Lance Franklin to become a Swan

[Go Swannies]

That's amazing. I wonder whether last week's boring GF or the Buddy move will be the most discussed issue over the next few months.

The downside is that we are about 3000 posts behind where we should be on this. But it seemed too unbelievable. Bloody midfield better deliver in 2014 - to Kurt and Buddy!!!

[Captain]

Awesome. Just awesome!

[jono2707]

I don't like the sounds of this...

Where's Annie?

[SwansBloke]

Woooooooooooooooooooooow!!! Crazy stuff!! I actually worry about our ruck stocks a bit, and Sam Reid now HAS to go down back surely. This is nothing short of incredible. I was thinking maybe we'd get Heath Shaw as our big name FA, never in a million years thought we'd get Buddy!

[ShockOfHair]

Good point - Hawthorn are offering more than we're paying Tippett. Not a word of protest anywhere.

Is this how we paid for it?
Mumford on $250-300k.
White and Morton on about the same? Another $500k
Mattner and Jude on $450 each? - $900?
That comes out to $1.6m or so.

Plausible.

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Good point - Hawthorn are offering more than we're paying Tippett. Not a word of protest anywhere.

Is this how we paid for it?
Mumford on $250-300k.
White and Morton on about the same? Another $500k
Mattner and Jude on $450 each? - $900?
That comes out to $1.6m or so.

Plausible.

[Captain]

As if Mumford was getting paid less then Mattner and Jude!

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As if Mumford was getting paid less then Mattner and Jude!

[ugg]

I wouldn't be whooping too loudly just yet, I think we may see another name go besides Mumford and White.

[Melbournehammer]

I cant see how this is awesome. I just cant see it.

I think I am in denial. How much money was jude on ??????

But boy he could be seriously exciting on the field and if he becomes the new goodsie wowee.

[Dosser]

From my memory, Mummy was on about 250-300. White was on about 300. Not sure of the others, but Morton would have been on a comparatively small amount. This would explain why Cordy reported that we hadn't made an offer to Mummy - we needed the cash.

[SimonH]

Without the rooting your best mate's wife and spending a year out of the game as a result subplot, I fear that this is our purchase of Wayne Carey? a club that believes it has a list just shy of flag quality thinking, 'if we just get one more iconic great player, that'll take us over the top'.

However, it doesn't work like that. You shouldn't snap up every great player just because you can.

[penga]

You BEAUTY!!

As he can't kick straight, surely he will move to the backline, and as we already have Grundy and Richards he will be backup to them as they're now a year older....... Nahhhhhhhh.

I see this as first, and foremost, a commercial decision from the club. Pick the attendances up, get extra commercial crediility, and we have the blockbuster forward our bandwagon fans crave.

Tippett to ruck.

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You BEAUTY!!

As he can't kick straight, surely he will move to the backline, and as we already have Grundy and Richards he will be backup to them as they're now a year older....... Nahhhhhhhh.

I see this as first, and foremost, a commercial decision from the club. Pick the attendances up, get extra commercial crediility, and we have the blockbuster forward our bandwagon fans crave.

Tippett to ruck.

[SimonH]

Without the rooting your best mate's wife and spending a year out of the game as a result subplot, I fear that this is our purchase of Wayne Carey? a club that believes it has a list just shy of flag quality thinking, 'if we just get one more iconic great player, that'll take us over the top'.

However, it doesn't work like that. You shouldn't snap up every great player just because you can.

[bloodsbigot]

Eddie's head:
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My god... just.... wow. Now I just have to change all my youtube vids dissing him. lol. Last thing I expected to wake up to this morning... hahahahahahaha.

That's amazing. I wonder whether last week's boring GF or the Buddy move will be the most discussed issue over the next few months.

The downside is that we are about 3000 posts behind where we should be on this. But it seemed too unbelievable. Bloody midfield better deliver in 2014 - to Kurt and Buddy!!!

Hahahahahahaha. Oh how sweet it is taking attention away from their premiership. It will now be seen as irrelevant in terms of news. Already everyone will have forgotten about it, including hawks fans.

Never particularly wanted Buddy, but hey, who am I to judge? Watching hawk supporters cry on bigfooty will be well worth it.

[CJK]

So this is actually official?

Any word from the club at all today?

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So this is actually official?

Any word from the club at all today?

[Blue Sun]

Gotta say, I don't want Buddy in the team - he seems like too much of an individual, the Swans are team players. Plus, our forward line is already incredible with Tippett and Reid. Not sure why they've decided that signing Buddy would be best, a quality defender would be more useful to us IMO.