Free Agency Tom De Koning - Joins St Kilda as an RFA, Carlton get Band 1 compensation (Pick 9)

[Jeremias]

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[botts]

Walsh, Cerra, Jagga and Cody Walkers throats for the next ten years...

or...

Phillipou, Nas(a wing/HBF) and Garcia throats...

Jeepers I know which id pick

Right. Walsh the ball butcher who’s backs cooked, jagga hasn’t played a game yet because of his knee and Cody walker is 16.

 

[CCurnow3picks]

Man you guys really are ******ed arnt you.
How about you just take my bet. 50 bucks says he’s at the saints next year.

No thanks to the bet.

You can keep your $50. It wouldn’t be fair.

Word is - it’s Carlton or Geelong in any case.

 

[botts]

No thanks to the bet.

You can keep your $50. It wouldn’t be fair.

Word is - it’s Carlton or Geelong in any case.

Right……. Wanna make a bet it’s not

 

[Warhorse]

Geelong bound. Deal with it

 

[botts]

Geelong bound. Deal with it

50 bucks?

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Right. Walsh the ball butcher who’s backs cooked, jagga hasn’t played a game yet because of his knee and Cody walker is 16.

U reckon if u asked any ruckman in the comp they'd be picking Pou, Nas and Garcia out of those two groups?

 

[botts]

U reckon if u asked any ruckman in the comp they'd be picking Pou, Nas and Garcia out of those two groups?

Not sure how many clearances a 16 year old is gonna get in the afl

 

[Aura]

Massive respect if he turns down $1.7 million from one struggling club to stay loyal to another rabble offering half as much just because they drafted him, even though any other team would’ve done the same sooner or later.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Not sure how many clearances a 16 year old is gonna get in the afl

He's 17 but you do u

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Not sure how many clearances a 16 year old is gonna get in the afl

I hate getting involved in shitfights but he’s 17 and will be 18 next year

Also he’s gonna go at #1

 

[botts]

I hate getting involved in shitfights but he’s 17 and will be 18 next year

Also he’s gonna go at #1

He will accompany Cripps perfectly. Who will be 33 and cooked

 

[botts]

I hate getting involved in shitfights but he’s 17 and will be 18 next year

Also he’s gonna go at #1

Let’s be fair. Getting pick one has never helped you.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Let’s be fair. Getting pick one has never helped you.

And your clubs aversion to Italians has certainly not helped you

 

[Forty3]

Let’s be fair. Getting pick one has never helped you.

Weiters goes alright.
Well the Saints list management team seemed to think so as they chased him before TDK.

Both sides have some positives and both sides have some glaring holes to fill.

Which ever side ends up with TDK is likely to be the side finding it hard to fill the holes. That said, saints might want to offload their version of Harry Mckay to free up some cap space, and they have more wiggle room to start with.

For what its worth, I can't see how Tom could possibly turn down the money differential. Others have, but the gap has never been this big. I'd love him to stay, but I couldn't blame him for leaving.

 

[Bagger72]

1.7m is crazy - if they manage to get him that just means it opens the door for someone like Butters for us

 

[CCurnow3picks]

He will accompany Cripps perfectly. Who will be 33 and cooked

It’s one thing to be cooked…

At least we have the ingredients!

Saints midfield is a poo-pie!

 

[Bostonian]

Put it this way. He can get 1.7 to play at the saints and not play finals or he could get 1 mill to play at Carlton and not play finals. Easy answer
But probably he will put it down phillipou, nas, and Garcia throats for the next ten years

He'll be 36 in ten years time. Doubt he's still in the league then and if he is he'll be cooked.

 

[botts]

He'll be 36 in ten years time. Doubt he's still in the league then and if he is he'll be cooked.

Righto.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Alleged rumours that we're willing to give up multiple first rounders for Harley Reid.

If there's any truth to this, I'd MUCH prefer us use those picks to grab TDK instead. He's a greater need for us.

We won't have the salary cap room to blast him out via Free Agency, so just do a conventional trade. He requests to go to Geelong, we hand over a bunch of top picks for the next couple of years - done deal.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Alleged rumours that we're willing to give up multiple first rounders for Harley Reid.

If there's any truth to this, I'd MUCH prefer us use those picks to grab TDK instead. He's a greater need for us.

We won't have the salary cap room to blast him out via Free Agency, so just do a conventional trade. He requests to go to Geelong, we hand over a bunch of top picks for the next couple of years - done deal.

Some on our board have alluded to talk that this may be what ends up happening for a while now with Geelong or Sydney.

Wouldn't be the first time someone with 0 interest in joining the Saints leveraged them to get maximum dollar value from their current club/out of a club they're interested in going to.

 

[THE_GUN]

Alleged rumours that we're willing to give up multiple first rounders for Harley Reid.

If there's any truth to this, I'd MUCH prefer us use those picks to grab TDK instead. He's a greater need for us.

We won't have the salary cap room to blast him out via Free Agency, so just do a conventional trade. He requests to go to Geelong, we hand over a bunch of top picks for the next couple of years - done deal.

Only issue is the reason for him considering moving from carlton is the $1.7 mil a year offer
whats the cats going to pay him with Carlton $1.1 - $1.2 on the table

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Only issue is the reason for him considering moving from carlton is the $1.7 mil a year offer
whats the cats going to pay him with Carlton $1.1 - $1.2 on the table

Probably whatever band 1 is + $1

 

[THE_GUN]

Probably whatever band 1 is + $1

Ok that should do it then

TDK moves to cats for less than Carlton offer him to stay

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Ok that should do it then

TDK moves to cats for less than Carlton offer him to stay

Lock it in Eddy

 

[THE_GUN]

Lock it in Eddy

TDK just gave the bird to the cats supporters

Not happening