Prediction The Jake Stringer Award aka Contract Hero - 2023 Edition

[SplintWhisky]

What is a Contract Hero you ask? It is a player who will play out of their skin to get a contract that they probably don't deserve based on previous years form. They get the up market contract and then go to s**t the next season.

So which player out of those coming out of contract this year will play out of their skins to earn another contract that was never going to be as good (money or length)?

My nominations are:

Jeremy Sharp - Gold Coast
Esava Ratugolea

27

Esava Ratugolea

Age

25

Ht

197cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.2

4star

MG

131.6

2star

D

8.1

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.5

3star

MG

109.0

2star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

133.8

3star

- Geelong
Thomson Dow - Richmond
Riley Bonner

36

Riley Bonner

Age

27

Ht

190cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.2

4star

K

12.1

4star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.4

3star

MG

279.8

4star

D

12.3

3star

K

10.3

4star

HB

2.0

1star

M

3.5

3star

T

1.3

2star

MG

279.8

4star

D

21.4

5star

K

14.0

5star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.0

4star

- Port

 

[The 747]

The Jake Stringer

25

Jake Stringer

Age

30

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.8

5star

D

8.5

2star

K

7.0

3star

HB

1.5

1star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

4star

G

2.5

5star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

award.

Mitch McGovern

11

Mitch Mcgovern

Age

29

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

189.8

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

1.1

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

179.6

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

MG

218.0

4star

, that huge contract is about to end (says the internet), watch him pull out a decent year and con another big deal out someone.

 

[My_Username]

The Shane Woewodin

Shane Woewodin

Age

47

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.7

4star

K

12.1

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.6

3star

K

8.2

4star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.8

3star

memorial award.

 

[SplintWhisky]

The Jake Stringer award.

Mitch McGovern, that huge contract is about to end (says the internet), watch him pull out a decent year and con another big deal out someone.

Stealing that name

 

[Dazb86]

I was surprised to still see Sam Reid

20

Sam Reid

Age

32

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.4

3star

playing for Sydney. I don't really think it was his fault he got that big contract but I kind of forgot he still played

 

[Shane Heard]

What is a Contract Hero you ask? It is a player who will play out of their skin to get a contract that they probably don't deserve based on previous years form. They get the up market contract and then go to s**t the next season.

So which player out of those coming out of contract this year will play out of their skins to earn another contract that was never going to be as good (money or length)?

My nominations are:

Jeremy Sharp - Gold Coast
Esava Ratugolea - Geelong
Thomson Dow - Richmond
Riley Bonner - Port

 

[And_ROOS]

What is a Contract Hero you ask? It is a player who will play out of their skin to get a contract that they probably don't deserve based on previous years form. They get the up market contract and then go to s**t the next season.

So which player out of those coming out of contract this year will play out of their skins to earn another contract that was never going to be as good (money or length)?

My nominations are:

Jeremy Sharp - Gold Coast
Esava Ratugolea - Geelong
Thomson Dow - Richmond
Riley Bonner - Port

Esava will get games but no way does he have a massive season, get a contract, and then become poor. Either he plays well for Geelong and gets a new deal, and then kicks on. Or he has a poor year and gets traded.

 

[Ricky Vaughn]

AFL Out of Contract Players in 2023

List of AFL players coming out of contract at the end of 2023.

www.footywire.com

A lot of options, for various reasons I like these guys.

Himmelberg
Wingard
Hall
Fantasia

They all jump out to me.

 

[SplintWhisky]

AFL Out of Contract Players in 2023

List of AFL players coming out of contract at the end of 2023.

www.footywire.com

A lot of options, for various reasons I like these guys.

Himmelberg
Wingard
Hall
Fantasia

They all jump out to me.

Hall for sure under a new coach. Will do the same thing he did at Gold Coast to get that new contract.

 

[fnerd]

They’ve now got they’re new contracts and moved on but Blake acres

13

Blake Acres

Age

28

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

8.6

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

7.7

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.0

3star

D

8.2

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

4.4

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

2.4

4star

CL

1.8

4star

and Rory lobb

7

Rory Lobb

Age

31

Ht

207cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.9

4star

D

11.3

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

1.4

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.6

3star

sit pretty comfortable in what ever list of names pop up in this category