Of course there is. Bontempelli has already asked to renegotiate his contract.
JC is different he has proven himself and everybody can see the player he will become. Even say Gunston when he left or Aish now no problem with paying overs they have shown enough class. I agree players would have no problem with paying extra to get these guys.
Boyd is yet to get a kick at afl level he could be the most expensive flop of all time. Bontempelli, macrae and libba have shown they are up and coming stars of the future and this guy that can't get a kick is getting 4x what they do? I think it will end in tears.
Interesting.
It might sound like semantics - but what you are arguing isn't the point of whether its a good idea to overspend on potential - its whether Boyd has shown enough potential to justify being overpaid.
Jeremy Cameron has had one good season. You don't pay him 1.2 million based on that. We would be paying massive overs on him based on his potential. Aish had a pretty decent first season - nothing spectacular. Once again paying him what we will need to pay him is paying him on potential.
You said yourself that Gunston showed enough when he left to justify being overpaid. He was 20 had played 14 games and kicked 20 goals. Boyd is 19 has played 9 games and kicked 8 goals, despite being an actual KPF (which take more time to develop).
If we got Aish we would have no problems within the group about paying him overs. Same goes for Boyd. He is a 19year old 200cm beast who was the highest rated junior footballer in the country. Its a risk, but a very good calculated risk.