dct66
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- Jun 19, 2014
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I think most people who you are calling out on this think along the lines I think. That is, we know a minimum amount needs to be spent, but we believe that additional contracts can be front loaded for existing players to reach the minimum, and then we expect that we have even greater cap space in future years, which we hope will help us more than overpaying a new player now.
I am not including Hanner's in this conversation. I am just stating as a general principle.
I may be wrong with regard to whether the above can be achieved, for example, maybe the AFL don't allow us to create additional cap space that way, but regardless, I, and likely others, understand that there is a minimum spend.
I reckon the guys who can see all the numbers know all the rules and restrictions and took them all into consideration before deciding what to pay the players this year. I reckon they've got a good handle on what they're going to pay each player next year and the year after that too.