Tigers planning to be active trade week players

[Danog]

Can also tell you NUFFERS that Freo have been looking at each clubs playing lists for the past 4 years..
Its amazing the Richmond now say they are going to do it, its big news in the media

Is that really necessary?

[tigersalive]

We should of picked up Bradshaw this year

Bradshaw would have retired had we read his name out.

He made it perfectly clear who he wanted to play for and was not worried about retiring from the game if he didn't make his way to Sydney.

Would have been another shemozzle you could have whinged about of course though in a "why did we draft bradshaw" thread.      

Not to mention it would have been another short term decision to please the supporters who are too braindead to identify that short-term shortcuts have been the death of this club for the past 30 years.  Until we develop a base and are contenders these players will continue to pass us by.

I didn't think Jack was serious, but maybe he was, dumbest comment of the year from Jackster right here

I am deadly serious, we have NO Leadership on the field, the guy is GUN !

Also what would it have cost us to recruit him do you think, keeping in mind that he has probably only two years left with a side of players where most aren't up to AFL standard.

Put himself into the pre-season draft with the contract requirements of 1.5 million over 3 years.

To make a further point would you prefer $200k going to a kid over 3 years who could be a player of the future and 1.3 million going into the football department for development spending, or would you prefer Daniel Bradshaw who could possibly inject an extra two or three goals a game leading us to be beaten by only beaten by Geelong by 80 points and still being on a 0-6 start. 

I know my choice.

[camboon]

Q:How old is Bradshaw again

A: Older than Kingsley when we recruited him -  

No good getting players at the end of their careers -short term fixes have proven to be a failure at Tigerland - we are just going to have to suck up the pain for at least a few years IMHO

[Judge Roughneck]

Bradshaw is a better footballer than kingsley

[tigersalive]

Bradshaw is a better footballer than kingsley

No doubt.  But would we not still be 0-6????

Even if we had have stolen a win, having Bradshaw still doesn't make us a compitive team, and as another Bentleigh account around the traps once said, "12th = nowhere."

[jackstar is back again]

Q:How old is Bradshaw again

A: Older than Kingsley when we recruited him -  

No good getting players at the end of their careers -short term fixes have proven to be a failure at Tigerland - we are just going to have to suck up the pain for at least a few years IMHO

One is a GUN.
the other no ablilty

[camboon]

And both have a football life span of one to two years - sorry dont belive in majic puddings since we got Stewert and Sproue.

We just have to build a strong foundation.

No Boak another story if we could get him at the right price - he is the right age, skills and playing style - Do we get the first pick in the national draft ??

[tiger101]

we better not touch our early draft picks.
but totally agree we need some senior big bodys in our structure.

[Smokey]

One is a GUN.
the other no ablilty

You didn't finish your sentence Jack.

"One is a GUN in a good side but is quite invisible in an average side".

There's a big difference when you are paying big money for that player.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Tigs just need to stfu up six months out from the trade week period and not let anybody know their intentions or motives just let their actions do the talking. I don't like this. Just do it and don't tell anybody. It gains nothing.

[tiger till i die]

WHY WOULD PLAYERS WANT TO COME TO THE MOST UNSUCCESSFUL TEAM IN THE AFL?????

[Hellenic Tiger]

WHY WOULD PLAYERS WANT TO COME TO THE MOST UNSUCCESSFUL TEAM IN THE AFL?????

$$$$$$$$$$ being freed up in the salary cap.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't know yet if it that translates into the hype and reality of the promised land come free agency.

[tiger till i die]

WHY WOULD PLAYERS WANT TO COME TO THE MOST UNSUCCESSFUL TEAM IN THE AFL?????

$$$$$$$$$$ being freed up in the salary cap.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't know yet if it that translates into the hype and reality of the promised land come free agency.

we have money?

[Hellenic Tiger]

WHY WOULD PLAYERS WANT TO COME TO THE MOST UNSUCCESSFUL TEAM IN THE AFL?????

$$$$$$$$$$ being freed up in the salary cap.

Money makes the world go round.

Don't know yet if it that translates into the hype and reality of the promised land come free agency.

we have money?

Retirements of Richo Bowden Johnson Brown etc have freed up alot of money in the salary cap. Most first year players are on very little and with more players retiring or getting delisted it will free up more money.
Free agency will ensure a club with spare money can entice a big name ready made player.

[Penelope]

Is this talk about being active during trade week just a friendly reminder to some players that they are playing for their careers at RFC this season?