Stealing a wage

[Former Decathlete]

Orazio Fantasia

He's played 19 games in 4 seasons - 2022 to 2025.

Callum Willie has played 73 in the same time period.

Jack Crisp 78

 

[Former Decathlete]

I feel like players with long-term injuries should be excluded from stealing a wage.
because that means almost every player no matter how good they are if they have like an ACL is that classified as stealing a wage? given there out for so long, for me the players are stealing a wage are players that are on big money and not performing on game day.

I agree to a point . Especially ACL. I don't believe I listed any ACL players.

But some blokes keep getting new and different injuries and almost never train or play (E.g. Mills, Fantasia).

Allen is 26, had a full pre season and has played 95% TOG in 3 games this season.

Does he still get an injury pass?

I'm just not sure where to draw the line without being harsh.

 

[Hamingja]

I don't think AFL players really get paid enough to get this label. They may not be worth the contracts they are on but most of them are still out their playing AFL or state league. Soccer you have teams that have youth sides but no reserves so you get a mid 20s guy on tens of thousands a week literally doing nothing.

 

[iameviljez]

I don't think AFL players really get paid enough to get this label. They may not be worth the contracts they are on but most of them are still out their playing AFL or state league. Soccer you have teams that have youth sides but no reserves so you get a mid 20s guy on tens of thousands a week literally doing nothing.

Soccer wages are insane; they aren’t a reasonable point of comparison IMO

 

[LOLchie Schultz]

Which players are either over rated, over paid, or regularly not putting in the effort in the two hours a week that matter, game day.

I'll start

Ben McKay (is he the most over paid player in AFL/VFL history?)
JUH
Dylan Shiel
Andrew McGrath
Jade Gresham
Lachie Fogarty
Mitch McGovern
Isaac Quaynor
Tom Cole
Oscar Allen
Jayden Hunt
Tom McDonald
Bailey Fritsch
Harrison Petty
Nat Fyfe

Surely Fyfe has done enough to garner some kinda wage?

 

[iBeng]

The entire Carlton playing list.

 

[Former Decathlete]

Michael Voss

 

[Former Decathlete]

Surely Fyfe has done enough to garner some kinda wage?

So people who use to be good get a pension for life?

Seems to be way over in WA. Nicnat got a pension for good service.

 

[Former Decathlete]

Quaynor was awesome in 2023.

Just jogs around now at half pace. Same all of last season.

 

[Atomboy]

Orazio Fantasia

He got delisted last year though didn’t he ?.

Didn’t he ??!!.

 

[HTPunter]

Nick Haynes should simply not be on a list.

 

[HTPunter]

He got delisted last year though didn’t he ?.

Didn’t he ??!!.

He’s one of Carltons perennial “missing injured players” now they’ve got rid of Marchbank & Martin

 

[LOLchie Schultz]

So people who use to be good get a pension for life?

Seems to be way over in WA. Nicnat got a pension for good service.

One Brownlow equals one years pension!
Two Brownlows, write your own ending!

Cal Mills still getting a pay cheque. Fyfe has played more games, and at a higher level, than Cal in the past two seasons!

 

[LOLchie Schultz]

Nick Haynes should simply not be on a list.

Prime Bruce Doull and Stephen Silvagni wouldn't have helped The Blues tonight. The useless pricks up the ground couldnt keep the ball out of their D50!

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

as HTPunter and i'm sure many others have said in this thread and one season too many Nick Haynes absolute liability now

 

[Magpie Since 1986]

How much is Zac Williams getting paid to be a very mediocre footballer?

 

[iameviljez]

So people who use to be good get a pension for life?

Seems to be way over in WA. Nicnat got a pension for good service.

Back-ended contracts for service rendered maybe - that's certainly what's happening with Tom Lynch at this point.

 

[Former Decathlete]

He’s one of Carltons perennial “missing injured players” now they’ve got rid of Marchbank & Martin

Yeah but wait until Raz and Harry come back.

Baggers will be unstoppable.

 

[Catsace]

Tom Boyd and Tom Scully probably still ahead.

Tom won the Dogs a Flag, worth it for sure.

 

[SAweagle]

Oscar Allen
Tim Kelly
The WCE administration
Alot of you mods on bigfooty

 

[jmac70]

How much is Zac Williams getting paid to be a very mediocre footballer?

You could probably ask that question to most of the Carlton team.

 

[fnerd]

Simon Goodwin.

Especially as it’s only going back over on to the TAB and for things that come primarily in little lock seal bags

 

[craffles]

Where’s the love for the random tall dudes that have been on lists for years doing **** all like Tom Campbell, Peter Ladhams etc.

 

[Freomaniac]

Ok time served you say but what if players paid on "potential" but who never actually come good?

Like Oscar Allen..Dude literally can't get a kick at all.

He's now 26.

Thief.

Bloke is a free agent this season . Calling it now, he will get a 5 year extension at 4 million dollars. Not $800,000 each year for 5 years. More like front ended.

$1,000,000 for years 1 and 2. $800,000 for year 3. $600,000 for years 4 and 5.

 

[Freomaniac]

Simon Goodwin.

Especially as it’s only going back over on to the TAB and for things that come primarily in little lock seal bags

So similar to me with my betting of backing Freo to lose each week? LoL