Cooney - Gone?

[F'scary]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

Furthermore, I do not feel that anyone would offer that much for him in terms of a draft pick trade. Now, Higgins, on the other hand...

[G-Mo77]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

He'd be earning a good 75-85% more with GWS than he would have earned with us.

I know $450K is a lot of money for a 22 year old, but $750 is too good to pass up. Much too good.

Plus, he's the club captain and gun player. Not as bad a footy gig as people say it is, when that's your lot at GWS.

I never said he shouldn't take it. My response was about not being able to turn down money. Does anyone actually think Callan Ward was the only guy they chased? I'm sure they threw their check book at a whole lot of players and they all said no before Callan finally said yes. Money doesn't run every player going around like some think.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

I never said he shouldn't take it. My response was about not being able to turn down money. Does anyone actually think Callan Ward was the only guy they chased? I'm sure they threw their check book at a whole lot of players and they all said no before Callan finally said yes. Money doesn't run every player going around like some think.

Excellent point G-Mo.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

I never said he shouldn't take it. My response was about not being able to turn down money. Does anyone actually think Callan Ward was the only guy they chased? I'm sure they threw their check book at a whole lot of players and they all said no before Callan finally said yes. Money doesn't run every player going around like some think.

Sheedy wanted Callan well before GWS came along, make no mistake he was one of the first they had a crack at.

[jeemak]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

I never said he shouldn't take it. My response was about not being able to turn down money. Does anyone actually think Callan Ward was the only guy they chased? I'm sure they threw their check book at a whole lot of players and they all said no before Callan finally said yes. Money doesn't run every player going around like some think.

Due to our ineptitude we left Ward exposed. He was out of contract and precisely the player they needed, and in my view that would have put him pretty close to the top of their list (but I'll never know).

In the last few years I can't think of many players that haven't moved when almost double their current or expected future earnings (let alone tenure) have been put on the table.

[Sedat]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

Due to our ineptitude we left Ward exposed. He was out of contract and precisely the player they needed, and in my view that would have put him pretty close to the top of their list (but I'll never know).

In the last few years I can't think of many players that haven't moved when almost double their current or expected future earnings (let alone tenure) have been put on the table.

They made a big play for Andrew Swallow as well but Norf shored him up. The Ward screw-up is why we now have a full-time list manager.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

In the last few years I can't think of many players that haven't moved when almost double their current or expected future earnings (let alone tenure) have been put on the table.

Publicly you wouldn't hear it, I'm sure there are many.

[jeemak]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

Publicly you wouldn't hear it, I'm sure there are many.

I question whether it actually happens all that often. But, it's not worth arguing over something that neither of us can quantify!

[Missing Dog]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

I really think we have been much better since the nineties we have lost a few but gained many also !!!

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

Surely get can't get a game next week!

[comrade]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

He was just so bad today, surely he's not close to full fitness.

Can't lay a tackle to save himself and it's cost us big time in the last 2 games. His kicking (which IMO has also been fragile) is completely off the boil.

[Bornadog]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

he was just so bad today, surely he's not close to full fitness.

Can't lay a tackle to save himself and it's cost us big time in the last 2 games. His kicking (which imo has also been fragile) is completely off the boil.

vfl.

[F'scary]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

vfl.

Retire.

[Bornadog]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

Retire.

Plays three bad quarters (including Essendon game) and retire???

[F'scary]

Re: Cooney - Gone?

Plays three bad quarters (including Essendon game) and retire???

Forced retirement at that.