Player Watch Jake Soligo

[1990crow]

I remember him getting Sam Gray comparisons on the Port board when he was drafted

Fair to say he’s exceeded those expectations lol

Ooooh I'd love to read them.

 

[crows dude]

I have this feeling Soligo will be an absolute fixture in the mold of an Edwards type once we get the unicorn that is the big body legit Top 10 midfielder to steer the ship.

Hes better than Edwards in 1996.

 

[Fuddnuddler]

Next captain sorted.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Ooooh I'd love to read them.

Reckon you’d find it in their 2021 draft thread haha

 

[1990crow]

Next captain sorted.

Soligo? Probably not. Of the young ones I'd say Pedlar, Fogarty and Rachele are the promising leaders. Also wouldn't discount someone like Murray.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Soligo? Probably not. Of the young ones I'd say Pedlar, Fogarty and Rachele are the promising leaders. Also wouldn't discount someone like Murray.

Don’t think we have to worry about it for a while yet though, if we can produce some sustained success I can see Dawson being captain for 6 or 7 years

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

I really like Soligo, however after seeing Schoenberg and Berry have good 2nd seasons and then faltering, it has me nervous that we will see some other young players fall into the same trap

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I'm not a huge fan of these kind of contracts. Seems like a good way to demotivate a player.

 

[hippyhippy]

I'm not a huge fan of these kind of contracts. Seems like a good way to demotivate a player.

If we're signing all these kids on long contracts... We must have so much cap space right now

Everyone runs into bad form.... But I've not seen anything from soligo to indicate he would go bad. He's been extremely consistent.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

If we're signing all these kids on long contracts... We must have so much cap space right now

Everyone runs into bad form.... But I've not seen anything from soligo to indicate he would go bad. He's been extremely consistent.

I like the player, I just hope we got the money right because this could backfire if he gets badly injured or his form falls off a cliff.

 

[FR0GGY]

Lol at SEN thinking he was pick 6

 

[cmndstab]

Six year extension! That's very un-Crows-like.

Mind you, I guess that takes him to exactly the start of his free agency period.

 

[beartoo]

Has anyone checked on the wabbit?

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[Soggy2112]

**** yes!

 

[Soggy2112]

I'm not a huge fan of these kind of contracts. Seems like a good way to demotivate a player.

Two ways to look at it.

Some players may flick it into cruise control.

You could also say that the security of a long term deal allows a player to fully invest and buy into the club. I tend to lean towards the latter.

 

[FR0GGY]

Has anyone checked on the wabbit?

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Hasn’t been seen since our last loss.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Wonder what the $ figure for Soligo and Rachele's contracts are

You'd think they wouldn't be hugely expensive contracts, given they're not proven superstars yet, but they would be at a dollar value that's close to their max potential (otherwise they wouldn't consider signing on for that long just yet)

 

[FR0GGY]

Wonder what the $ figure for Soligo and Rachele's contracts are

You'd think they wouldn't be hugely expensive contracts, given they're not proven superstars yet, but they would be at a dollar value that's close to their max potential (otherwise they wouldn't consider signing on for that long just yet)

Be good to know!

 

[woopedazz]

Long contacts encourage home buying, partner establishing, family having, etc.

 

[skittlebrew]

Yasssss, lets go Sog!!!

Wonder what the $ figure for Soligo and Rachele's contracts are

You'd think they wouldn't be hugely expensive contracts, given they're not proven superstars yet, but they would be at a dollar value that's close to their max potential (otherwise they wouldn't consider signing on for that long just yet)

They pay a bit overs now with the hopes that it's a good value deal in the last 2 or 3 years of the contract.

Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't (Milera).

Even though contracts don't mean what they used to hopefully keeps Vic teams at bay a bit longer.

 

[MRB37]

Yasssss, lets go Sog!!!



They pay a bit overs now with the hopes that it's a good value deal in the last 2 or 3 years of the contract.

Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't (Milera).

Even though contracts don't mean what they used to hopefully keeps Vic teams at bay a bit longer.

If he can continue his form from this year even that may end up working out OK for us, definitely looked like a regret purchase last year. Entirely dependent on if he can stay healthy though.

 

[AFC979810]

Fascinating strategy and a sign of the times.

Understand the Rachele contract completely - pick 6, proven game winner. IMO could be an absolute top 10 player at AFL level.

Soligo is interesting. Has clearly showed he belongs at AFL, but think the jury is still out on his potential. If someone said he was going to become Rory Laird

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Rory Laird

Age

32

Ht

178cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.4

5star

K

12.9

5star

HB

12.5

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.3

4star

MG

367.5

5star

D

19.6

5star

K

10.9

4star

HB

8.7

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.4

3star

MG

255.3

4star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.0

5star

I could understand the argument. Could also see him stagnating a la Berry/Schoenberg.

 

[hippyhippy]

Would these contracts include bonus clauses? Ie you make AA.. you get 100k bonus... 10 Brownlow votes.. 100k... Stuff like that?

 

[Geoffa32]

Very happy with this

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[skittlebrew]

If he can continue his form from this year even that may end up working out OK for us, definitely looked like a regret purchase last year. Entirely dependent on if he can stay healthy though.

No one knows the money, so we will never truly know, but I'm vibing we blew it and paid massive overs. Given he got injured and essentially lost 2x years, no fault of Milera's, obviously we overpaid but even then he never took the next step in his performances. He was a first rounder and I think he had some interest (Roos or Saints iirc) in his last contract year. He signed for a longer deal than usual and I feel we backed him in to take the next step which never materialized.