Polak a rookie & Cousins PSD pick 7 - AFL rejects Tiger request [merged]

[pmac21]

Gourdis Vs Cousins ????
Hopefully Gourdis tells Freo he wont play for them and we can still get him at pick 8 in the rookie draft !!!
Oh, the drama.....

[wayne]

It means we didn't get an extra pick in the PSD.

We can still get Cousins, we have pick 6, but we've said that we'll take a youngster with that pick.

[one-eyed]

Demetriou said there were submissions from us, Adrian Anderson, the AFLPA and 14 of the 15 clubs. The missing club didn't get there's in on time.

The rules are already in place for this situation with the LTIL. The mechanism is already there for Richmond to have the flexibility to upgrade a player from the rookie list in Polak's place and play him for as long as Polak is on the LTIL.

Different to Rama as he was delisted before the National draft and he was uncontracted so making him a rookie kept him in the AFL. Also all clubs were supportive.

The majority of clubs were opposed to our Polak situation.

The AFL didn't bother asking us why we left it "late". Damien Barret asked "if Richmond got it's act together earlier and didn't try to circumvent the rules would the decision be different". Demetriou responded by saying he doesn't want to speculate on that. Adrian Anderson believed the submission was reasonable and so the AFL commission looked at it.

There's still an opportunity for Ben Cousins to be picked up by any of the 6 clubs tomorrow.

Congratulated Richmond on their fantastic support for Polak who is "indefinitely" out of football.

[Chuck17]

Hmmm, Ok ball back in the court of the RFC

[Beren]

What time is our Press conference?

[Francois Jackson]

cousins over a kid

no thanks

the afl are a fu.ckin joke

listening to that eddie fu.kwit

im so peeed off this is so stuff....

[wayne]

What time is our Press conference?

Not sure.

They said if it was successful, no press conference and if unsuccessful, they would have a press conference.

EDIT: Probably after 4:30

[bushranger]

Goods news for Polak still being able to be put on the list.
And now do we do what was already said and take youth in Gourdis.
And then see if we can colect Cousins down further.
All I know is I'm glad I'm not the ones in that position.
I was agaist it but aver time grew to like the idea of him at home with us.
So lets wai now till tomorrow.

[one-eyed]

AFL refuses Tiger request
December 15, 2008 02:35pm

RICHMOND'S bid to recruit Ben Cousins has hit a hurdle, with the AFL Commission stopping it from placing Graham Polak on the rookie list.

The Tigers had asked for dispensation to place Polak on the rookie list, which would have given them an extra pick in tomorrow's Pre-Season Draft, and given them more salary cap space.

Now, if the Tigers still want Cousins, they will have to use their sole pick in the PSD - No.6 - to take Cousins, breaking the heart of one of the young players which had been hoping to be picked up.

It is believed the Richmond board will meet tonight to consider its options.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24802094-19742,00.html

[bushranger]

I understand youe frustration. I'm miles away but I can feel it now how we have been stuffed about.
And to those teams there were against us I hope Terry has written them down and uses them to get the boys firered up against them. And stuff team eddie and the toothless hobo in joffa. Love to see them on the bottom real soon.
And those pie dopes don't deserve capitals to them as they are dogs. Sorry to all the tail wager out there that wasn't a surr to you.

[Francois Jackson]

Goods news for Polak still being able to be put on the list.
And now do we do what was already said and take youth in Gourdis.
And then see if we can colect Cousins down further.
All I know is I'm glad I'm not the ones in that position.
I was agaist it but aver time grew to like the idea of him at home with us.
So lets wai now till tomorrow.

100% CORRECT

i am not for taking him over youth.


this is the worst result for Ben. he culd end up in trouble again i fear

[julzqld]

Does make you wonder if this would have happened if it was Collingwood wanting it and not us.

[Francois Jackson]

Does make you wonder if this would have happened if it was Collingwood wanting it and not us.

exactly Julz

its a fu.ckin joke

eddie is so far up andy d behind its not funny

im over it

[bushranger]

Does make you wonder if this would have happened if it was Collingwood wanting it and not us.

You me and everyone including youe cat avatar know what the out come would have been.
Just let us keep this in our memory banks till one day they need a hand out in something simular. I hope I remeber cause they would onlt see my boot heading to kick them in the arse for asking.

[Chuck17]

The majority of clubs were opposed to our Polak situation.

That's interesting I thought there was only a few opposed.

I wonder if it wasn't all tied in with the Cousin's saga whether it would have been better supported.

In making a contrast to the Rama situation are they saying that if we delisted him prior to the national draft it would have been the same circumstances?  I am not too sure if that would have been in the best interests of Polly's rehab and I would have liked to think that we would have been rewarded for our support of him.