No one couldve predicted our huge injury toll throught the year which forced our hand limiting what we could do with players
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Welcome to the Tigers - Daniel Rioli
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Disappointed that midfield move never came, though I guess we had enough injuries down back we probably didn't wanna risk moving him out of there
Disagree. Don't know why you think that statement applies to Daniel? He has done a lot of hard work to improve his on-field performance in a few different positions and recover from a very serious ankle injury in the 2017 GF.
Geez there is some carry on in here..
Sad to see him go but what would you do if another club dropped a 4 year, approx. $,1, 000,000 in front of you?? Currently got 3 years to go with us on approx $750,000, approx $1,800,000 difference in the deals and his last chance to make good coin.
Rioli and 1st pick in 2nd round to GC
Pick 6 & 13 to us
Bolton and later pick to Freo
Pick 9 & 10 to us
Baker & 10 or preferably 13 to WC
Pick 3 to us
Possibly gives us picks 1, 3, 6, 9 and 10/13
Keep Graham compo in case someone slides
Trade the other picks for picks next year.
Fall asleep on night 2 of the draft….
Sad to see him go but what would you do if another club dropped a 4 year, approx. $,1, 000,000 in front of you?? Currently got 3 years to go with us on approx $750,000, approx $1,800,000 difference in the deals and his last chance to make good coin.
Rioli and 1st pick in 2nd round to GC
Pick 6 & 13 to us
Bolton and later pick to Freo
Pick 9 & 10 to us
Baker & 10 or preferably 13 to WC
Pick 3 to us
Possibly gives us picks 1, 3, 6, 9 and 10/13
Keep Graham compo in case someone slides
Trade the other picks for picks next year.
Fall asleep on night 2 of the draft….
Why would anyone want to play for Gold coast?
I wonder if he's tinged with regret when he retires and is clapped quietly off the ground by 6,000 rugby supporters who got free tickets from their kids school.
Hope he doesn't watch the cotch/jack/dusty 300 or farewells again.
That's loyalty, and that's respect and love. Can't be bought.
I wonder if he's tinged with regret when he retires and is clapped quietly off the ground by 6,000 rugby supporters who got free tickets from their kids school.
Hope he doesn't watch the cotch/jack/dusty 300 or farewells again.
That's loyalty, and that's respect and love. Can't be bought.
Until we’ve actually got these picks and done these deals this is all fantasy.
Agree. Load of rubbish he hasn't put in the hard yards. Got an financial offer he can't refuse, a coach and person he has a super strong relationship and a team more likely to contend in immediate term. A pro footballer maximising his return while he can.
90k at the MCG just to watch dusty because we thought it was the last time.
Thats what loyalty gets you
So, we've got players like VFL fella, Naismith, Dusty all saying what an amazing culture we have and how it's a great place to come play.
And you think something must be wrong because Rioli is being offered a deal by GC? Remember, Rioli lived with the Hardwick’s when he first joined the club. He has a strong personal bond. The extra dollars in the sky rocket haven't gone astray either, neither has the opportunity to play finals.
Think a bit harder than that elementary BS please. If I didn't know any better, I'd assume your repeated negativity is just to troll...
And that’s fine but he won’t be held in the esteem of others who stay or where one club Tigers.
You can’t have it both ways. Appreciate everything you’ve done and this is how you will be remembered, for the scintillating highlights that few can do and the way and when you left.
That means 2024 is Daniel's 9th year. That's not enough service for you? He played great football this season, especially the past month, when he would have known that he would be asking for a move north. Perhaps he wanted to maximise his value to the GC to assist Richmond in obtaining the best trade deal possible. Sounds to me like he is helping the club and showing leadership in a different way. Suppose he stays for another 3 years whilst we are re-building, what value will he have then?
The darksiders are having a fantastic time at the moment, they are loving it.
They have infiltrated PRE like those death eaters in Harry Potter.
That's very different from the statement he's rode the gravy train, then sooked it up when the going got tough and done the dash.
Few will be remembered like Jack, Dusty, Cotch, Dylan, Richo etc. He will have plenty of fondness and good memories from me. He's brought me great footballing joy and will tell him too if I ever bump into him.
I've noticed some folks only come here to post negative stuff. They draw attention to themselves like a predator at a nudist beach.
Remember holding the club a bit to ransom to move out of the forward line?
Not the first "me first" approach from him. I can appreciate the life span of a professional footballer, and him wanting to get himself taken care of. But it can take the sheen off the statue.
I apologise CarnTheTigers, I’ll get you to check my posts before posting again.
At least you didn’t say it was impossible.
Rather be a darksider than have my head up my bum. Are you currently happy with the state of affairs?
I respect his decision too even though I'll miss his dash in our colours next season.
Exactly, it is a business these days and it's not easy to balance club loyalty with what's genuinely better for the club, looking ahead 4-5 years. The prospect of recruiting some top juniors right now is more appealing than competing with the Tassie Devils for draft picks in years to come.
I believe Jack and Cotch would be surprised at how many players have retired or wanted to leave but they would be pragmatists and realise that our honeymoon is over with our premiership stars so they have won the right to do what's best for them. They might think it's far better for us to get as many potentially top players as possible right now, taking advantage of our ladder position and our player assets to build back quickly. Poor old St kilda can't do that, they keep finishing in no-man's land on the ladder, with poorer draft choices and no premiership players to trade out.
After 2016 we were still on the rise, still had a lot of excellent players in our squad even though that was a poor finish that year. Hardwick and Cotch knew the group just needed a few more key players and better belief and connection within the group. Balme came in and the new players were just what we needed. It was unfortunate that Deledio left but he was missing games with calf injuries and we relied on him too much to win games. I think him leaving meant many others had to lift, including Dusty.
These days player managers could be meeting with clubs many times each year without anyone knowing. It is a business after all and players have a very short time to earn what they can from a brutal game.
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