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Fremantle sign Simmonds to 4 year deal - Channel 10 News
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 5:59 pm
by vinnie_vegas69
Just announced on Channel 10 news, I guess his return to Melbourne was overhyped...
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:17 pm
by Johnson#26
3AW think it is bs. He will be a Tiger - 4 years is way to much for Siummonds. He is a good player, but not worthy of a four year deal.
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:42 pm
by hoggy
It didn't say it was a done deal.
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:49 pm
by wa magpie
SEN said that he knocked it back........
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:49 pm
by Pa Marmo
I watchef 10 news and I didnt hear that story. Sounds a bit fishy to me.
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:14 pm
by Johnson#26
Quartermain said it early in the segemnt.
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:17 pm
by rand corp
Highly suspicious!
Might force Geelong's hand on Ottens if true
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:22 pm
by Cam
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:41 am
by Johnson#26
I think it is becoming more and more apparant that players who go interstate will return to the state of birth in about 3-4 years. Thompson, Stenglin and now Simmonds and we can all see that a few more will return in a year or two.
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:53 am
by Nath
Chris Connolly on SEN this morning admitted that Simmonds will become a Tiger, and from the tone of the voice it came across as Richmond weren't remotely interested in a trade and it'll be the PSD for the snake lover.
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:57 am
by Joel
Hehe....and Freo and going to get dudded once again - add that to the list of Clemo, Brodie, McPhee etc.
I know it might not be via a trade, but they'll be dudded nonetheless.
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 8:02 am
by Nath
Morning Joel!
I don't think you can say the were dudded on Clemo, the guy was struggling for games at Fremantle and he sought an opportunity elsewhere, its something that happens all the time.
That said the Simmonds deal is a big hurt for the Dockers. He was bought in as part of the Jeff White as is the best of my recollection and now that he's on the way out, there is very little they have to show for it.
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:51 am
by MarkT
Simmonds showed very little while he was at Freo anyway. I wouldn't be interested although free in the PSD is ahrdly a big price to pay. He will ask for and get a good salary though and he will be overpaid.
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:41 pm
by Woods Of Ypres
Simmonds went to my high school - Mt Lilydale College
....theres my 5 seconds of fame. yay.
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:47 pm
by d9 tank
Tiges are doing extremely well this summer.
Should come out with a replacement for Ottens at no charge, three top 10 picks and another first rounder.
Unbelieveable.