Following our exes...................

[EasternWest]

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Some players we hate to see leave but he is a strange one, even though he left early in his career and we all knew he was a gun, I don’t think he ever got any hate from us.

Are you new here?

[ledge]

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Are you new here?

Lol I think we just knew he couldn’t refuse the $$$$
I can’t remember fans booing him or yelling abuse.

[EasternWest]

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Lol I think we just knew he couldn’t refuse the $$$$
I can’t remember fans booing him or yelling abuse.

I think a quick trip down any Callan Ward thread might say otherwise.

[Testekill]

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Some players we hate to see leave but he is a strange one, even though he left early in his career and we all knew he was a gun, I don’t think he ever got any hate from us.

I think it's because ultimately we all know that the club blew it and left trying to retain him too late in the year.

[Grantysghost]

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I think it's because ultimately we all know that the club blew it and left trying to retain him too late in the year.

He was never staying

[Hotdog60]

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He served the club well by resting his head on Cordy's knee in 2016 that's what I call taking one for the team.

[bulldogtragic]

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He was never staying

Said it before and I’ll say it again. My closest cousins went to school with him and were close to him. Cal told them he intended on staying. Then he told them we absolutely low balled him with an offensive offer. While we were trying to screw him into a low priced extension the club was apparently surprised GWS made him a great offer and the rest is history. We couldn’t have ****ed it up more if we tried. He loved the club and wanted to stay and would’ve stayed if we didn’t burn him.

Imagine offering Marra $400,000 a year to extend beyond this year. Then being surprised when he wanted out.

What’s worse is he’s playing better footy than Macrae.

[G-Mo77]

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Lol I think we just knew he couldn?t refuse the $$$$
I can?t remember fans booing him or yelling abuse.

I booed him when he played for us. Pretty sure it was our last game at Marvel/Etihad/Telstra, what ever it was called at the time. I've moved on since then.

[Grantysghost]

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Said it before and I’ll say it again. My closest cousins went to school with him and were close to him. Cal told them he intended on staying. Then he told them we absolutely low balled him with an offensive offer. While we were trying to screw him into a low priced extension the club was apparently surprised GWS made him a great offer and the rest is history. We couldn’t have ****ed it up more if we tried. He loved the club and wanted to stay and would’ve stayed if we didn’t burn him.

Imagine offering Marra $400,000 a year to extend beyond this year. Then being surprised when he wanted out.

What’s worse is he’s playing better footy than Macrae.

Nice story to make you feel ok about taking the big bucks.
No one could compete with the GWS cash in those days.
I don't doubt your story i just doubt he would ever knock back a godfather deal. Surely hes not stupid.

[EasternWest]

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Nice story to make you feel ok about taking the big bucks.
No one could compete with the GWS cash in those days.
I don't doubt your story i just doubt he would ever knock back a godfather deal. Surely hes not stupid.

May I introduce you to his nickname, apparently not garnered from his toughness

[jeemak]

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Ok I lol'ed.

But at least they played the same sport.

I'll go with Phil Smyth giving Tom Brady an autographed jersey.

There's not enough Phil Smyth content in pop culture. Or any type of culture.

[jeemak]

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He was never staying

Said it before and I?ll say it again. My closest cousins went to school with him and were close to him. Cal told them he intended on staying. Then he told them we absolutely low balled him with an offensive offer. While we were trying to screw him into a low priced extension the club was apparently surprised GWS made him a great offer and the rest is history. We couldn?t have ****ed it up more if we tried. He loved the club and wanted to stay and would?ve stayed if we didn?t burn him.

Imagine offering Marra $400,000 a year to extend beyond this year. Then being surprised when he wanted out.

What?s worse is he?s playing better footy than Macrae.

Nice story to make you feel ok about taking the big bucks.
No one could compete with the GWS cash in those days.
I don't doubt your story i just doubt he would ever knock back a godfather deal. Surely hes not stupid.

Everyting BT says is correct. That overlaid with his Dad being a Sheedy creep, plus Cal's insatiable lust for a second house (he might even be the OG second house advocate) meant it was a disaster waiting to happen.

[bulldogtragic]

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Nice story to make you feel ok about taking the big bucks.
No one could compete with the GWS cash in those days.
I don't doubt your story i just doubt he would ever knock back a godfather deal. Surely hes not stupid.

I was told at the time, before GWS came for him, he would have stayed with a good offer and was telling those around him of this.

We did sack those involved in low balling him too. Make of it what you will.

[Bornadog]

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I was told at the time, before GWS came for him, he would have stayed with a good offer and was telling those around him of this.

We did sack those involved in low balling him too. Make of it what you will.

100% sure you are right BT. I blame Fantasia.

[Grantysghost]

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I was told at the time, before GWS came for him, he would have stayed with a good offer and was telling those around him of this.

We did sack those involved in low balling him too. Make of it what you will.

It's an interesting angle. It was known for a very long time that GWS were coming, and they had a war-chest.

So if his agent wasn't all over this then I hope he sacked them

Thanks for the info BT, it sounds like if we had of come close to the offer maybe he would have stayed. For mine, if we did that it would have completely disenfranchised the other players and caused more problems than it was worth.