StKFC deny report stating Fyfe to play in 2018 with Saints

[Saint wagga]

Awesome news if true! We need the biggest fish in the ocean and that's Fyfe imo. I just hope we leave enough in the war chest to keep some of our other promising young guns!!

[saintspremiers]

Great news. Glad it's leaked. Probably intentionally. Why keep it a secret? Can only boost our membership and crowds in anticipation this year and hopefully Distabilise those filthy Dockers.

That's a win-win!

[saintsRrising]

If the boys keep playing like they did Saturday Fyfe will have to earn his stripes with some solid form in the twos. Minchington will be spewing. Just when he'd nailed a spot, too,

I think Fyfe may just sneak into the line-up.

[saintsRrising]

If this is true, good on our Board Member for keeping their mouth shut! What a lack of discipline from an idiot who ought to be disciplined.

Could also just be someone making it up of course.....

[Sainternist]

Wow, this has cropped up everywhere now. This will get under the skins of many in Fremantle. Ain't karma a bitch?!

[saintsRrising]

Longer and hawks or saints first rounder to freo for Fyfe
Freo would take this...they need ruckman and picks

Longer joined us to come home to Vic from Qld though, and so I doubt that he would want to head west now.

[saintsRrising]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/nat-fy ... 829d013cea

Report: Nat Fyfe agrees to multi-million dollar move to Victoria

[Johnny Member]

Would be amazing...while many say it's not possible the longer he puts off committing the more likely he will be a saint.

Can't see anyone else attractive enough or with enough money to compete with us...
Best thing is we may get him for hawks pick which would be just fantastic....

We wouldn't have to use any pick - ours or the Dawks - he's a free agent

I think he's a Restricted Free-Agent isn't he?


*A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is not one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. (unrestricted free agent)

The player is eligible to field offers from all rival AFL clubs.

If he wishes to change clubs, the player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club.

His club does not have the right to match the presented offer, and the player can move automatically to the new club of his choice.

His original club will receive a compensation pick for the loss of the player, on an AFL-determined formula to apply where clubs lose more free agents than they gain in any single transfer period.


Presumably he's in their top 25% in terms of his pay?

[saintsRrising]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/report- ... 0c293a0bc2

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https://twitter.com/FOXFootyLive?ref_sr ... r%5Eauthor

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http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/nat-fy ... 829d013cea

[saintsRrising]

Though all later reports are really just re-reporting the first report.

[stevie]

While I hope its legit, just remember that W.A. is a month behind the rest of Oz so it is April Fools day there lol

[Animal Enclosure]

Would be amazing...while many say it's not possible the longer he puts off committing the more likely he will be a saint.

Can't see anyone else attractive enough or with enough money to compete with us...
Best thing is we may get him for hawks pick which would be just fantastic....

We wouldn't have to use any pick - ours or the Dawks - he's a free agent

Freo can match the offer. Then we'd need to trade.
Just like Geelong did with Dangerfield.

The Crows didn't match Geelong's bid. The cats decided to deal with the Crows to avoid them possibly doing it (and in the wake of Phil Walsh probably thought that it was the 'right' thing to do).

No team has ever matched a FA offer.

[saintsRrising]

Nathan Burke was stating this last year.


St Kilda has plan in place to potentially lure Nat Fyfe via free agency, says former board member Nathan Burke

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/st-kild ... 4c0c9459a6

Though the article was more on the plan to get a Big Fish.


Re Fyfe he also said:

“Some people are talking $1.5 million to $2 million. To me, that’s ridiculous. There’s no player in the league that is worth that, even with the new CBA coming up. The wages won’t inflate that much to enable that.

[SaintWodonga]

As long as Blake Acres in NOT part of the deal...

[Dis Believer]

If this is true, good on our Board Member for keeping their mouth shut! What a lack of discipline from an idiot who ought to be disciplined.

Could also just be someone making it up of course.....

This smells too much like a deliberate "leak" to me.

It's a bit like a government deliberately "leaking" about a planned 10% tax increase, only to eventually introduce the 5% tax increase that they had planned all along.

A board member with "loose lips" spouts off to a journo in the west, the club denies having any agreement in place at all (all very carefully worded of course) , and then it's out there, as a publically "known" secret which gains more legs the longer Fyfe doesn't sign a new deal at Freo.

[Johnny Member]

The Herald Sun has reported Fyfe’s “camp” responded to the development by describing the report as “rubbish”.

[Johnny Member]

Would be amazing...while many say it's not possible the longer he puts off committing the more likely he will be a saint.

Can't see anyone else attractive enough or with enough money to compete with us...
Best thing is we may get him for hawks pick which would be just fantastic....

We wouldn't have to use any pick - ours or the Dawks - he's a free agent

I think he's a Restricted Free-Agent isn't he?


*A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is not one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. (unrestricted free agent)

The player is eligible to field offers from all rival AFL clubs.

If he wishes to change clubs, the player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club.

His club does not have the right to match the presented offer, and the player can move automatically to the new club of his choice.

His original club will receive a compensation pick for the loss of the player, on an AFL-determined formula to apply where clubs lose more free agents than they gain in any single transfer period.


Presumably he's in their top 25% in terms of his pay?

How can Reiwoldt be an Unrestricted Free Agent??

Surely he's in our top 25%?

[bigcarl]

As long as Blake Acres in NOT part of the deal...

That would be a disaster and grounds to not renew membership, for me.

[bigcarl]

The Herald Sun has reported Fyfe’s “camp” responded to the development by describing the report as “rubbish”.

They would

[CQ SAINT]

The Herald Sun has reported Fyfe’s “camp” responded to the development by describing the report as “rubbish”.

Agreed. 1.6 mill probably.

[Sainter_Dad]

How can Reiwoldt be an Unrestricted Free Agent??

Surely he's in our top 25%?

I was of the understanding that after 10 years you are automatically Unrestricted.

[St Chris]

Maybe Longer is not the ruckman being discussed???

I reckon we get him for nothing, Freo wouldn't have 1.5m spare to match, I think Fyfe would have let them know if he was leaving and they'd be making their own plans to fill the hole already.

[terry smith rules]

If this was leaked by a club rep then they should immediately step down

It certainly could jeopardise any deal
But more importantly at a time when we have a developing team playing for a possible finals spot why would any true supporter put any more spotlight on the club

Just because someone wants to bignote themselves

This is way worse than a player misbehaving

Fqf