Only because we haven't had the opportunity to do it YET !!
They'll change the rules on the run if they ever get a sniff we're a chance to benefit from the rort.
A bit like the Brando compo pick this year..................................
Only because we haven't had the opportunity to do it YET !!
How ?Do the Pies have an upcoming grandfather/grandson player in the works?
AFL will change the rules to suit them.
Instead, we will be forced to pay a premium for Green in a couple years when we should have had him with #19.
Where's the outcry from the media that a club who finished second last year got a top 5 kid for pick 40?They'll change the rules on the run if they ever get a sniff we're a chance to benefit from the rort.
A bit like the Brando compo pick this year..................................
Do the Pies have an upcoming grandfather/grandson player in the works?
AFL will change the rules to suit them.
Do the Pies have an upcoming grandfather/grandson player in the works?
AFL will change the rules to suit them.
Instead, we will be forced to pay a premium for Green in a couple years when we should have had him with #19.
Already happened. Lou Richard's grandson was selected but Footscray
Tom also has a brother that is not bad either , Joshua Green
Lets get the brothers where they belong
Pretty sure *smile* Reynolds' grandson played for Geelong as wellLou is his great uncle. Grandfather is Ron Richards.
Anyway I hope he gets BOG every time he plays Collingwood.
Pretty sure *smile* Reynolds' grandson played for Geelong as well
Could be that he's mighty happy at GeeWhizz after they brought him through their junior academy n then drafted him. Not far down the road from Canberra to get home from Sydaknee n GeeWhizz even play some home games there to involve the ACT in Aussie rules footy. He might find it's the near perfect fit for him.Hopefully the RFC wants this kid if he's as good as many are saying, and hopefully he wants to be rid of the Plastic Fantastics and get to his spiritual home as soon as he can.
KId was at the grand final with the GWS academy kids all supporting GWS except Green who was going spastic for the mighty Tigers to win and was over the moon and couldnt hide his emotions. Lets hope the tigers are into him for the next 2 years and make sure his love for the tigers doesnt fade.Hopefully the RFC wants this kid if he's as good as many are saying, and hopefully he wants to be rid of the Plastic Fantastics and get to his spiritual home as soon as he can.
Im sure there will be love for the GWS and his team mates but with the amount of talent thats getting contracted and will continue to be contracted fortunately for Richmond Green will get squeezed out in 3 years time when he has been developed and is ready to get more games and earn more $$$Would love love love Tom Green,
Is it just us biast Tigers that think he will eventually leave his family and state to play for our mighty club and that no love for gws will develop to override his Tiger love.
Don't forget turk that GeeWhizz seem fairly handy at off loading expensive and or injury prone players that no longer suit their needs. There'll be a flush out of some of their initial players that have reached elder statesman level over the next couple of years, enabling them to have more room in the cap to pay young up n comers plenty of moolah. Davis, Ward, Jacobs, Heater, de Boer, Keefey, Mummy. Might not be a massive amount of money there but there'll be enough to keep the youngsters interested as they develop. There's always the sweet carrot of expected regular finals, perhaps even a flag.Im sure there will be love for the GWS and his team mates but with the amount of talent thats getting contracted and will continue to be contracted fortunately for Richmond Green will get squeezed out in 3 years time when he has been developed and is ready to get more games and earn more $$$
Which coincides perfectly with our older players like Riewoldt , Cotchin , Grimes , Astbury , getting to their last years and Richmond being in the perfect spot to go after green.
I personally believe he will be a Richmond player in 3-4 years 80%
Personally i think they have all been factored in with the extensions of Whitfield,Coniglio,Kelly and With Cameron ,Hopper to be signed this year there has been alot of backending going on in an effort to keep the band together. They also have the talent the drafted the last 2 years that will be looked at with contracts.Don't forget turk that GeeWhizz seem fairly handy at off loading expensive and or injury prone players that no longer suit their needs. There'll be a flush out of some of their initial players that have reached elder statesman level over the next couple of years, enabling them to have more room in the cap to pay young up n comers plenty of moolah. Davis, Ward, Jacobs, Heater, de Boer, Keefey, Mummy. Might not be a massive amount of money there but there'll be enough to keep the youngsters interested as they develop. There's always the sweet carrot of expected regular finals, perhaps even a flag.
Then add in the facts they can live their lives reasonably anonymous in Sydaknee, he's an hour n a half drive or half hour flight from a visit home some weeks n it might be more than enough to keep him happy.
While I'm a big fan of the romance of family members playing for their fathers or Grand fathers club n would be happy to see him at Tigerland, there's still the prospect that he doesn't elevate to the level, becomes seriously injury prone or perhaps even decides that the AFL life isn't half of what it's hyped up to be, n he's cooked in three or four years time.
Think you will find Sydney got a number of good players from the Riverina Kelly, Carroll, Quade, Barry the Daniher's at some stage and probably a few more. The academies and priority picks except father/ son did not exist until relatively recent times so arguably they missed out on the longmuires Carey. Crawford etcIt's something I could never understand, when South Melb first got moved up to become Sydaknee. They made virtually no effort to embrace the two areas that actually had some Aussie rules following in the ACT n Wagga / Riverina.