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Interesting, and fairly even battle between Marshall and De Koning.
I'd give Tom the points victory but it kind of makes me wonder what role he would have if he did make the move.

Just read Ross’ comments in today’s papers - “2 kids with 10 games experience up against Cripps and cerra, no wonder we lost”…..  he somehow forgot to mention Steele, McRae, Sinclair.      Fck you Ross.  Keep coming up with excuses to try to keep your job.    What was it?  “Make your bed and lie in it”??

Quote from: Milhanna13 – on May 11, 2025, 07:30:50 pm

Just read Ross’ comments in today’s papers - “2 kids with 10 games experience up against Cripps and cerra, no wonder we lost”…..  he somehow forgot to mention Steele, McRae, Sinclair.      Fck you Ross.  Keep coming up with excuses to try to keep your job.    What was it?  “Make your bed and lie in it”??

I am so glad that we went through a genuine selection process and that discouraged Lyon from throwing his hat into the ring.

I genuinely feel sorry for the long suffering St Kilda supporters.

Quote from: DJC – on May 11, 2025, 07:58:49 pm

I am so glad that we went through a genuine selection process and that discouraged Lyon from throwing his hat into the ring.

I genuinely feel sorry for the long suffering St Kilda supporters.

There is an obvious reason why he can't land 'the big fish'....... who wants to play that sort of football! Let's hope a big blonde ruckman can see that too!

Quote from: townsendcalling – on May 11, 2025, 08:38:27 pm

There is an obvious reason why he can't land 'the big fish'....... who wants to play that sort of football! Let's hope a big blonde ruckman can see that too!

I suspect the big blond ruckman will happily play any sort of game Ross wants him to given the money on offer. For Tom to knock it back, it would require an extraordinary level of loyalty and character, a level never seen before.

It's an age old conundrum, eh GTC - loot and loyalty, or perhaps loot v commitment.

In my own work journey I've been lucky enough to be offered more loot to go elsewhere and on those few occasions knocked back the offers to stay... solely based on culture. Values. Didn't like the culture of the offering place, loved the culture where I was. Some folks are more motivated by loot, and that's fair enough. Horses for courses.

I'm glad the club is sticking to its guns re loot. Apparently the offer is there, and that's it. It'd be sad to see the big fella go, but as corny as this may sound, the club is bigger than the individual. 

You're probably right that TDK wouldn't be worried about Ross's game plan... after all, the Aints are offering him large money to do what he does at PP. But are the Aints a destination club? I wouldn't have thought so. But I'm biased. TDK says he's a pretty laid back character, which could mean anything... probably to go with what his agent and family choose for him?

The thing I'm probably more 'mercenary' about is commitment. Not a fan of allowing someone to be rubbery about their commitment. It does effect culture. Perhaps I'm a pr1ck like that but I'd be wanting a decision now and not at year's end. Apparently Lloyd has indicated that this will be his last year at PP... again, being a pr1ck, I'd want him to leave now or move him sideways in the interim.

Commitment nourishes trust, and trust is imperative in successful and great cultures. Rubbery commitment erodes trust.

If the Saints pay 1.7m for TDK, they have rocks in their head.  The ruck position is one of the few where they don't have a glaring weakness.

If the Saints pay 1.7m for TDK, they have rocks in their head.  The ruck position is one of the few where they don't have a glaring weakness.