Recommitted Jack Billings [re-signed until 2025]

[The_Steadier]

I’d give him 600k a year to get him over free

Always saw him as our next option once kelly passed

He's not gonna leave for an extra 100k a year (half of which goes to the taxman).

He's been on circa 700k a year the last few years- you'd need to pony up that x 4 before he was willing to leave.

My guess is he'll sign with us for 2 years @ 500k and back himself in to get a fatter contract in 2024.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Staying put at St Kilda it seems

 

[The Nostradamus]

Free agent market is pretty weak this year

Billings and Parker the best 2 available so that may help him get a bit more money from others to leverage the saints

 

[Ambrosia]

Free agent market is pretty weak this year

Billings and Parker the best 2 available so that may help him get a bit more money from others to leverage the saints

At this stage yeah. At one point weren’t all of Cripps, Bont and Merrett FAs?

 

[Chaisa]

At this stage yeah. At one point weren’t all of Cripps, Bont and Merrett FAs?

Yeah all of the big names of that draft (Cripps, Bontempelli, Merrett, Kelly, Crouch, Billings) were Free Agents at the start of the year. All bar Billings have re-signed and it looks like Billings will re-sign too.

 

[The Nostradamus]

At this stage yeah. At one point weren’t all of Cripps, Bont and Merrett FAs?

Yep started strong but then all the big names re-signed

if billings and Parker do too then we would probably see the fewest amount of free agents taken since its inception

 

[The_Steadier]

Staying put at St Kilda it seems

"Set to turn his back on free agency"

Sounds more like free agency turned its back on him.

Having said that I'm glad he's staying because it will be on a modest wage and he's a decent player.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Yep started strong but then all the big names re-signed

if billings and Parker do too then we would probably see the fewest amount of free agents taken since its inception

And now Parker re-signed

Billings now the best free agent left

and even he’s rumoured to now stay

 

[staffonly]

One of the best kicks in the AFL glad he's staying.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

And now Parker re-signed

Billings now the best free agent left

and even he’s rumoured to now stay

Clubs have been told (according to reliable media sources) they need to tighten their salary cap and TPPs partly due to the unprecedented core virus pandemic which has decimated the economy of all business and industries in the past couple of years.

It's actually imo a significant reason why only 2 Melbourne based clubs are chasing Adam Cerra hard (Blues and Dees)

Especially given the fiasco last year with Collingwood's fire sale, clubs are starting to tighten their belts and not be so reckless with splashing out the cash for decent OOC players and Free Agents like previous years.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Clubs have been told (according to reliable media sources) they need to tighten their salary cap and TPPs partly due to the unprecedented core virus pandemic which has decimated the economy of all business and industries in the past couple of years.

It's actually imo a significant reason why only 2 Melbourne based clubs are chasing Adam Cerra hard (Blues and Dees)

Especially given the fiasco last year with Collingwood's fire sale, clubs are starting to tighten their belts and not be so reckless with splashing out the cash for decent OOC players and Free Agents like previous years.

Goes both ways Also means clubs have less money to sign existing players though

there will be clubs with plenty in the bank that could lure others across

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Goes both ways Also means clubs have less money to sign existing players though

there will be clubs with plenty in the bank that could lure others across

Next year is a much more attractive FA and OOC star player market, so I would guess some clubs, like your Roos, are saving their warchest for then.

 

[The_Steadier]

Next year is a much more attractive FA and OOC star player market, so I would guess some clubs, like your Roos, are saving their warchest for then.

It starts like that every year though.
The free agent list at the start of the year looks incredibly juicy.

But by the end of the year it is exceptionally rare (there are 800+ AFL players) that any star free agents actually move.

Free agency is (in the vast vast vast majority of cases) just a mechanism for star/quality players to get top dollar/longterm contracts from their existing clubs.

 

[XhazzafootyX]

Has signed on for four more years at the saints.

 

[Psicosis]

Has signed on for four more years at the saints.

Thank f***

 

[Lore]

Experienced duo sign on for 2022

Jack Billings will call RSEA Park home until 2025 after putting pen to paper on a multi-year contract, while much-loved ruckman Paddy Ryder has recommitted to the Saints for another year.

www.saints.com.au