Yeah but nah, all the senior guys took hefty pay cuts to "keep the playing group together and support the club". But like ALL clubs players, are basically commodities to be used, traded or discarded as the club sees fit. Mitchell was probably not too fazed by his trade, but Lewis would be fuming, he was in line to take over the captaincy. Not saying they did not make any cash and they have got the flags but they sacrificed quite a bit to get them, its not like they were handed to them on a platter.
A quick trivial piece on the man they seem so hung up on, I remember heading to Carnarvon the year Omeara was drafted to the AFL, it was prior to him having been selected (August that year I think). As I drove into Dongara, his home town, their were all these signs and pictures of him proclaiming that Dongara was "Jeager Omeara Country", making reference to pick one etc,etc. These were not the little old lady card board and crayon signs where you think wow this guy is really loved by his community, they were more like the kind of signs that electoral candidates have made up (in fact I initially thought that's what was happening). It was quite surreal and seemed to be something straight out of a Hollywood movie. I was creeped out by his big smiling bean looking at me from all directions and did not stop, not even for the regulation 100km pie and coke. I did not know who this cat was at the time but I remember thinking "what a wanker". Has anyone ever seen that type of thing for a draftee??!!??
