No Oppo Supporters General AFL and other clubs discussion thread. **Opposition fans not welcome** Part 6

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No Oppo Supporters - General AFL and other clubs discussion thread. **Opposition fans not welcome** Part 7

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[TazHawk15]

I just hope the GWS make the Handbaggers pay like the WCE had to pay for Kelly.

 

[OnTheRocks]

Why the focus on Geelong guys? Get over it.

But, if.......

 

[hfc70]

How do the Saints have money to get Crouch and still put $500k at Caldwell?

Doesn’t Gil barrack for Saints ?

 

[Beandip]

Doesn’t Gil barrack for Saints ?

Lol... Gil barracks for Gil

 

[Beandip]

Also those Balme and Cooke resumes... wow; they breed success.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Saints have Hill and Hanners on big coin, I doubt they'd be offering too much for Brad Crouch

5

Brad Crouch

Age

30

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.1

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

5.5

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.3

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

2.6

5star

.

 

[Sirlemsip]

Saints have Hill and Hanners on big coin, I doubt they'd be offering too much for Brad Crouch

5

Brad Crouch

Age

30

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.1

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

5.5

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.3

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

2.6

5star

.

Those two are likely heavily frontloaded as well.

Who else on their list would be commanding big $$s a this stage?

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

Those two are likely heavily frontloaded as well.

Who else on their list would be commanding big $$s a this stage?

billings, steele, gresham?, geary, Zjones, ross, carlisle if he's on the same deal as when he first came over,

thats probably about it, so you'd have to think they have a decent amount of room to work with but not kangaroo type room

 

[The hands of stone]

Is anyone else starting to warm to GWS now they've told the cats they can either hand over Parfitt and 2 x 1sts or Parfitt, Esava and a first?

Amatuer hour , they need to have a chat to Dodo about asking for proper compo and trading options. That's kinder garden stuff .

 

[Bugs1977]

Those two are likely heavily frontloaded as well.

Who else on their list would be commanding big $$s a this stage?

King will be in a couple of years

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Clark and Coffield etc will likely need decent pay rises in the near future.

 

[Sirlemsip]

King will be in a couple of years

Clark and Coffield etc will likely need decent pay rises in the near future.

100% agree with these, but right now nobody else on the list will be on big money.

They probably also need to start saving and front-loading others so they can throw big money at Ben King

34

Ben King

Age

23

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

and try and get him down in a few years.

 

[Sirlemsip]

Now for the compo band.

Will lose any last remaining hope that the AFL has even a sliver of integrity of the AFL bump that to Band 1.

Should be band 2 but who the hell knows....

With the Hartigan news, does that give the AFL enough ammo now to say "Well B.Crouch alone was Band 2, but with Hartigan added on they JUST creep into Band 1 overall"?

 

[VandoHawk]

With the Hartigan news, does that give the AFL enough ammo now to say "Well B.Crouch alone was Band 2, but with Hartigan added on they JUST creep into Band 1 overall"?

No FA compensation doesn't bump up. Hartigan will receive seperate compensation to Crouch.

That being said it's starting to look more likely than not that they'll get Pick 2. Saints have offered a slight above average player big money and a five year deal.

 

[ML4Hodgy]

No FA compensation doesn't bump up. Hartigan will receive seperate compensation to Crouch.

That being said it's starting to look more likely than not that they'll get Pick 2. Saints have offered a slight above average player big money and a five year deal.

From the AFL website

To put that figure in perspective, a wage that ranks in the top five per cent of players aged 25-plus would put the free agent among the game's top 15 earners.

Revealed: What it takes to earn first-round free agency compensation

Clubs now have a rough idea of how free agency compo is decided

www.afl.com.au

At that wage figure, hard to see Crouch being in the top 15 earners. Or Williams for that matter.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Sturty]

Hope he gets the help he needs - Genuine nice bloke

 

[Sturty]

Another Giant wants out - LOL

 

[phlogiston]

Hope he ends up OK.

 

[Brishawk]

Another Giant wants out - LOL

The pact...

 

[TheFourPillars]

Its fairly clear Covid has screwed GWS they can't hold onto players without the financial clout of the AFL.
There is a news article talking about the side effects of cog's multi million dollar deal. When it was mentioned on this site that the AFL intervened to stop Cogs coming to Hawthorn we were laughed at, but now the aftermath of that deal and what has followed allows you to draw your own conclusions.

 

[MrPremiership]

Its fairly clear Covid has screwed GWS they can't hold onto players without the financial clout of the AFL.
There is a news article talking about the side effects of cog's multi million dollar deal. When it was mentioned on this site that the AFL intervened to stop Cogs coming to Hawthorn we were laughed at, but now the aftermath of that deal and what has followed allows you to draw your own conclusions.

The money they spent on Cogs is probably the amount they should have given Cameron. They've just backed the wrong horse.

 

[TheFourPillars]

The money they spent on Cogs is probably the amount they should have given Cameron. They've just backed the wrong horse.

They weren't worried about the money. They had the AFL. The gravy train has run aground due to Covid there is no money. Its as simple as that

 

[Gralin]

With the Hartigan news, does that give the AFL enough ammo now to say "Well B.Crouch alone was Band 2, but with Hartigan added on they JUST creep into Band 1 overall"?

Hartigan isn't an RFA, there is no compo for him

 

[MrPremiership]

Hartigan isn't an RFA, there is no compo for him

RFA or UFA doesn't matter. Still eligible for compo