Players out of contract this year

WhyPhilWhy? · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 9:30 am

Interesting extracts from the Age this morning (see http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/02/1056825456954.html)

Daniel · Joined: 22 Apr 2003

whyphilwhy....

Rocca.... no chance of him leaving, being vice captain and aruguably potential captain. What's more he strikes me as a very loyal man.

Tarkyn.... ditto vice captain and captain. I think he'd also be greatful that we were prepared to offer him a chance with a spot on our rookie list, when the WA clubs overlooked him.

Fraser.... there's no way club will let him go given that we aren't exactly blessed in ruck stocks atm, and he's developing nicely.

WhyPhilWhy? · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:04 am

Never say never Dan - ask the Melbourne supporters. However, I tend to agree that they probably wont go.

Some interesting morsels at the other clubs though.

Daniel · Joined: 22 Apr 2003

The Prototype · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:21 am

And it seems that Essendon are having problems re-signing Matthew Lloyd.

Daniel · Joined: 22 Apr 2003

Prototype.... if I was a betting man, I'd bet Lloyd isn't going anywhere.

The Prototype · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:46 am

Probably not, but if he takes another pay cut and another team offered him a better contract I bet he will throw away his Essendon stuff and become a member of that team. Unless he likes the club more then money, I doubt it.

Daniel · Joined: 22 Apr 2003

I think he does Prototype. He's their next captain.

The Prototype · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:12 am

I wonder, if they have to, who would they off-load to fit him into thier cap? I heard on the news last night that their cap is still pretty tight. Maybe they will try to get rid of a player, or two for a draft pick(s)

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

I will Take Scott Lucas for Kinnear. Razz

MagpieMad · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:17 am

Tarks ain't going anywhere, he said so the other night on whiteline that he has just bought a house in melb and is very happy where he is.

The Prototype · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 12:59 pm

Magpie Since 1986 · Traitor Joined: 03 Aug 2002 Location: Collingwood

Lucas is a hack, i wouldnt have him in our forward line over rocca taz fraser or molloy. We mose well get scott cummings before scott lucas.

tomoleary · Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: Rosanna

One of the biggest trades that looks likley is Chris Judd wanting to come home to Melbourne. Obviously West Coast arn't going to take any old bloke for him. Who would any of you put up to trade for Judd?

I wouldn't want anyone to leave but... even though Leon is a gun at times I feel he plays to much for himself and would be alot better in an eagles set up with Sampi and co. I'd trade him and a draft pick for Judd, who's younger than Davis anyway (8 sept 1983 to 17 june 1981) and possibly a future Brownlow medalist. Judd played International rules last year and was 3rd in West Coast's best and fairest.

The other bloke that seems destined to leave is Nathan Brown who wants more cash.

Pied Piper · Joined: 20 May 2003 Location: Pig City

This has been dealt with in both previous and current threads Tom. Judd had a thread all to himself a couple of weeks ago.

It's all very premature I think. Judd would command $400 grand and Leigh Matthews has speculated as much as $500 grand. For that you'd have to give up the likes of Chris Tarrant, who (thankfully) has just re-signed.

Judd is having a super season, but Headland and Travis Johnstone (both number one draft picks) had great seasons in 2002 that they haven't been able to reproduce so far this year.

I'm sure the hard heads in the administration will be looking at all possibilities in advance, but realistically we won't know anything about it until October.

The Weed