Vultures circling Sam Reid

[Billericay]

This was only two or three weeks ago Reid a happy Swan - sydneyswans.com.au

Soon to be out of contract Sydney forward Sam Reid says he has no real interest in joining brother Ben at Collingwood or any other Melbourne-based club at the end of the year... he told SEN radio on Wednesday that moving home to Victoria wasn't in his future plans.

"I do love it up here (in Sydney), I love the footy club, I love the lifestyle and there's not really any reason for me to look elsewhere, to be honest."

[Mug Punter]

This was only two or three weeks ago Reid a happy Swan - sydneyswans.com.au

Soon to be out of contract Sydney forward Sam Reid says he has no real interest in joining brother Ben at Collingwood or any other Melbourne-based club at the end of the year... he told SEN radio on Wednesday that moving home to Victoria wasn't in his future plans.

"I do love it up here (in Sydney), I love the footy club, I love the lifestyle and there's not really any reason for me to look elsewhere, to be honest."

That's all great but if he can get an extra million dollars plus over 5 years to see out his career then it becomes less straightforward.

I think we should be able to come up with a pretty decent offer given that Tippett comes off the wages bill in 2019 so I'm cautiously optimistic unlike with Jetta and Mitchell who I called early as departures

[Mug Punter]

Reid's partner is not much in the news. I wonder if she's a Sydney girl. It could be the critical factor. He also has 2 Sydney dogs. The ugly one must be around 6 yo now and not keen to move to Melbourne. Could be the decider.

I'm almost certain she is a Sydney girl, they've been together a while now, have bought a nice house together and all that. Think she has quite a good career here as well. All good signs I guess....

[RogueSwan]

Couldn't agree more but just not sure how you work out what the drafting club should give up....

Maybe just get rid of the whole free agency scenario????
Most trades that happen these days seem to be dictated by the footballer wanting the move anyway. The footballer gets the move/money they want and the club they are leaving gets picks or players.

[S.S. Bleeder]

Because Franklin n Reid are the perfect examples of why there needs to be compensation. Both clubs have invested heavily into both players and then in their prime lose them for virtually nothing. We are talking about a 25 year old Reid coming into his prime not a 29 year old Reid. The issue with compo is it's tied to ladder positions not what the player is worth. No way was Franklin worth only pick 19 & now the Hawks are paying for it. If they were truly compensated they would have a couple young guns coming up through the ranks which they deserve. Now that's compensation for one of the best players to ever play the game. They were the ones that could see & develop franklins potential and not pick Richard Tambling. And clubs get penalised with ladder positions all the time now with the order changing with F/S & academy picks.

It's true that the compo pick position is reliant on ladder position, however, the problem is that they don't have a legitimate and fair review system of what round that draft pick should be. Frawley is the prime example. His annual value and contract length didn't justify his first round position and people who know the system were extremely surprised when it was announced. Given their record, I would have no faith in the VFL making a fair assessment of Reids value. They'll just screw us over again as they usually do. We've been too successful.

[Ludwig]

Maybe just get rid of the whole free agency scenario????
Most trades that happen these days seem to be dictated by the footballer wanting the move anyway. The footballer gets the move/money they want and the club they are leaving gets picks or players.

Can't get rid of it. It's in the CBA. The AFLPA want the number of years lowered from 8 to 6, so if anything, it's going in the other direction. The point is that the players want the ability to negotiate the best deal for themselves, but if the club they wanted to go to has to give up something in return it restricts their ability to move to their club of choice.

[aardvark]

Collingwood already have a Reid that breaks down all the time. Why would they want two?

[Markwebbos]

Collingwood already have a Reid that breaks down all the time. Why would they want two?

To complete their collection?

[Velour&Ruffles]

Because Franklin n Reid are the perfect examples of why there needs to be compensation. Both clubs have invested heavily into both players and then in their prime lose them for virtually nothing. We are talking about a 25 year old Reid coming into his prime not a 29 year old Reid. The issue with compo is it's tied to ladder positions not what the player is worth. No way was Franklin worth only pick 19 & now the Hawks are paying for it. If they were truly compensated they would have a couple young guns coming up through the ranks which they deserve. Now that's compensation for one of the best players to ever play the game. They were the ones that could see & develop franklins potential and not pick Richard Tambling. And clubs get penalised with ladder positions all the time now with the order changing with F/S & academy picks.

Great analysis. The "system" is well and truly effed. It is actually not about "compensation" at all.

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I don't know if it's just me that thinks the system is broken but to me it's a disaster.

It's not just you. It's high farce.

[stellation]

Collingwood already have a Reid that breaks down all the time. Why would they want two?

Perhaps the same impulse that can lead people to buy multiple Datsun 120Ys in the hope they could salvage one good one out of the pieces?

[mcs]

Perhaps the same impulse that can lead people to buy multiple Datsun 120Ys in the hope they could salvage one good one out of the pieces?

My old man had a Datsun 120Y for about 15 years, gave it basically no service at all, and it just kept on keeping on

[stellation]

My old man had a Datsun 120Y for about 15 years, gave it basically no service at all, and it just kept on keeping on

So perhaps not that analogous to a Reid then.

[Markwebbos]

Perhaps the same impulse that can lead people to buy multiple Datsun 120Ys in the hope they could salvage one good one out of the pieces?

Harvesting spare parts / organs from Sam for Ben eh. What's Joel Tippett up to these days?

[CureTheSane]

My old man had a Datsun 120Y for about 15 years, gave it basically no service at all, and it just kept on keeping on

My 200B was like that.
I remember down the Mornington Peninsula one summer, I heard a funny noise from the engine. I stopped the car, popped the bonnet and realised it was the small amount of what that was left in the radiator boiling and bubbling.
Turned the engine back on, found a hose from the front yard of a house and topped it up and kept on going.
Fun times

[aardvark]

I'd have thought Sam's more a Leyland P76.....