AFL slaps trade ban on Swans

[stevoswan]

Just heard on 10 news something about Alistair Clarkson "hoses down rumours that Patrick Dangerfield may end up at the Hawks"......WTF?! If that happened, the Swans should sue the AFL for restraint of trade AND for completely bull@@@@ting to everyone regarding "a fair competition". I would also like to hear Gillon McLoughlin say, in response to this rumour, the words "the Hawks can't have everything!" Wouldn't be holding my breath though........

[Mug Punter]

Just heard on 10 news something about Alistair Clarkson "hoses down rumours that Patrick Dangerfield may end up at the Hawks"......WTF?! If that happened, the Swans should sue the AFL for restraint of trade AND for completely bull@@@@ting to everyone regarding "a fair competition". I would also like to hear Gillon McLoughlin say, in response to this rumour, the words "the Hawks can't have everything!" Wouldn't be holding my breath though........

My money would be firmly on Dangerfield jopining the Hawks if he leaves Adelaide.

Us recruiting Buddy gave them a huge war chest which they have largely to date used top re-sign players on front loaded deals and Frawley. I have no doubt with Mitchell and Hodge due to retire in the next couple of years and the huge new TV deal that the Hawk scould offer a very very competitive slightly back ended contract - will be interesting to see if the Crows match any deal offered.

The whole issue of free agency makes a mockery of Clarko's pathetic calls for a level playing field because his team gets an enormous benefits from free agency and they give up absolutely nothing in the process.

And the silence from Muppet Mclaughlin will be deafening

[Bloodthirsty]

Hawks
Lake from cellar-dwellar Bulldogs.
Frawley from cellar-dwellar Melbourne.
(Possibly) Dangerfield from bottom 8 Crows.

Sydney:
Tippett from Crows less than a kick from GF.
Franklin from GF Hawks.

But Sydney are the ones causing an unequal competition. What a joke. I am on the path to giving up on this game. Can't handle the anti-Swans BS. The competition is extremely corrupt and so laughably far from equal that the word 'equality' is like the AFL's own Patriot Act - a great idea you should appreciate so that you can be kept safe from all those evil 'terrorists'. Sure, the Swans will be illegally detained and tortured by the CIA, but that is the price a good patriot pays for Collingwood and Hawthorn's freedom.

If the game itself on-field deteriorates anymore, then there is literally no reason left to watch footy.

[Ludwig]

Ease up on the poor Hawks. If they don't get Dangerfield there's a small chance that Hawthorn won't be able to go back to back to back to back to back to back to back.

[stellation]

I was watching the Suns vs. Giants game last week and they mentioned Zac Smith was out of contract at the end of the year and a few teams were interested, it was annoying to think that even though we probably could do with his services we're presumably out of the running even if we can make it work within the cap available to us.

[Doctor J.]

I was watching the Suns vs. Giants game last week and they mentioned Zac Smith was out of contract at the end of the year and a few teams were interested, it was annoying to think that even though we probably could do with his services we're presumably out of the running even if we can make it work within the cap available to us.

And that right there sums up why we (the Club) should have put the AFL commission to the sword and put them in front of a court as soon as the ridiculous restricitons were slapped on us.

I could not imagine how others in the AFL would have just meekly accepted this. Apparently there are bigger picture things to consider, like what, having to contend with a ridiculous F/S, academy points system, designed to ensure that we get screwed over for selecting players in a draft.

I'm still waiting to see the reasons why we were so meek and mild. Stuff you Sydney Swans management grow some balls. This trade ban has to go. If not removed by the commission, then via the courts.

[barry]

Hawks
Lake from cellar-dwellar Bulldogs.
Frawley from cellar-dwellar Melbourne.
(Possibly) Dangerfield from bottom 8 Crows.

Sydney:
Tippett from Crows less than a kick from GF.
Franklin from GF Hawks.

But Sydney are the ones causing an unequal competition. What a joke. I am on the path to giving up on this game. Can't handle the anti-Swans BS..

I feel the same. The AFL have reaped what they sowed last night though. Boring hawthorn thrashing vs 99k at the soccer..

My feeling of disolutionment in the game is compounded by the swans gleefully abandoning me in the west.

[annew]

The hilarious thing in all this is now all the so called experts that said we had so many A graders last year have decided that's now we don't and that we have no depth either. I am still mad that the swans didn't fight the trading ban harder we are seriously compromised but it's not ever going to be acknowledged that it was because of the ban but because we took Tippett and Buddy for overs. Still do not know how GWS can pay all their players the big $$$$$ they supposedly are. I cannot see any team beating Hawthorn in the GF

[Dosser]

The hilarious thing in all this is now all the so called experts that said we had so many A graders last year have decided that's now we don't and that we have no depth either. I am still mad that the swans didn't fight the trading ban harder we are seriously compromised but it's not ever going to be acknowledged that it was because of the ban but because we took Tippett and Buddy for overs. Still do not know how GWS can pay all their players the big $$$$$ they supposedly are. I cannot see any team beating Hawthorn in the GF

GWS can do this because they have the COLA because it is more expensive to live in Sydney.

[swannymum]

The AFL has created a monster. I usually like watching games involving other teams but the Hawks total dominance is a massive turn off. Seems like they can add whoever they like. Only Hawks supporters could enjoy watching that stuff.

[Sandridge]

On SEN radio after last night's game, presenter Mark Fine suggested that Carlton's Chris Yarran would be a good target for the Swans. Someone texted in to SEN that Sydney wouldn't be able to chase Yarran because of our trade restrictions. Fine said that he felt thought our "ban" had been lifted or diluted enough for us to chase Yarran. Can anyone clarify our exact position now regarding trades at the end of the year?

(Fine also said that the original ban was ridiculous and that it was a result of Demetriou not liking what happened with Franklin and "taking his bat and ball and going home."

[dimelb]

On SEN radio after last night's game, presenter Mark Fine suggested that Carlton's Chris Yarran would be a good target for the Swans. Someone texted in to SEN that Sydney wouldn't be able to chase Yarran because of our trade restrictions. Fine said that he felt thought our "ban" had been lifted or diluted enough for us to chase Yarran. Can anyone clarify our exact position now regarding trades at the end of the year?

(Fine also said that the original ban was ridiculous and that it was a result of Demetriou not liking what happened with Franklin and "taking his bat and ball and going home."

Did he say "Demetriou"?

[Velour&Ruffles]

On SEN radio after last night's game, presenter Mark Fine suggested that Carlton's Chris Yarran would be a good target for the Swans. Someone texted in to SEN that Sydney wouldn't be able to chase Yarran because of our trade restrictions. Fine said that he felt thought our "ban" had been lifted or diluted enough for us to chase Yarran. Can anyone clarify our exact position now regarding trades at the end of the year?

(Fine also said that the original ban was ridiculous and that it was a result of Demetriou not liking what happened with Franklin and "taking his bat and ball and going home."

The "exact position" is that Mark Fine is a complete F-Wit who wouldn't have the slightest idea what he is talking about. He is completely wrong and nothing has changed - our restrictions remain unaltered.
However his ignorance on the subject demonstrates the problem for the Swans - nobody in the Melbourne media could really give a pinch of crap about the issue...... not even enough care factor to bother informing themselves about what is going on, despite purporting to be expert observers of the industry. SEN was the same this morning - Mark Robinson and David King banging on about who we might trade/trade for and paying no heed to the practical effect of the restrictions on us. It is as if the issue doesn't exist in the minds of these cretins.

[Sandridge]

The "exact position" is that Mark Fine is a complete F-Wit who wouldn't have the slightest idea what he is talking about. He is completely wrong and nothing has changed - our restrictions remain unaltered.
However his ignorance on the subject demonstrates the problem for the Swans - nobody in the Melbourne media could really give a pinch of crap about the issue...... not even enough care factor to bother informing themselves about what is going on, despite purporting to be expert observers of the industry. SEN was the same this morning - Mark Robinson and David King banging on about who we might trade/trade for and paying no heed to the practical effect of the restrictions on us. It is as if the issue doesn't exist in the minds of these cretins.

Thanks for clarifying V & R. Did think the restrictions remained but was sort of hoping Fine was right.

Yes, Dimelb, he said Demetriou.

[ugg]

Why am I not having a hard time believing the validity of this story?

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