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Could be, much of a muchness for me.Whilst you are right, I feel Brad would still have been of more benefit long term as he is just a better player when fit.
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Could be, much of a muchness for me.Whilst you are right, I feel Brad would still have been of more benefit long term as he is just a better player when fit.
Could be, much of a muchness for me.
I'd say 3 with a trigger for 4. Durability is becoming a major worry.Matt is at least bankable in the role he plays. Use the top draft picks (including Pedlar last year) to bring in talented mids around him.
Brad there was always some bloody drama that rarely saw him playing like the AA quality mid he should have been.
On another note, Doedee's contract will be interesting. His durability is a major concern.
To be honest, I just don't rate Matt as highly as others on here.Could be, much of a muchness for me.
And I'm the same with Brad.To be honest, I just don't rate Matt as highly as others on here.
The point being we shouldn't be giving 5 year deals to anyone over 24 at the stage we are at as a club.
Tex will sign on for 5 too?Sholl was a very, very happy man, sitting right next to the Desk. And we haven’t talked about this bit:
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I think I even saw Fisch smile!Sholl was a very, very happy man, sitting right next to the Desk. And we haven’t talked about this bit:
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the ones that finished above us?
Yes, given he’s elite in that position. We aren’t just talking a run of the mil half back here.
Crows board:
"Why does everyone leave and never resign"
Also
"5 year deal.... too long... why sign him that long"
And the outcome is he walks?
You're probably giving our list management way too much credit hahaI'd expect that now you've contracted him for six seasons that Adelaide has shifted four of the six years money into 2021 and 2022 so he is essentially playing for free in the last four years of this deal - allowing the crows to throw big cash at attracting new players from 2022 onwards.
The problem is we have no one to spend our cap on. And the off field are so conservative all they can think to do is re-sign what we have to bigger, longer contracts.The players walking out over the years are having a secondary effect. Now every player knows it is so difficult for us to keep players that they can be more demanding. Using our desperation against us.
Really difficult to turn this ship around and I don't envy the current custodians.
Need three things to happen:
- Select good players in the draft (last year looking good, some iffy selections previously)
- Have good coaches for those players (starting.... NOW)
- Sign the youngest players up early to long term contracts (not yet)
Signing the older players to inflated, lengthy deals is a disaster. Will just continue the downward spiral.
Laird is a relatively one dimensional player who best plays a non-critical role three years past his best football.
Of course we gave him 5.
Genuine question
Who was the last Crows player who had no question marks over his inclusion in the team at the age of 31 or later?
That’s just ridiculous for a player of his caliber, where else is the money going with the youngest list in the comp? Guys like Thilthorpe are a couple of years away from potentially commanding much bigger contracts.
Did you forget he has two AAs as a half back? Half a season of form below his usual output doesn’t mean he’s washed up as a half back
There is plenty of decent argument as to why you do not give a 5 year deal to a 27 year old.
Wannabe list manager?
Are you suggesting our current list manager isn't a wannabe one?
From poorly run clubs.
It's a year too long for mine, but if you're going to give any senior player on our list a 5 year deal its Laird.
I'd say 3 with a trigger for 4. Durability is becoming a major worry.
Otherwise you'd hand him 5 no dramas.