List Mgmt. Trade & Free Agency IV - hypotheticals etc. (Continued in Part V)

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I hear what you're all saying. I've posted two rumours on the Carlton board's before and both have been correct. Brisbane have offered the contract to McKenna and the ball is currently in Essendon's court but you're going to have to up your offer.
Seems like a very possible situation. Why wouldn't other clubs come for Connor?
 

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Seems like a very possible situation. Why wouldn't other clubs come for Connor?
I agree.

He has stated himself that he doesn't see AFL as a long term thing and would like to go home and play Gaelic Football. He will want to cash in as much as possible while here.

Clubs would be crazy not to approach him.

I can see him taking an even bigger step up next year so he's going to be a weapon. I mean he already is now.

We can ill afford to lose McKenna as we all ready struggle in clearing the ball from defence already. I expect the club will match any offers.
 

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Makes sense that other clubs would chase McKenna and that an EFC offer has been blown out of the water. His value as an EFC player has been rising by the week and I would not be surprised if we haven't yet tabled a serious offer (i.e. serious in the context of what he is worth in late August 2017 compared to what he may have been worth back in June 2017). It would make no sense for McKenna to sign a deal before the end of the year because he is still an unknown quantity with enormous upside - he could add $100,000 to his yearly wage between now and the end of our season (and potentially more if we fall out of the running for the seemingly available big fish).

He'd have gone from a rookie wage to being offered something around about $300k. That's an offer which is very easy for an opposition club to double when we are talking about a player who'll be pressing the whole competition as one of the best running half backs in the game by this time next year. Remember, too, that a buyer will start by offering more than what it will take the incumbent to get the deal done and then, if still in the race, will need to come up with ridiculous money because that's what it takes to entice a player out of a club.

Our list management does some strange things like chasing players we don't need and seemingly ignoring players we do need but we're not going to let McKenna walk given that he is one of the most important parts of our set up (and quickly becoming one of our best and most influential players).

Just because an 'adequate' offer has not yet been put before McKenna's management doesn't mean that there the parties are in conflict - it would be like the Zaharakis situation with the respective parties being comfortable with the state of negotiations (i.e. lets wait until the end of the year and then deal).
 
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whilst every team could use a josh Kelly I would have thought we need more of a contested bull like mid to replace Watson.

We have serious issues winning contested ball, is it worth us to throw 1 mil + a season at him for a long term deal?
 
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whilst every team could use a josh Kelly I would have thought we need more of a contested bull like mid to replace Watson.

We have serious issues winning contested ball, is it worth us to throw 1 mil + a season at him for a long term deal?
This year he's averaged 11.4 contested possessions a game. That's more than any Essendon player and he's only 21. I know that's not his game but he's not purely outside. The stronger he gets the better that part of his game will be. He's a complete footballer.
If you can get probably the best young mid in the game, then yes, he is worth us throwing 1 mill a year at him
 
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This year he's averaged 11.4 contested possessions a game. That's more than any Essendon player and he's only 21. I know that's not his game but he's not purely outside. The stronger he gets the better that part of his game will be. He's a complete footballer.
If you can get probably the best young mid in the game, then yes, he is worth us throwing 1 mill a year at him
He's a known AFL quantity and he's a little superstar at 22. 2 unknown draft picks outside the top 10 is a bargain for us considering the 1st round nobody's we've picked up over the years. Including top ten pick Myers.
 

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Surely 1 of Hopper or Kennedy go if Kelly stays. You would like to think we are at least a chance to get one of them if that does happen.
 

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I still reckon Hopper. We have to be realistic that we may not have the cash for Kelly/Martin given all of the contracts we gave out to our best players last year....

Hopper would be the ideal Watson replacement and would compliment Merrett, Mcgrath and Parish really well for the next 10 years.
 

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In fairness, most clubs who have shown an interest in kelly would have no idea if they were in with a chance right now.
Seems to be holding his cards close to his chest
 
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