News 2014 Collingwood FA

[TradeDraft]

Dane Swan,Ben Reid and Harry O'Brien.

We need to sign Ben Reid ASAP to a 4-5 Year Deal. He is so important to out Side.

While I can see both O'Brien and Swan Leaving. Both seems to be in the Good Books at the Moment with Bucks

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-06-21/clubs-eye-2014-free-agents

 

[Reykjavik]

I sincerely hope we are deploying our salary cap space freed up now to lock guys away like Reid. There was some mention made of contract announcements to follow once Daisy's situation was resolved, well now let's hear it.

 

[frizzle]

Swan already said he will never leave the club & will be a pie for life. (Copeland speech)
Agree with signing Reid. Not sure where Harry stands right now to be honest.

 

[hellfire]

Priority is Reid, but I wouldn't mind securing the services of a few of those opposition players with some of that cash we have. Mundy is a Victorian isn't he? He would slot in nicely. Shannon Hurn would certainly look good in our back 6.

 

[MyManLynch]

I would re write the Reid contract now.
Offer a new 3 or 4 year contract replacing the existing 2014 contract.
Front end in 2014, gobbling up our spare cap space for 2014 & free up even more cap space for 2015.
Swan & Harry, wait until we see what happens next year, then make a call mid year or at seasons end.

 

[HeavyPop]

I hope Reid doesn't delay contract talks until the end of the season like so many others. He isn't a huge name player, but I'm guessing a few clubs would like to sign him.

 

[TradeDraft]

I hope Reid doesn't delay contract talks until the end of the season like so many others. He isn't a huge name player, but I'm guessing a few clubs would like to sign him.

2nd That. Hope he does it ASAP

 

[loki04]

I hope Reid doesn't delay contract talks until the end of the season like so many others. He isn't a huge name player, but I'm guessing a few clubs would like to sign him.

Diagree Reid is a big name player.

Only Pendles, Cloke and Swan are more important to us and he is also a 24 AA CHb that has shown he can go forward and kick goals.

 

[Bloben]

Hope we hear more on this soon


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...-cultural-change/story-fni5f6hd-1226731736125

-There are eight players who will have new contracts announced when Thomas and Shaw officially exit, with the Pies waiting on the final financial figures and official contract lodgements.

 

[Crazy Tails]

Hope we hear more on this soon


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...-cultural-change/story-fni5f6hd-1226731736125

Yeah surprised we haven't heard more about this yet now Shaw & Daisy are gone. Hopefully it comes out sometime this week.

Agree with others lock Reid away now. I'm also on the Shannon Hurn FA bandwagon for next year. Think he is just the sort of player we need. Gee Mundy would look good in black and white too. With a big cheque book I can see next off season being an interesting one for us too.

 

[HFF]

Reid can write his own ticket. Is a must at all costs.

Swan will never leave.

Harry can go jump for all I care. He isn't a top priority any more and is expendable.

 

[coolcarlito]

Guys, can i ask a question. I remember that Nathan Brown is committed to us but the club yet to announce the terms of the contract. As we have huge space of salary cap this year. Can we re-sign Bronwy as a certain amount like 1.2 million(just a number) for 4 years and we pay him 600K next year and 200k for next 3 years?

 

[the distributer]

I think we'll attempt to re-sign all those boys early in the season, I don't see Swan as being a problem, he's never ridden us on the negotiating table before and he's recently said he's a Pie for life, Reid seems pretty loyal as well.

 

[Ed D]

Guys, can i ask a question. I remember that Nathan Brown is committed to us but the club yet to announce the terms of the contract. As we have huge space of salary cap this year. Can we re-sign Bronwy as a certain amount like 1.2 million(just a number) for 4 years and we pay him 600K next year and 200k for next 3 years?

Yes, that's front ending a contract and it happens quite a bit. Also a times like this a club can pay out more on players contracts and then next year go after a FA.

 

[blaze036]

Swan already said he will never leave the club & will be a pie for life. (Copeland speech)
Agree with signing Reid. Not sure where Harry stands right now to be honest.

O'Brien was shopped around this trade period however no one was interested.

He'd wanna tread very carefully in 2014 if he doesn't again want to end up on the trade table

 

[Dontouchme]

O'Brien was shopped around this trade period however no one was interested.

He'd wanna tread very carefully in 2014 if he doesn't again want to end up on the trade table

O'Brien posted elite numbers this year.. he'd get interest

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pp-collingwood-magpies--heritier-o-brien

 

[motr]

Beams is the other one we need to lock into a long term contract. Not a FA, but out of contract.

 

[Jelly Bean]

O'Brien was shopped around this trade period however no one was interested.

He'd wanna tread very carefully in 2014 if he doesn't again want to end up on the trade table

He's a free agent. So he won't end up on the trade table. He would just leave.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

My understanding was that Reid was one of the eight ready to re-sign. I hope that's right.

Swan I can't see leaving.

O'Brien is worth keeping as compensation will probably have ended for FA by next year. Not worth losing sleep over however.

 

[Jelly Bean]

Definitely want us to be a net receiver in the FA period next year. One of a top end running HB (Walker, Gibbs, Hurn) and bring in young talls through the draft. Keep building the strength of the list around to contend strongly again toward the end of Cloke's career (which means Beams / Pendles / Sidebottom / Reid / Brown all still in reasonable shape as well, along with the maturation of the likes of Grundy, Fasolo, Keeffe, Thomas, #6, #10, etc).

 

[coolcarlito]

Yes, that's front ending a contract and it happens quite a bit. Also a times like this a club can pay out more on players contracts and then next year go after a FA.

So this is the reason why we didn't announce Browny's contract, just saying he is re-signed

 

[pendles2425]

Beams is the other one we need to lock into a long term contract. Not a FA, but out of contract.

Beams signed a three year deal at the end of last year

 

[motr]

Beams signed a three year deal at the end of last year

Cheers, pendles. Read an article about a cashed up Hawthorn entering the market next year. Beams was nominated as a likely target. Glad to hear he is locked in for another couple of years.

 

[motr]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-13/cashedup-hawks-to-swoop

Article was actually referring to 2015 FA period.

Let's hope Hawthorn go early, or Beams is offered an extension well before then.

I hate FA. Too much to gain from timing your contract renewal to the time you enter FA.

 

[TradeDraft]

O'Brien posted elite numbers this year.. he'd get interest

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pp-collingwood-magpies--heritier-o-brien

Just hope he does not crack another Sad like he did this year