Recommitted Chad Wingard [re-signed for 2024]
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Jeremias
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No club is going to take him on so it's Hawthorn or bust. Really tough situation given the injury.
Hawthorn IMO should make the hard decision to let him go but the arguments to keep him on are not outrageous.
Will be very interesting to see what happens.
Hawthorn IMO should make the hard decision to let him go but the arguments to keep him on are not outrageous.
Will be very interesting to see what happens.
rocker_oz33
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Started playing well .
Working hard for a contract then inj.
Hawks have decent depth.
Interesting if they give him a another year .
Working hard for a contract then inj.
Hawks have decent depth.
Interesting if they give him a another year .
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Yes, I believe he’s already doing the mentoring part, but not sure if he’s that keen on coaching.
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Re-signs for one year. Great result!
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Minimum base and good per game payments for the 2nd half of the season when he is (maybe) back.
If he is LTI I assume a Rookie is elevated? So the list spots arent hurt either?
Minimal downside, upside is other injured players rehab with him and despite his previous injuries he always pushes hard to recover and get selected.
Or he investigates what insurance payout he is entitled to.
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Family club looks after family. I had hoped for this from the beginning.
Very happy.
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List spots aren't really relevant to this discussion; I'm not suggesting it's a mistake to keep him around.
I just find 1 year strange given the circumstances, hence throwing it out there what people see as the likely metrics are for him to earn another contract for 2025 and possibly beyond.
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You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
It is bizarre. 1 year contract and probably won't play Vs rehab and AFL funded payout.
I assume it is to see how he heals and what the projections are for him for 2025.. if he recovers well and is fully fit and playing by the end of 2024 he might get another one year deal. If he has setbacks etc then they let him go. To be honest, it seems like the smartest move.
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If he doesnt recover he probably still gets the payout.
If he does recover he gets another 1 year contract.
Im sure it was all discussed.
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Surgery went well, is on track to be back for the last third of 2024. Mitchell values his leadership on and off the field and has said as much both privately and publicly.
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Hawthorn imo from a PR perspective were in a no win situation to many with what course they decided to take with Wingard.
I think (given the optics) they made the correct decision myself, Chad did show many signs of his previous brilliance throughout this season before his awful ACL injury
Hawks medicos seem to be regarded as one of the best in the business, hopefully Strapping Young Lad is right and we get to see Wingard again on field sometime in 2024.
I think (given the optics) they made the correct decision myself, Chad did show many signs of his previous brilliance throughout this season before his awful ACL injury
Hawks medicos seem to be regarded as one of the best in the business, hopefully Strapping Young Lad is right and we get to see Wingard again on field sometime in 2024.
Strapping Young Lad
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How is it bad PR to sign someone who already had a 12 month contract in front of him when injured?
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It’s bad PR to kill that contract away after the injury
zeggie
You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
Payout is based on last year on the contract. I very much doubt Hawks are paying him anywhere near what he earned this year, next year. I'm sure he considered all this, so good on him.
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For sure. And good on us. We have cap and list space and send a msg to the players that we ride the bumps together.
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I meant it may have been bad PR if Hawthorn didn't offer Wingard a new contract imo.
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Injured Wingard makes call on future, ends uncertainty
Chad Wingard will play on in 2024 after signing a one-year contract extension at Hawthorn
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Delisted but Hawthorn have committed to taking him on the rookie list
Channel 9 reporting he has met with Collingwood though
Channel 9 reporting he has met with Collingwood though
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Didn't he just sign though?
Hawthorn would be praying Collingwood take him is my guess.
Hawthorn would be praying Collingwood take him is my guess.
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Why?
hawkman
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We delisted him. From that moment he is free for anyone to pick up. Like the Greenwood at GC situation
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Save some money?
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