can we put marchbank onto the rookie list? surely this would be a way to hedge our bets? same with Philp for another year

i doubt we will get much more than a third rounder for dow, same maybe for o'brien, possibly a second rounder for fisher, then the trading cupboard seems a bit bare imo. if we are desperate for picks and to alleviate salary cap, de koning might not have a choice, and may be moved on, which would be a pretty crap outcome. i think jsos needs to stay, pitto is too injury prone

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my last one was rubbish

I don't think TDK will be forced out due to cap space. McGovern will be coming off a big contract and will free up a lot of money. He's playing well now but with his injury history and the amount of footy he's missed he'll be on a massively reduced contract. Gov might go from 800k to 400k and TDK might do the reverse. Plowman and Ed will probably be gone which will free up a bit of space, possibly Fisher as well.

There will be enough set aside for TDK, it will be up to him where he wants to play. But signs of success at the club will definitely help our cause

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fair explanation, cheers!

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my last one was rubbish

How far would we go for Harley Reid? Odds are WCE will do a deal for Pick One. Probably two picks inside Top 10 and maybe something else.

Can we swing it and is he worth it?

Nic Newman signs for two years

Uncontracted List

Jack Silvagni
Paddy Dow
Lachie Fogarty
Mitch McGovern
Tom De Koning
Lachie Plowman
Caleb Marchbank
David Cuningham
Sam Philp
Ed Curnow
Josh Honey
Sam Durdin

Good. We'll deserved

This is what I'd like to see happen:

Uncontracted List

Jack Silvagni - 2 years
Paddy Dow - doesn't matter what I or anyone else thinks, he'll either get delisted or a Setterfield type trade (half pack of stale chips)
Lachie Fogarty - 1 year but would consider 2
Mitch McGovern - 1 year on reduced money with triggers for a 2nd year
Tom De Koning - ideally 2 years but acknowledge we may need to offer longer term and on what he shown recently not opposed to that
Lachie Plowman - delist
Caleb Marchbank - delist but consider for rookie spot if he can get through remainder of year unscated
David Cuningham - 1 year with triggers for a second
Sam Philp - delist, possibly rookie
Ed Curnow - retire like to see him captain our VFL team
Josh Honey - delist (sorry bondi)
Sam Durdin - keep for 1 year purely because we lack depth in KPD area

Hard to argue with much of that.

I'm a little soft on Marchy and Honey. Wouldn't be opposed to giving Marchbank a year at the end of the season, if he remains healthy until then, or giving Honey a rookie spot.

How do triggers in contracts work? If you play x amount of senior games, the club has the option to extend your contract for another year?

Yep. That's the way I'd do it. If Gov and DC play x number of games in 2024 they trigger an additional year.

That would usually trigger a player option, not a club option

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Good news, he has been a good servant to the club.

Binns has re-signed until 2025 and Lemmey until 2024.

Binns 2026, Lemmey 2025

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Go Blues

I'm not precious.

Interesting how all of the sudden the bloke who cant kick 35m and was No 1 to be delisted is now a 2 year proposition.
Funny how things change on a week to week basis.

I'd keep Honey over Fogarty, and am quite respectful what Fog brings to the table, but imo he isn't the panacea of form shown by the team of late: I'd give more cudos to the fact he's more experienced, more developed and stronger than the baby midgets we had in there Motlop, Durdin & Fisher, and the return of injury prone Martin and Cuningham turnied that HF line into a winning line. Owies pressure has been great since his return too.

Both Honey and Fog have shortfalls, but the upside is what I'd be investing in.

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You are right in that regard. Things can change quickly and it is a brutal business. One minute you can't get a look in, next you're flavour of the month and vice versa. If it does come down to a choice between Fog and Honey I doubt that'll have a major affect on us long term

Anyway, at end of the day none of us have any input in the decision making here. Austin and his team will make the calls so up to them and then whether the players accept any contracts put to them or choose to explore other options.

Cheers, SEN must have got that wrong.

Not trying to shoot or pot the messenger but it wasn't that long ago that the list wasn't up to scratch. Whether it is or not remains to be seen but this spate of contracts suggests that most aspects of the club are back on the same page, which generally is a good thing

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Agree.
It might also indicate that fingers in other pies are now clearer?

Fogarty has never had any trouble finding the ball. I also thought his goose was cooked, simply because he couldn’t get past the younger blokes that were going pretty poor. Even still, he’s a year-to-year proposition.

Honey, on the other hand, still looks confused as to whether left comes after right or if he’s missing a step. As bad as we’ve been on the development side, I don’t think it’s them.

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