Free Agency Scott Lycett [joins Port Adelaide as a Restricted Free Agent]

Would be funny if a player doesn't want to move clubs, simply wants a payrise but in order to get that they have to call a bluff by accepting an offer from another team and hoping their club matches. Then their club doesn't match so they accept the lower offer to stay
Can Lycett actually do that?

Hasn't he oestensibly agreed to go to Port.? He signed stuff at that?
 

Jakksynn

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As it’s been pointed out, if West Coast were willing to pay Lycett the money Port are offering, he’d already be re-signed with them. They aren’t willing to stump up, they’re just posturing to make us sweat a bit. Alls fair in love and war :)
 
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As it’s been pointed out, if West Coast were willing to pay Lycett the money Port are offering, he’d already be re-signed with them. They aren’t willing to stump up, they’re just posturing to make us sweat a bit. Alls fair in love and war :)

Why would we bother? He is already getting band 2 compo. Posturing to try and make you nervous has no benefit for us at all.
 
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No idea but hopefully that happens soon enough
Another way could be that he comes to an agreement with WCE on what is a fair contract for both parties which may be for less money and years than the port offer and that sits behind the scenes. WCE then match the port bid for the purpose of then giving lycett the ability to say ge is staying and once it is done they agree to tear up that contract and sign the new one they had agreed to prior
 

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Another way could be that he comes to an agreement with WCE on what is a fair contract for both parties which may be for less money and years than the port offer and that sits behind the scenes. WCE then match the port bid for the purpose of then giving lycett the ability to say ge is staying and once it is done they agree to tear up that contract and sign the new one they had agreed to prior

The AFL knows what players contracts are and would be aware of the contract being changed which is outside the rules...

Even just the years would be a dead give away.
 

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i dont think he is being overpaid by port, in fact i think they got a bargain.

im a little surprised we didnt match, not to force a trade but to keep him. while he never quite lived up to the hype around his drafting, he has been awesome for us for many years, and especially since nicknat went down. right up to the end of the grand final.

he gets to finish his career at his childhood club, and good luck to him.
 

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i dont think he is being overpaid by port, in fact i think they got a bargain.

im a little surprised we didnt match, not to force a trade but to keep him. while he never quite lived up to the hype around his drafting, he has been awesome for us for many years, and especially since nicknat went down. right up to the end of the grand final.

he gets to finish his career at his childhood club, and good luck to him.

Agree with this. In terms of where he's at atm it looks ok for everyone but Lycett's just hitting the point in his career where ruckmen often transition from ok players to elite. If his body stays right I think he will get seriously good. In terms of his upside this is a really good get from port.

The thinking from WC seems to be we need the money and the pick for Kelly. But we also need to start planning our long term ruck situation, not just as a stop gap till nic is available, but recognising that we can't rely on a 29 yo double knee reco into the future.
 

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Will be a bonus for Port, solid ruckman and fills a need.

It was always said that we couldn't sign Gaff, Lycett & Gov and this proved true.

Opens up the door for Kelly as he will be cheaper.

Equalisation in play (if you took out the compo pick - LOL).
 

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lol depends what you class as overs? his manager came out and said that the years were right but what the media were saying $$$ wise was exaggerated.
We have the forth most cap room, loosing polec who was factored into it and screaming out for a ruckman.
Would have made a world of difference for us.
very happy with this.
 
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lol depends what you class as overs? his manager came out and said that the years were right but what the media were saying $$$ wise was exaggerated.
We have the forth most cap room, loosing polec who was factored into it and screaming out for a ruckman.
Would have made a world of difference for us.
very happy with this.
We are also screaming out for a ruckman. If you didn't pay Lycett overs we would have matched.
 

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We are also screaming out for a ruckman. If you didn't pay Lycett overs we would have matched.

agreed.... but with cap room its better for us then trading away draft picks.
we need a injection of youth and new faces. gets us a ruckman coming into his prime that we have been screaming out for,for nothing but some $$ and keeps us in the pointy end of the draft.
win win for both clubs
 
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agreed.... but with cap room its better for us then trading away draft picks.
we need a injection of youth and new faces. gets us a ruckman coming into his prime that we have been screaming out for,for nothing but some $$ and keeps us in the pointy end of the draft.
win win for both clubs
That's exactly what I posted before, then you said lol what classes as overs.
 
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