2021 List Management thread

[Mego Red]

A disaster signing your best player for 4 years at $600k...when best players at other clubs are getting way north of that..so we are running a charity it seems

Clearly they don't think he's our best player, and didn't want to keep him.

 

[Crow till I die]

Clearly they don't think he's our best player, and didn't want to keep him.

Didnt he win the gold jacket the season before when he played a full season?

 

[Mutineer]

Didnt he win the gold jacket the season before when he played a full season?

They didn't want to keep him because they foolishly thought he was a lock for the pick after our 1st (pick 2) when it was the VAFL we were dealing with re compo. By the time the realisation that they had badly miscalculated (****ed up) big time they had burnt all their bridges with Crouch and his management.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

With all these young midfielders we have now, there was little reason to keep a 27 year old brad who probably has 2 prime years left. Signing him for 4 years on 600k is ridiculous given where we are at.

 

[Mego Red]

They didn't want to keep him because they foolishly thought he was a lock for the pick after our 1st (pick 2) when it was the VAFL we were dealing with re compo. By the time the realisation that they had badly miscalculated (f’ed up) big time they had burnt all their bridges with Crouch and his management.

No, I think they just didn't want him at the club.

They wanted better than 23, obviously - but he always wanted to stay and we could have re-signed him at any point. But he's a player that had never been part of any leadership group and we just didn't seem to think he was worth having long-term.

They may end up being wrong. I've always really liked Crouch. But they clearly didn't want him here.

 

[hey shorty]

No, I think they just didn't want him at the club.

They wanted better than 23, obviously - but he always wanted to stay and we could have re-signed him at any point. But he's a player that had never been part of any leadership group and we just didn't seem to think he was worth having long-term.

They may end up being wrong. I've always really liked Crouch. But they clearly didn't want him here.

And it felt like it even before the drug deal.

At 600K it seems like a bargain, even if the contract length was a bit much for a player with his injury history

 

[Jcpdragonx]

And it felt like it even before the drug deal.

At 600K it seems like a bargain, even if the contract length was a bit much for a player with his injury history

What benefit does signing Brad for 600k for 4 years give us long term?

 

[hey shorty]

What benefit does signing Brad for 600k for 4 years give us long term?

4 years of quality footy from a good midfielder benefits the kids coming through with him.

 

[1970crow]

4 years of quality footy from a good midfielder benefits the kids coming through with him.

He's the one I'd have built around. In 3 years time as we begin ascending he should still be playing good footy. It's not like he's been banged up a lot. Plus the added bonus that missing games = opportunities for the next generation. Pick 2 with Hately replacing for pick 30ish was too good to not have a crack at though. Turned out to be a total disaster. Mirror image of Gibbs' inward trade.

 

[hey shorty]

He's the one I'd have built around. In 3 years time as we begin ascending he should still be playing good footy. It's not like he's been banged up a lot. Plus the added bonus that missing games = opportunities for the next generation. Pick 2 with Hately replacing for pick 30ish was too good to not have a crack at though. Turned out to be a total disaster. Mirror image of Gibbs' inward trade.

I'd build around Matt. More durable, more consistent and every bit as good.

Brad's body isn't banged up per se.... But it's very unreliable

 

[Sanders]

None of them seriously, I can guarantee you that.

you’re as delusional as FAITH when it comes to the worth and perception of your “guarantee”.

coming up fast on the inside of Brett & Marty too

 

[Sanders]

Clearly they don't think he's our best player, and didn't want to keep him.

thats a question not an answer