Tippett!!

[dimelb]

Let's cut to the chase on this debate. Have we, on any authority, any reason to be sure that the Swans are the only team capable of squeezing Tippett in under the salary cap? GWS has an enormous cap and they are just playing kids who surely can't be on big money yet.

After reading several pages from Crow fans on BF, this seems to be the main reason they feel hardly done by in the proposed trade with us. If Tippett can be picked up in either draft, what is to stop Sheedy from getting in first? I don't think any gentlemen's agreement will prevent him.

[royboy42]

Jesse keeping his sense of humour. Posted a few minutes ago on his twitter account with a pic of him with Harbour Bridge in background.
He captioned it..'Not a bad spot"

[DamY]

Tippett?

Tippet has stated that he doesn't want to go to GWS. Can't be forced to go there.

[annew]

Jesse keeping his sense of humour. Posted a few minutes ago on his twitter account with a pic of him with Harbour Bridge in background.
He captioned it..'Not a bad spot"

Good on him, hope he gets a chance either with the swans or at any club other than Adelaide.

[Ludwig]

Let's cut to the chase on this debate. Have we, on any authority, any reason to be sure that the Swans are the only team capable of squeezing Tippett in under the salary cap? GWS has an enormous cap and they are just playing kids who surely can't be on big money yet.

I see GWS as the only risk to taking KT in the PSD. All the others have said no, or will have committed too much of their salary cap to do it. It is too complicated to work out if GWS can fit him in or not.

But there are many other reasons I don't think GWS will take him. They have lots of potential star players that will have to be accommodated in the future and KT only adds to the problem. They also have 2 gun forwards in Patton and Cameron and probably feel committed to playing Izzy Folau next year as well, given he is the poster boy for the team. Adding Tippett to that forward line is not going to help in the long term development of those players. So why take someone who doesn't want to be at your club and is likely to throw a spanner into the works of the development of your young stars.

I can see GWS wanting to have a competitive relationship with the Swans, but grabbing Tippett will ignite a hostile one. Surely they know they will be paid back in spades if they do that.

In any case, it would be just too dumb for Adelaide to let him go for nothing.

[liz]

Tippet has stated that he doesn't want to go to GWS. Can't be forced to go there.

No, but he can be forced to sit out of football for a year or two if he is picked by GWS in the draft. Or even if he states that he won't go to GWS after the trade period ends and before the draft. He is allowed to refuse to be traded there.

[liz]

At least Ireland has "emphatically denied" Parker is part of any trades.

When and where has Ireland done this?

[The Big Cat]

When and where has Ireland done this?

Sorry Liz, on rereading the article, it wasn't Andrew Ireland but the Swans in General. Have the paper in front of me now. Yesterday's Herald Sun in an article about Clinton Young going to Collingwood. Can't find it on the web, but I'll cite the short paragraph word for word from my hard copy.

"And Sydney yesterday emphatically denied growing rumours Swans player Luke Parker would be traded to a Melbourne club, giving a high pick to the premiers they could pass on to Adelaide for Kurt Tippett."

[liz]

Thanks BC. I only read stuff online so hadn't seen that. I am very glad to here (or read) that.

[The Big Cat]

Latest in the Adelaide Addie today 4.15pm. Jesse deal still in the mix:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/adelaide-are-still-interested-in-securing-forward-jesse-white-as-part-of-the-kurt-tippett-trade/story-e6frecjc-1226500210423

[satchmopugdog]

What an absolute crock of time wasting @@@@

[Wardy]

What an absolute crock of time wasting @@@@

100% agree it is so tiresome now I really don't give a @@@@ as to what happens with Tippett - I do worry what happens to Jesse though. FFS JUST GET ON WITH IT YOU NINNY'S!!!!

[Rod_]

Are we there yet?

How long to go?

If we go past this place again we are lost... and there is no way home!

For a #1453 post

[ugg]

If the earlier article by Rucci was correct, the Crows don't currently have space for Jesse, and all their players are currently contracted so they would have to find a taker for one of their players if they were to accommodate Jesse. I just don't see that happening. It's pick 23 or bust (aka PSD)

[Jeffers1984]

Thank god Parker is no longer part of this whole rumour mill (i hope)