Callan Ward jumps Bulldogs ship to join GWS

[LostDoggy]

Re: Callan Ward jumps Bulldogs ship to join GWS

A good friend of mine & his little boy were at training yesterday - did anyone see the footage of Callan holding the little boy and his Dad taking the photo? Well, I spoke to the Dad today & he said if he'd thought it through he would've given his son $5 to give to Callan.

I'm still hoping for a nice announcement before Saturdays game saying Callan has re-signed with the Bulldogs.

[Murphy'sLore]

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I'm still hoping for a nice announcement before Saturdays game saying Callan has re-signed with the Bulldogs.

Surely if that was going to happen, he would have put us all out of our misery by now

[LostDoggy]

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Maybe hopeful but should still form part of the Club's case in lobbying for a fair deal. We must be on the front foot in pushing a claim for losing two players that we have invested something like 8 years combined development in and where both had moved beyond simply being speculative opportunities to locks in the best half of our starting 22.

I know it won't but does the fact we have now lost two players to the expansion clubs, play any part in the compensation?

Let's all march on AFL House and demand what we're due.

We should all be getting on the front foot as memebers and writing or emailing Andrew Demetriou about how our club has been severely disadvantaged by losing not one, but two of our young players to the new clubs.

None of the high profile clubs have been affected this way and it puts an absolute dent in our clubs hopes of securing a premiership in the future. The AFL should have made a decidion that GC and GWS could only take players from clubs who had won a premiership in the past 10 years to protect clubs like us whose members havent enjoyed such success.

So, come on Bulldogs supporters ..... get writing.

[The Underdog]

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We should all be getting on the front foot as memebers and writing or emailing Andrew Demetriou about how our club has been severely disadvantaged by losing not one, but two of our young players to the new clubs.

None of the high profile clubs have been affected this way and it puts an absolute dent in our clubs hopes of securing a premiership in the future. The AFL should have made a decidion that GC and GWS could only take players from clubs who had won a premiership in the past 10 years to protect clubs like us whose members havent enjoyed such success.

So, come on Bulldogs supporters ..... get writing.

Unfortunately you're relying on the assumption that Demetriou cares about anything other than getting GWS to a finals series as quickly as possible

[Doc26]

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The AFL should have made a decidion that GC and GWS could only take players from clubs who had won a premiership in the past 10 years to protect clubs like us whose members havent enjoyed such success.

So, come on Bulldogs supporters ..... get writing.

Although I'd be happy to negotiate that down to only Clubs that had won a premiership in the past 50 years

[Bornadog]

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Although I'd be happy to negotiate that down to only Clubs that had won a premiership in the past 60 years

Don't remind us Doc, its depressing.

[Grantysghost]

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and the AFL would reject it a bit harder too. The clubs had 0 power on this one.

Sad but true i guess. The rule makers seem to make policy on the fly, GWS having two years to grab uncontracted players v the Suns one is a tad confusing.

[Cyberdoggie]

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Sad but true i guess. The rule makers seem to make policy on the fly, GWS having two years to grab uncontracted players v the Suns one is a tad confusing.

Possibly because clubs signing up big name players to stop them from going to the GC are less likely to sign them to deal that would see them out past the second year window that GWS has. If it was just the 1 year for both GC and GWS then there would be few uncontracted players available.

[the banker]

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Let's all march on AFL House and demand what we're due.

Not that silly

[The Coon Dog]

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[Bornadog]

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TCD, I knew you would be the one to do this.

[chef]

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That just makes me feel sick.

[The Coon Dog]

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That just makes me feel sick.

Yup, effing heartbreaking. Wonder why people hate footy nowdays!

[LostDoggy]

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That just makes me feel sick.

Agreed. Is there a 'vomit' emoticon?

[Greystache]

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Cheers TCD, good stuff