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Originally posted by goswannie14
I read it that it was $700,000 for 2 years.
I read it that it was $700,000 for 2 years.
$350,000 per year.
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No they don't - they're going to pay half that!!Originally posted by SimonH
If Sydney pay Spida $700,000 a year (or in fact, any more than half that) they would have rocks in their head. And I don't think they have rocks in their head.Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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Not to mention the near-200cm 14 year old we have lined up!Originally posted by SimonH
And if Sydney do get Spida, even presuming that we also dump Doyle, where does that leave Shaw and in particular Ericksen? I know that Ruckmen Take Time, but to draft a guy in 2003 and keep him on the list not expecting him to play until 2009, in which year he turns 24? That's just ridiculous. I don't like the smell of the whole thing.He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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A Tangled WebAS THE chances of the Swans recruiting Hawthorn ruckman Peter "Spida" Everitt increase, one question lingers - how well would a 32-year-old with outstanding talent but a chequered history fit into the club's self-titled "no @@@@heads" recruiting policy?Comment
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I think this last paragraph is what it all comes down to in the end.However, Everitt seems a good fit for the Swans who have not yet found a replacement for retired ruckman Jason Ball. Paul Chambers seemed out of his depth this year after arriving from Geelong, and the injury-prone Stephen Doyle is being given a chance to fill the role. But Everitt is in a different class, an elite tap ruckman who can also kick goals. A potential match-winner.Does God believe in Atheists?Comment
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I thought it all came down to this paragraphOriginally posted by goswannie14
I think this last paragraph is what it all comes down to in the end.
Yet, at 32, he is also coming off a season truncated by a serious ankle injury and, potentially, would be leaving a second club in bad blood, having been removed from the Hawthorn leadership group this season. As well as the claims he lacked commitment, privately there was concern that the free-spirited Everitt was not setting the example required by a club that has a large group of young, impressionable players.He had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.Comment
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I agree there is a lot in there as well, but it was fairly obvious to all that he didn't want to be at Hawthorn this season. When someone is that adamant to leave you are better off letting them go. I think he may be putting himself in the position where the Hawks won't want him there next season.Originally posted by Legs Akimbo
I thought it all came down to this paragraph
Just a theory, but you never know how these guys think.
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I wonder if Everitt was even worth 350k this year at Hawthorn! Because of the Swans' rumours I sort of kept my eye on his performances..and he didn't impress me too much. My feeling is that he's past his best..and plus the ankle surgery, the risk may be too great!
Plus, he is a mug, and the players who take the high ground all the time, may not be amenable to that.
Arguments that he teaches the young guys are nonsense..Ball can do that..retired ruckmen are a dime a dozen, not 350k a year for advice anyway!
We have 2 ruckmen at the minute with a couple of up and comers in the wings..I'd rather wait and let Spida go elsewhere.
Oh and if we did take him, either cash or a 3rd pick only..not a thing more!Comment
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Whilst I was happy for it last year, I'm not happy for a two-year deal commencing next year. Will he really be the difference? I just don't see it.Originally posted by goswannie14
I agree there is a lot in there as well, but it was fairly obvious to all that he didn't want to be at Hawthorn this season. When someone is that adamant to leave you are better off letting them go. I think he may be putting himself in the position where the Hawks won't want him there next season.
Just a theory, but you never know how these guys think.
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I liked Richard Hinds' article in the SMH today about him. I just can't see the point in paying a $700000 package for a 32 year old with an arguably poor attitude.
He was fined by his club for being commentator at the Hawthorn-Carlton game. His coach got the shot of his life when there was Spida, one of his players, interviewing him.
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To me it sounds like Hawthorn are trying to get rid of him.Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
I liked Richard Hinds' article in the SMH today about him. I just can't see the point in paying a $700000 package for a 32 year old with an arguably poor attitude.
He was fined by his club for being commentator at the Hawthorn-Carlton game. His coach got the shot of his life when there was Spida, one of his players, interviewing him.
JF
I watched that game and his commentary was fair, insighful and full of praise for the Hawks' youngsters. Talk about an overraction.
The latest is that he has been accused of rigging a club raffle. This on top of the guarantees sought by the leadership group.
I don't think he'll have any problems fitting in at Sydney where he knows it will be his last shot at winning a flag.
However I don't want us to pay over the odds for him and pre season draft may be the best bet."As everyone knows our style of football is defensive and unattractive, and as such I have completely forgotten how to mark or kick over the years" - Brett Kirk
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Everitt is not needed at the Swans when we have at least 2 - 3 good young and upcoming ruckmen in Ericksen and Shaw
Also the Swans will not get rid of Davis who is a matchwinner and can win games off his own boot like he did against Geelong
Who ever thought that Davis would be involved in a trade with Spida has got rocks in their headsComment
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It was Robert Walls.... enough said.Originally posted by dazza
Who ever thought that Davis would be involved in a trade with Spida has got rocks in their heads"As everyone knows our style of football is defensive and unattractive, and as such I have completely forgotten how to mark or kick over the years" - Brett Kirk
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Ericksen and Shaw are 3 years away and might never make it. Everitt is a former All Australian. The only problem is what we will lose and I don't think we should lose our No 1 pick on him.Comment
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Esp. in what is being dubbed a "super draft"Originally posted by bigswan
Ericksen and Shaw are 3 years away and might never make it. Everitt is a former All Australian. The only problem is what we will lose and I don't think we should lose our No 1 pick on him.I hear not what you say, for the thunder of who you are.Comment
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