Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

[Desipura]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

That's not the case anymore, it was mentioned by GW on 360 in regards to Warnock. You can now be traded after signing a contract.

Thanks Chef, that obviously was brought in this year.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

It's at this point in time ones has to laugh at the GC Suns for taking Josh Fraser over Will.

I was thinking the same thing last night.
Good old Scott Clayton

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

I was thinking the same thing last night.
Good old Scott Clayton

My understanding is that it was Clayton who wanted Will, but McKenna stepped in to help his mate Mick by taking a player Collingwood was going to delist and give them Andrew Krakouer for the privelege.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

My understanding is that it was Clayton who wanted Will, but McKenna stepped in to help his mate Mick by taking a player Collingwood was going to delist and give them Andrew Krakouer for the privelege.

Correct. Well the first part

[Maddog37]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Bump.

Has he signed yet?

[Missing Dog]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

I love the big fella but believe he won't be around when we are next challenging.not against giving him the chance to play in flag for another side

[stefoid]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Sign him and keep him are two different things. I say sign him up definitely and keep him maybe.

If we sign him, then he agrees to a trade then whatever we get in trade we can use this year, and its likely to be more than some compo pick from the AFL.

We dont have to play cambell in the seniors just yet. He has been a rookie for 1 year, and if he plays out another year on the list for williamstown or our own reserves side, then fine. He has many years to go yet. Very handy backup player right now.

Ayce we play forward and Roughead can spend another year or so in and out of the team playing in a variety of positions and just developing.

I think we are so used to having no ruck stocks that the minute we get three guys capable of playing ruck we start to panic and want to push the best one out?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Sign him and keep him are two different things. I say sign him up definitely and keep him maybe.

If we sign him, then he agrees to a trade then whatever we get in trade we can use this year, and its likely to be more than some compo pick from the AFL.

So you are saying we should try to screw him?
Tell him we want him, sign him then say nah we changed our mind and sell him.
Not only is it bastard act but the likelihood of it happening 1000-1.

[Maddog37]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Starting to seem a bit strange to me that he has not signed. Gold Coast anyone?

[G-Mo77]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Starting to seem a bit strange to me that he has not signed. Gold Coast anyone?

Sadly anyone can sign him.

I read an article a while ago which said he was close to signing up. I can't remember how long ago it was though, I'm guessing around 4 - 6 weeks ago, somewhere in that timeframe. It's a concern that nothing has been said since.

[always right]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

So you are saying we should try to screw him?
Tell him we want him, sign him then say nah we changed our mind and sell him.
Not only is it bastard act but the likelihood of it happening 1000-1.

If we do this, no-one should ever criticise Callan Ward again for the decision he made.

[stefoid]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

So you are saying we should try to screw him?
Tell him we want him, sign him then say nah we changed our mind and sell him.
Not only is it bastard act but the likelihood of it happening 1000-1.

Did my entire post give that impression? Like I said, Im not panicking because we have 3 or 4 ruck capable players on the entire list. Im fine with that. It means we dont have to draft any more for a while.

So sign him up.

However thats not going to stop potential suitors come sniffing, and if they make Wil an offer he cant refuse, then we have some leverage.

[stefoid]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Our ruck stocks:

Cambell is a rookie whos been here 12 months. Put him on the main list and play him in the magoos for another year or two. So what? He is at the start of a potentially long career and has a lot to learn and fitness to gain. If he turns out to be good, then he can take over from Wil in a few years.

Ayce seems to be a classic "forward who can pinch hit in the ruck" - perfect for modern footy.

Roughead could be anything - he obviously has lots of talent and lots of development in front of him, and seems to be the most versatile of our big men. He will be in and out of the side for a year or two Im sure. Again, so what? Also young and at the start of a long career, fingers crossed.

Give them all 2 years and if we do end up having too many talented rucks, then great! Let other ruck-poor clubs come begging to us at the trade table.

but letting Wilbur drift away for peanuts now? uh-uh.

[azabob]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

Sign him and keep him are two different things. I say sign him up definitely and keep him maybe.

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So you are saying we should try to screw him?
Tell him we want him, sign him then say nah we changed our mind and sell him.
Not only is it bastard act but the likelihood of it happening 1000-1.

Did my entire post give that impression? Like I said, Im not panicking because we have 3 or 4 ruck capable players on the entire list. Im fine with that. It means we dont have to draft any more for a while.

So sign him up.

However thats not going to stop potential suitors come sniffing, and if they make Wil an offer he cant refuse, then we have some leverage.

Yes your opening line suggested we sign him, then trade him.

[Bornadog]

Re: Memo to Garlick/Fantasia/Macca/Macca - Sign Minson Now

I don't understand why there are some posters wanting to let Minson go. Arguably Minson is now the number one ruck in the AFL and in all Australian form. He sits second to Maric in hitouts by 15, but Maric has more game time than Will, but on the other hand Will's clearance rate is better than Maric (58 to 54). He won't get All Australian, that will go to Cox as we are losing and unfashionable.

At 27 years of age he is at least another 4 years to give us. Based on arguments that we should get rid of him while he has currency, then we should have got rid of Teddy Whitten, Doug Hawkins, Chris Grant (mid 90's) and many more when they were at their peak, but the team wasn't playing finals.