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Pick 29: Shai Bolton
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He won't be going via the PSD, that's my point, I was backing up your statement. Been pretty well documented if he wants to leave he wants to get back home and West Coast would be the destination. No way possible he gets there via the PSD. A suitable trade is the only logical way. We hold a few good cards if he wants to go there. I don't think he will leave and definitely not to go to Carlton.
Why would WC be his only destination if he wanted to go home?
I think I read somewhere that he was a dockers supporter as a kid. Didnt his old man play a few games for them?
I noticed the AFL website’s 3 “turning point” moments all started with Shai.
My conspiracy hat says Ralph Carr is getting the media to help him pump up his client’s reputation.
Whatever we call it, it’s great how his temperament was a force for good when the heat was on.
Something about Shai reminds me of Dusty.
He seems to have that kind of ego where he’s either a superstar or he’s nothing, and moments like that help him tell himself the narrative of the former.
I would expect Bolton to develop tremendously from this point onwards.
He’s now proven to be influential in a final (albeit with slightly more praise than what is worthy for the action, but we’ll take it).
Posters in here were very clear when we drafted him that he was very young and immature at first. Sky is the limit.
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Really worked into the game with the other smalls after a slow start where all three barely had a touch in Q1 , was quite lively and grew in confidence as did dan and George , we look so much more dangerous when these guys are up and about
Don't know but it was reported that West Coast were chasing him and had put an offer on the table. But even Fremantle would require 5 teams to pass 9n him before getting to them in the PSD draft.
So plenty could still eventuate come trade week.WC mightn't be the option if he wanted to head back west.
I wasn't really contemplating the psd. I couldn't see that ever happening in Shai's case
yeah they did. He definitely got more love from his teammates than Danny for that goal.
Disagree. If he elects a club and we follow the course of other clubs we will wind up watching him play well against us for the next 12 plus years. Far prefer to get nothing and have him play out his career on the Gold Coast.
Sure. Sorry I think the context of my original reply to a comment has been lost along the way.
The Merkin knows this is the best place for Shai to be. The biggest club in the land where the commercial exposure is huge.
The Merkin is just doing his job. Maximising his clients return. Good on him.
Ralph has a gift.
$hai could sign a deal this week for $50k a year more than last week.
$hai will be champing at the bit to sign. He'll be walking past balmys office spinning a pen.
But Ralph will have a coffee date with $hai on Wednesday, and say to him
'steady on son. you made yourself about a hundred and fifty grand with that mark on Saturday night. eye on the prize lil' bruz. You just keep your twitch fibres twitching, get to bed early, do that *smile* on the G, help the tigers win the flag, and you're set. trust me'
and $hai will go
'yeah. OK'
and then walk past balmy office with his pen.
That possibility doesn’t altogether surprise but if true what a pain in the arse.Don't tell me Daniel is joining the Ralph stable, that is all we need
