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  • Hotdog60
    Bulldog Team of the Century
    • Aug 2009
    • 5878
    #31
    Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

    Conspiracy theory. Did the Bulldogs and Ryan cohort into a deal to get Boyd to the dogs because Ryan knew he was on his last legs and it was a parting gift from a loyal club man.

    Ok maybe not...
    Don't piss off old people
    The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...

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      • Twodogs
        Moderator
        • Nov 2006
        • 27654
        #32
        Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

        No matter how sour the parting it would be a shame if his career is ended by injury like that.
        They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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          • BulldogBelle
            WOOF Member
            • Nov 2006
            • 5284
            #33
            Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

            Did we grind his back into the ground with our reliance on the man?

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              • BulldogBelle
                WOOF Member
                • Nov 2006
                • 5284
                #34
                Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                Originally posted by Testekill
                On a related note

                Sam McClure @sam_mcclure
                Follow
                Huge concern about Ryan Griffen's back. GWS docs have contacted Bulldogs, seeking advice of how to manage it. Highlights rushed trade deal.
                Big news. Put that down as a win for us.

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                  • Nuggety Back Pocket
                    WOOF Member
                    • Oct 2009
                    • 2064
                    #35
                    Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                    Originally posted by The Dogs Bollocks
                    Big news. Put that down as a win for us.
                    800,000 of our salary cap that we are paying for Griffen to play with GWS and sacrificing trade pick 6, would suggest it could hardly be a win for us.

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                      • Happy Days
                        Hall of Fame
                        • May 2008
                        • 10132
                        #36
                        Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                        Originally posted by Nuggety Back Pocket
                        800,000 of our salary cap that we are paying for Griffen to play with GWS and sacrificing trade pick 6, would suggest it could hardly be a win for us.
                        Yep coz that's all that happened.
                        - I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -

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                          • 1eyedog
                            Hall of Fame
                            • Mar 2008
                            • 13222
                            #37
                            Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                            Originally posted by Hotdog60
                            Conspiracy theory. Did the Bulldogs and Ryan cohort into a deal to get Boyd to the dogs because Ryan knew he was on his last legs and it was a parting gift from a loyal club man.

                            Ok maybe not...
                            It happened in 1982
                            But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                              • BulldogBelle
                                WOOF Member
                                • Nov 2006
                                • 5284
                                #38
                                Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                                Originally posted by Nuggety Back Pocket
                                800,000 of our salary cap that we are paying for Griffen to play with GWS and sacrificing trade pick 6, would suggest it could hardly be a win for us.
                                Disagree with you on that.
                                We lost a player who has a serious back injury (still speculation on severity) gained a promising young forward.
                                Yes we handed over pick six and an injured payer but the deal looks even better now.
                                l don't think salary cap we handed over is an issue, were going to be so far under we had to make it up from somewhere.

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                                  • Twodogs
                                    Moderator
                                    • Nov 2006
                                    • 27654
                                    #39
                                    Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                                    If it was the salary cap relief that got the deal over the line then it was a stroke of genius.
                                    They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                                      • Webby
                                        WOOF Member
                                        • Jul 2012
                                        • 1880
                                        #40
                                        Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                                        Originally posted by 1eyedog
                                        It happened in 1982
                                        Correct. It actually happened twice in 1982. KT to Dees for $250k and Mocha Dunstan for $150k to North.
                                        I think both went on to play a miserly 40 odd games between them... People remember the KT deal, but the Dunstan one was an absolute corker for us! I'm convinced that those two deals fuelled the very strong 1983 to 1987 seasons. (At least in contrast with the preceding few years!)

                                        ... I've always been 100% fine with the Griffen deal and could easily dance around this bonfire, but I do think this McClure story is a beat up. Griffen's got 50-60 odd games left in him.... But who really cares anymore?

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                                          • Bulldog4life
                                            WOOF Member
                                            • Oct 2007
                                            • 9607
                                            #41
                                            Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                                            [QUOTE=The Dogs Bollocks;420888]Disagree with you on that.
                                            We lost a player who has a serious back injury (still speculation on severity) gained a promising young forward.
                                            Yes we handed over pick six and an injured payer but the deal looks even better now.
                                            l don't think salary cap we handed over is an issue, were going to be so far under we had to make it up from somewhere.[/QUOTE]

                                            Exactly.

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                                              • Throughandthrough
                                                Coaching Staff
                                                • Nov 2007
                                                • 3203
                                                #42
                                                Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                                                I was told by an ex bulldog player about nine months ago, that he believed that Griffins back injury was a bulging disc.

                                                And hopefully there's a performance clause in Griffins contract. And that clause saves US dollars if he misses games

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                                                  • boydogs
                                                    WOOF Member
                                                    • Apr 2009
                                                    • 5842
                                                    #43
                                                    Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                                                    Originally posted by Throughandthrough
                                                    And that clause saves US dollars if he misses games
                                                    Would we be fined for not paying the full salary cap?
                                                    If you kicked five goals and Tom Boyd kicked five goals, Tom Boyd kicked more goals than you.

                                                    Formerly gogriff

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                                                      • Testekill
                                                        WOOF Member
                                                        • Jan 2015
                                                        • 2327
                                                        #44
                                                        Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                                                        Originally posted by boydogs
                                                        Would we be fined for not paying the full salary cap?
                                                        We'd surely get an exception. Unless the AFL are going to be mad about us not playing nicely with their new lovechild.

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                                                          • Remi Moses
                                                            WOOF Member
                                                            • Jan 2009
                                                            • 14785
                                                            #45
                                                            Re: Ward: Griff has not settled well at Giants

                                                            Sandra Sully with the late news .
                                                            Let's hope it's nothing to minor

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