Rumour GFC 2025 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 1

[Strange Cat]

On players salary

Eg TDK.. if let's say Saints are offering him $1.7 million and Geelong are offering $1.3 million.. if your a person who is on over 1 million, how much money do you really need and want rather then play for success?
Its far better on then 99% of us here on our wage and buy most things then we can get

Not a chance the cats offer that sort of money he would be on more than Danger and smith

 

[cats_09]

Not a chance the cats offer that sort of money he would be on more than Danger and smith

Unlikely Dangerfield would be part of the highest paid players at the club at this stage of his career

 

[standupand]

On players salary

Eg TDK.. if let's say Saints are offering him $1.7 million and Geelong are offering $1.3 million.. if your a person who is on over 1 million, how much money do you really need and want rather then play for success?
Its far better on then 99% of us here on our wage and buy most things then we can get

This is a really good point. Salary is not everything when you're in that sort of bracket. Most important things are work conditions, colleagues and opportunity to develop in your field (including team success).

 

[iameviljez]

On players salary

Eg TDK.. if let's say Saints are offering him $1.7 million and Geelong are offering $1.3 million.. if your a person who is on over 1 million, how much money do you really need and want rather then play for success?
Its far better on then 99% of us here on our wage and buy most things then we can get

The issue is that the difference will be more than that. It'll be somewhat more like $1.3m from StKilda over a very long time, vs, say, $800k from Geelong over four years.

When you consider that a footballer's career can be short, it's a huge sum to give up. It's the difference between being able to set yourself up, and never having to actually worry about money in whatever reasonable choice you make.

 

[Strange Cat]

Unlikely Dangerfield would be part of the highest paid players at the club at this stage of his career

My point was I doubt TDK would be on a million here let alone over that

 

[Jumping Jack]

As usual you’re just trying to stir people up.

As if you have a clue about who I speak to. Get back in your hole until you’ve got something productive to add to the discussion.

Pretty sad post really (and horribly misguided)

 

[Mr Meow]

The club had its reasons but the result is that like last season, we will probably continue to get beaten in the midfield and that makes winning a flag difficult. It would have been worse if it wasn’t for the surprising early form of Stanley, as we are also weak in the ruck. As a result we have got an excellent Bailey Smith, but Danger won’t be playing much in the midfield, and Clark and Knevitt are not the answer yet, perhaps never. Thank goodness for Atkins, and Holmes. Mannagh is worth a try but he is small.

When Smith has played, our midfield has only been really belted once (against Carlton) this season. We were 4th in the comp for score from stoppage differential before that - Smith, Holmes, Atkins and Mannagh (who has been the extra at stoppages around the ground) have held up their end of the bargain. Fixing that last midfield rotation is key of course, as Clark/Knevitt etc are not doing enough. But there are some overreactions on exactly how awful our midfield has been this year. Holmes finding some consistency within games would be a big help, but he's young and it's a transitional period (moving from utility to full time midfielder).

 

[Warhorse]

My point was I doubt TDK would be on a million here let alone over that

St Kilda will make him easily the highest paid player in the game.

 

[Strange Cat]

When Smith has played, our midfield has only been really belted once (against Carlton) this season. We were 4th in the comp for score from stoppage differential before that - Smith, Holmes, Atkins and Mannagh (who has been the extra at stoppages around the ground) have held up their end of the bargain. Fixing that last midfield rotation is key of course, as Clark/Knevitt etc are not doing enough. But there are some overreactions on exactly how awful our midfield has been this year. Holmes finding some consistency within games would be a big help, but he's young and it's a transitional period (moving from utility to full time midfielder).

Once Kolo and Henry are back in I feel that Stewart and Danger will be rotating in the middle

 

[CatToTheFuture]

As usual you’re just trying to stir people up.

As if you have a clue about who I speak to. Get back in your hole until you’ve got something productive to add to the discussion.

Pretty sad post really (and horribly misguided)

You are saying that someone in the club is actively telling people outside the club that a player is a failure mid season. Good leaders don't do that, and that makes me very, very sceptical of the claim to put it lightly.

Every single coach and administrator could believe him to be a failure and they would never say this until he gets delisted. You back them until you sack them.

 

[foxdog50]

Not a chance the cats offer that sort of money he would be on more than Danger and smith

I'm not saying he is... im just using on money wise on different salary,

 

[Mr Meow]

Once Kolo and Henry are back in I feel that Stewart and Danger will be rotating in the middle

Stewart being down on fitness/form (take your pick...but he's mostly looked proppy this year to me) has really hurt, as has the absence of those players you mentioned. I agree with you that otherwise he would've been that defensive sweeping midfielder at times and people forget how effective he was in that role last year. It just about rescued our season after our mid year rut.

 

[foxdog50]

This is a really good point. Salary is not everything when you're in that sort of bracket. Most important things are work conditions, colleagues and opportunity to develop in your field (including team success).

Exactly, plus the higher the money you get, the more the tax man loves it as well

 

[OzeSparky]

Once Kolo and Henry are back in I feel that Stewart and Danger will be rotating in the middle

Kolo is underrated on here, and we are missing him big time. He just locks down and does his job every week.

 

[foxdog50]

The issue is that the difference will be more than that. It'll be somewhat more like $1.3m from StKilda over a very long time, vs, say, $800k from Geelong over four years.

When you consider that a footballer's career can be short, it's a huge sum to give up. It's the difference between being able to set yourself up, and never having to actually worry about money in whatever reasonable choice you make.

Id say he would get close to a million at Geelong, especially how much the salary cap..
Let's say 300 g difference, how much money does a person need to live on, especially the more tax you get taken

 

[iameviljez]

Let's say 300 g difference, how much money does a person need to live on, especially the more tax you get taken

Yeah, but don't forget that a football's working life is a lot shorter than a 'regular' person.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Anything over 800k is crazy for TDK IMO. Anything not crazy, Carlton match.

This is a wild statement imo.

 

[foxdog50]

Yeah, but don't forget that a football's working life is a lot shorter than a 'regular' person.

And what is average Australian salary probably 75g....
So he would be on 13x plus more then a average salary

 

[CatToTheFuture]

People doubting that the saints would offer tdk $1.7m should pause to reflect that the salary cap floor, which the saints struggle to hit, went from $15m to $16.8m from last season to this. An increase of $1.8m that the saints have to pay to players they don't currently have.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Would be shifter Sheehan with the positive comparison.

I think we need to ban Wellsy from taking Falcons in the first round.

Been a sick ride since Bartel. Smedts, Lang, Stephens, Clark. Ouch.

Or… we just take the best player available. If they are a falcon… sure.

 

[sleep]

Is the cap expected to rise over the next five years?

In that case, people shouldn't evaluate contracts in dollar terms, but rather as a percentage of the salary cap.

800k today may be 1mill in 2028.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Is the cap expected to rise over the next five years?

In that case, people shouldn't evaluate contracts in dollar terms, but rather as a percentage of the salary cap.

800k today may be 1mill in 2028.

800k today was 660k in 2020 without the covid cut.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

800k today was 660k in 2020 without the covid cut.

The industry as a whole probably needs to realise that.

Some of the numbers do look outlandish, but when you consider the increase, it's really not that bad.

Like mentioned above, 800k for TDK just won't cut it anymore.

Our 'come for less' approach would be in the 900k-1.1m range on today's equivalent figures for a player of his calibre.

 

[OzeSparky]

People doubting that the saints would offer tdk $1.7m should pause to reflect that the salary cap floor, which the saints struggle to hit, went from $15m to $16.8m from last season to this. An increase of $1.8m that the saints have to pay to players they don't currently have.

Plus you can bank some salary from one season to the next. and they would have some in the bank for sure.

Im not sure how much you can bank though.

 

[Warhorse]

Plus you can bank some salary from one season to the next. and they would have some in the bank for sure.

Im not sure how much you can bank though.

I'm hearing the offer is north of 1.7m