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Want to spend the money? Give the blokes who deserve it a pay rise. Get Burton on a long-term contract ASAP. If Hardwick and TOB keep going the way they then they'll deserve a rise in pay.
This year's draft/trade period will set us up for the next few years. Chucking everything at a Fyfe or Martin, coupled with retirements of, potentially, Hodge and Burgoyne plus others will set us even further back.
It's not chucking everything at Fyfe or Martin, there is plenty of cash to splash around.
Our young players like Burton and Hardwick, while exciting, do not deserve 600K a year. Part of the benefit of drafting a good young player is getting a great return for the money until they negotiate their next contract. You don't just throw it at them because you have it sitting around.
Not only have big ticket money earners left the club recently, but more are going.
No one else at this point in the team (eg Shiels, Smitty, Gunners, Rough etc..) are demanding increased contracts because of performance. Tommy Mitchell may be the only one currently outperforming his current deal.
As Hodgey goes, Gibbo goes, Burgers leaves, Rough in the not distant future, there is a tonne of cash to pay your top earners/performers at the club.
At this point, it makes sense trading in or Free Agency filling a couple of high flying highly paid performers.