Recommitted Marcus Windhager - re-signed for 4 more years

[Makeshift Park]

Hahaha I gave up on this
The Aleer swap makes sense. The money that North are throwing around doesn't.

You got a better use for it?

A team's gotta hit the minimum total player payments somehow.

 

[Atomboy]

You got a better use for it?

A team's gotta hit the minimum total player payments somehow.

Don’t worry mate, everyone understands the concept, they just choose not to.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

He would be a starting midfielder for us. Our midfield needs to be balanced out with a defensive runner.

I don’t think he wants to be a run with player moving forward though he has stated in interviews, it was good for his development, but he wants to be a genuine mid moving forward

 

[The Nostradamus]

we supposedly have a 5 year deal in front of him at around 800k a year

 

[perplexed]

I don’t think he wants to be a run with player moving forward though he has stated in interviews, it was good for his development, but he wants to be a genuine mid moving forward

I don't think we would use him as a tagger, more a Rowbottom type to work with our more damaging mids.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

I don’t think he wants to be a run with player moving forward though he has stated in interviews, it was good for his development, but he wants to be a genuine mid moving forward

Not suggesting he would be a run with player for us but more a defensive, two-way running mid.

 

[Makeshift Park]

The fact the saints haven’t been prepared to offer Windhager more than two raises the possibility that it could be a calculated strategy to use his trade value to achieve some of the many deals they’re trying to execute.

 

[King Patty]

The fact the saints haven’t been prepared to offer Windhager more than two raises the possibility that it could be a calculated strategy to use his trade value to achieve some of the many deals they’re trying to execute.

agree especially if they are chasing Cam McKenzie - one mid out one mid in.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

agree especially if they are chasing Cam McKenzie - one mid out one mid in.

We are trying to improve to jump into finals contention, no point losing a player to bring one in especially in the middle were we lack depth, from all reports he wants to stay he just wants more money and years

 

[GoRoos2023]

agree especially if they are chasing Cam McKenzie - one mid out one mid in.

Can’t help but be impressed by what the Saints are pulling off here

Signed Naz
Bring In TDK
Take their pick of Aleer/SOS
Leading the team and for Liam Ryan
Strong talk on McKenzie.

Plus King to come back next year and a young group.

Fair effort well played Saints.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Saw something interesting reported a few days ago, which was that Ross has a system, or way of viewing his group, where in his eyes you’re either a “star”, a “future star”, or a “soldier”, and you’ll get paid accordingly, and it seems pretty likely from all this that he sees Windy as being in the “soldier” category, hence not being keen to pay up for him.

 

[Broski]

The Saints use certain analytics to decide the "worth" of players on the list. They look at the numbers and make sure the output matches the salary. Seems like Windy/his manager believe he is worth more than the club thinks his worth.

I love the bloke's attitude, but he isn't on the same level of talent as a Phillipou, Tauru, Wilson etc. He is heart and soul, but I can see why they don't want to pay him potentially $750-800k over four years.

 

[Orange crush]

The Saints use certain analytics to decide the "worth" of players on the list. They look at the numbers and make sure the output matches the salary. Seems like Windy/his manager believe he is worth more than the club thinks his worth.

I love the bloke's attitude, but he isn't on the same level of talent as a Phillipou, Tauru, Wilson etc. He is heart and soul, but I can see why they don't want to pay him potentially $750-800k over four years.

What analytics gave them 1.7 a year for TDK?

 

[Makeshift Park]

The Saints use certain analytics to decide the "worth" of players on the list. They look at the numbers and make sure the output matches the salary. Seems like Windy/his manager believe he is worth more than the club thinks his worth.

I love the bloke's attitude, but he isn't on the same level of talent as a Phillipou, Tauru, Wilson etc. He is heart and soul, but I can see why they don't want to pay him potentially $750-800k over four years.

Be that as it may, he's 22 years old, he's versatile, and he played midfield in about 50% of all his club's gametime this year.

So while its understandable that the Saints don't want to pay him a fortune, the offer of two years seems like deliberate lowballing to me.

 

[Atomboy]

we supposedly have a 5 year deal in front of him at around 800k a year

Wow-whee, that’s Jack Silvagni type wages ?!.

 

[Atomboy]

What analytics gave them 1.7 a year for TDK?

The SOS patented “Carlton Hate Metric”

 

[Kildonan]

Isn't it GWS that is most into Windhager? Surely close enough to a straight swap for Aleer, given you are both probably offering the incoming player a far bigger contract than the outgoing one. Neither team could ask for more.

GWS doesn't have the cap space

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Can’t help but be impressed by what the Saints are pulling off here

Signed Naz
Bring In TDK
Take their pick of Aleer/SOS
Leading the team and for Liam Ryan
Strong talk on McKenzie.

Plus King to come back next year and a young group.

Fair effort well played Saints.

Sign of a good culture and a well run club.

 

[Orange crush]

Sign of a good culture and a well run club.

More a sign of massively overpaying

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

More a sign of massively overpaying

They have to overpay, at least to an extent. Same goes with many Victorian clubs competing with each other. Getting the actual player nomination can be hard.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Sounds like sense might be prevailing.

 

[Atomboy]

Ahh geez and Phillipou also apparently extending his contract.

This is the worst exodus ever !!.

 

[cAsEy_18]

Ahh geez and Phillipou also apparently extending his contract.

This is the worst exodus ever !!.

Mm, we had 149 months of the apparent dons exodus that was coming due to the #saga which ultimately resulted in the total loss of Hibberd.

 

[The Jack]

Apparently it’s done.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Apparently it’s done.

Another good win for the Saints.