Lin Jong Tours Collingwood's Facilities

[Mantis]

Bomber Thompson said at Geelong most players took payments under what they were worth as they wanted to stay together and win premierships

Did this include fringe players too?

Pretty easy for one of their top 12-15 players to get $50k under value whilst playing in a gun team. Different story if you are getting $100k less than what's available on the open market.. and playing VFL.

[jeemak]

Did this include fringe players too?

Pretty easy for one of their top 12-15 players to get $50k under value whilst playing in a gun team. Different story if you are getting $100k less than what's available on the open market.. and playing VFL.

Correct.

That's why years of consistent drafting is important. Guys like Jong are replaced easily enough.

[GVGjr]

Lin Jong needs to get another manager. No decent manager would organise a tour of another Melbourne team facilities for a Melbourne based player.

Surely the commonsense approach would be for his manager to invite Jong and Buckley to his office and give both of them the chance to talk about 2017 and beyond. Touring another facility is just stupid.

I'm half tempted to post something on Twitter advising Jong not worry about finding another club, his first priority is to find a decent manager.

[Bulldog4life]

Did this include fringe players too?

Pretty easy for one of their top 12-15 players to get $50k under value whilst playing in a gun team. Different story if you are getting $100k less than what's available on the open market.. and playing VFL.

Not sure. He said it on AFL360 Wed nite. Best 22 I presumed

[Mantis]

Not sure. He said it on AFL360 Wed nite. Best 22 I presumed

It's an easy decision for best 22 players isn't it.

But players like Callan, Playfair, Gardiner, Prismall, D.Johnson, Djerrkura & Mumford all departed through their goldern era for more opportunity & no doubt more $$. All were fringe players who could have stayed and battled for the last few spots in the team, but money talks and when the best 15 are getting paid handsomely there isn't much left for the rest.

[jeemak]

Jong, Stevens and our second round selection for Jack Watts and Melbourne's third round?

[bornadog]

Jong, Stevens and our second round selection for Jack Watts and Melbourne's third round?

Watts is signing a new deal, I think.

[Remi Moses]

if we could place Jong and Stevens's effort into Watts I'd do it .

[jeemak]

Our list needs outside polish. Watts is excellent in that area and his attitude is improving.

[hujsh]

It's an easy decision for best 22 players isn't it.

But players like Callan, Playfair, Gardiner, Prismall, D.Johnson, Djerrkura & Mumford all departed through their goldern era for more opportunity & no doubt more $$. All were fringe players who could have stayed and battled for the last few spots in the team, but money talks and when the best 15 are getting paid handsomely there isn't much left for the rest.

I think Mumford's the exception there. Pretty sure he became their no1 ruck before he left but they couldn't pay him what he wanted.

The rest were certainly fringe.

[Mantis]

I think Mumford's the exception there. Pretty sure he became their no1 ruck before he left but they couldn't pay him what he wanted.

The rest were certainly fringe.

Ottens was still the main man until the end of 2011.. Mumford left at the end of 2009.

Mumford played pretty much all of 2009, but was dropped just before the finals when Ottens returned to the team from a long term injury.

As explained there was a big difference in what Geel & Syd were willing to pay.

[ledge]

We should all get behind Jong this week , he is playing so obviously the club has no problem with it and cheering him on Will make him feel the love rather than berating him for something he might not even do ..
I don't want us to lower to the Collingwood supporters and what they did with Cloke when rumours were abound and didn't end up being true.
Let's make it hard for him to leave emotionally at least .

[Ghost Dog]

Shave Jack Watt's head, make him live in Sunshine, with Barry Hall as his housemate and early morning training with Matt Boyd.
Then I would be prepared to let him into our club.

[Twodogs]

Watts is at his peak as a trading commodity surely? He's having the one half decent year of his career-the one you look back at and say "I forgot Jack Watts kicked 45 goals in 2016"

[SlimPickens]

One silver lining of Lin touring the pies facility, it makes the opening round blockbuster against the Pies idea a more tantalising prospect.