MW wrote:Lightning McQueen wrote:Booney wrote:
With Gray and Motlop retired, Williams looking increasingly likely to not make the grade and Fantasia a day to day proposition we need a small forward who can drop straight into half forward, as a goal kicker. SPP, Jones and McEntee have been deployed there, more for defensive pressure and the goal reward is on the back of that pressure.
With Amon gone Farrell, who had played high half forward, might be needed more across half back / wing.
Obviously we'd rather not take Rozee and Butters out of the midfield.
I just hope we pay f*** all for him as I don't see him in our best 25.
600k per year over 4
I think LM is referring to the price paid in the trade, which I agree with him about.
Paying up a third rounder would be ideal, but that won't get it done, so it will probably be the compensation pick for Amon ( likely end of 1st round ) that will be the deal, maybe some late swaps.
As for salary, that is, in some ways, a moot point. You have to pay players, you have to pay overs for their services if you want to get them in.
The actual risk, I'll use Gibbs as an example, is that you over pay at the trade
and then either get nothing in return and/or over pay salary. So 10 and 16 for Gibbs, plus around $500k per year, 37 games and then paid him to play at South for a year. Disaster.
Another example is Cameron to Geelong. Geelong gave up picks 13,15 and 20 ( got back 32 and some other shit ) for a reported 5 years at $900k per year. 3 first rounders, $900k per year, 5 years. Massive, massive deal, every club would do it again right now. Genius.
The only part of the deal that can be judged in the next 6-8 weeks is how much we pay in the trade, the money and 4 years is 4 years from being assessed.
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