GreatEx wrote:
I can see what the original poster way back when meant when (s)he said Raghallaigh Ó Néill would be just another Pitto, in the sense that he is also a bash-and-crash type who couldn't jump over a paint can, but as others have pointed out, he is a big upgrade on Pitto in terms of fitness and involvement around the ground. I'd be fine with him as a TDK replacement, only issue is that he is unhappy with his pay offer from Adelaide so how much coin would be expect from us? Is 700k a realistic offer from us or is he looking to join the 900 club? If the latter then no thanks.
Crows have heaps of Cap Space and still front load contracts, because they don't over pay. Dawson didnt come to Crows on 900, yet is worth it, and Reilly OBrien is lucky to be offered $500K with options open to them with Sam Draper and 3 back up ruckmen on their list.
If Draper doesnt end up at Crows, I'm sure the Crows will increase their offer.
I think $600-$650K would win OBrien's signature if he was ok with the move to Melbourne.
Nowhere near 800 let alone 900 imo
Pitto was a good ruckman in 2023. Don't get caught up in the Pitto haters. His stats say so. He was fit and firing till Darcy deliberately smashed into Pitto's knee at aCB, causing injury Pitto hasnt recovered from. That's the facts. He's lame now. We need a replacement.
By the way Pitto is not on $400K, ditto Young. Hence the 4 year contracts. They are our back ups. We will need a No 1 ruckman.
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