Stringer Trade Worth

[GVGjr]

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Guys, do you want to move the discussion to the entertainment thread.

[ledge]

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12 months time will be interesting to see how this pans out , with Jake and also Schache.

[Twodogs]

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12 months time will be interesting to see how this pans out , with Jake and also Schache.

I'm really upbeat on what the of impact that Josh can have on us.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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I know its Eddie but i thought it interesting that on MMM this morning that when discussing essendons soft draw in which they play 1 top 6 team twice despite finishing in the top 8 he made mention to:
1. The fact they got a free look at the countires free agents
2. The number 1 pick
3. Don't have a salary cap

I know he might have been saying it in jest but a part of him might not have been

[SlimPickens]

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I know its Eddie but i thought it interesting that on MMM this morning that when discussing essendons soft draw in which they play 1 top 6 team twice despite finishing in the top 8 he made mention to:
1. The fact they got a free look at the countires free agents
2. The number 1 pick
3. Don't have a salary cap

I know he might have been saying it in jest but a part of him might not have been

Definitely need Eddie making noise about this, there is no way Essendon operate under the salary cap.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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Definitely need Eddie making noise about this, there is no way Essendon operate under the salary cap.

The AFL is certainly trying to more than make up for what happened. It's disgraceful.

[Twodogs]

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I know its Eddie but i thought it interesting that on MMM this morning that when discussing essendons soft draw in which they play 1 top 6 team twice despite finishing in the top 8 he made mention to:
1. The fact they got a free look at the countires free agents
2. The number 1 pick
3. Don't have a salary cap

I know he might have been saying it in jest but a part of him might not have been

And it begins...

Bye bye Essendon. You won't survive this.

17 clubs will not understand why Esendon get rewarded for bad behaviour and will destroy it. Remember football clubs are run by very competitive people. None of them like losing. The AFL may think they are primarily an entertainment entity but they need reminding it's a competition. And they will be reminded. There is no way 17 clubs will take a hit just for Essendon, are the AFL insane?

[jeemak]

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There's no way Eddie would have said that if he didn't think it was the case.

[Bornadog]

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There's no way Eddie would have said that if he didn't think it was the case.

Maybe he read my barrage of tweets

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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There's no way Eddie would have said that if he didn't think it was the case.

Agreed. It's a strong suggestion he was making. A club president can't just come out and say that sort of thing. Thought it was very interesting.

[Greystache]

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This is a well known secret that surely has to blow up at some point. Only the AFL hierarchy could be naive enough to think they can sweep this under the rug and expect no one to look.

I'd like to see an untouchable club like WCE issue a court challenge to have books opened up to be forensically examined. What could the AFL do to WCE? Their draw is irrelevant, they have sponsors throwing offers at them independent of league headquarters, and they fart hundred dollar notes. They're free to do wherever they like.

[Doc26]

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This is a well known secret that surely has to blow up at some point. Only the AFL hierarchy could be naive enough to think they can sweep this under the rug and expect no one to look.

I'd like to see an untouchable club like WCE issue a court challenge to have books opened up to be forensically examined. What could the AFL do to WCE? Their draw is irrelevant, they have sponsors throwing offers at them independent of league headquarters, and they fart hundred dollar notes. They're free to do wherever they like.

The problem Stache is the AFL continues to sweep so many things under the carpet, with, at face value, little apparent consequence other than dis-affected supporters on fan forums and on social media. Ideally there would be more dramatic consequence for such perceived negligence, like a severe drop off in attendance or decrease in media spend but unfortunately it's difficult to show any such correlation, hence why they continue to turn a blind eye and continue to remain such an arrogant body.

Undoubtedly there does need to be more scrutiny and accountability but who is going to keep these bastards honest when they can dictate so much.

[Twodogs]

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The problem Stache is the AFL continues to sweep so many things under the carpet, with, at face value, little apparent consequence other than dis-affected supporters on fan forums and on social media. Ideally there would be more dramatic consequence for such perceived negligence, like a severe drop off in attendance or decrease in media spend but unfortunately it's difficult to show any such correlation, hence why they continue to turn a blind eye and continue to remain such an arrogant body.

Undoubtedly there does need to be more scrutiny and accountability but who is going to keep these bastards honest when they can dictate so much.

The AFL is a fundamentally greedy and unimaginative organization. It will wind enough rope around their neck and then all we have to do is give it a good tug.

[bulldogtragic]

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This is a well known secret that surely has to blow up at some point. Only the AFL hierarchy could be naive enough to think they can sweep this under the rug and expect no one to look.

I'd like to see an untouchable club like WCE issue a court challenge to have books opened up to be forensically examined. What could the AFL do to WCE? Their draw is irrelevant, they have sponsors throwing offers at them independent of league headquarters, and they fart hundred dollar notes. They're free to do wherever they like.

Interesting Caro takes on sexual misconduct issues at AFEL HQ, and WADA issues with AFEL HQ. Barrett takes on FA compo issues at AFEL HQ.

Yet they, and every other journo, won't take this painfully obvious serious issue on. Grow a spine and do your jobs.

[ledge]

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What I enjoy is even though Essendon have no salary cap they still pick up players of questionable character or injury doubts.
The AFL trying to help them but they themselves keep making questionable decisions.
Seriously Jake Stringers only option out of 17 teams was Essendon , no one else would take him on, what's that tell you ?