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Recommitted David Astbury [re-signed]
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Think there will be good offers for Astbury which Richmond wont be able to match ( $700k - $800k )
But think he will likely stay for around $550-$600k at Richmond
But think he will likely stay for around $550-$600k at Richmond
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Would love Astbury at the Hawks. Great player that is often overlooked due to playing with Rance.
Doesnt strike me as someone who would leave. But will probably get some offers. Been a great servant for the club, and a key part of our recent success. Couldnt see him walking away from the chance of further success with the group and players he helped build it with, not for an extra 50-100k.
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Reckon Hawthorn will be right into him.
Richmond though will convince him to stay.
Richmond though will convince him to stay.
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Is there a team desperate for a key defender that would pay overs for his services? (In the realm of 750K plus)
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And possibly the Bulldogs if Naughton stays forward.
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Yep, absolutely.
Boyd's contract is reducing and we had the money to offer Wingard last year and Hurley the year before a sizeable contract, plus we've lost Hamling and Adams in the past couple of years.
He'll be 29 next year so I reckon it will be one final 3 year deal at the Tigers before retirement. I think players want to be one club players unless theres significant reasons not to. Dont underestimate the strong connection he has to play again with his best mate Rance and help him get back to footy as Rance once did with him.
Also, I'm not sure Astbury is the defender you go out and pay massive can't refuse overs for to pry him away from a club he doesnt want to leave. In recent memory, the Tigers just dont lose best 22 players they want to keep, and rarely do those players want to leave.
Also, I'm not sure Astbury is the defender you go out and pay massive can't refuse overs for to pry him away from a club he doesnt want to leave. In recent memory, the Tigers just dont lose best 22 players they want to keep, and rarely do those players want to leave.
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Astbury was offered a good deal from Brisbane 4-5 years ago and went for a medical and was looking like just about a done deal, Would certainly have been on much better money there than at Richmond and it was Astbury's choice to stay.
Only way i see him leaving is if its a very big difference in salary, He will be on roughly $500k-$550k at Richmond so thinking it would need to be 200-250 more
Only way i see him leaving is if its a very big difference in salary, He will be on roughly $500k-$550k at Richmond so thinking it would need to be 200-250 more
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It may also come down to length. A team may even offer him five years which could see him play until he is 33. I think a club like Hawthorn could back themselves in on a deal like that.
Well he will be 29 by the time he plays a game in 2020 and a 5 year deal would bring him to 34 years of age - Thats a risk
Personally i believe it would have to be the $$$ over a 3 max 4 year deal that would move him
St Kilda , Gold Coast , Bulldogs , Pies would all have to have an interest i would think
Personally I would not blame him if he decided to leave and take the $$$ , Richmond would need to replace him and We currently have Garthwaite and Miller in the reserves as well as Balta but would need to find a replacement
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He would only turn 33 in the year of his last season. He would turn 34 the year after he theoretically retired.
Hawthorn have a pretty good history and are probably in a position where it’s worth the risk for someone like him.
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Why be underpaid to hold up a shitful defence
May as well get overpaid to do the same
Why be underpaid to hold up a shitful defence
May as well get overpaid to do the same
Swans don’t have a key defender and did chase after Moore last year.
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Not even close to 600K player some of the money you guys are have post... lol this guy has been exposed and i always knew he would without Rance, last year some we're calling him even better than Rance even some Richmond supporters on facebook n stuff, He has always been a poor user and is slow uncoordinated in all our games last year that we lost he was always one of the worst players in our team. Rance always covers for him and points where to kick it.
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Do you think they would give him a lucrative offer or something reasonably high over a longer time?
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I rate him as a better one on one defender than rance but he is not the all-round player rance is.
I don't see giving Astbury big money as a smart move for any football club.
He's a good player but is he moving the needle enough for your team when alternatives like Ambrose, Collins, Hartigan, Roughead(Coll) can be found at a fraction of the price.
Smart clubs will save their cap space for players who fill a much more valuable role.
He's a good player but is he moving the needle enough for your team when alternatives like Ambrose, Collins, Hartigan, Roughead(Coll) can be found at a fraction of the price.
Smart clubs will save their cap space for players who fill a much more valuable role.
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