Tom Scully to Richmond in 3-4 years [merged]

[TigerTimeII]

i have been saying this since midway through last season. its not a secret that scully was devastated at being pick 1 and wanted badly to be 3, and be in the tiger jumper. he was in tears on draft day, not cos of excitement but devastation

[Penelope]

if thats the case then he is very naive.

[TigerTimeII]

if thats the case then he is very naive.

he is a born and bred very passionate tiger fan , he will never be happy as a player unless he is in yellow and black

[bojangles17]

yep that call just never goes away no matter who you talk to

[Penelope]

come draft day he should have realised and accepted that was not going to happen.

It's ok to have aspirations but you need to to address the reality. if was really driven to tears by the fact he was not drafted by richmond then he either lives in fairy land or had other people building up false hopes for him

[Eat_em_Alive]

Was probably tears of joy and being overwhelmed at being no 1 draft.
The reality is if there is a bidding war we should stay away and not pour a truckload on money on one player,
we will clearly have this issue already with the up and coming talent in our own list. Martin, reiwoldt, cotch etc

imo

[bojangles17]

the reality is he'd sign with RFC for half of what GWS are offering, anyone who thinks he's clamouring to live in Sydney has rocks up top. In all likelihood Melb would clear him to us for R 1 & 2(tambling pick) selection plus Morton...much more than what GWS will return

[Penelope]

stuff me bo, thats on par, or even more than the compensation Geelong got for ablett

[bojangles17]

eff me bo, thats on par, or even more than the compensation Geelong got for ablett

worthy investment mate say pick 10 + 25 + Morton and he's ours...if they settle for GWS compo then ~pick 20, that is all

[Danog]

If they're only getting ~pick 20, then we can afford to play hardball.  Our first pick and Morton.

[mightytiges]

The likelihood of a kid ending up at the team he barracks for is remote and with the expansion sides hogging the drafts now you're 'lucky' if you remain in your home state. The price of becoming a professional footballer.

[Dubstep Dookie]

If they're only getting ~pick 20, then we can afford to play hardball.  Our first pick and Morton.

Agreed.

And I think it's more likely than not that he will end up a tiger.

[Tigeritis™©®]

The likelihood of a kid ending up at the team he barracks for is remote and with the expansion sides hogging the drafts now you're 'lucky' if you remain in your home state. The price of becoming a professional footballer.

Buckley wanted to go to collingwood and he got there. As did Anthony Rocca.
It's time this once great club flexed it's puny muscle and made it happen. 

[bojangles17]

i too was thinking of that...it doesn't happen too often but it does happen

[mightytiges]

The likelihood of a kid ending up at the team he barracks for is remote and with the expansion sides hogging the drafts now you're 'lucky' if you remain in your home state. The price of becoming a professional footballer.

Buckley wanted to go to collingwood and he got there. As did Anthony Rocca.
It's time this once great club flexed it's puny muscle and made it happen. 

Buckley also still had to go to Brisbane for a year courtesy of the draft. I was talking more about you can't control the draft and where you end up as a kid entering the AFL. In any case Bucks moving cost himself playing in 3 flags lol.

Lockett wanted to go to Richmond when he wanted out of St Kilda yet he ended up in Sydney thanks to the AFL. My cynicism says the AFL these days will step in and do what's best for their babies so those clubs eventually succeed in non-traditional footy states.