.com.au/tabid/5315/Default ... wsid=68903

even though the end of the article is incorrect ...

The signings come as a big boost in a trade period which has also seen the club secure the services of Farren Ray and a round-three pick (No. 48) in the 2008 NAB AFL Draft in exchange for the Saints' first-round pick.

You would think they should have got that right

SENsei · Post: # 661753Post **SENsei** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 5:10pm

Legendary wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:Need MG to entice Cousins. Can't be for his football.
Agree with that.

Bet Gardiner said to the club "give me another contract and I'll get you Benny".

Worth it if that's the case.

Good luck to MG, hope he can put in another good pre-season and play as well as he did before his injury this year.

If that's the case, and I'd reckon it's not, but if it were........

SAMMYGILBERT#1 · Fri 10 Oct 2008 5:27pm

Thats good to hear... is a very good backup ruckman for king , and if he can stay injury free , should have alot more impact come finals...

JeffDunne · Post: # 661781Post **JeffDunne** » Fri 10 Oct 2008 5:35pm

Seems like madness to me.

Is the timing of the announcement an indication that we were in the market for another ruckman but couldn't land one?

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