Coach John Longmire - Part III

[Mick Oxlong]

Agree however buddy they used buddys name in the marketing campaign for the lions. "Come see the lions tenacious defenders against buddy franklin"...costs the afl money when he doesnt play

Who cares? He’s more important to us than the AFL

 

[robbieando]

Agree however buddy they used buddys name in the marketing campaign for the lions. "Come see the lions tenacious defenders against buddy franklin"...costs the afl money when he doesnt play

Doesn't cost the AFL money at all. The AFL doesn't keep the gate takings.

That's the Lions fault, not ours. Same if we used a player in our marketing and they pulled out late.

 

[WillHayward]

Dead last after Rd 7.

No 2017 miracles this year folks.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

The drop has been real.

 

[Superstar swan]

I am low key excited for the number 1 pick

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

We are up **** creek without a paddle. If we get a new coach in next season we can't do any worse than we will be this season, Horse isn't up to it anymore. But lets be honest, our next serious tilt at a flag won't be until we get Franklin's wage bill off the books because we won't be winning one with him and he ties up a lot of cap space.

Close to $3M + off the books this and last year. Cash is not a problem

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

He did tag.

Not a hard tag tho. Played on LN but licensed to get his own ball. Better move by Jose. Did you watch it this week, Ted?

 

[RUNVS]

I am low key excited for the number 1 pick

I don't think we will get it. We are better than Gold Coast and Carlton so I think we will get pick 3.

 

[Mick Oxlong]

I don't think we will get it. We are better than Gold Coast and Carlton so I think we will get pick 3.

The same GC that have won 3 games this year? We don’t even look like winning.

 

[RUNVS]

The same GC that have won 3 games this year? We don’t even look like winning.

They have only beaten Fremantle, Bulldogs and Carlton. I mean that isn't much better than we have played.

 

[The King!]

I don't think we will get it. We are better than Gold Coast and Carlton so I think we will get pick 3.

dont be negative

we are the spoon favourite

 

[Olian]

dont be negative

we are the spoon favourite

Carlton and the Suns are ahead of us in the markets for the spoon. Crows will be hoping that we lift.

 

[Mick Oxlong]

They have only beaten Fremantle, Bulldogs and Carlton. I mean that isn't much better than we have played.

The same Bulldogs that smashed us?

 

[The King!]

Carlton and the Suns are ahead of us in the markets for the spoon. Crows will be hoping that we lift.

we can do it , i have faith

in all honesty if its bottom 3-4 I'd rather last

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

The same Bulldogs that smashed us?

... And we had a bit of luck v CarlCrims

 

[robbieando]

Close to $3M + off the books this and last year. Cash is not a problem

While money comes off the books in terms of players retiring, being traded or being delisted. We have to keep our salary cap at a minimum of 95% (so $638,000 below what the cap is), so most is already being spent.

 

[Superstar swan]

While money comes off the books in terms of players retiring, being traded or being delisted. We have to keep our salary cap at a minimum of 95% (so $638,000 below what the cap is), so most is already being spent.

Isnt there some sort if rule where you can go below that 95%for a year ?

 

[robbieando]

Isnt there some sort if rule where you can go below that 95%for a year ?

No. If you don't spend to 100% in a single year (so say we are using 97% our cap this year) you can use the un-used amount in one of the following two years to go over the cap (so using the example I gave above, our cap would be 103% for a single year.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Isnt there some sort if rule where you can go below that 95%for a year ?

Yes.

If we don't pick up an elite mid in the trades, we should bring Buddy and Heeney payments forward.

 

[robbieando]

Yes.

If we don't pick up an elite mid in the trades, we should bring Buddy and Heeney payments forward.

We can't change Buddy's contract terms in how it effects the salary cap in anyway by ruling of the AFL.

 

[RW]

No. If you don't spend to 100% in a single year (so say we are using 97% our cap this year) you can use the un-used amount in one of the following two years to go over the cap (so using the example I gave above, our cap would be 103% for a single year.

I actually like this idea, as it gives clubs some flexibility in managing their cap.

 

[RUNVS]

We can't change Buddy's contract terms in how it effects the salary cap in anyway by ruling of the AFL.

Which is complete bull. We should be allowed to increase Buddy's payments in 2020 in order to decrease them in 2021 and 2022 if we have the ability to do so.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

We can't change Buddy's contract terms in how it effects the salary cap in anyway by ruling of the AFL.

Time to take them on then, including in court

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Tho Harley will fight tooth and nail against this. Next in line to replace Baron Gil and wants to keep in the AFL good books.

 

[Olian]

Which is complete bull. We should be allowed to increase Buddy's payments in 2020 in order to decrease them in 2021 and 2022 if we have the ability to do so.

The reverse is that the Hawks had to keep Vickery’s salary in the cap even though he retired after the first year of his deal. A free agents salary is stuck to the cap.