Hes not worth $1mil a year.For those interested:
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The Papley story: A unique player, a skyrocketing value and a complicated future
Tom Papley is a unique player in a unique situationwww.afl.com.au
The Papley hype is being blown out of proportion.
If Josh Kelly is potentially available this trade period, can't see how Papley is the most lucrative trade target.
So if his market value is now $1m per year, we'll most likely have to pay $1.2-$1.3m per year to pry him from Sydney. He could well end up being close to the highest paid player in the game. I personally don't have him anywhere near the top echelon of players in the AFL including Fyfe, Dangerfield, Martin, Grundy etc. but it seems like others do.
Need to be careful with a contract like this, as it's the type of contract that could cripple the club moving forward.
You could probably get a combination of Zac Williams and Brad Crouch for that money and not have to give up any picks either.
Problem with him is if hes getting targeted that much in a poor forwardline, his output will drop when he comes to one choc full of high quality targets.
The best small forward will still never be the presence and reliable target as a curnow/mckay & this year's casboult.
Thats why we used to frustrate under bolts at times, too often we were kicking to smaller players as the main target.





