Synbad wrote:
aerodyte wrote:
Megaman wrote:
m.afl.com.au/news/2013-06-01/carlton-eyes-thomas-after-judds-pay-cut
The CEO is quoted as saying he took "a really really substantial paycut"
Even if the club hadnt said it - what is the point? Why would journos push the story?
And if I can add to your questions, where's the evidence to the contrary?
If there's no explicit evidence that he's our best paid player, what's the basis of your inference that he is?
We all know some of the people running club wouldn't look out of place in the Cirque du Soleil, but even the 15 year old girls publicly drooling over pictures on the Carlton facebook page know Judd's not our best player anymore. Surely they didn't offer him anything other than a "really, really substantial pay cut".
this is a very complex situation. you're saying he is not.but with Eddie leaving and two players in the vets plus hammer leaving we can afford Daisy .with Judd taking that massive paycut and all.
where has the money all gone?
Completely agree it's a complex situation. Obviously no one is privy to the actual payments, so anything put forward is speculation. But I could make a few educated guesses.
Firstly, trade period has 9 days left to run, so it's not absolutely clear that we're not holding space to lure someone before then. We're not broadcasting our intentions to do so, no doubt. But clubs have to hold their cards close to their chest. The remaining free agents are pretty pox, so silence on that front is acceptable (and probably desirable). There aren't too many un-contracted players floating around either. The denied link to Heath Shaw was put down to us neither wanting nor needing him, but I don't think anyone thought it incredible that we could fit him under the cap. And as for contracted players, rival clubs have to play ball and that's bloody hard to orchestrate.
Secondly, there could potentially be a more long term focus (wishful thinking perhaps). Could they be front-loading a few contracts to free up some cash in preparation for next years free agency period, which looks decidedly more tasty? (Can they even do that mid-contract? Maybe they can't, but it's not that implausible). Could the front loading have been planned for this year when the contracts were originally put together (now I'm really in fairy land)? There are also a handful of very pricey players who will need to be re-signed next season. We'd look quite the fools if we landed
another big fish, only to have Murphy, Walker, Gibbs, Warnock or Hendo get squeezed out.
Thirdly, and most likely, every other player on the list is being paid overs.
Now the question for all of you playing along at home is which is more likely, we have no room to move in the cap because:
1) Some combination of the reasons above
2) Chris Judd was re-signed earlier this year as the most expensive player at our club, and one of the most expensive players in the league, despite blind Freddy being able to see his best footy is well behind him, and despite the club saying he'd taken "a really, really substantial pay cut"
I'm all for calling the clubs list management woeful. But I don't think Chris Judd is the heart of the mistake/s. Respectfully, I think it might be you who isn't appreciating the complexity of the situation.
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