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4:46:57 PM Mon 17 November, 2003
Samantha Lane
afl.com.au
Richmond has offered disgruntled Tiger Ray Hall a one-year deal in a bid to secure the young tall, who may yet chose to nominate for the pre-season draft in December.
The Tigers are hopeful of coming to terms with Hall on Tuesday, despite initially publicising their intention to trade him in October.
Hall is eager to return to his home state, New South Wales, but his relocation would be circumvented if Geelong or Melbourne, both of which are lacking key talls, use their picks in the pre-season draft to claim him before the Sydney Swans.
Last week, Richmond football director Greg Miller said Hall?s chances of going to Sydney, which has a later selection than Melbourne and Geelong, were ?next to nil?. But should Hall decline the Tigers? offer, Richmond would receive no compensation for the loss of the adaptable 23-year-old.
Tigers football manager Greg Hutchison said the club was now vigorously attempting to lure Hall back, but added it was not likely to extend the length of its offer.
?It seems unlikely, but who knows? We may be able to convince him and his manager in the next day or so that the one year deal might be a good option for him,? he told afl.com.au on Monday.
?He wants a two year deal from us, we obviously offered him a one year deal. He?s come back to us via his manager that he wants a two-year deal, so we need to sit down as a group and work out what we?re going to do. That?s where it?s at really.?
Hall has not trained at Richmond at all since the players began pre-season work three weeks ago.
?He was obviously very disappointed about the fact that his name was floated around the trade time, and Greg (Miller) and he have discussed it with him and we understands how he feels. We didn?t want to put him through that, and we did. Unfortunately now we?re in a situation where we?ve got to do some solid work to get Ray back into the fold at the football club,? Hutchison said.
Melbourne will have a pick in the pre-season draft before Geelong which in turn, has a selection before the Swans. Up to 13 clubs could have a selection in the pre-season draft before Sydney.
Geelong football manager Garry Davidson said his club had not even had a formal discussion with Hall, and was not confident of its chances of securing him.
?It?s pretty well documented that we had some interest in him during the trade period and it didn?t come to be. And I guess as much as anything we?re going to be like Sydney and others in that we need to have Ray Hall nominate himself for that pre-season draft, which he hasn?t done,? Davidson said.
?If he does nominate I think he?d be the subject of discussion amongst our pre-season draft plans for sure. But at the same time, Melbourne has a pick before us, and they too are looking for taller players, so he might be an option for them.?
In a bizarre twist, Hall has entered a business partnership with Miller and Richmond players Justin Blumfield and Mark Chaffey, who will open a juice bar in East St Kilda on Thursday. But Hutchison said the stalemate between Hall and the club had not caused any great friction.
?We were down there with him yesterday to have a trial run (at the juice bar) and he?s alright. He?s amiable, he?s talking to people, so there?s no big deal there. This is a business decision for Ray Hall at the moment, and I guess ultimately it?s a business decision for us as well,? Hutchison said.
4:46:57 PM Mon 17 November, 2003
Samantha Lane
afl.com.au
Richmond has offered disgruntled Tiger Ray Hall a one-year deal in a bid to secure the young tall, who may yet chose to nominate for the pre-season draft in December.
The Tigers are hopeful of coming to terms with Hall on Tuesday, despite initially publicising their intention to trade him in October.
Hall is eager to return to his home state, New South Wales, but his relocation would be circumvented if Geelong or Melbourne, both of which are lacking key talls, use their picks in the pre-season draft to claim him before the Sydney Swans.
Last week, Richmond football director Greg Miller said Hall?s chances of going to Sydney, which has a later selection than Melbourne and Geelong, were ?next to nil?. But should Hall decline the Tigers? offer, Richmond would receive no compensation for the loss of the adaptable 23-year-old.
Tigers football manager Greg Hutchison said the club was now vigorously attempting to lure Hall back, but added it was not likely to extend the length of its offer.
?It seems unlikely, but who knows? We may be able to convince him and his manager in the next day or so that the one year deal might be a good option for him,? he told afl.com.au on Monday.
?He wants a two year deal from us, we obviously offered him a one year deal. He?s come back to us via his manager that he wants a two-year deal, so we need to sit down as a group and work out what we?re going to do. That?s where it?s at really.?
Hall has not trained at Richmond at all since the players began pre-season work three weeks ago.
?He was obviously very disappointed about the fact that his name was floated around the trade time, and Greg (Miller) and he have discussed it with him and we understands how he feels. We didn?t want to put him through that, and we did. Unfortunately now we?re in a situation where we?ve got to do some solid work to get Ray back into the fold at the football club,? Hutchison said.
Melbourne will have a pick in the pre-season draft before Geelong which in turn, has a selection before the Swans. Up to 13 clubs could have a selection in the pre-season draft before Sydney.
Geelong football manager Garry Davidson said his club had not even had a formal discussion with Hall, and was not confident of its chances of securing him.
?It?s pretty well documented that we had some interest in him during the trade period and it didn?t come to be. And I guess as much as anything we?re going to be like Sydney and others in that we need to have Ray Hall nominate himself for that pre-season draft, which he hasn?t done,? Davidson said.
?If he does nominate I think he?d be the subject of discussion amongst our pre-season draft plans for sure. But at the same time, Melbourne has a pick before us, and they too are looking for taller players, so he might be an option for them.?
In a bizarre twist, Hall has entered a business partnership with Miller and Richmond players Justin Blumfield and Mark Chaffey, who will open a juice bar in East St Kilda on Thursday. But Hutchison said the stalemate between Hall and the club had not caused any great friction.
?We were down there with him yesterday to have a trial run (at the juice bar) and he?s alright. He?s amiable, he?s talking to people, so there?s no big deal there. This is a business decision for Ray Hall at the moment, and I guess ultimately it?s a business decision for us as well,? Hutchison said.
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