Long term contracts

[goodie23]

With the impending threat of free-agency, more players are being signed to longer contracts. How do you feel about your club locking up a player on a four/five year deal? Does the security outweigh the risk of injury or loss of form?

 

[BrownPearHookers]

Essendon - Hurley, yes
Geelong - Selwood, yes
Collingwood - Pendles, yes
Sydney - Reid, yes
Richmond - Deledio, yes but would rather Cotchin and Martin.

Beats losing players just because they want a extra year or 2 on his contract. But as 24+ year olds they would want to be superstars like Ablett and Judd..

 

[donbooger]

These days injuries are very rarely career ending with better surgery and rehab. Quite happy with teams locking away there young stars away till there late 20s.

 

[The Bomb]

Knowing we have a young player like Hurley who wants to be at the club for the next 5years can only be a good thing.

 

[goodie23]

Knowing we have a young player like Hurley who wants to be at the club for the next 5years can only be a good thing.

St Kilda fans thought the same thing with Hamill...

There are obvious benefits, but my point is sooner or later, and with the multitude of long-term signings the odds are shifting towards sooner, a team's going to get bit.