Tippett!!

[longmile]

Looks like Lake may be facing Tippett in next years GF

[Auntie.Gerald]

or Darren Glass will most likely be facing Tippett

[Donners]

did anyone see this from Ireland !


Tippett has agreed to a four-year contract offer to joins the Swans, who began negotiating a deal with the Crows on Monday morning, as the AFL's trade period officially opened.
Both clubs were coy about what the Swans needed to put on the table, although Ireland said no premiership players would be given up, which suggests Sydney's top draft pick,

No.22 overall, will need to be part of a deal.

But Ireland refused to commit to offering that pick.


Read more: Tippett pay gripes offensive: Swans

That's not what he said at the press conference at the end of today's trading. He said that would be the preference, but it wasn't a rule.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

It is understandable to be sentimental about the team that just snared the flag. But in the football world, clubs can't afford to be sentimental if they want to be successful.

I think there's a danger of confusing sentimentality and integrity. While the intangible difference may be hard to comprehend . . . . In 2005 Ted understands and in 2012 perhaps Kurt does too.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

This club was shat all over many times over our history. Other clubs have picked off us like vultures, circling us like a carcass so that could steal a bevy of talented players for next to nothing. They've tried to kill us twice, abandoned us in Sydney and finally, finally after all of that we built ourselves up into a strong club, a respected club, but one that has to still fight hard to survive.

Angry Swan, good for you, maintain the rage!!!!!

[Ruck'n'Roll]

people keep forgetting that it is very possible that Mummy wants to head home end of 2013 season !

Home? Bunyips almost in Gippsland . . . the ugly end

[Nico]

people keep forgetting that it is very possible that Mummy wants to head home end of 2013 season !

Where did you pull that one from Gerry?

[Auntie.Gerald]

Nico as answered previously it is a guess a possibility like all guesses on here so far

more interestingly

HAWTHORN has secured dual All Australian defender Brian Lake on the first day of the Gillette AFL Trade Period, with the Hawks and Western Bulldogs swapping a clutch of NAB AFL Draft picks as part of the deal.

The Hawks gave the Bulldogs their first two selections (currently No. 21 and No. 41), while the Bulldogs exchanged their second round selection (currently pick No. 27).



A very interesting solution agreement on what both clubs saw as fair !

[Big Al]

Im fed up with outsiders giving our club stick for going for Tippett. If it was a melbourne said their would be no dramas. It's not as if we have tried to poach him away from adelaide or gotten in his ear. He simply has not wanted to renew his contract with that dump called adelaide and wants to move on. Rightfully we have pounced.

Every time you get annoyed with what outsiders think of the club just reapeat this 3 or 4 times. I guarantee your annoyance will be replaced with an inner glow of contentment.

Sydney Swans 2012 Premiers

[Nico]

Every time you get annoyed with what outsiders think of the club just reapeat this 3 or 4 times. I guarantee your annoyance will be replaced with an inner glow of contentment.

Sydney Swans 2012 Premiers

When we won the flag in 2005 I managed a convenience store in Eltham in Melbourne. A couple of tradie regulars missing front teeth and of course were Collingwood supporters, we giving it to me about concessions and we got lucky etc. I looked them in the eye, and with a cheeky grin said,
I have got 2 words for you blokes". "Yeah what's that". My reply; "Nick Davis". They paused and said. "you got us there".

[erica]

Maybe we'll lose LRT - he might want to go home in 2013. Oh wait...

[Ludwig]

Nico as answered previously it is a guess a possibility like all guesses on here so far more interestingly

HAWTHORN has secured dual All Australian defender Brian Lake on the first day of the Gillette AFL Trade Period, with the Hawks and Western Bulldogs swapping a clutch of NAB AFL Draft picks as part of the deal.

The Hawks gave the Bulldogs their first two selections (currently No. 21 and No. 41), while the Bulldogs exchanged their second round selection (currently pick No. 27).

A very interesting solution agreement on what both clubs saw as fair !

Seems like a very fair deal. It's roughly equivalent to Lake for a pick around 33.

Smart on WBs part in that they off loaded Lake a year before he came out of contract and could go as a free agent. They realise he has no value to the future of the club, but at least got some reasonable compensation. The mistake Adelaide made is that they let the obvious drag out until they got nailed.

I don't know what we will be giving them for Tippett, but I feel quite confident their fans will be bitterly disappointed. They will be lucky to get anything close to fair value. And particularly lucky they are dealing with Sydney, as we tend to be very fair if not generous.

[swansrob]

Nico as answered previously it is a guess a possibility like all guesses on here so far

If it's a guess, it's not "very possible". In fact, it's very unlikely. Mumford has said if he had played 2009 premiership, he most likely would not have left Geelong. He played the 2012 premiership. He won't be leaving Sydney any time soon.

[BillyRayCypress]

Regarding Mummy, the sausages ARE BETTER at Bunyip Flats.

Nah, doesn't have the same ring to it.

[Beerman]

Tippett?

Interesting to hear Andrew Ireland on trade radio right now say that Kurt Tippet will be payed less at sydney than he was at adelaide.

I got the impression he said Tippet will be paid less *next year* - the contract might be back-end loaded.