We lose another gun kid in that age bracket we lack while the big 5 clubs lose nothing what a joke.
Hope Wards career ends like another money hungry player Nathan Brown brake a leg ward good luck at the giants .
We lose another gun kid in that age bracket we lack while the big 5 clubs lose nothing what a joke.
Hope Wards career ends like another money hungry player Nathan Brown brake a leg ward good luck at the giants .
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What really hurts me is he is a local boy and knows what it may mean to the local kids. What does this teach them take the money and run team-mates and friends are secondary!!! As for his manager he has to say that just as Nathan went to play finals he just doubled his share and I am sure he wasn't thinking about that!!
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Paul Williams made the comment that he thought booing Ward was " un-Australian"
I understand where he's coming from.
However, when other clubs are dropping their defecting players, it basically says the club thinks we are a bunch of chumps....CHUMPS!
we knew they knew, and they knew we knew that they knew. But the charade was played out.
We would have beaten Freo by a mile, without Callan, and in my view,
if the players are going to be super precious about it, and would have been upset, had he not played, it bodes well for the spirit amongst the playing group, but it shows there is a wide gap between how they feel and the supporters feel about the club.
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bulldogs are forever not just when they are winning
Callan - loved watching you play in the red, white and blue. Now that you have chosen to leave us, i am going to hope that you never have the ultimate success and will love giving you as much grief as i can.
You are either with us or against us. As a local boy, you have chosen to turn your back on the club that you and your family barracked for. Not a smart move. Take the money and run you turncoat.
OK - Ward is gone.
The sky isnt falling.
Lets think about all of the players that we re-signed in the last 5-10 years - who has split and ran for the cash- Brown? Harbrow? Ward?
Lets focus out efforts on ensuring we are provided with adequete compensation from GWS - our President and CEO need to be on the phone to AFL HQ and they need to be fronting the media ASAP - and demanding that we recieve fair compensation for Ward.
Just at the moment I find it hard to believe anything our club is telling us.
On Saturday James Fantasia was selling hope that we could retain Ward when he & everyone else knew Ward had already decided to leave. I felt sick listening to it.
Heard Smorgo talk in the social club & it was less than inspiring to be honest.
85, 92, 97, 98, 08, 09, 10... Break the curse!
Long time coming. Glad its finally official.
Always loved the way he went about it, kids got skill.
But the amount their paying for him? He isn't worth that much, as it was touted by (Darcy I think) on radio- $800-850k a year for our 3rd? 4th? best midfielder, seems pretty stupid. But if thats a pricetag for 'Potential' hope he doesn't live upto their standards.
Players leaving for money don't deserve success.
Ward was NOT the heart and soul of our Club. Other players have that status. The kid can play a bit but ATM he is a B grader. It is nonetheless a real kick in the guts for us, but hey, lets get adequate compensation and move on. Opportunity knocks for Tutt, Howard, Wallis and Libba.
Lets get the better of this situation.
Cal will live with his decision.
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Great. Let's get some top draft picks, train and nurture some young talent for a few years and then watch them leave for more money elsewhere. Am feeling pretty cynical and uninspired by the footy landscape these days.