Saints to go "through the process" for Cousins

Saints94 · Post: # 672373Post **Saints94** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 1:04pm

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/ ... wsId=69736

GrumpyOne · Post: # 672375Post **GrumpyOne** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 1:07pm

As archie says, the Lions have picks before us in the draft.

Even if Cousins expresses the desire to play for the Saints, it doesn't stop the Lions from drafting him.

Saints94 · Post: # 672376Post **Saints94** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 1:08pm

GrumpyOne wrote:As archie says, the Lions have picks before us in the draft.

Even if Cousins expresses the desire to play for the Saints, it doesn't stop the Lions from drafting him.

What about free agency?

fingers · Post: # 672378Post **fingers** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 1:10pm

Homey - you may want to edit your Subject - not really reflective of the content.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 672379Post **GrumpyOne** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 1:10pm

homework wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:As archie says, the Lions have picks before us in the draft.

Even if Cousins expresses the desire to play for the Saints, it doesn't stop the Lions from drafting him.
What about free agency?

What about it?

st.byron · Post: # 672381Post **st.byron** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 1:15pm

fingers wrote:Homey - you may want to edit your Subject - not really reflective of the content.

yes agree the thread title is misleading.

evertonfc · Post: # 672383Post **evertonfc** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 1:17pm

Thread title amended to relfect the content of the article.

Saints94 · Post: # 672384Post **Saints94** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 1:19pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
homework wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:As archie says, the Lions have picks before us in the draft.

Even if Cousins expresses the desire to play for the Saints, it doesn't stop the Lions from drafting him.
What about free agency?
What about it?

i thought if a a.f.l player that has served a club more than 6 years had the choice of nominating a club of there choice?

GrumpyOne · Post: # 672396Post **GrumpyOne** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 2:08pm

homework wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
homework wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:As archie says, the Lions have picks before us in the draft.

Even if Cousins expresses the desire to play for the Saints, it doesn't stop the Lions from drafting him.
What about free agency?
What about it?
i thought if a a.f.l player that has served a club more than 6 years had the choice of nominating a club of there choice?

Mooted by the players union, but not yet a rule.

Armoooo · Post: # 672399Post **Armoooo** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 2:28pm

Well he will surely go through the PSD instead of the National Draft you would assume.

Brisbane would have to be pretty ballsy to take on a guy like Ben Cousins if he didn't want to play for them.

That would be a VERY gutsy move for a first year coach IMO.

Little Dozer · Thu 13 Nov 2008 2:31pm

If he wants to play AFL again he will go whoever takes him. If the Bears want him he is going to Brisbane.

sunsaint · Post: # 672457Post **sunsaint** » Thu 13 Nov 2008 5:21pm

the way I see it, the lions are shaping up to be big contenders for Cousins.
There's an increasing number of news snippets filtering through to the local news up here.
They have the salary cap to match any gambit wage demands.
Voss is extremely keen to get some centre line grunt.
The surfing lifestyle up here suits Cousins more than the south.

I know a couple of posters will crow about us not getting him, but he is crucial to us improving in '09.

iwantmeseats · Thu 13 Nov 2008 5:34pm

hehehe, I dunno, there aregoing to be some broken hearted people round here, who thought he has been a dead set certain pick for us for months.