Gold Coast club focus thread
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Give them extra room outside the salary cap to give big contracts to veterans interesting in joining them for a couple years. Provide some additional on-field guidance, experience and competitiveness. You could limit it to players with 10+ years / 150+ games experience.
Helps them recruit guys like Matt Suckling, David Mundy, Harry Taylor, Grant Birchall, Nathan Jones, Justin Westhoff, David Armitage, Kieran Jack or Chris Masten. All those guys are out of contract, 30+ and still look to have another year or two to contribut
Who are the leaders within the club? And what have all this youth done so far? The Suns probably have more 1st round picks on their list than any other club, so what exactly would another first rounder do for them?Yuck....they will have picks 1,14, 12 Martin trade .. 24 odd Brodie..
they don't need washed up plus 30s they need to draft better.. early days but last year crop look years away from making a meaningful impact.
Who are the leaders within the club? And what have all this youth done so far? The Suns probably have more 1st round picks on their list than any other club, so what exactly would another first rounder do for them?
Are you sure they're set for long term?Huh they have a ex acting captain in the 2nds already and let Barlow and may go.
They took the long term view in king, Luko and co add to that they lost there full back in pre season
They have had one blow out all year in a poor team they are doing alright. Add Anderson,Flanders de kong to that list they are set for the long term
Then that is just one of the many arguments against a priority pick right there..as atm they get either anderson or rowellHuh they have a ex acting captain in the 2nds already and let Barlow and may go.
They took the long term view in king, Luko and co add to that they lost there full back in pre season
They have had one blow out all year in a poor team they are doing alright. Add Anderson,Flanders de kong to that list they are set for the long term
Might be the most intelligent post on big footy for a long time.The club should be looking at the recent uplift at Brisbane and try to model their short term plans on theirs. Just look at the difference Hodge has made to their side.
Give them extra room outside the salary cap to give big contracts to veterans interesting in joining them for a couple years. Provide some additional on-field guidance, experience and competitiveness. You could limit it to players with 10+ years / 150+ games experience.
Helps them recruit guys like Matt Suckling, David Mundy, Harry Taylor, Grant Birchall, Nathan Jones, Justin Westhoff, David Armitage, Kieran Jack or Chris Masten. All those guys are out of contract, 30+ and still look to have another year or two to contribute
Alternatively, they could be given the additional cap space to spend on administrative staff. Allow them the additional funds to attract some decent, experienced assistant coaches to work under Dew and back him in.
Any of these approaches would work substantially better than compromising yet another draft and having young guns inevitably leave because the club isn't improving. Early picks won't fix anything here
I am in favour of this kind of assistance over more draft picks, young kids aren't our problem, I am actually really disappointed in the club to go and just ask for more draft picks, come up with something a bit more creative.The club should be looking at the recent uplift at Brisbane and try to model their short term plans on theirs. Just look at the difference Hodge has made to their side.
Give them extra room outside the salary cap to give big contracts to veterans interesting in joining them for a couple years. Provide some additional on-field guidance, experience and competitiveness. You could limit it to players with 10+ years / 150+ games experience.
Helps them recruit guys like Matt Suckling, David Mundy, Harry Taylor, Grant Birchall, Nathan Jones, Justin Westhoff, David Armitage, Kieran Jack or Chris Masten. All those guys are out of contract, 30+ and still look to have another year or two to contribute
Alternatively, they could be given the additional cap space to spend on administrative staff. Allow them the additional funds to attract some decent, experienced assistant coaches to work under Dew and back him in.
Any of these approaches would work substantially better than compromising yet another draft and having young guns inevitably leave because the club isn't improving. Early picks won't fix anything here
Wright re-signed this year.This year they will lose Martin no question and 2m pete not far behind but more scary is the fact all last year's crop come out of contract in 2020
Didn't 2MP sign a contract extension this year? Sexton was a FA but signed an extension, was good news for the Suns.This year they will lose Martin no question and 2m pete not far behind but more scary is the fact all last year's crop come out of contract in 2020
They both re-signed this year.Didn't 2MP sign a contract extension this year? Sexton was a FA but signed an extension, was good news for the Suns.
The poor management came before when he was brought in on pretty damn high coin and we needed to clear his salary off the books unfortunately.The AFL should give GC 2 extra player spots on their list and increase their cap for a 5 year period.
The fact that they already get first dibs on half of Qld talent, have a heap of first round talent and are inline for pick 1 again this year means they should get any extra draft perks.
Brisbane showed the way to do it, and they did it with one end of first round draft pick as a concession, but they have a good coach, good footy people around them and brought in some good older players to help out.
The fact they gave away Lyons for nothing while contracted is a sign of poor management.
He was contracted, so you paid him out and that money still goes against your cap.The poor management came before when he was brought in on pretty damn high coin and we needed to clear his salary off the books unfortunately.
They already have the ability to have a player as an ambassador and part of their payment is outside the cap.Think the AFL should give players a contract kicker to move up, those players that GCS have identified as players they want if they move up get an extra 250k a year on their contract that doesnt count against TPP..
What they need is like a Harry Taylor and Lachie Henderson to both go up that sorts the defence out, Jones, JPK and Stevens would sort the mids out, not sure about forwards probably they could fill that area but in nut shell need 4-5 senior blokes that not only can play but teach....They already have the ability to have a player as an ambassador and part of their payment is outside the cap.
Our KPD is fine, just hurts that Rory Thompson did his ACL before the season and Sam Collins hurt his hip. Which means we are playing Hombsch who is really a 3rd tall defender having to play KPD.What they need is like a Harry Taylor and Lachie Henderson to both go up that sorts the defence out, Jones, JPK and Stevens would sort the mids out, not sure about forwards probably they could fill that area but in nut shell need 4-5 senior blokes that not only can play but teach....