You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus
Well, I guess I feel less certain now!
Thanks Underdog
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus
100% agree.
There is also more to life than Footy.
Things like family and future come to mind.
Like I said, If it were a pety difference then there would be ill feelings but not the amount bantered around. Footballers make top dollar for a period of about 5-6 years if they are lucky. More than likely he'll have a family to take care of for sometime after that, and a decision like this will dictate how his and his childrens life will pan out.
Do you really hate Harbrow? He had his reason to go and I'd have thought most would accept that?
Look guys, don't get me wrong, I wish everyone could play for the Dogs and do it for free. But unfortunately we don't live in a world where that is possible. AFL is no longer about representing your suburb with your mates, having a beer and pie after the game and going back to work with a limp and black eye on Monday. The AFL is a massive business with lots of cash flow and investments. It is not a means to run around, have a laugh and keep fit. It is now their (the players) full time job and as such they get offered promotions / demotions, secondments and interstate postings within that job. It is a personal career move to accept or refuse these offers
I guess what I'm trying to say is it isn't a good career move to knock back an offer like this, and it would not be a good business decision for the WBs to offer anything dramatic to try and keep him.
It would be sad, but no hatred or ill feelings here.
Bull. Football is a fantastic networking opportunity, and many footballers in the system for a few years go on to lead succesfsul corproate lives based entirely on the contacts they made whilst playing football. Heck, I know of basketballers in the 80s (non-professional era) who are hugely successful almost entirely because they met the right people through the chosen sport.
To suggest that income is a tap that suddenly turns off as soon as the last season is over just doesn't bare out in reality. Richo's PB used to tell me he was a property developer who just happened to play football on the weekends.
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That is kind of what I am getting at Mofra!
They make top dollar for that period as a Football player (maybe I should have written it out fully). A move like this would give him a broader mind and experience as well as the finacial backing to set up for his future endevours.
Thats why I go on in that same post about AFL being a business now and career moves etc.
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Good to hear. If Callan goes for the rumoured kind of money he's been offered then he'd be mad not too. There's surely no way we could match it, and tbh, he's proven little so far to justify that kind of potential offer from GWS or us.
I'm not going to be cheering him on or wishing him well in the future. Please shut the door on your way out and we'll move onto the players who want to stay. It's not worth jeopardising the salary cap to keep him (at this stage of his current career) and having problems fitting the current crop of <20 gamers in in 1-3 years.