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Any injury update on Joe Daniher?
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The key to retaining Papley is that he is already contracted. We don't have to trade him unless we want to and it is in our interests to do so. Not this year, and not next. That said, we do want to try to keep him happy.
As far as salary goes, I'm not too sympathetic because:
1. He is being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to do something he loves. (Even if he could be earning substantially more elsewhere he's still doing more than ok.)
2. He voluntarily entered the contract among other reasons because he was at the time, I imagine, delighted to get the security of such a long contract and such a big show of faith in him as a player by the club.
3. During the contract negotiations he was, I presume, represented by an agent of his choosing (or if he had none that was his choice also) who was qualified and resourced to make sure he got a fair offer and made an informed choice about whether or not to accept it.
4. When things go the other way and a player is injured or falls out of form, nobody seriously suggests that the player should take a pay cut because now they are worth less and they wouldn't be able to get the same salary elsewhere. This is not hypothetical at all. Think of players like Alex Johnson, Sam Naismith, Sam Reid, who have been paid a lot of money even while missing entire seasons (as of course they should be).
Swings and roundabouts. You make your bed, you lie in it. Etc. Insert your own favourite cliche here.All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)
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Papley will be in the squad of 40 for All Australian selection. He's a premier small forward, and elite center clearance player. He'll take his game to another level next year, not to prove anyone wrong or increase value etc. But because he's a bloody good footballer on an upward trajectory, with a high ceiling and motivation.
Whether we keep him for another year or not isn't really an issue. He's contracted, so we'd be compensated if we lose him.
Gray and Taylor are not in his class, and never will be. And I don't think they're here as future replacements.
But, if we got a great year out of him, and he requested a trade again, and we got a fit Daniher in return (via a few trades of picks and players etc) then we're doing alright.Comment
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With at least two potential high'ish academy selections this year, we won't be burning high draft picks to get Daniher when he can come for free as an RFA, providing the Dodo just accepts he wants out and takes the compo pick. Daniher seems to have a long road ahead just to get playing againComment
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An article about Brady Rowles pre-draft, which also dips its lid to Dylan Stephens at the end as another Sunraysia product: Potential AFL draftee Brady Rowles plays the waiting game. The key take away is that it would seem Brady is not too much of a flight risk. A) He comes from rural Victoria, close to the NSW border. B) His parents are separated and his dad lives in Queensland. C) He already boarded a year with a host family in Bendigo in 2019. Apart from that he seems fairly mature in what he had to say.
A small tidbit that emerged was that the Swans were the club that presented potential draftees in interviews with a choice of 4 toys to choose from and asked them to explain their choices. Would be interesting to ask the recruiters why. I imagine it gives interviewees an opportunity to show how they can react to something unexpected and be a bit creative. Get them out of their rote, drilled answers to standard questions.All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)Comment
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And another article with a focus on Brady by Chris Doerre, which compares him to Paul Seedsman: AFL Draft Wrap Linebreaker Brady Rowles likened to damaging Crow.
An interesting aside is the acknowledgment here that league wide there has been a drift towards drafting faster, more explosive players, a trend the Swans have clearly been very much a part of.All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)Comment
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Joe Daniher update:
Heading to a groin guru in Ireland......
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What have I been saying. This Osteitis Pubis is, in some people, a chronic condition. His brother never recovered from it. If he plays again it won't be soon by the looks of it.
Yes we did dodge a bullet. If fit he would be a great asset but as it is he is just another player in the injury list. Sad that such a talent is being wasted but that's how it is sometimes. I can remember we got this wonderful little rover, an Indigenous kid, Jamie Lawson, who broke his leg and never played again.
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