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Hawthorn inquires about Richmond skipper Trent Cotchin’s contract status with ‘Buddy money’ in mind

    Jay Clark
    Herald Sun
    June 23, 2014 9:00PM


HAWTHORN has inquired about the contract status of Richmond captain Trent Cotchin as the reigning premier prepares to spend its “Buddy money” on another star.

The Hawks made the recent approach to Cotchin’s management company, Elite Sports Properties, to help identify potential replacements for its ageing batch of champion midfielders.

After losing superstar Lance Franklin to Sydney last year, the cashed-up Hawks have more than $1 million a year in their salary cap to poach established talent.

Cotchin, 24, is set to become a free agent when his contract expires at the end of next season.

Richmond remains supremely confident of keeping the two-time best and fairest at Punt Rd, but may face a nervous wait if the slick on-baller delays talks on his next deal into next season.

Worryingly for rivals, the Hawks’ inquiry about Cotchin shows it has the capacity and intention to recruit one of the game’s premier players to help spearhead its next premiership push.

While any bid to try to prise Cotchin out of Richmond would be a long-shot, it is understood the Tigers’ skipper meets the specific demands of Hawthorn’s recruiting profile, including age, player type and character.

Hawthorn faces a major transition phase in the next few years, replacing a brigade of veteran onball stars and respected leaders such as captain Luke Hodge, 30, Brad Sewell, 30 and Sam Mitchell, 31.

It also wants a key backman to take over from veteran full-back Brian Lake.

Victorians Cotchin, Adelaide superstar Patrick Dangerfield and West Coast Eagle on-baller Scott Selwood headline the midfield talent in next year’s free agency pool.

Hawthorn is also in the hunt for Fremantle on-baller David Mundy and has been linked to another Docker Nat Fyfe and Greater Western Sydney midfielder Dylan Shiel.

But the club has dismissed an asking price of $800,000 a season from Melbourne key position player James Frawley.

Alastair Clarkson’s men have relied heavily on trading in established talent to win premierships in 2008 and last year.

Hawthorn has had limited access to top-end young talent at the draft in that time, utilising only three top-20 picks in the past seven national drafts.

Instead, it has carefully targeted recycled stars Shaun Burgoyne, David Hale, Josh Gibson, Ben McEvoy and Lake among others.

Hawthorn would not comment on Cotchin, while Richmond did not return the Herald Sun’s phone call on Monday.

In its 2013 strategic plan, Hawthorn outlined its vision to be “The Destination Club”.

The blue print included targets to maintain a top-four finish in each of the next five years, despite the impending player turnover.

President Andrew Newbold last year said the club would be aggressive in its bid to stay at the top.

“We have a lot of confidence in our recruiting and Graeme Wright, and the challenge to him is to replace the stars and have young blokes coming up ready to step up into their shoes,” Newbold said.

“We are under no illusions that is a tough ask in this environment where if you stand still for five minutes you get overtaken.”

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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2014, 09:53:15 PM »
This is why they win flags and we win poo.! They target stars and we target Moneyball jokers who cost a lot anyway. Richmond FC admin is a joke. A bunch of losers who slap each other on the back and tell each other how good they are  :lol

Got a newsflash for you guys at Punt Road .... we're all laughing at you coz your all so stuffing hopeless when it comes to running Richmond FC successfully.
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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2014, 09:57:01 PM »
Beef up his price. Rance the real target..

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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2014, 09:57:26 PM »
This is why they win flags and we win poo.! They target stars and we target Moneyball jokers who cost a lot anyway. Richmond FC admin is a joke. A bunch of losers who slap each other on the back and tell each other how good they are  :lol

Got a newsflash for you guys at Punt Road .... we're all laughing at you coz your all so stuffing hopeless when it comes to running Richmond FC successfully.

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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2014, 09:59:03 PM »

Richmond Rant / Re: Trent Cotchin [merged]
« on: June 08, 2014, 10:26:45 PM »
He wants out! The Hawks are all over him, he is very soft mentally and doesn't work hard enough and sooked up over the open criticism from the group the other week.  Jogs along side contests instead of hunting the ball carrier, only interested if he can get the ball himself. Move him on and get something for him


Jay is a little late on this one!

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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2014, 10:34:54 PM »
He'd be amazing at a good club.

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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2014, 10:38:22 PM »
He'd be amazing at a good club.
He was runner up in the brownlow at RFC  ::)
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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2014, 10:49:20 PM »
Beef up his price. Rance the real target..

Spot on, hawks have had a hardon for Rance for yrs, made a big play for him when dimma first got here.

From what I know, Cotch is currently a on about 700k, would hate to think he will get a pay rise next contract. Needs to take less and set an example for the club. If he's honest he will admit he's not worth what he's on ATM and has been paid overs the past 2 seasons

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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2014, 11:05:45 PM »
Imagine our fans if he went to the hawks. Someone woulp probably kidmap him and dismember him
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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2014, 11:41:08 PM »
He'd be amazing at a good club.
He was runner up in the brownlow at RFC  ::)
Yep when we were playing decent footy and he had less attention. Imagine at a top club with great development and no pressure.

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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2014, 11:49:08 PM »
He'd be amazing at a good club.
He was runner up in the brownlow at RFC  ::)
Yep when we were playing decent footy and he had less attention. Imagine at a top club with great development and no pressure.
No doubt about it he'd be a triple brownlow medalist.
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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2014, 11:53:28 PM »
Good luck to him. Deserves success, not embarrassment.
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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2014, 12:20:30 AM »
Hopefully free agent compensation isn't scrapped by then. Or just shop him around now to get more than a single first round compo if he isn't committed and captaincy is just something to stick on a resumè.
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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2014, 01:59:09 AM »
Good luck to him. Deserves success, not embarrassment.

Screw that. Get some better players around him FFS.

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Re: Hawthorn inquires about Trent Cotchin's contract status (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2014, 02:09:37 AM »
Problem is, to do that we need a coach who
1- understands what a good player is so he can recruit such, not griggs, houlis, thomas's, hampsons.

2- can develop them further and LEAD them to success by being a role model they want to work for.

Furthermore, idiot is contracted for 2 more years and Cotch only for one
Caracella and Balmey.