Tippett!!

[aardvark]

Tippett is not worth 1 million a year IMO. Sound like Swans are playing funny trade games to me.

[707]

I'm hating all this talk. What is it doing to the minds of premiership players who are on a pittance compared to the $1M being touted for Tippett.

I'm really really hoping that we aren't in the picture for Tippett and this is all just media talk.

We are so clever at trading and this is all so far removed from what we do so well that I'm sure it's rubbish.

WE'll pick up someome I'm sure at a modest cost in salary and trade position.

[Auntie.Gerald]

it was a worry when Longmire said Mummy rarely trains at all due to constant niggling injuries..........

I wonder if Mummy wants to head back home for whatever reason at end of 2012 or 2013.......his 4th year of the contract is 2013

[DLBIA14]

Knowing our club and based on comments made by Jude Bolton, if we are recruiting Tippett it is a decision endorsed by the leadership group. That and the fact that our club of late has rarely produced recruiting errors, leads me to believe that whatever happens we'll be okay by the end of it. There really is no reason for all of us to fret over what will or won't happen.

The only thing that has interested me lately about this situation is how badly the bridges were burned between the two parties. Tippett clearly doesn't enjoy the Adelaide fishbowl and is much more comfortable away from the spotlight. He's used 'homesickness' to covey his frustration and Adelaide is clearly miffed now that it's obvious that the problem isn't that he wants to be where his family is so much as he just wants to be out of SA.

I wonder how Adelaide is going to play this. How much are they taking his preferences into consideration and will they prefer shafting him into the PSD instead of accepting perceived unders? The only certain thing is that a ROK-Sydney type reconciliation is definitely off the cards.

[Big Al]

Tippett?

It's really simple. If the Swans want Tippett then so do I.

Two premierships in 8 seasons and a trading history the envy of every club in the competition would mean they pretty much know what they're doing.

[barry]

We should do everything required to go back to back.

Just imagine we win another flag next year. That will be 3 this century. Thats the same league as the great brisbane and geelong sides. In fact, with all our other finals finishes, another flag would catipult us into the best performed club of the 21st century category.

Weve poached big before. Stuart Maxfield, to name just one, was a big poach. And he changed the whole direction of the club. That is a poach that is still paying dividends today.

[Go Swannies]

I think our recruiters really know what they are doing. But it's also possible that we get Tippett for just one game - another concussion like his three this year and the doctors may say he can't play again without risking permanent brain damage. That'd be an expensive game - and he was concussed three games in a row (???) this season.

[Lucky Knickers]

I hope we do everything possible to remain competitive each and every year. Not just trying to go back to back.
I want the list to keep turning over in order to give us the maximum opportunity to be in the premiership mix every year.

[robamiee]

I think our recruiters really know what they are doing. But it's also possible that we get Tippett for just one game - another concussion like his three this year and the doctors may say he can't play again without risking permanent brain damage. That'd be an expensive game - and he was concussed three games in a row (???) this season.

there would be something in his contract and any club taking him regarding this would do like wise with a reduced payout fee on his contract if that would be the case..
the only thing is, he would be the highest paid player at the club...that doesn't sit well with me

[Cheer Squad]

If Tippett helps us go back-to-back (at least ) I'm all for getting his signature. Within reason, of course.

[Melbournehammer]

Look I'd love to go back to back. But what i really want is to see a team which has been doing what it has year in year out. compete, tackle, never give in. I would be massively reluctant to lose any of our players (and the rumour of parker is about) for this trade at this time. It has been obvious for a number of years that our weakness has been our forward line and tippett could be the solution. but if we lose our hardness at the ball it wont matter what we have in our forward line because what is meant by the club will be lost.

I am not sure tippett improves our hardness at the ball one iota.

[penga]

IMO, this thread is a double undervalue.. Look at each high profile free agent, Cloke, Goddard, "you're a dog" Wellingham, Tippett, and each player's form has plummeted the longer their contract saga has continued. The season before last, Tippett was one of the young guns of the competition. From there not only did he seem to be distracted by contract negotiations hanging over his head, but he went from permanent forward, to that second ruck role that became necessary with the sub rule.

Only wind back a few weeks to our game at Simonds Stadium, and it was obvious another forward target was abundantly necessary. Harry Taylor destroyed Goodes, Sammy was triple teamed, and Walsh was MIA. If you bring Tippett into that equation, Goodes can play small, thereby lessening the load on his ageing body, Taylor has a genuine contest on his hands, and the reliance on Sammy isn't as great, thereby allowing him to develop further.

LRT has reminded everyone how good a backman he really is, these last few weeks, and as much as I love Reg, he is definitely tradable. But who's to say that we need to assume that we package Reg and a pick together to get the trade done. I would argue it is the other way round. Reg to Adelaide is worth more to the Crows than Tippett is to us. The Camrys have had a mass exodus of KPPs these last few years, and Reg won't be going anywhere once he gets to Adelaide, he just won a premiership, and was part of the most miserly defence in the league. But we only lose the age gap of Reg and LRT in our backline, where I think Walsh needs to be groomed back, as I don't back his kicking technique.

Tippett and a pick for Reg. Why not?

[barry]

But we only lose the age gap of Reg and LRT in our backline, where I think Walsh needs to be groomed back, as I don't back his kicking technique.

Tippett and a pick for Reg. Why not?

So you are saying that Walsh would be groomed as the Reg replacement, with LRT holding down the key position defense until Walsh is ready. ?

Quite possibly a good idea. If we get Tipped the search for out next Micky-O is over. So players like Walsh, Spranger, TDL, even Morton are suddenly going to find it a lot harder to get a spot in the starting 22. I think Morton will stay, TDL will be for depth. Walsh probably does have to reinvent himself, and I have no idea where Spranger is at these days.

The funny thing is we've spent 2 years trying to find a forward, and if we get Tipped we will suddenly have an embarrasement of riches.

[31 hard at it]

Lions list manager Robert Kerr told radio SEN on Friday morning that the Sydney Swans appear the favourite to sign Tippett, but said his club hadn?t give up hope in bringing Tippett back to Queensland.

We have a stunning record of getting ir mostly right over the last 10 years.

Good luck to the recruiting department in a very difficult job.

Remember Kurt .... This is Greatness

[sharp9]

Adelaide might be more likely to want Johnson (193 cm and 84kg) rather than Grundy (192 and 101kg)...5 or 6 extra years....more talent....more speed. Richards is 192 and 92 kg) LRT is 194 and 92kg....so Johnson is only 8kg away from true KPP backman