2027 List Management

[SwanSand]

5 year contract, All Australian, top 10 player in the league, 26 years of age in prime. We could argue that he is as important as any Key forward in the game that is played predominantly off half back nowadays. Ain’t going to happen without a 3 first rounders.

Do not negotiate is the key. But at what cost is the question.
Warner, Blakey and Jordan will probably all be gone by the time we are here next year irrespective of the Blakey situation this year.

The question I have is what’s made him this vile. I mean this behaviour is as bad as it can be. Maybe he had pointed out issues at the club to the authorities and nothing was done or maybe his mates were traded which he did not enjoy. Doesn’t matter as he was in the room which resulted in the club being Splashed across first page of every newspaper.

I think it is prudent for us to look after the club and ask for appropriate price 3 first rounders.

[Auntie.Gerald]

I suspect $11m for 8yrs and hang with family in
melbourne has been slightly tempting

and escape the furnace that he and his partner might be able to move on

i dont think we can underestimate how much partners might be like “I really don’t want to show up weekly to peoples pre conceptions and or thoughts about us”

that is real and has a heavy weighting to social gatherings

i think we all know partners will be very uncomfortable when social environments are uncomfortable

it’s real

and it will have an impact on future decisions by the 5

not mention Bice being removed from the 5 makes it look very suspicious for the remaining 4…… which Blakey might be seriously filthy about if innocent

[Kafka's Ghost]

I suspect $11m for 8yrs and hang with family in
melbourne has been slightly tempting

and escape the furnace that he and his partner might be able to move on

i dont think we can underestimate how much partners might be like “I really don’t want to show up weekly to peoples pre conceptions and or thoughts about us”

that is real and has a heavy weighting to social gatherings

i think we all know partners will be very uncomfortable when social environments are uncomfortable

it’s real

and it will have an impact on future decisions by the 5

not mention Bice being removed from the 5 makes it look very suspicious for the remaining 4…… which Blakey might be seriously filthy about if innocent

He might be filthy about it, but it’s a police decision to keep him under investigation, not the club. He sooked it up big time in the 2024 GF, and sounds like that’s his default MO.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Isn’t that the puzzle right now?

why would North Melbourne table such a strong offer unless they had legal advice / intel that confirmed Blakey will play round 1 , 2027 ?

$11m for 8 years ?

north must be very confident in their due diligence

[Dow]

I suspect $11m for 8yrs and hang with family in
melbourne has been slightly tempting

and escape the furnace that he and his partner might be able to move on

i dont think we can underestimate how much partners might be like “I really don’t want to show up weekly to peoples pre conceptions and or thoughts about us”

that is real and has a heavy weighting to social gatherings

i think we all know partners will be very uncomfortable when social environments are uncomfortable

it’s real

and it will have an impact on future decisions by the 5

not mention Bice being removed from the 5 makes it look very suspicious for the remaining 4…… which Blakey might be seriously filthy about if innocent

No point playing out scenarios in your head, none of us will ever know, for me I’d hold him to the contract I have little interest in trading him, there is not a scenario we really win in a trade, so I’d force him to stay he made a commitment and he can be strong enough to see it through

[stevoswan]

have a look at the other thread

Nothing has changed as far as police investigation and Blakey has a 12Mil conyract at him

How TF was I wrong

I knew you would deflect and gaslight in your attempt at a defence.

My reply to you was in regard to Longmire leaving.....did you even see my 'quote'? Care to comment on my reply accurately now?

[stevoswan]

I suspect $11m for 8yrs and hang with family in
melbourne has been slightly tempting

and escape the furnace that he and his partner might be able to move on

i dont think we can underestimate how much partners might be like “I really don’t want to show up weekly to peoples pre conceptions and or thoughts about us”

that is real and has a heavy weighting to social gatherings

i think we all know partners will be very uncomfortable when social environments are uncomfortable

it’s real

and it will have an impact on future decisions by the 5

not mention Bice being removed from the 5 makes it look very suspicious for the remaining 4…… which Blakey might be seriously filthy about if innocent

I'm confused. So Melbourne is not a 'furnace'? Why would social situations in Melbourne be any different for Nic and his partner? People aren't living under rocks down there.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Mate isn’t the once or twice per week catch ups with players and partners at club events that might the most difficult to navigate for his partner?

For Nick it will not matter which city vs what his partner might be experiencing

but who knows

not me