Unpacking the TRUTH about Matt Owies' Contract

[@andrewmcloughlin8869]

Nice one Tez. Thanks for setting things straight. Disappointed that Carlton don’t seem to want him and are happy to let him go on what will likely be a free transfer

[@nickhorsburgh2203]

Thanks for the update Tez. They don’t call it the silly season for nothing. I like to switch off at this time of the year and see how the cards are dealt. Either way we have no control

[@azzajames7661]

Tez, I appreciate your hard work and dedication to the Carlton FC and our wonderful fans and members👏 Thank you, for your tireless, hard work, mate😉

[@azzajames7661]

I personally don't think Owies would be asking for too much, or more than he is worth(he clearly loves the club and the boys)🤔 He deserves a contract, but as the club has clearly stated, we only have a certain amount of available player positions, so whatever will be, will be🤷‍♂️

[@PetraKann]

I suspect that they are determined to get the Houston deal done without losing their 1st pick. Owies is reliable, kicks goals, doesnt get injured and is our 3rd highest goal kicker for the year. But he does celebrate a goal that is not in unison with the conservative boring player culture that the Club values. If you remember the Zack Williams celebrations when he was shifted to the forward line and started kicking goals. After about 3 weeks of this he toned down his celebrations. A little birdy told me that he was told to tone it down. Players at our club are forbidden from being themselves. There is a very narrow band of behaviour where the players can act and say things. If you look at most clubs there is a variety of characters displaying different types of behaviour. I dont mind that as long as it doesnt affect the score or the team performance - players doing stupid things and getting reported or giving silly 50m penalties away are definitely not a good thing. But that is not what Owies and Zack Williams were doing after a goal. The Hawks are a good example of players displaying a bit of cheekiness and joy after a goal. The Swans mids do it all the time - remember when Warner made fun of our team when he was running out of the middle and turning back and laughing? Who would do that in our team? I think with the Kennedy and Owies rumours of trades, it's about character rather than performance. Kennedy is a super strong character mentally and physically - in the class of Cripps and Doc. But we want to off load him? Why? Stocker also didnt fit the strict player mould - had to go. Liam Jones dumped for showing strong character and sticking to his principles. Out you go son. It appears that the Club has wanted very robotic and obedient characters that dont rock the boat too much. This is not what Cooke pushed at Geelong, so who has nurtured this "football-irrelevant" toxicity at our club? Who? (too much nonsense by Mr Kann on a Wednesday afternoon? Perhaps, but I want to see this club succeed at the highest level, not have a conveyor belt type manufacturing plant at Princes Park that spews out non-aggressive conservative mediocrity and crushes the natural character and spirit of players. 😁)

[@deanhall6045]

Think what you're saying mate. There is a snow flakes chance in Hell that Houston is going to you with only pick 12 let alone without it.Time to get real mate, at the moment, you are dreaming. Go back to the start. You aren't getting Houston for one first round pick. You are dreaming of you think you're getting him for any less so wake up.

[@PetraKann]

@@deanhall6045 Listen here Mr Hall5044, Houston wants to play for the Blues and Port will accept exactly what the Blues offer. Pick 39 plus a set of steak knives

[@MrYub]

Thank you for the facts

[@FloydBassett-ys2mu]

Just looked up Dan Houston’s Wikipedia and it says he plays for Carlton 🤦‍♂️

[@MegaHannaz]

@@FloydBassett-ys2mu 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisarmstrong7325]

Love it @2:47 "It's such phuckery". Love it tez

[@azzajames7661]

Great video, Terry👏 I'll say one thing, which is there are a few butthurt people in the comments, for unknown reasons?!🤔

[@seven7264]

I love Owies, and it boggles my mind he is being sent off in favour of the likes of Fantasia and Durdin.

[@GeorgeRezk-ht4cu]

His definitely proven his the real deal and has real effort it’s beyond me why we are throwing him out like that

[@PetraKann]

I suspect that they are determined to get the Houston deal done without losing their 1st pick. Owies is reliable, kicks goals, doesnt get injured and is our 3rd highest goal kicker for the year. But he does celebrate a goal that is not in unison with the conservative boring player culture that the Club values. If you remember the Zack Williams celebrations when he was shifted to the forward line and started kicking goals. After about 3 weeks of this he toned down his celebrations. A little birdy told me that he was told to tone it down. Players at our club are forbidden from being themselves. There is a very narrow band of behaviour where the players can act and say things. If you look at most clubs there is a variety of characters displaying different types of behaviour. I dont mind that as long as it doesnt affect the score or the team performance - players doing stupid things and getting reported or giving silly 50m penalties away are definitely not a good thing. But that is not what Owies and Zack Williams were doing after a goal. The Hawks are a good example of players displaying a bit of cheekiness and joy after a goal. The Swans mids do it all the time - remember when Warner made fun of our team when he was running out of the middle and turning back and laughing? Who would do that in our team? I think with the Kennedy and Owies rumours of trades, it's about character rather than performance. Kennedy is a super strong character mentally and physically - in the class of Cripps and Doc. But we want to off load him? Why? Stocker also didnt fit the strict player mould - had to go. Liam Jones dumped for showing strong character and sticking to his principles. Out you go son. It appears that the Club has wanted very robotic and obedient characters that dont rock the boat too much. This is not what Cooke pushed at Geelong, so who has nurtured this "football-irrelevant" toxicity at our club? Who? (too much nonsense by Mr Kann on a Wednesday afternoon? Perhaps, but I want to see this club succeed at the highest level, not have a conveyor belt type manufacturing plant at Princes Park that spews out non-aggressive conservative mediocrity and crushes the natural character and spirit of players. 😁)

[@Tatumstantrum]

Its just poor contract management that Owies is out of contract while those other 2 aren't

[@ShinyBlueBoots]

@@PetraKann Great analysis mate!

[@PetraKann]

@@ShinyBlueBoots .....you're the one with the shiny Blue Boots mate!😁 I can't compete with that sort of apparel

[@Tatumstantrum]

The fact there isnt a line around the corner for Owies should tell us and the club a fair bit about how other teams rate him too

[@TheChadPhillips]

@@Tatumstantrum or, it leans into the report that he's asking for far too much money. I don't know either way, but the whole thing is weird to say the least.

[@Tatumstantrum]

Ive got a feeling that despite all this noise and carry on that come the end of trade period not that much will have changed. I do like that we've tried to be proactive

[@dancowza6092]

Loving the passion from the fellow members/ supporters but not sure dissing players and each other is on point. We’re all wanting the same thing. We’ve all got differing opinions. Moat of our players would earn 5 x their salaries in the corporate world with comparable rituals. They play footy because they love it and they are grinding daily to stay part of our club. Let’s just remember what these players give us and sacrifice for us and show them and each other respect. A bit of agro creeping into these comments of Terry’s videos that probably can wait for the games against the filth. We hate Collingwood and Essendon not each other!!

[@TheChadPhillips]

I'm sorry Terry, but what you say are "facts" are not necessarily so. Austin has said there's a list squeeze on and that's why Owies hasn't been offered a contract. That's what he told the media. Has a list manager never lied before? Why would we "list squeeze" out our 3rd highest goal scorer who is only 27 years old? Doesn't really make sense. You claim it's a fact he hasn't been asked for $700-800k. That's not a fact, that's what his manager said. Has a player manager never lied before? For me, it doesn't make sense why Owies hasn't been signed up. Why does Orazio remain? Just pay him out, he's nothing compared to Owies. The high money demand, using Occam's Razor actually makes the most sense if you ask me.

[@BlueAbroad]

@@TheChadPhillips you are well within your rights to not believe me when I search for facts. Go Blues.

[@TheChadPhillips]

@@BlueAbroad would you care to engage on why on earth we'd squeeze out our 3rd best goal kicker, yet keep others ie. Fantasia? In what world does a club do that "for flexibility"? Doesn't make sense to me at all...

[@BlueAbroad]

@@TheChadPhillips have you ever thought about what it costs to have Fantasia and what it costs to keep Owies?

[@TheChadPhillips]

@@BlueAbroad whatever Fantasia's cost is, it's too much. So there's that... If our cap is so tight that an extra 200-300k cannot be found to sign Owies, whilst chasing Houston simultaneously... Than Austin isn't doing his job properly. There's been so mention of an extremely tight cap, just tight list spots and opportunity discussion (which I don't buy). So which is it? Money or spots? Changing the goalposts a bit here for a video about "facts".

[@BlueAbroad]

@@TheChadPhillips hang on, you asked me to follow up and engage in a different question, and then brought up Fantasia. CTS. You’re asking different questions, which means you will receive different answers. Just because you don’t get the answer YOU want, doesn’t mean I’m changing goal posts. These are the facts repeated for you: - Owies hasn’t been offered a deal at Carlton due to a list spot squeeze. - He hasn’t spoken to Carlton at all about salary because they don’t have a list spot - He has to meet with other clubs because Carlton don’t have a list spot

[@roccomoro8337]

Bring back media watch,I say🙄

[@Olstein]

I think I’d rather have owies than fantasia and Motlop. Both of those are non performers

[@BlueAbroad]

@@Olstein fair enough mate. Many people forget about Motlop so quickly. Just had a horror season on the injury front. He’s 20 years old!

[@Equality-7-2521]

Club should quit stringing Owies along and just de-list him if he's not going to be an afterthought to some hyped trade. Which is also disrespectful but everyone wants the old school Carlton ruthlessness, right? Maybe something happens on Friday and this will all be forgotten.

[@MegaHannaz]

Why would we do that?! What a ridiculous thing to say.... Carlton has identified him as someone who is potentially surplus to needs and has trade value - he is also out of contract. There is no harm in letting him explore what opportunities there are for him in the trade market before negotiating a fair deal for both parties. Carlton are finally doing their due diligence on players before signing them up to contracts that will hurt us long term. I like Owies and would be happy for him to stay, but no players feelings should be put ahead of the club's best interests, ever.

[@Equality-7-2521]

@@MegaHannaz Owies can explore opportunities if they de-list him just as easily. Looks like they will not be offering him another contract, full stop. The only due diligence going here is Austin and Co. trying to see if they can squeeze a 2nd round pick out of another team. I would prefer to keep him rather than hope for miracles out of his fellow smalls, but accept the team is overloaded there now and none of the others have any kind of trade value worth speaking of. Don't like it at all, but it's reality. Having said that, I dislike a trade system where a Club can simply refuse to re-sign somone and still get compo. Or let him twist in the wind for weeks and then cut him loose with consequences. It should be NBA rules where they either have to work out a sign and trade, meet any offer another team makes, or cut him and get nothing.

[@ShinyBlueBoots]

Problem is that once this POX starts, the players mindset is never the same towards being loved by the club, even if he stays!

[@MegaHannaz]

@@Equality-7-2521 I guarantee you that they will offer him another contract if no one wants to trade for him. Trying to squeeze a 2nd round pick of another team for him is the definition of due diligence - to let him go for nothing is complete and utter negligence. I don't like the trade/draft system either, but the club is doing the best they can within the rules. Once again, the club is bigger than the individual.

[@MegaHannaz]

@@ShinyBlueBoots We have no idea what has gone on behind closed doors. For all we know this was instigated by Owies or his manager. At the end of the day it is a business, and it will be his relationships with individuals at the club that will keep him loyal if he stays. It has happened to plenty of other AFL players in the past without I'll effects.

[@wow_Jones_ikon]

G'day Tez,AFL acredication is a lot of bullshit. List squeeze has been obvious for awhile and stated more than once but as pommy so succinctly puts it, that's not sexy enough for rmain stream. with you Tez what happens will happen but lets get around our boy not his fault its' had enough being caught between a rock and hard place, we don't have to do the emotionalbahing too. Go Tez Go Blues

[@carloslange7130]

Are you part of the sentimental ,romantic, and agonising like other members of other club call us Matho and its not appreciated been call like that it's really embarrassing

[@fredsmith4337]

No wonder the bloooos are pox,never change blooos

[@aimeejay8755]

I dont care if Owies goes. He kicked 33 goals last season, so what? As a small forward, shouldn't that be expected? He was the only small to play all season. I dont rate him, he'd probably struggle to be a regular in most teams.

[@toddmillar4041]

Owies all the flog of Tom Papley one eighth thr talent. I think the reason he's in limbo is even his team mates don't like him

[@Brads_Lads]

Most overrated player in the comp.

[@Koroigetsuga87]

i disagree, Owies was a B grade rookie that came from basketball, how many forwards do you know that have come from that background? and that have acheived what this man has?

[@Magma2035]

​@Koroigetsuga87 I agree , all the blues fan hating on Owies should be f#%n ashamed of themselves , he's done nothing to deserve it .

[@Brads_Lads]

@@Koroigetsuga87 That doesn’t mean he isn’t currently overrated. Sure he has come from low stocks, but he kicks cheap rubbish goals, which overplay his contribution, he can’t kick 45m, his pressure isn’t good enough, can’t take a mark and is a one trick pony. Does a good jumper grab and that’s about it. Cash in while his stocks are overplayed. It’s smart business. We have enough average smalls. Adios thanks for your contribution.

[@MegaHannaz]

He's not overrated at all - this is just BS media clickbait trying to create controversy. He is a solid, reliable player that kicks goals, just not an essential player for Carlton's immediate needs. I am happy for him to stay at the right price.

[@darrenjpeters]

@@Brads_Lads Kicks cheap rubbish goals? What a laugh. Tell us you know nothing about football without telling us you know nothing about football. There's no such thing as a cheap rubbish goal, champ. You're hilarious.