Players may leave as free agents

[Capper]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/players-union-pushes-for-bombers-release

THE AFL Commission will consider allowing any disgruntled Essendon players to leave the club as delisted free agents following a request by the AFL Players Association.

AFL boss Andrew Demetriou said the AFLPA had told him there were Bombers players who wanted out of the club, which was banned from this year's finals as part of its heavy sanctions for its supplements program

This could be huge, Daniher is a name i am hearing that wants out

[Ringo]

Will be huge wonder when they will announce themselves as free agents.

[Bill Manspeaker]

Carlisle to the Saints please ;D

[LF]

this is just getting worse for the Bombers
No draft picks and what sounds like quite a few players wanting to leave.

[silloc]

was just about to post this. I wonder who it would be, and if there mum will ring up and ask Demetriou personally :P

I wanna say jetta honestly, for a guy fighting for a spot on our best 22, he seemed to not give a flower last saturday.

anyone else see that??

[Nige]

was just about to post this. I wonder who it would be, and if there mum will ring up and ask Demetriou personally :P

I wanna say jetta honestly, for a guy fighting for a spot on our best 22, he seemed to not give a flower last saturday.

anyone else see that??

Nobody from the Tigers/Bombers game seemed to give a flower. :P

[silloc]

Carlisle to the Saints please ;D

would explain his form slump

[Justin Bieber]

Is there any rumored players at all?

[kilbluff1985]

Ryder and Heppell I heard but don't believe it

[Mr.Craig]

If it is true then there'll be an almighty feeding frenzy.

[Nige]

Can't remember where I heard it, might have even been through Barrett on the Footy Show last night, but Winderlich's a long way off re-signing.

[kilbluff1985]

Can't remember where I heard it, might have even been through Barrett on the Footy Show last night, but Winderlich's a long way off re-signing.

Different reasons though he wants 2 years club only wants to give one

Apparently a few teams interested in giving him two years

[meow meow]

Can't remember where I heard it, might have even been through Barrett on the Footy Show last night, but Winderlich's a long way off re-signing.

He probably dropped the pen on the floor and is too scared to bend down to pick it up. His back or hamstrings would bust under the strain.

[AFEV]

Ryder and Heppell I heard but don't believe it

Heppell I'd highly doubt, Ryder I would believe.
Carlisle I doubt, but it's feasible (sit's somewhere between Heppell and Ryder on the likelihood-to-leave-scale)

Daniher chose Essendon not long ago, and wouldn't have thought he would have been a part of the program running at the club in 2011, seems fairly attached to the club from what I've seen - sort of feels like a rumour somebody decided to stir up simply because it would cause such a ruckus if he did opt out. But you never know.

I wonder what will happen if it starts to come down to 'Well if Hird is coming back in 2015 then I'm not'..

EDIT: Just saw this.

Judging by that, players not a part of the 2011-2 program would most likely not be considered a 'player aggrieved by exceptional circumstances' (ie. Daniher, Goddard)

[nrich102]

Daniher to the Lions!