Delisted #17: James Stewart - Will be delisted despite having a year on his contract - 24/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2024 Delisted 2023
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[andleanback]

Our first smart, correct call in years!

Devon smith last year aswell

 

[Pweter]

Devon smith last year aswell

Didn't Smith retire, not get delisted?

Either way it's an indictment on list management that in consecutive years we've (one way or another) got rid of a player who still has a year to run on their contract.

 

[andleanback]

Didn't Smith retire, not get delisted?

Either way it's an indictment on list management that in consecutive years we've (one way or another) got rid of a player who still has a year to run on their contract.

He retired, but we pushed him in that direction by paying out his contract.

 

[owen87]

Didn't Smith retire, not get delisted?

Either way it's an indictment on list management that in consecutive years we've (one way or another) got rid of a player who still has a year to run on their contract.

At least they're rectifying their mistakes by paying guys out now instead of letting them hang around!

 

[VelvetSledge]

Feel for him. Had a horrible year, both in terms of injury and personally.

Hope he gets to another club and makes a solid showing of it.

Good to see the club getting the hard calls done though, regardless of how rough they seem.

 

[Vindicater]

Right decision and now Stewart gets free money to play elsewhere

 

[Bunk Moreland]

How on earth was this bloke given a one year deal, let alone two years?

 

[Beerfish]

Is it a 2 year contract or a 1 year contract with triggers for a second which obviously weren't met unfortunately?

 

[VelvetSledge]

Is it a 2 year contract or a 1 year contract with triggers for a second which obviously weren't met unfortunately?

Sounds like a full two year, so he'd be getting paid out

 

[andleanback]

Is it a 2 year contract or a 1 year contract with triggers for a second which obviously weren't met unfortunately?

2 year deal

 

[Vander18]

Decent player, could have been more than that but his body didn’t allow it. It’s the right decision - his body clearly not up to the rigours of AFL footy.

Thanks for your service Stuzz.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

We need to be more ruthless with list management and this is a good start.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Any reason this was done today and not Monday? Vfl done for the year is my guess?

 

[Foxx]

Stupid decision. Unless it's his body.

 

[jmoo wan]

Sounds like a full two year, so he'd be getting paid out

he’s been getting paid out a lot in this thread

 

[eighties_bomber]

finally a good decision from this rabble, we just need another 10 or 20 of these decisions across the whole club now

 

[andleanback]

Any reason this was done today and not Monday? Vfl done for the year is my guess?

It wasn’t done? It came out through the media not a club release.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Good move in delisting but another another cross against Dodoro and our list management.

Parish probably thinking WTF? They can afford to give Stewart a bad deal and then pay him out in full, but not give Parish his extra $50-$100k pa.

 

[andleanback]

Good move in delisting but another another cross against Dodoro and our list management.

Parish probably thinking WTF? They can afford to give Stewart a bad deal and then pay him out in full, but not give Parish his extra $50-$100k pa.

It’s not just at extra 50-100k it’s also an extra year, an potentially an extra 100k a year when the cba goes up.

 

[VelvetSledge]

he’s been getting paid out a lot in this thread

Poor Stuz

I genuinely wanted him to make it, represent all the gingers out there

 

[Snake Charmer]

It wasn’t done? It came out through the media not a club release.

It’s still been done befor the end of the afl season.

 

[Nifft]

Smart play by Dodo. Too much room in our salary cap, so sign players to extra years and then cancel prematurely. That way we'll always be able to make the minimum payments.

Now we just need to sign Parish to a 12 year deal...

 

[naraku]

Devon smith last year aswell

Yep, you're right. I forgot we gave Dev a big nudge.

 

[The Donners]

Has the height and size of a footballer you’d want. Probably half a dozen really good games and probably as many stinkers.

Either way 60-odd games in 7 seasons is a poor return for the club.

 

[BrunoV]

Such a shame for Stewart.

He became a bloody good key forward amid the injury carnage.

Was far too good not to carve out a 150 to 200 game career.

Truly let down by his body.