Dale Thomas to the Swans!

[MightyBloods]

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Hi Eddie!

[albrotha]

Love it.
Heath Shaw would be better or even Ben Reid to join brother Sam. Only fair as Collingwood got Anthony Rocca to join his brother and robbed the Swans of getting past a Qualifying final place.

[DK_]

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Hi Eddie!

Hilarious!

[Cardinal]

I've always been suspect how the Pies could affford to keep Pendles, Swan, Shaw, Beams, Daisy, Didak and Cloke all under their salary cap and yet still have funds available to recruit Jolly, a premiership ruckman.

[mcs]

I've always been suspect how the Pies could affford to keep Pendles, Swan, Shaw, Beams, Daisy, Didak and Cloke all under their salary cap and yet still have funds available to recruit Jolly, a premiership ruckman.

Don't forget Cardinal, its only the swans that do bad by the salary cap. Every one else clearly plays by the rules, except those pesky evil swans

[MightyBloods]

I've always been suspect how the Pies could affford to keep Pendles, Swan, Shaw, Beams, Daisy, Didak and Cloke all under their salary cap and yet still have funds available to recruit Jolly, a premiership ruckman.

Its called 3rd party agreements.
I couldn't believe Carlton crying foul saying all they want is a fair system. The same club who got caught cheating the salary cap...and the same club that did an under table 3rd party deal with Visy to get Judd. That deal caught the AFL out and then the AFL said they would ratify 3rd party deals on a case by case basis. From memory, the JUdd 3rd party component was $400k per year! Organised by a Visy exec who just happened to be on the Carlton board. There are also substantial 3rd party deals in place for Joel Selwood set up by a Geelong property king who also had an official role at the Geelong FC. Need I go on? Equalisation? Yes, so long it doesnt affect my club. Isnt that right Eddie?