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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by MrMahatma View Post
    What other clubs would be going for him? He’s a marquee player now and will demand serious $ but who has it? Sydney and GWS would love the publicity and could sell the “out of the bubble” of Melb thing. I don’t reckon he’d go to North or a team that was miles off contending. I mean, never say never but you’d think he’d want to be with a team who is gonna continue to challenge. Certainly you could say if his next contract was anywhere from 2-5 years we should still be there about for that long.

    We’ll definitely want to keep him from both a playing perspective (he’s good!) and from and marketing perspective… and from a sponsors commercial perspective. Is he allowed to be a Missions Food ambassador for an extra $200k per year?

    Surely that is a job for his mum.
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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by MrMahatma View Post
    What other clubs would be going for him? He’s a marquee player now and will demand serious $ but who has it? Sydney and GWS would love the publicity and could sell the “out of the bubble” of Melb thing. I don’t reckon he’d go to North or a team that was miles off contending. I mean, never say never but you’d think he’d want to be with a team who is gonna continue to challenge. Certainly you could say if his next contract was anywhere from 2-5 years we should still be there about for that long.

    We’ll definitely want to keep him from both a playing perspective (he’s good!) and from and marketing perspective… and from a sponsors commercial perspective. Is he allowed to be a Missions Food ambassador for an extra $200k per year?
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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by MrMahatma View Post
    What other clubs would be going for him? He’s a marquee player now and will demand serious $ but who has it? Sydney and GWS would love the publicity and could sell the “out of the bubble” of Melb thing. I don’t reckon he’d go to North or a team that was miles off contending. I mean, never say never but you’d think he’d want to be with a team who is gonna continue to challenge. Certainly you could say if his next contract was anywhere from 2-5 years we should still be there about for that long.

    We’ll definitely want to keep him from both a playing perspective (he’s good!) and from and marketing perspective… and from a sponsors commercial perspective. Is he allowed to be a Missions Food ambassador for an extra $200k per year?
    Ideally Smith needs to become the face of our junior supporters programme meaning we could pay him something outside of the cap but there are some opportunities with sponsors that you point out.
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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by MrMahatma View Post
    What other clubs would be going for him? He’s a marquee player now and will demand serious $ but who has it? Sydney and GWS would love the publicity and could sell the “out of the bubble” of Melb thing. I don’t reckon he’d go to North or a team that was miles off contending. I mean, never say never but you’d think he’d want to be with a team who is gonna continue to challenge. Certainly you could say if his next contract was anywhere from 2-5 years we should still be there about for that long.
    Hawthorn, Essendon, Collingwood, Gold Coast, Sydney would all offer big dollars. Maybe even Geelong with the Cotton On thing.
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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by SquirrelGrip View Post
    Hawthorn, Essendon, Collingwood, Gold Coast, Sydney would all offer big dollars. Maybe even Geelong with the Cotton On thing.
    Bailey is the new ambassador for Cotton On

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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    bailey is the new ambassador for cotton on

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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by azabob View Post
    Is his signature worth it?
    His marketing pull (he's already on nearly every AFL ad) and membership potential is through the roof. He will make non-Bulldog boys and girls support the Bulldogs. He's worth it.

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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    For what its worth I also agree his signature is worth it.

    They only club I see Smith leaving us for is Sydney. A lot of cap space and marketing $ will be vacant once Franklin goes.

    Plus as alluded to earlier; he will be out of the melbourne bubble.
    More of an In Bruges guy?

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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by azabob View Post
    For what its worth I also agree his signature is worth it.

    They only club I see Smith leaving us for is Sydney. A lot of cap space and marketing $ will be vacant once Franklin goes.

    Plus as alluded to earlier; he will be out of the melbourne bubble.
    Good call.

    Weirdly enough I'm pretty at peace with the Bailey Smith situation. I feel like there's no risk of him not staying.
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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by EasternWest View Post
    Good call.

    Weirdly enough I'm pretty at peace with the Bailey Smith situation. I feel like there's no risk of him not staying.
    Me too. I expect him to sign.

    I think he and Beveridge are kindred spirts of sorts
    More of an In Bruges guy?

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    Re: Mark Robinson looks at how the Western Bulldogs re-sign Bailey Smith as his value soars

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    You're saying that we'll need to pony up then Ponyboy?
    I'm saying you need to change the thread back to its original "Trade Dunkley", because that's what we'll be talking about in a few months time.
    Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.

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