Past players - what are they up to?

[The Big Cat]

Brandon Jack has written an analysis of the Swans

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/thi...30-p55gzf.html

Hope every commentator reads it and takes note

[Mark26]

Brandon Jack has written an analysis of the Swans

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/thi...30-p55gzf.html

Great article. What a refreshing read from someone who has lived and worked on the Inside of our great club. My respect for Brandon just keeps on growing.

[Sandridge]

Brandon Jack has written an analysis of the Swans

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/thi...30-p55gzf.html

Absolutely spot on!

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Great article. What a refreshing read from someone who has lived and worked on the Inside of our great club. My respect for Brandon just keeps on growing.

Ditto, and interesting to see no mention of Buddy in an article about the Swans

[Mel_C]

On Sunday from 10am on SEN Grundy is being interviewed by Sam Edmund.

[Meg]

On Sunday from 10am on SEN Grundy is being interviewed by Sam Edmund.

Talking about Reggie’s Rubbish Removals? Seems to be going gangbusters!

[Mel_C]

Talking about Reggie’s Rubbish Removals? Seems to be going gangbusters!

I didn't hear the whole hour but he mentioned he worked for a construction company and it was an office job.

[Meg]

I didn't hear the whole hour but he mentioned he worked for a construction company and it was an office job.

Ok, then Reggie’s Rubbish Removals must be his sideline activity. He certainly runs it (posts on Instagram account) and sometimes calls on his mates (Nick Smith, Laids) to help out.

Good to hear he is well employed.

[rickmat]

Great to see Darcy Cameron play a decent game for the Pies tonite with 2 goals and 9 marks as well as giving Grundy a breather in the ruck. So sad he isn't with us

[Markwebbos]

The AFL media portal has this to say about Gaz today:

Eight things we learned: Magpies' million-dollar man back in the pack

Gary Rohan could be the Cats' wildcard

For many of his 135 career games, Gary Rohan has teased, tantalised and often frustrated. Blessed with blistering speed, a huge leap and a strong set of hands, he has the tools to make a big impact but has drifted in and out of games. Against the Saints he was exceptional, kicking three goals in a second quarter burst to give the Cats a match-winning cushion. He finished with four goals from 16 disposals and five marks... It's a big if, but if he fires, Geelong are a totally different prospect.

[stevoswan]

The AFL media portal has this to say about Gaz today:

Eight things we learned: Magpies' million-dollar man back in the pack

Gary Rohan could be the Cats' wildcard

For many of his 135 career games, Gary Rohan has teased, tantalised and often frustrated. Blessed with blistering speed, a huge leap and a strong set of hands, he has the tools to make a big impact but has drifted in and out of games. Against the Saints he was exceptional, kicking three goals in a second quarter burst to give the Cats a match-winning cushion. He finished with four goals from 16 disposals and five marks... It's a big if, but if he fires, Geelong are a totally different prospect.

As we would have also been.....he certainly teased us.....until we simply ran out of patience.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Another BOG from Nathan Jones over the weekend, got the 10 coaches votes. This one hurts, I know he wanted to leave. Mind you we did manage to hold onto him the first time he wanted to leave and got 2 more years of decent footy out of him.

We just really needed a better outcome from that trade, which would have been him going elsewhere in Melbourne for a fair and reasonable return ( mid- late first round pick, early second round at worst ), or we managed to get him to re-sign again. Really poor to let a quality mid with pace go for a late second round draft pick. He was statistically the best rated wingmen in the comp in his last handful of games of 2019.

Sets a bad precedent for the future too I feel.


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[Markwebbos]

Another BOG from Nathan Jones over the weekend, got the 10 coaches votes. This one hurts, I know he wanted to leave. Mind you we did manage to hold onto him the first time he wanted to leave and got 2 more years of decent footy out of him.

We just really needed a better outcome from that trade, which would have been him going elsewhere in Melbourne for a fair and reasonable return ( mid- late first round pick, early second round at worst ), or we managed to get him to re-sign again. Really poor to let a quality mid with pace go for a late second round draft pick. He was statistically the best rated wingmen in the comp in his last handful of games of 2019.

Sets a bad precedent for the future too I feel.


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Zak you mean?

[Aprilbr]

Zak you mean?

I think that the learnings for us going forward from losing Zac as well as others such as Mitchell and Membrey, is that we should try to avoid trading in demand, young players at the end of the final year of their contract. We should try and lock them into a longer contract in their second last season. If they won't deal then, trade them at the end of that season when our bargaining power is greater. Waiting and hoping that they will re-sign at the end of their contract is dangerous as we have found and means we get less in return. We got nothing for Membrey and Nankervis and below value for Mitchell and Jones. All were out of contract and so we had little bargaining power. Compare this situation to Papley where we hold all the cards and will get a good return if we decide to deal.

[Markwebbos]

I think that the learnings for us going forward from losing Zac as well as others such as Mitchell and Membrey, is that we should try to avoid trading in demand, young players at the end of the final year of their contract. We should try and lock them into a longer contract in their second last season. If they won't deal then, trade them at the end of that season when our bargaining power is greater. Waiting and hoping that they will re-sign at the end of their contract is dangerous as we have found and means we get less in return. We got nothing for Membrey and Nankervis and below value for Mitchell and Jones. All were out of contract and so we had little bargaining power. Compare this situation to Papley where we hold all the cards and will get a good return if we decide to deal.

The only reason I’d disagree is (and I don’t know how many players, if any, this would apply to) whether we’ve managed to retain any players in the last year of their contract we’d otherwise have lost.