Braithy wrote:
my point that my illogical brain was comprehending was; if the contracts that are expiring are none of the big 7 who are around a mil, all we can afford is the same kind of players coming back our way? we really need to move some big contracts to have a war chest to spend?
of the primary list, i'd only renew george and silvagni. newman, provided he still has mobility (not a given) on a really low cost deal. at 32 and coming off a ruptured patella, i can't see other clubs queuing up for him, so that might be possible.
george's deal won't be as good as his current one would it, considering he'll be 30?
If he hasn’t already, George will hit his triggers for another 12 months. Hopefully it’s the same, or some kind of pro-rata (more in this case, since the TPP has increased). Pretty sure the original number was around $400k. When we got him, he was a slow half back that wasn’t a great kick. He’s still two of those things, so the league average of $500k would pass the pub test.
Silvagni has every right to be walking in there & asking for 4+ years on $800k. That’s a bit of a wrinkle, but it’s like that time we fell arse backwards into Liam Jones, except his foot skills don’t cause ulcers.
I’d be letting McGovern go. O’Farrell is coming on at a rate of knots & we’re about to add Harry Dean behind him. His spot needs to be a medium-small defender. Someone that’s way better than him at scooping up the groundball.
I hope that Doc doesn’t become a list clogger & calls it himself. He’s not a half back any more. He’s getting squeezed out of the wings. The half forwards are awful, but he’s not getting in there either.
I agree with BV that there is a spot for Newy & I hope like hell that he’ll make it back to take it. The group needs him… I just don’t know if he can. Jesus, don’t let it play out like it did with Doc last year. Don’t let him work his arse off for a miraculous comeback if it’s going to be as pitiful as that was.
The others won’t move the needle that much, as far as TPP goes. But, Haynes has certainly proven his worth.
Kemp, Fantasia & Motlop are all in the gun as the forward half has come undone. Not that the first two are part of the problem, but they’re not part of the solution while they’re in the rehab group. Kemp is replaceable on type but, at 25-26yo, I kinda want to see if he can be more of a big medium than an undersized tall. Fantasia has already been replaced this year - three times.
good summary. agree with it all. fantasia, i like. but half a season down with a calf. another year older. the chances of him playing meaningful and consistent footy must be slipping. motlop has clean hands, and that's all the positives i can say about him. if he was at least fast, or agile maybe he'd be good. but... he's not.
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