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  • giant
    Veterans List
    • Mar 2005
    • 4731

    Originally posted by The Big Cat
    It's a window dressing statement. An insult to the club. Everyone in football knows the money stays in the cap if the player retires early. Andrew Ireland is the best in the business and to suggest he needs advice is arrogance at its highest! To say the club needs to meet with the AFL is a joke anyway, as all club TPPs are reviewed by the AFL before they can be signed off on.

    Maybe the coach needs to take a similar approach to Buddy before he approves his running out onto the field -

    Buddy - "I'm right to go coach."
    Horse - "We need to review that before you can run out"
    Buddy - "I've played 180 games coach. I know what I'm doing!"
    Horse - "I need formal acknowledgement that you know you must wear footy boots."
    Buddy - "OK. Anything else before I can get onto the ground?"
    Horse - "Yeah. We need to meet at the end of each year and you can tell me how you intend to make sure you wear boots next year."
    Buddy - "Sounds as if you think I'm a dumb arse"
    Horse - "No, I don't think that. You are respected across the AFL for your ability to run onto the ground properly attired, but I have to tell you to do something otherwise all the other clubs will think you're my love child.
    Buddy - "But you sound like Captain Obvious, telling me to wear boots"
    Horse - "It's better to sound like Captain Obvious, than Danny Do Nothing. Remember the old saying 'Justice needs to be seen to be done, even if there's no injustice in the first place.' Or something like that."
    Buddy - "Horse?"
    Horse - "Yes, my little pariah?"
    Buddy - "Can I go out onto the field now? They've already bounced the ball!"
    Horse - "Are you wearing your boots?"
    This post deserved more love. ..

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    • Zlatorog
      Senior Player
      • Jan 2006
      • 1748

      Originally posted by giant
      This post deserved more love. ..
      Agree!

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      • DamY
        Senior Player
        • Sep 2011
        • 1479

        Originally posted by ernie koala
        But isn't this exactly what is being said by the AFL....

        We will have Buddies wage (around $1.1m per year) count against our cap,regardless of whether he plays or is retired.

        Given his age/ no. of games played, and apparently degenerative knee, that is a huge gamble with our clubs medium term situation.
        The "dead money" though is a requirement, otherwise you'll have clubs one-upping each other on the length of deals if they knew they had no intention of paying them the full terms. This is a fair and practical solution and holds parties accountable. Yes, more risk lies with the Club, but the Club is expecting that risk to be mitigated by other benefits such as increased memberships, exposure, bums on seats at games, corporate sponsorship. Heck, imagine the Redback member that is Buddy's personal sponsor?! Wowsers! It could be like printing money if handled correctly. Plus the signing has Macca's approval, so I guess I'm ok with it

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        • magic.merkin
          Senior Player
          • Jul 2008
          • 1199

          Live stream
          Franklin LIVE from the SCG - AFL.com.au

          hasn't started yet

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          • CJK
            Human
            • Apr 2006
            • 2170

            Originally posted by magic.merkin
            Live stream
            Franklin LIVE from the SCG - AFL.com.au

            hasn't started yet
            'This event has now finished'

            Nice one AFL
            -

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            • Jewels
              On the Rookie List
              • Oct 2006
              • 3258

              Originally posted by magic.merkin
              Live stream
              Franklin LIVE from the SCG - AFL.com.au

              hasn't started yet
              Am i the only one getting "This event has now finished"? If so, what am i doing wrong?

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              • aardvark
                Veterans List
                • Mar 2010
                • 5685

                Its on trade radio...Join AFL.com.au for Trade Radio - AFL.com.au

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                • spiffy-dude
                  Suspended by the MRP
                  • Oct 2013
                  • 202

                  Gee the AFL is amateur in all aspects, they can't even get this right.

                  Was that shortest press conference ever? event finished?

                  - - - Updated - - -

                  Originally posted by aardvark
                  Doesnt work. I tried chrome, firefox and safari.

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                  • ugg
                    Can you feel it?
                    Site Admin
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 15970

                    Page Not Found | Fox Sports News, Live Sport, Sports | Fox Sports
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                    • Zlatorog
                      Senior Player
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 1748

                      I hope this doesn't become now a regular occurrence where we only get video snippets of the events after they're finished.

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                      • magic.merkin
                        Senior Player
                        • Jul 2008
                        • 1199

                        swans facebook said technical difficulties.
                        it will all be up on the swans site shortly.

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                        • BillyRayCypress
                          On the Rookie List
                          • May 2012
                          • 1379

                          Listening to Buddy on TWR now.
                          Nothing like a good light bulb moment.

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                          • ugg
                            Can you feel it?
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                            • Jan 2003
                            • 15970

                            Sam Reid "ABSOLUTELY" staying.
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                            • spiffy-dude
                              Suspended by the MRP
                              • Oct 2013
                              • 202

                              Are we giving the 1 number?

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                              • ugg
                                Can you feel it?
                                Site Admin
                                • Jan 2003
                                • 15970

                                Ireland just categorically stated we don't need to move any more players out to accommodate Buddy. But did confirm Armstrong and Everitt were out of contract.
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