2022 AFL Season

[Booney]

Brayshaw signs a 6 year deal to stay at Melbourne.

Oliver signed a 7 year deal early this year as did Petracca.

[Eagles2014]

Brayshaw signs a 6 year deal to stay at Melbourne.

Oliver signed a 7 year deal early this year as did Petracca.

Crazy stuff They seem to be going down the GWS path signing all these mid fielders to long term contracts, has not worked out well for the Giants!

[whufc]

Its obviously about trying to win the flags whilst your in your premiership window.

Offer a long deal, back end the big dollars so you can keep your current squad together and knick a flag or two.

I guess they figure in 7-8 years time they will be in a rebuild and will have a lot of younger players who at that point wont be demanding as much.

If they can sneak a second or third flag in this window and then bottom out in 2027, 2028, 2029 I don't think they will be too fussed. Especially the current staff who keep their jobs and their will most likely not be around at that point.

If there next 8 years looked like this would you take it????

2022- Flag
2023- Flag
2024- 5th
2025- 8th
2026- 12th
2027- 14th
2028- 16th
2029- 18th.

[amber_fluid]

Brayshaw signs a 6 year deal to stay at Melbourne.

Oliver signed a 7 year deal early this year as did Petracca.

Isn’t Maxy on big $$ as well.

The others must be playing for peanuts.

[Booney]

Brayshaw signs a 6 year deal to stay at Melbourne.

Oliver signed a 7 year deal early this year as did Petracca.

Isn’t Maxy on big $$ as well.

The others must be playing for peanuts.

They might be on $700-800k x 6/7 instead of $900-$1m x 4/5 though, you don't get big money and 7 years regardless though they lose Jackson to Fremantle 100% now.

[amber_fluid]

Brayshaw signs a 6 year deal to stay at Melbourne.

Oliver signed a 7 year deal early this year as did Petracca.

Isn’t Maxy on big $$ as well.

The others must be playing for peanuts.

They might be on $700-800k x 6/7 instead of $900-$1m x 4/5 though, you don't get big money and 7 years regardless though they lose Jackson to Fremantle 100% now.

May and Lever would have to be in the 700k bracket as well.

[Booney]

Brayshaw signs a 6 year deal to stay at Melbourne.

Oliver signed a 7 year deal early this year as did Petracca.

Isn’t Maxy on big $$ as well.

The others must be playing for peanuts.

They might be on $700-800k x 6/7 instead of $900-$1m x 4/5 though, you don't get big money and 7 years regardless though they lose Jackson to Fremantle 100% now.

May and Lever would have to be in the 700k bracket as well.

True, forgot about them

We could assume Melbourne have Lever, May, Gawn, Petracca, Oliver and Brayshaw on $650-700k+. Call it $700k x 6 = $4.2m of the $13.45m cap.

[Armchair expert]

Viney wouldn't be looking under the couch for loose change either.

[David Brent]

Viney wouldn't be looking under the couch for loose change either.

I think most clubs that have won a flag or had sustained success would follow the same model. It's the next batch of lower level players who leave slowly and you can cover them off but in 3-4 years down the track you wish you had them as the new kids coming through aren't at the same level & don't get the development chances early in their career. Seeing a prime example of it at Richmond now.

Below are some names that the good teams over the last 15 years have lost, not many huge names but a lot of handy players. Would expect Melb to have a similar impact in next 3-4 years, starting with Jackson.

Tigers: Ellis, Butler, Higgins, Markov
Hawks: Hill, Duryea, Suckling, Birchall
Cats: Varcoe, Byrnes, Christensesn

[Booney]

Beer back in cans at Adelaide Oval, thoughts?

[The Bedge]

Beer back in cans at Adelaide Oval, thoughts?

I'm a fan.. hopefully results in slower drinking, less spillage and less mess.

Wonder how long till some idiot ruins it for everyone else though.

[Bum Crack]

Beer back in cans at Adelaide Oval, thoughts?

Wonder what the price will be?

[Booney]

Beer back in cans at Adelaide Oval, thoughts?

I'm a fan.. hopefully results in slower drinking, less spillage and less mess.

Wonder how long till some idiot ruins it for everyone else though.

Before you can say "4 Draughts thanks".

[Booney]

Beer back in cans at Adelaide Oval, thoughts?

Wonder what the price will be?

Wouldn't be under $10, f*cken sharks.

[Brodlach]

No more of a projectile than a bottle of Coke or water

[whufc]

Apparently its to be more environmental friendlier but you can be sure where the money trail leads the SMA are set to make more money from it.

[amber_fluid]

Beer back in cans at Adelaide Oval, thoughts?

Don’t like it.
Stubbies* or tap beer.

They’ll never have glass for obvious reasons so stick with tap beer IMO

[Booney]

No more of a projectile than a bottle of Coke or water

Agreed, but pissed idiots losing their shit aren't usually standing there with a water or coke, are they?

[cracka]

Beer back in cans at Adelaide Oval, thoughts?

Don’t like it.
Stubbies* or tap beer.

They’ll never have glass for obvious reasons so stick with tap beer IMO

We might be in the minority but I prefer tap beer in a plastic cup to cans too

[Trader]

Hopefully it leads to quicker service.