Richmond says it has no interest in trying to lure Michael Hurley from Essendon (H-Sun)

[tdy]

So just so I have the timeline right

Barrett on Monday night said Tigers going hard at Hurley with a big offer

Tuesday night and Jay Clark from the HUN goes with we are not interested, quoting a "Richmond Official" no less

A lot of people on here believe the club always lies, so in this case is said "Richmond Official" lying or telling the truth

Funny stuff indeed

From what I understand of the rules, it isn't trade week so we cannot admit talking to him or his management.

What purpose would it serve to admit to it apart from getting into trouble with the AFL?

Is he a contracted player atm?  Do the rules apply?

[Diocletian]

at getting all ansty at what some journo attributes to a "Richmond Official"

To be fair though, it does sound awfully like something this club would actually do.....

[YellowandBlackBlood]

So just so I have the timeline right

Barrett on Monday night said Tigers going hard at Hurley with a big offer

Tuesday night and Jay Clark from the HUN goes with we are not interested, quoting a "Richmond Official" no less

A lot of people on here believe the club always lies, so in this case is said "Richmond Official" lying or telling the truth

Funny stuff indeed

From what I understand of the rules, it isn't trade week so we cannot admit talking to him or his management.

What purpose would it serve to admit to it apart from getting into trouble with the AFL?

Is he a contracted player atm?  Do the rules apply?

Yes. Yes.
We can talk but make no formal offers.

[one-eyed]

UPDATE:

RICHMOND great Kevin Barlett is surprised the Tigers have no interest in luring banned Bomber defender Michael Hurley to Punt Rd.

The Tigers on Tuesday night scoffed at claims they had offered Hurley a five-year $900,000 a season contract.

A Richmond official said the club had no interest in the 2015 All-Australian centre half-back.

It is believed the Tigers have also made their position clear to Essendon to help stamp out increasing speculation Richmond was zeroing in on the 193cm key position player.

Hurley, 25, is one of 12 current Essendon-listed serving a one-year ban over the club’s 2012 supplement program.

He is contracted for next season but is yet to recommit to the Bombers, with Bartlett saying the Tigers must be “ready to pounce” if Hurley decided the leave.
 
“I would have thought the All-Australian centre half back at 25 years of age who is yet to commit to the Bombers despite having a year to run on his contract was worth strong consideration,” Bartlett said on SEN on Wednesday morning.

“Like his suspended teammates, the high-profile Hurley appears to be in no rush to pledge his allegiance to the red and black.

“Unless Hurley has told the Tigers he has no interest in Punt Road, then there’s no point in dropping off the star defender.

“If he decides to leave Windy Hill (sic) for whatever reason, Richmond should be ready to pounce, for an Alex Rance-Hurley led backline sounds pretty juicy to me in a time when captain Trent Cotchin says they’ve got a group that can win the flag.”

Essendon is increasingly confident of keeping Hurley after securing the signatures of key pair Dyson Heppell and Cale Hooker.

Richmond, however, is believed to be a leading candidate to lure star Gold Coast midfielder Dion Prestia back to Victoria.

Prestia’s future will become clearer around the bye period, with Melbourne also in the race to sign the gun ball-winner.

Bartlett said the club’s “strike rate” with such targets hasn’t been flush in recent times, but Hurley should be Richmond’s No.1 target.

“Talk says Richmond is keen on Suns star Dion Prestia, and he’d be a great acquisition, but Richmond’s strike rate at getting big-name match winners hasn’t been good in recent years,” he said.

“You can’t have too many irons in the fire. My advice would be don’t drop off Hurley.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/footy-form/richmond-says-it-has-no-interest-in-trying-to-lure-michael-hurley-from-essendon/news-story/68fcd6cae2166a690c98a67b62606986

[WA Tiger]

"RICHMOND says it has no interest in luring banned Bomber defender Michael Hurley to Punt Rd"

Should actually say; Hurley says he has no interest in going to Punt Rd just like Treloar and many others.

[WA Tiger]

"Bartlett said the club’s “strike rate” with such targets hasn’t been flush in recent times, but Hurley should be Richmond’s No.1 target."

What does this tell us about the club, where they are at and where they are going?

[one-eyed]

Hardwick would not discuss the club's level of interest in banned Essendon defender Michael Hurley after reports the Tigers would not pursue the All Australian.

"He's a very good player Michael Hurley, there's no doubt about that, but that's where it'll stay for this conversation today," the coach said.   

Hardwick also refused to buy into speculation linking the Tigers to out-of-contract Gold Coast midfielder Dion Prestia.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-26/vickery-safe-from-the-chop-confirms-hardwick

[WA Tiger]

Here we go, talking themselves out of it again already, must be preparing for a big fish.

[Stalin]

Here we go, talking themselves out of it again already, must be preparing for a big fish.

It's not even four days before the end of trade week.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

I would have taken the no comment to mean we are more than interested.
If we truly weren't interested, he would have slammed the door on the rumour.
That's my take at least....

[Yeahright]

No. If anyone thinks its just smoke and mirrors and we're secretly still into it, then you are extremely naive

Don't you think it's extremely naive to adamantly argue that we aren't talking to him?

[WilliamPowell]

I would have taken the no comment to mean we are more than interested.
If we truly weren't interested, he would have slammed the door on the rumour.
That's my take at least....

  wow you reckon













I agree 

[tony_montana]

No. If anyone thinks its just smoke and mirrors and we're secretly still into it, then you are extremely naive

Don't you think it's extremely naive to adamantly argue that we aren't talking to him?

never said that - reckon we were talking to him but now we're not -  probably bc it will blow our pay structures to the outhouse 

[the claw]

OP makes sense why would they even look at Hurley after all we have Chaplin, Elton, Astbury and ???? in support of Rance.  Absolute FFFFIIIINNGG JOKE OF A F/D

Have said it the last few years who but the RFC would go into a season with that lot of KPD's???? anyone?  and still expect to make  top 4. It is stuffin hilarious.