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Not at allSurely not thinking of just giving up a top 5 pick just after 2yrs?
Id back Stephens to be a priority - pretty sure he'll get 10-15 games this yearGould, Stephens i imagine we want to keep at all costs Ling has had to many injuries i feel to become anywhere close to the player he could of been.
Hayward has currency and looks to be the most disposable player per position but again has a further 3yrs to run!
Clarke, Taylor, Fox have no currency but are taking cap space so maybe all 3 will be salary dumps?
What are your thoughts?
Gould, Stephens i imagine we want to keep at all costs Ling has had to many injuries i feel to become anywhere close to the player he could of been.
Hayward has currency and looks to be the most disposable player per position but again has a further 3yrs to run!
Clarke, Taylor, Fox have no currency but are taking cap space so maybe all 3 will be salary dumps?
What are your thoughts?
Stephens is the big risk.A few early draft picks not getting many games, that tends to attract outside interest:
Matthew Ling (pick 14, out of contract)
Dylan Stephens (pick 5, out of contract)
Will Gould (pick 26, out of contract)
Some others on the fringes:
Will Hayward (pick 21, contracted to 2024)
Lewis Taylor (contracted to 2022)
Ryan Clarke (out of contract)
Robbie Fox (out of contract)
Who would be trade bait? Who might look to leave for game time? Who else might we move on?
wonder if Norf under the new regime would take Clarke back.
Would be their best mid.
You don't re-sign him. Otherwise known as "delisting".How do you salary dump a player out of contract?
Stephens is the big risk.
SA teams will be waving cheques.
Hopefully both SA teams maintain their form so that it's not an absolute certainly they get first dibs on him if we have to negotiate. He is a Mildura boy though so I don't think he's fussed about where he ends up if he nominates to leave in a bid for more playing time.
Has recruiting any of those guys really hurt us though? All would be on minimal coin, recruited mainly to fill a void in 2018-2020 while the young guys developed and we weren't contending. They have essentially served that purpose now and most will be done by the end of the season (with the exception of Taylor, who I agree that 3 years was ridiculous).If we end up losing this lad or Dawson that will be the price of re-signing jpk unless he is on minimum chips.
We have got better at drafting but overall list management is average. Hickey is the first decent trade since Sinkers. We have wasted $s and spots on L Taylor, Gray, Clarke, Thurlow and the like on trades. The 3 year contract to Taylor is a complete disgrace. He has offered zero.
If we lose Dawson and/or Stephens I expect they will be reviled for 'taking money', being 'over rated' etc. Heroes if they stay - horrors if they go. Unhappily we have seen this script before.
Has recruiting any of those guys really hurt us though? All would be on minimal coin, recruited mainly to fill a void in 2018-2020 while the young guys developed and we weren't contending. They have essentially served that purpose now and most will be done by the end of the season (with the exception of Taylor, who I agree that 3 years was ridiculous).
Given the young profile of our list and the reduction in $$ we will be paying to Bud next year, I can't see that there will be any issues offering enough to keep Dawson & Stephens. Only possible issue I see is if Stephens can't crack the side this year and leaves for more opportunity, but we're only at round 3 and he will get his chance at some stage this year.
Only after we're forced into a fire saleLets hope T. McCartin doesn't ask for Darcy Moore money...
Any chance of the AFL giving COLA back?
Yuk!Word on the Trades board is that his manager is saying $900k a year over 6 years will get it done for Merrett. Wooowwweeee. Too much.
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Lets hope T. McCartin doesn't ask for Darcy Moore money...
Any chance of the AFL giving COLA back?
Has recruiting any of those guys really hurt us though? All would be on minimal coin, recruited mainly to fill a void in 2018-2020 while the young guys developed and we weren't contending. They have essentially served that purpose now and most will be done by the end of the season (with the exception of Taylor, who I agree that 3 years was ridiculous).
Given the young profile of our list and the reduction in $$ we will be paying to Bud next year, I can't see that there will be any issues offering enough to keep Dawson & Stephens. Only possible issue I see is if Stephens can't crack the side this year and leaves for more opportunity, but we're only at round 3 and he will get his chance at some stage this year.
If I was Hayward I would be trying to reestablish myself as a winger. It was always highlighted that he might move into the middle as his career advancesIf Hayward can’t break into this team, and it’s true he is on good coin, we need to move him on this trade period. I am not sure I can see him in our forward setup in 21 without injury, and whilst it’s good to have a good player (*depending on your opinion of Hayward) on standby you don’t want them on really good coin.
If I was Hayward I would be trying to reestablish myself as a winger. It was always highlighted that he might move into the middle as his career advances
I think it will be dead easy holding on to Stephens.Stephens, Ling and probably Gould have currency - although Gould slid at the draft which means probably not as much as we hope. Hayward will definately have currency and the money will inevitably come for McCartin, Rowbottom and Hewett. Fox is a great squad player but players like Taylor, Bell and Clarke are surplus.
Think it'll be hard to hold on to Stephens. Ling and Gould have limited options so probably stay. Hayward will be our Aliir this year but we absolutely must hold onto Hewett, McCartin and Rowbottom.
Top of our needs list should be Rampe replacement