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$1.85 million over 8 years for a $800k ruckman who is injured more often than not.

Thats insane. Genuinely insane.

Good luck to Tom. No way he could turn that down. Congrats

Unless he takes his game up a few levels it's a massive overpay. Doesn't win enough hit outs, doesn't take enough marks around the ground, doesn't do much when playing forward. He's one of those guys that looks amazing at times but just doesn't back it up consistently. We can pick up a cheap ruck who may not offer 100% of what TDK does but we won't lose out of it that much either if the club is smart with its trading and drafting.
 
you're only thinking about the 1.7 and not the options with matching. If De Koning really wants to leave, you match it and then trade with St. Kilda and make them pay properly.
We are not matching the bid. There is no ****ing upside in us matching the bid. If we matched the bid, Tom will turn around and say thank you very much, I'm staying at Carlton. Then we're stuck with an 8 year, 1.7m/year contract.

And you don't ****ing get it at all do you. TDK is probably on about 6-700k/year with us. That 1 million extra a year would mean we lose Walsh next year. And I bet you'd be there saying throw stupid money at Walsh.
 
St Kilda fans thinking they're a destination club after finally landing a player who's never been amongst the top 50 players in the game and throwing generational wealth at him just to say yes.

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The Shitstains basically have a 2 year window to try and make themselves relevant before:
  • NWM says "thanks for the 4 million, I'm heading back home"
  • they finally realise that TDK is a conditional ruckman, and no better than the one they had before he lobbed up
  • their other million dollar man Max King is officially addicted to the medical room.

Then back to another 150 years of mediocrity and heartbreak....god bless their cotton socks.
 

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We all knew the TDK thing was happening. Not fussed really. Has never been a consistent performer and is now being paid like a superstar. N thanks. Happy for the top 10 compo pick.
As for Charlie, not fussed about the ‘smoke’ being reported by the media. We have GW, and he won’t take crap. Whoever wants CC has to sell the farm or they can GAGF. This ain’t no fire sale.
 
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To receive Band 1 compensation in the AFL, a departing player's contract needs to fall within the top five percent of player contracts in the league, based on average guaranteed value and age, and the contract value must align with the most recent salary cap.

This compensation is based on a comparison to existing contracts, with clubs needing to meet this threshold to secure a high draft pick, such as the compensation pick after their own first-round pick.
Then should our compensation be much higher than pick 9 given it probably ranks as the biggest FA signing in the history. 1.8 x 8?
 

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They're banking on the potential he's shown become actual talent and he becomes one of the premier ruckmen in the league. We've been banking on that for the last 8 years and all he's shown is that potential.
Hes never been good enough as a tap ruckmen to become truly elite as a ruck.

Honestly last season for a few weeks there I was thinking he was on the way.

But as soon as he came up against a couple of physical ruckmen it was the same old Tom In that department.

He’ll continue to be very good at times and have a real influence at stoppages as an extra midfielder but at that salary you’d want him to be far more.
 
If we get an end of 1st round comp pick for jsos ..what else would we need in terms of picks to match a saints bid on Dean
If the Aints put in a bid on Dean, It'd eat our TDK compo pick and move that back to the 20s.
 
Must be a nice problem to have. Enjoy your lack of it

Love TDK will miss him…
I hope he improves his kicking for goal at st Kilda. Good luck to the lad he’s won tattslotto, may he have success and deliver St Kildas first premiership in over 60 years and the 2nd premiership in the 100 year existence of the club.

All the best TDK… take a deep breath in the run up big fella!
 

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Anyone wants Charlie it starts with this year's and next year's first.
For a team like Sydney, they will play finals next year with a Curnow and he will catapult them to top 4, so I expect a second and a player such as McDonald as well.
We aren't here to make other teams better.
 
Man saints are dumb. Hamstrung their list with a mega contract. The player is injury prone, good but not great in the ruck, can only play ruck, does some pretty good things around the ground.

A mega deal for a ruckman is totally insane. Good player but will become their whipping boy and scapegoat for years of mediocraty.

I just hope they pay a huge price. I'm not too worried about losing him, but I want maximum compensation.

Tom can be a wealthy man in a team where the fans learn to loath him and at some stage we will recruit his kids.

What will our compensation be? Seeing the enormoty of the contract, it has to easily be record high compensation.

It's nice that Stephen Silvagni has done what is in Carlton's best interest.

Not sure what we do with Silvagni and Curnow. I suspect Silvagni probably goes as well and Curnow stays but who knows.

Fingers crossed the outgoing players get what we need to get going agian.
 
Genuinely interested in what Blues fans would expect for Curnow if he moved. We don’t need key forwards at WCE but would pick 1 suffice?
For pick one, we'd probably toss in the TDK compo pick as well as Charlie. For pick 2, you'd probably get Charlie straight up... maybe a second round coming with pick 2.
 
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