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  • josie
    Coaching Staff
    • Oct 2012
    • 4488

    Re: Player Contract Status

    Two firsts or a first & high second pick please bummers. Anyone we would really like & position of need from EFC?

    They would surely have to pay overs to 1) interest Dunkley (why would he want to leave now apart from $?, considering he is besties with Adz, club looks like being competitive now we are starting to see return of injured players) & 2) For us to entertain it.

    WC desperate for good midfielders, so there would be more then 1 club interested.
    Josie :)

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    And we'll have everything.
    We'll share the joy
    Just like '54 again.

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    • Axe Man
      Hall of Fame
      • Nov 2008
      • 11183

      Re: Player Contract Status

      Originally posted by josie
      Two firsts or a first & high second pick please bummers. Anyone we would really like & position of need from EFC?

      They would surely have to pay overs to 1) interest Dunkley (why would he want to leave now apart from $?, considering he is besties with Adz, club looks like being competitive now we are starting to see return of injured players) & 2) For us to entertain it.

      WC desperate for good midfielders, so there would be more then 1 club interested.
      Unlike 2 years ago he is out of contract so our negotiating position is significantly weaker this time around if history were to repeat.

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      • soupman
        Bulldog Team of the Century
        • Nov 2007
        • 5113

        Re: Player Contract Status

        Originally posted by josie

        .....why would he want to leave now apart from $?, considering he is besties with Adz.
        Last time around he was best mates with Bont based on their Instagram. Since then they have barely appeared in a photo together and don't appear any closer than any other players from the outside. Coincidence? Not sure his relationship with Treloar is a major factor if the other terms in Essendons offer are right.
        I should leave it alone but you're not right

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        • EasternWest
          Hall of Fame
          • Aug 2009
          • 10002

          Re: Player Contract Status

          Originally posted by soupman
          Last time around he was best mates with Bont based on their Instagram. Since then they have barely appeared in a photo together and don't appear any closer than any other players from the outside. Coincidence? Not sure his relationship with Treloar is a major factor if the other terms in Essendons offer are right.
          I'd stuff my best mates in a chaff bag and throw them out to sea if the money was ridiculous enough.
          "It's over. It's all over."

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          • josie
            Coaching Staff
            • Oct 2012
            • 4488

            Re: Player Contract Status

            Originally posted by EasternWest
            I'd stuff my best mates in a chaff bag and throw them out to sea if the money was ridiculous enough.
            Bet you’d rescue them too. Would you stop supporting dogs and support Bummers for $?
            Josie :)

            Our day will come
            And we'll have everything.
            We'll share the joy
            Just like '54 again.

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            • EasternWest
              Hall of Fame
              • Aug 2009
              • 10002

              Re: Player Contract Status

              Originally posted by josie
              Bet you’d rescue them too
              Depends how much they were offering.

              Originally posted by josie
              Would you stop supporting dogs and support Bummers for $?
              Even the most venal mercenary has limits, Josie.
              "It's over. It's all over."

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              • FrediKanoute
                Coaching Staff
                • Aug 2007
                • 3830

                Re: Player Contract Status

                Isn't Dunks a restricted free agent? If so we can match, so unless the Bummers give him a mammoth cap breaking deal, we could retain. Dunks would be a loss as there is no one on the list who really brings the grunt and strength......but a high first round pick gives us a shot at another quality mid - maybe even look to hijack Adelaide's bid for Horne-Francis by on trading the Dunks picks. He is probably the one guy that I don't want to lose, but would lose if the price was right.

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                • Bornadog
                  WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 66734

                  Re: Player Contract Status

                  Originally posted by FrediKanoute
                  Isn't Dunks a restricted free agent?

                  I don't believe he is.
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                  • Bulldog4life
                    WOOF Member
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 9607

                    Re: Player Contract Status

                    Originally posted by josie
                    Two firsts or a first & high second pick please bummers. Anyone we would really like & position of need from EFC?

                    They would surely have to pay overs to 1) interest Dunkley (why would he want to leave now apart from $?, considering he is besties with Adz, club looks like being competitive now we are starting to see return of injured players) & 2) For us to entertain it.

                    WC desperate for good midfielders, so there would be more then 1 club interested.

                    That is the key to it. He won't want to leave. He is happy. Double that bet Jeanette and I will go halfies with you. Why go to a bottom side too who won't win a premiership while he is playing.

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                    • Grantysghost
                      Bouncing Strong
                      • Apr 2010
                      • 18966

                      Re: Player Contract Status

                      Originally posted by bornadog
                      I don't believe he is.
                      No he's not, would need a trade.
                      BT COME BACK!​

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                      • Grantysghost
                        Bouncing Strong
                        • Apr 2010
                        • 18966

                        Re: Player Contract Status

                        Originally posted by Bulldog4life
                        That is the key to it. He won't want to leave. He is happy. Double that bet Jeanette and I will go halfies with you. Why go to a bottom side too who won't win a premiership while he is playing.
                        He may also talk to him about his 900k salary.

                        If he gets a big offer to leave and we can't get near it or don't value him as much then I don't blame him for being interested.
                        BT COME BACK!​

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                        • Bulldog4life
                          WOOF Member
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 9607

                          Re: Player Contract Status

                          Originally posted by Grantysghost
                          He may also talk to him about his 900k salary.

                          If he gets a big offer to leave and we can't get near it or don't value him as much then I don't blame him for being interested.
                          All I have to say Gg he seems happy. He has been getting more mid field time like he wanted. He is not rucking. His reasons for leaving last time are no more. His best mate plays with him. If he is a mercenary well I have been proven wrong before.

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                          • Grantysghost
                            Bouncing Strong
                            • Apr 2010
                            • 18966

                            Re: Player Contract Status

                            Originally posted by Bulldog4life
                            All I have to say Gg he seems happy. He has been getting more mid field time like he wanted. He is not rucking. His reasons for leaving last time are no more. His best mate plays with him. If he is a mercenary well I have been proven wrong before.
                            All good points B4L

                            Agree I'd be surprised if he left too. But sometimes career comes first and he seems a pretty professional type.
                            BT COME BACK!​

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                            • Bornadog
                              WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 66734

                              Re: Player Contract Status

                              Originally posted by Grantysghost
                              All good points B4L

                              Agree I'd be surprised if he left too. But sometimes career comes first and he seems a pretty professional type.
                              I expect to lose someone at years end, not sure it will be Dunks.

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                              • Happy Days
                                Hall of Fame
                                • May 2008
                                • 10143

                                Re: Player Contract Status

                                Is anyone else finding the complete radio silence around Barry Smith really weird? Like not even in terms of from our end, from everywhere? He’s one of the highest profile players in the league and I haven’t heard anything about our own negotiations, about rival interest, or even of the fact that he’s out of contract.

                                What an I missing here?
                                - I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -

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