Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

This thread is great as a bit of off-season escapism, but otherwise pretty moot.

[China Dog]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

We shouldn't waste our time with someone like Tippett. He has proved he lacks real character in the way he left the Crows and does not fit our new philosophy of 'solid character' players.

We would be better developing someone from the draft as a key forward and if we use a PSD pick, use it on Ben Jacobs, who has considerable upside and the right attitude to the game.

[Topdog]

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Im happy to sign him up, use him for 1 season and then trade him for draft picks next year.

Even more so if he is suspended for half the season.

[Throughandthrough]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Hypothetically, if we took Tippett and said all we can afford is $200k, what would the downside be? (apart from team disunity and no development maybe...)

Presumably he doesnt have to play, and yes he would be pi55ed off, but still? What could he do, stand out of footy and watch his value fall lower?

And if by some miracle he kicks a lazy 70 goals we would presumab;ly get a half decent bounty for him the next year, or heavens above pay him a lot more to stay?

[GVGjr]

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I might be wrong here but he has the option of nominating his salary requirements and before any team drafts him they have to have the cap room to pay it.

I don't think it's as simple as a team drafting him and paying him what they think is OK.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Im happy to sign him up, use him for 1 season and then trade him for draft picks next year.

Just don't put it in writing

[jeemak]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

I might be wrong here but he has the option of nominating his salary requirements and before any team drafts him they have to have the cap room to pay it.

I don't think it's as simple as a team drafting him and paying him what they think is OK.

Pretty sure we'd have to match the offers put forward by other clubs to secure him.

We'd have the cap space to compete with other clubs, but it comes down to whether we deem him of desirable character, and whether he deems us a club he wants to play with. I don't think there's any question of his talent. however. He's much better than anyone we've got now.

I'm happy enough to let him go somewhere else though. We've just off-loaded a player that was more concerned about himself than he was about the club and its needs beyond what might be considered a reasonable balance between the two, I don't think we should replace him with another that is similar.

[Bornadog]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Rumour he is about to retire

[Bornadog]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Rumour he is about to retire

Now confirmed


Sydney Swans
@sydneyswans
2m2 minutes ago


Kurt Tippett has announced his retirement from football effective immediately.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Frees up some salary cap I imagine. With the greatest respect to all, this was one if the worst, if not the worst, deal/manoeuvre ever in their history.

Adelaide got smashed, then sure they used just a PSD pick but then he gets a huge suspension and his wage on top of (later) Franklins wage forces out some very good players. All while putting together a resume at Sydney on par with Wade Skipper, doing nothing in his GFs and the club not winning a flag (which was clearly the intent of such a big deal). About time Sydney stuffed something up in player movements having gotten it almost perfect for so long.

[Twodogs]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Speaking of drafts I saw Gillon on the news last night saying his big thing now is to get a mid season draft up and running and he doesn't see why it can't held be this year.

We might still change our list.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Big flop for mine . Got him to win a flag and didn’t come off. Awful in 2 GF’s to

[Twodogs]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Big flop for mine . Got him to win a flag and didn’t come off. Awful in 2 GF’s to

I know, I was at one of them.

[The Adelaide Connection]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

Frees up some salary cap I imagine. With the greatest respect to all, this was one if the worst, if not the worst, deal/manoeuvre ever in their history.

Adelaide got smashed, then sure they used just a PSD pick but then he gets a huge suspension and his wage on top of (later) Franklins wage forces out some very good players. All while putting together a resume at Sydney on par with Wade Skipper, doing nothing in his GFs and the club not winning a flag (which was clearly the intent of such a big deal). About time Sydney stuffed something up in player movements having gotten it almost perfect for so long.

What are the rules around retiring before the contract is up? I am assuming they must have done a deal to pay out a certain amount of it, otherwise he would just sit on their injury list and keep banking his full million+
Does anyone know how it works?

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Tippett in Pre Season Draft?

What are the rules around retiring before the contract is up? I am assuming they must have done a deal to pay out a certain amount of it, otherwise he would just sit on their injury list and keep banking his full million+
Does anyone know how it works?

Timing seems suspicious too. Sports pages are tied up with our ODI failures, BBL working towards finals, SA test squad announced, Australian Open quarters now. Plus AFLW about to begin with AFLX too, the AFEL wouldn't want to jeopardise that or put scrutiny on Sydney and a 3 year contacted player on huge money jumping ship. The AFEL said after the Buddy deal that they'd be watching Sydney to make sure they weren't rigging the system by cutting players early of contracts or under paying them after other clubs couldn't afford to match offers. Tippett got to the PSD because all clubs couldn't match the years or dollars. Now Tippett 'retires' 3 years early and the cap millions that scared everyone off not relevant. Seems all too suspicious for my cynical thinking. Equally, no one will raise it officially, up to and including the AFEL, so it's a case of whatever.