Mitchell watch

[AnnieH]

Apparently the Hawks are offering a 5 year and 700k/year contract to Mitchell. I can handle losing him if we had to pay that much.

Overs.
Badly.


They are taking Vickery. Apparently, you CAN have everyone.
Are you sure they have a salary cap like everyone else?

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-07/hawks-make-their-move-for-ty-vickery

[0918330512]

Apparently the Hawks are offering a 5 year and 700k/year contract to Mitchell. I can handle losing him if we had to pay that much.

If $1M for 2 years for Vickery is accurate, the $700K/yr for Mitchell in comparison is probably relative. But most of the rest of their list must being under paid

[mcs]

Apparently the Hawks are offering a 5 year and 700k/year contract to Mitchell. I can handle losing him if we had to pay that much.

so 700K a year for Mitchell, 500K a year for Vickery, who knows for O'Meara..... all I can say is there must be a big increase in the salary cap coming - veterans leaving or not, that is a lot of money to blow on 2 or maybe 3 players at most.

[waswan]

Play Hard ball, tell them there is no way we will deal with Hawks.
Get him to Carlton and grab Gibbs

[0918330512]

AFL Trade Talk....
39 minutes ago
HARLEY HERE
Sydney Swans GM of football Tom Harley has arrived and says the club has yet to hear from Tom Mitchell's manager. Phil Mullen.

That reeks of Frank Cushman screwing over Jerry Maguire at the last minute. Phil, you unscrupulous little so&so

[goswannies]

I wonder if some of these player managers would be open to a little freelance work next time my EB is being negotiated at work

[Ludwig]

Are you sure they have a salary cap like everyone else?

Hawthorn were given our COLA as part of the Buddy Franklin deal. (Source: Tom Mitchell)

[goswannies]

I'm a bit miffed at this whole Tom situation. We pay him overs to sign in the first place (to keep him out of the clutches of GW$); we pay him overs to mainly play in the NEAFL for the first few years; he finally comes good & has publicly said he's happy at the Swans & is probably wanting market value (if the offers to Vickery & Wells are to be believed) & we look like send him off ... to Whorethorn (of all clubs!!). I understand list management issues (with Tip, Bud & securing our young talent in future) but it seems like such a waste.
Play hardball Swans. This isn't the same as other previous situations where we are a little more lenient in trades with players leaving for social/personal considerations, helping them to where they want to. If Tom is chasing the dollar, we should trade hard with no real care for his desires. Only our best interest!

[azzzr]

Apparently the Hawks are offering a 5 year and 700k/year contract to Mitchell. I can handle losing him if we had to pay that much.

That's from a very unreliable source the Twitter account it was "leaked" on was made today and that's it's first post... please if thats what we are trusting these days

[goswannies]

That's from a very unreliable source the Twitter account it was "leaked" on was made today and that's it's first post... please if thats what we are trusting these days

LoL I hate this time of year for reason like this!

[Levii3]

If Crows trade pick 13 for Bryce Gibbs we need Hawks pick 14 and something else in return otherwise its a bad deal for us.

[AnnieH]

Whorethorn (goswannies... best. ever.) have just paid for Ty Vickery.
There's no way that they can afford Tom as well.

[swannymatt]

Whorethorn (goswannies... best. ever.) have just paid for Ty Vickery.
There's no way that they can afford Tom as well.

Hope you're right there Annie. Does anyone else think that Vickery on $500k is a bit much??

[mattybloods]

Hope you're right there Annie. Does anyone else think that Vickery on $500k is a bit much??

Yes

[Dosser]

Mark Robinson on SEN thinks Mitchell is definitely gone.