Callan Ward - Staying or going?

[LongWait]

Re: Callan Ward - Staying or going?

Players move between clubs - always have and always will be the case. Some of our favorite sons have played for other clubs before becoming Bulldogs, including Barry and The People's Beard.

As long as the AFL adequately compensates the club, I'll be happy enough whichever way Callan decides to go. Whilst Callan wears our club colours I hope fans cheer him on. If he ever plays in another's colours, I hope our fans sledge him and boo him. Same as it's always been since 1883.

[boydogs]

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The Callan Ward scenario will be x 1000.

Not really. Aside from the years of service stuff, there won't be the massive budgets around that the startups have been given, which are being concentrated into 10 senior players with 40 kids on the list.

3rd party payments will come under the microscope, and we may actually see some tightening of the boundaries already being pushed.

There will probably be more movement, but not like the Callan scenario where a young star happy where he is is lured by massive offers.

[ledge]

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Gee this tends to get personal, some posters here are hating him already, funny if he stays you will be screaming the opposite, how fickle are some fans?
In the second it takes to sign a piece of paper !
I am a fan of my club and whoever plays for it, for those who dont, I dont follow but because they choose to play for another team that doesnt make them a bad person.

Leave the kid alone and put yourselves in his shoes, we are individuals and we all make the choice we think will do us best.
I will be rapt if he stays but if he leaves another door opens, I wish him well and hope we win a premiership as I always do.
If I actually met him and he had left I would probably say "I wish you stayed mate hows things up there" certainly no animosity after all its his proffession.
Do we hate people who were our mates in a work place but left for another job, whether its in the same industry or not?

[cinder]

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Who gives a sh*t about a CEO going from corporation to corporation, it's hardly the same thing. These guys are role models; little kids wear jumpers with their number on their backs and posters on their bedroom walls FFS. That's why it matters and that's why it's heart breaking.

[Sedat]

Re: Callan Ward - Staying or going?

Played like he had a lot on his mind today. I genuinely believe he hasn't made his mind up yet, and now realises that 'piss or get off the pot' time is fast approaching. He really struggled to involve himself in the contest today, which he's had no trouble at all in doing up until now.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Callan Ward - Staying or going?

Who gives a sh*t about a CEO going from corporation to corporation, it's hardly the same thing. These guys are role models; little kids wear jumpers with their number on their backs and posters on their bedroom walls FFS. That's why it matters and that's why it's heart breaking.

Come on mate, don't pretend you didn't have a Sol Trujillio posted on your wall growing up...
I'm just going to pretend he played like the whole season like he did today. Wasn't bad, but it wasn't his best game of the year.

Makes me feel slightly better about him leaving

[GVGjr]

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Played like he had a lot on his mind today. I genuinely believe he hasn't made his mind up yet, and now realises that 'piss or get off the pot' time is fast approaching. He really struggled to involve himself in the contest today, which he's had no trouble at all in doing up until now.

Agreed, not Cal's best game. Hope it indicated wrestling with his demons. I hope he looked around and said I won't get to play at this great stadium for quite some years if I leave.

[cinder]

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Come on mate, don't pretend you didn't have a Sol Trujillio posted on your wall growing up...
I'm just going to pretend he played like the whole season like he did today. Wasn't bad, but it wasn't his best game of the year.

Makes me feel slightly better about him leaving

Didn't he play for Carlton?

I hope he didn't play crap because he felt guilty about his decision...

[Grantysghost]

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Who gives a sh*t about a CEO going from corporation to corporation, it's hardly the same thing. These guys are role models; little kids wear jumpers with their number on their backs and posters on their bedroom walls FFS. That's why it matters and that's why it's heart breaking.

Totally agree, im over comparisons between normal jobs and football. If you feel bad about Cal leaving (and how you couldn't is beyond me) let it out, dont try and justify it to yourselves....! Im angry like Bill Murray the fourth time he saw Ned Ryerson in groundhog day! Good luck to Cal, but im not pretending its ok....

[Bornadog]

Re: Callan Ward - Staying or going?

Played like he had a lot on his mind today. I genuinely believe he hasn't made his mind up yet, and now realises that 'piss or get off the pot' time is fast approaching. He really struggled to involve himself in the contest today, which he's had no trouble at all in doing up until now.

Spot on Sedat. Heard Lee Matthews after the game wondering why GWS would pay him $million with a game like today.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Callan Ward - Staying or going?

Played like he had a lot on his mind today. I genuinely believe he hasn't made his mind up yet, and now realises that 'piss or get off the pot' time is fast approaching. He really struggled to involve himself in the contest today, which he's had no trouble at all in doing up until now.

Was being tagged but that is how it came across to me as well. Didn't look anywhere near the player that we've seen for most of the year.

[Remi Moses]

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Who gives a sh*t about a CEO going from corporation to corporation, it's hardly the same thing. These guys are role models; little kids wear jumpers with their number on their backs and posters on their bedroom walls FFS. That's why it matters and that's why it's heart breaking.

Agree entirely. It's not a normal 9 to 5 Job, kids are living their childhood dreams!
It's just lunacy to compare it!

[Remi Moses]

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Was being tagged but that is how it came across to me as well. Didn't look anywhere near the player that we've seen for most of the year.

He'd wanna get used to it next season if he leaves.
Scully and himself will be tagged relentlessly.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Callan Ward - Staying or going?

100%Gone. A relative knows his best buddy. Do the right think and not play him next week!
In Wallis Out Ward

[LostDoggy]

Re: Callan Ward - Staying or going?

Was being tagged but that is how it came across to me as well. Didn't look anywhere near the player that we've seen for most of the year.

Most of the year? He's had about 6 good games -- let's not overrate our own. GWS are offering way over the odds, will be doing us a favour if we end up with Band 1 compensation.

ps. GVG, I don't think people are necessarily just pissed off with him leaving, it's how he's been stringing the team and the supporters along, essentially treating us as mugs. I don't see why we should be respecting someone who has zero respect for us as paying members. Do the honorable thing and come out like Bock and Phil Davis did -- we are WAY too soft on dickhead behaviour (and Ward may not be a dickhead generally, but lying for 12 months is dickhead behaviour.. no way around it).

I think it's ridiculous to give him games at the expense of the development of those who are staying.