Of course we can.

The compensation formula spits out a net points value. If I wasn’t so sure they’d have a thumb on the scales, I’d be expecting two picks for Tom.

Band 1 compo is for contracts in the top 5% of all contracts - near enough 30 players. The 20th to 30th players in that group will be on HALF of what Tom’s getting.

Add in the points for Jack & I can’t see any scenario where we have limitations to what we can do.

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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston Churchill.

i would play saad on a wing and get him to run and carry. He needs to start his run and bounce game. Did this get cut out of his game by Voss ? Cause he is not the same player as when he was at Essendon* and when he 1st came.

Agree he should be back. He is very predictable kicking out. Really broadcasts where he is kicking and does it too slowly.

Xander McGuire
@XanderMcGuire7

Charlie Curnow departs Ikon Park today adamant that he will pull on the Navy Blue in 2026.

Reiterated his stance from a few weeks ago and that he’s said all he needs to say. His exit meeting is in the coming days.
More tonight @7AFL

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

I agree with Bookie.

This period of "equalisation" the worst aspect to swallow from a fans perspective has to be the pillaging of clubs at the end of each season by Geelong, Sydney and a couple of others. There is no pain for them getting good talent.
eg Geelong got that model dude with his long hair...Bailey Smith..basically for pick 17 to the Bulldogs.
What a joke. Isn't Smith a contender for the Brownlow this year?
Where was the pain for Geelong to get this player?

In future, as Bookie says, Geelong should only get a free agent if they exempt themselves from round 1 and 2 of the national draft. That sounds far more "equitable" than the current system.

At least when Brisbane recruited their A Grade talent from other clubs they did it when they weren't that strong a club..eg Lachie Neale & Daniher. The one they got from the Bulldogs (Dunkley) doesn't equate as well, but in general most of their top notch trading was done before they made their climb.

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

Can't be right. According to Caro his exit meeting was today, and he was going to stamp his foot and pull a very angry face!

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Same thing happened when Richmond got Tom Lynch as free agent.
My biggest beef is how clubs have got access to elite talent via the father son or their academies without paying a fair price - especially Collingwood and the Swans. Now they have changed the rules just as we are in line to acquire Dean and Walker.

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H.L. Mencken

Jack is so gone.

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I'm shocked to be sitting here

That's the way the AFL rolls!

Hope he's got the contents of his locker in that bag.

St. Kilda Football club Players Car Park

i just hope that Austin ,Agresta and co nail those picks we receive for tdk and if jack leaves .

Apparently Toby Greene made a comment on X to the effect "St Kilda will never have success if they pay players as much as they are paying TDK"

He was speaking to SEN and said that “$2m is a bit of a stretch, at the moment, if you want to be a really good team.”

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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston Churchill.