GSW - Recruiting Targets

[Desipura]

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The article says $2mil over 5 years so in hindsight my figure was well off.

If that is all they offer him I have no doubt he will remain with us.

So you agree with me.

[anfo27]

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A very close friend o mine is good friends with Jared Waites housemate. He saw him arond the xmas break and told him that Jared has been offered a big big bucks by GWS. He said that Jared was unsure whether he would take it or not. Apparently it all depends on how the team goes this year, he said if they do really well and it looks like they could have some success in the next few years he will stay but otherwise it will be his last oppourtunity to earn some big bucks. The housemate reckons he will take the money.

[Mantis]

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So you agree with me.

I assumed that they would offer him a bit more than $400K per year.

[Desipura]

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I assumed that they would offer him a bit more than $400K per year.

I was quoting the article. If they don't nett an A grader or 2, GWS will offer the 2nd tier players like Ward a lot more money

[Remi Moses]

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Got a relative who went to school with Callan ,Callan's best mate assured my relative he isn't going anywhere!Christ every player out of contract is linked with GWS,this is an awful time for the code IMHO.

[LostDoggy]

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"Casualty Ward?: Dogs rate Callan Ward very highly ... So do GWS. Mail is they are prepared to offer him more than 2.2 mill over 5 years."


from Mark Stevens (http://twitter.com/StevoHeraldSun) twitter.

[Mantis]

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"Casualty Ward?: Dogs rate Callan Ward very highly ... So do GWS. Mail is they are prepared to offer him more than 2.2 mill over 5 years."


from Mark Stevens (http://twitter.com/StevoHeraldSun) twitter.

Can he make up his mind?

On Friday he runs with 2.2mil on twitter and then 2mil in the Hun the next day... which is it?

[Desipura]

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Can he make up his mind?

On Friday he runs with 2.2mil on twitter and then 2mil in the Hun the next day... which is it?

Much of muchness, I personally think he would want a bit more than that to pack up and go.

[Mantis]

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Much of muchness, I personally think he would want a bit more than that to pack up and go.

Perhaps the offer is more as you can assume that the exact amount of the offer isn't really known.

[jazzadogs]

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Would Callan really leave though? He's a western suburbs kid, who I thought was a Dogs supporter all his life (or was he Essendon?). All his family are down here, he's clearly well-respected around our club and whilst he might earn a fair bit less, there's a much higher chance of success.

Also in a few years he will be one of the elite players at our club, and the gap between the GWS offer and what he'd earn with us would be significantly reduced.

Harbrow, I understood. If Ward leaves, I'd be upset.

[GVGjr]

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Would Callan really leave though? He's a western suburbs kid, who I thought was a Dogs supporter all his life (or was he Essendon?). All his family are down here, he's clearly well-respected around our club and whilst he might earn a fair bit less, there's a much higher chance of success.

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He certainly wasn't a Bulldogs supporter as a youngster and I'm not sure respect around the club is a huge consideration.

[Ghost Dog]

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a whiff of flag success and the chance to enjoy the 'golden age' of bulldog supremacy might keep him around!

I see at Port they may be forcing players to put their cards on the table mid season eg Alipate Carlile, if players names get bandied about too much. So perhaps clubs have got to be a bit more proactive in protecting and clarifying player's priorities. Don't need the distraction.

[Desipura]

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Would Callan really leave though? He's a western suburbs kid, who I thought was a Dogs supporter all his life (or was he Essendon?). All his family are down here, he's clearly well-respected around our club and whilst he might earn a fair bit less, there's a much higher chance of success.

Also in a few years he will be one of the elite players at our club, and the gap between the GWS offer and what he'd earn with us would be significantly reduced.

Harbrow, I understood. If Ward leaves, I'd be upset.

He was not a doggies supporter, at the time of the draft he would have been happy to go to wce

[mjp]

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We are going to lose someone. We might have already...all the GCS rumours came true - why would it be different with the Giants?

I don't have any inside info but I suspect he is gone, just as I suspect Taylor Walker and Alipate Carlisle are gone, and Tom Scully is gone...

[Ghost Dog]

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Um well Alipate has come out and said he wants another contract at Port.
I wouldn't be so sure about Scully either.
Ports strategy of declaring they will force players to declare their intentions by sitting down with them mid way through the season is a good one I think.