Both Melbourne and Carlton would be hoping their batch of long term deals signed this year result in at least one more flag for each group. It’s a risk but it’s what you have to do these days it seems.
Recommitted Harry McKay [Re-signs through to end of 2030]
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As Cal Twomey just said on trade radio. Unless ur in a crisis like Treloar and Grundy with the Pies, these long term deals give the clubs back the power. If someone comes knocking for them under contract we can demand ridiculous overs, if we want to get rid of them at any stage we just take unders to offload their contracts. Either way theres no way any of them walk out the door as free agents for free and given we've heard Mckay, Curnow, Cripps etc all took significant unders to stay together and improve the list I'm wrapped about it.
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You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
Harry a Bagger for life.
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gibbs, betts, waite. lost a few of the irish lads we pinned our hopes on.
a few of our mid-tier become guns elsewhere. jacobs, tuohy, maybe even robinson. some of these are pushed of course.
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You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
I think both Gibbs and the club were happy to move on there. We got excellent compensation.
Betts and Waite we can solely lay the blame on a former coach who didn't rate either of them.
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In the 2015 - 2016 trade periods. 6-7 years ago. We've had 3 different coaches and a whole new list since then. The only players still around from then are Ed Curnow, Cripps and Walsh.
Gibbs was almost finished and we theoretically did well out of that trade.
I repeat, our guns don't leave. Charlie, Harry, Walsh, Cripps and Weitering.
Great signing for Carlton well done blues
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In terms of long-term contracts, they’re not going to work,” Cornes said on SEN Mornings.
“I guarantee you Carlton are going to get burnt, absolutely going to get burnt.
“Harry McKay has got a bad back and they’ve just committed to him for eight years, it’s a big commitment.
“Eight years is ridiculous if you’re going to be completely fair about it.”
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8 years for a cooked back sounds audacious
“I guarantee you Carlton are going to get burnt, absolutely going to get burnt.
“Harry McKay has got a bad back and they’ve just committed to him for eight years, it’s a big commitment.
“Eight years is ridiculous if you’re going to be completely fair about it.”
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8 years for a cooked back sounds audacious
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Or if they get injured 5 years in you have 2 more years stuck with their salary and no other club will touch them.
You then have to convince the player to retire and give up on a huge amount of money.
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Yes because clubs never have long term injury clauses in any contracts...
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Or you have to pay for a salary dump.
Any ideas what the big feller is getting paid?
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Would he sign a 8 year deal with such a clause?
If so his manager sounds like a scrub
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750ish, same as Curnow and Cripps.
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That's a pretty good result tbf.
Pretty sure they don't! The AFL will want to avoid any OH&S scrutiny if a player were to be sacked due to injuries suffered whilst on the job!
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So what are the conditions on his contract? And Curnow's?
If they do an ACL in year 4 and miss year 5 they can drop the final 2 years? They get 75% less in Year 4, 50% less in 5 and 6?
Outstanding value! Any of them would be pushing close to a million bucks on the open market
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Hopefully not de goey like conditions
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No more like I've been diagnosed with a chronic back issue that will never allow me to get back on the park consistently for the rest of my career.
If he does an ACL or another 'bad' injury he's still 204cm and leads as well as any forward in the comp. His lateral movement won't be as good but he'll still be a very good forward so I wouldn't be worried. KPF and KPD are probably the only contracts I'm comfortable with being long term as they are less likely to be affected from their injuries compared to a midfielder who rely on their nimbleness and speed a lot more.
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Is this true?
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No. Cornes coughing up rubbish as always. Had some back issues in his first year or two at the club when he was adding 20kgs of muscle to his frame but hasn't had anything related to it since.
"You got injured during the course of your employment so we are going to pay you less money!"
No such clauses will ever exist. Players will be able to sue the pants off the club!
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