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Johnno turns 31 in October, and he's just had back surgery. Backs are notoriously dodgy, even when they are seemingly 'fixed'. I can't see any club taking a 4 year punt on a 31 year old with a potentially dodgy back who will turn 35 at the end of the contract...
Good luck to him if he can get it, and you certainly wouldn't begrudge him if he can.
Good luck to him if he can get it, and you certainly wouldn't begrudge him if he can.
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As if a club will offer him a 4 year contract on big bucks being a 31 year old who has had a back op.
Clubs might be interested but Freo can 9 fer him good money anyway. I doubt he would be short of a dollar.
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I think the point RTB was making was how much he values MJ, it's probably a good rumour to try get more $$$.
I remember having an argument with a Richmond supporter on here a few years ago that reckoned Polak was going to be better than MJ haha.
I would expect nothing less than a 1st rd compensation pick for such a highly regarded player.
As one of Zac's BF buddies for 2015 I am very happy he is going to be playing until the end of 2017.
I hope he can become a premiership player by that point and can also win over his knockers by playing good football. And it would be great if he could kick another goal as well sometime in the next 3 seasons.
Stevie J got a similar offer last FA period from GWS and he's 31. So Johno could be off to GWS then..
I think MJ would be content with another 2 years with us Ala. Zac D, IMO.
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I think that would be fair enough considering Melbourne received first round pick 3 for Frawley. I put MJ as important to Freo as Frawley was to Melbourne.
Bring it on GWS and Co can have a great player with a limited time frame for a first round pick. Freo will have two consecutive picks.
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This could be a good result for us either way. MJ plays out his career with us or he gets a nice offer elsewhere (which he's entitled to take) and we get a first round compo pick (another AA year in 2015 wouldn't go astray).
To think that Zac can win over his knockers by playing good football is as delusional as thinking that Jews can win over Nazis by doing good deeds. Dawson's been playing good football for years.
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Isn't he an unrestricted FA? Wouldn't we be entitled to diddly squat for him according to 'the rules'?
As an unrestricted free agent we couldn't prevent him from leaving, however, we are very definitely entitled to a compensation pick.
With restricted free agents a club can block their move by matching the offer presented by the new club.
No club would offer him more than 3 and that's being generous.
I highly doubt he'd leave anyway. He's a local boy, a Freo fan as a kid and settled.
If he did leave I doubt we would get anything better than a band 2 compo pick given his age, from memory Carlton got zip for Waite who is similar age - granted not an AA but still think a reasonable comparison.
If he did leave it'd have to be a crazy offer.
I highly doubt he'd leave anyway. He's a local boy, a Freo fan as a kid and settled.
If he did leave I doubt we would get anything better than a band 2 compo pick given his age, from memory Carlton got zip for Waite who is similar age - granted not an AA but still think a reasonable comparison.
If he did leave it'd have to be a crazy offer.
Frawley was an unrestricted free agent (due to a back ended contract).
All that matters is dollars and length (and how much the AFL wants to help you)
Would've thought Malceski was a better comparison tbh. Would be a similar sized contract and one of his clubs best players. Not a fringe best 22 player like Waite. Didn't Sydney get a second rounder for him? Can't remember tbh.
http://www.afl.com.au/afl-hq/the-afl-explained/free-agency
COMPENSATION
A club that has a net loss of players transferring to/from other clubs as free agents in one transfer period is entitled to compensation via National Draft picks allocated by the AFL.
The compensation formula produces a points rating for players based on:
1. The new contract of the free agent;
2. The age of the free agent.
Draft picks are allocated to clubs based on the net total points for free agents lost and gained during the transfer period.
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Some Freo people can't see that unfortunately. A Freo member mate of mine hates him with a passion for some reason and hence my choice to have him as my BF Buddy for 2015. Zac needs a bit of love at times.
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Zac should hire this guy for his personal trainer.
The Gu just re-signed as well. Top stuff.
http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2015-03-03/mzungu-extends-contract
http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2015-03-03/mzungu-extends-contract
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Yeah that was brought up a month or so back...definitely a very real chance and from reliable source also. Four years no chance though.
Guuuuuuuuuu!!!! Great news this week
Stoked about the signings so far. Will rest easier when Crozier is locked away though.
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