we could probably weasel it as the 19 1st rounder if the supplementary pieces fell into place.
So Port caved and coughed up more cash then?
Iām not sure why heād want to play for us.
FFS Xavier OK Iāll do it this one more time
Wines is a gun
Just what we need
Very tempting to trade our first draft choice
Ok after tonightās performance this is a player we are really needing in our team. Throw him a decent size contract and watch him take it to the next level with Merrett and Heppell by his side.
Dustin Martin used to always disappoint me in SuperCoach landā¦
Probably for the same reason Smith, Saad, Stringer wanted to play for us.
Weād finished in the finals with a youngish list and people thought we were on the way up?
He is the perfect player to add to our side, 6 year 950k, give Port two first rounders and late pick swap.
Yeah, not only is he the sort of player we are sorely lacking, but he would likely make every other member of the midfield better, especially Zach. Heād also set the tone in terms of physicality and intensity; another area we struggle with. He is almost the perfect recruit.
He is a star.
Whatās being said by him has changed IMO
There was a clip early in year where he was saying to supporters/members not to worry heās very happy there and will all get sorted
This has changed to literally only a week or so ago saying if there was ever a time to move clubs it would be now and also no timeline on him making decision.
If we for example are saying weāll give him $100k/yr more than Port will offerā¦ and if they raise we raise etc. And other clubs also would be into him. Itās obviously got him thinking.
Port would be getting very nervous
Dusty held his nerve and Tigers buckled in end so perhaps itās about maximizing also
imo he isnt going anywhere, he said last night after the game that he was happy at port and that āone day he might wake up and sign the contractā
to me it sounds like port has an offer there for him, and hes just making port sweat a bit
Iād be trying to blow them out of the water with longevity, give him 2 extra years on the big coin. Iād also be front loading as much as possible. From previous report with ports acquisitions and other stars, Ryder, Grey, Boak, Westoff, Wingard they are tight on cap space. Whilst they would have factored in him on big coin, they may not have on the top end scale.
Iād be trying to blow them out of the water with longevity, give him 2 extra years on the big coin. Iād also be front loading as much as possible. From previous report with ports acquisitions and other stars, Ryder, Grey, Boak, Westoff, Wingard they are tight on cap space. Whilst they would have factored in him on big coin, they may not have on the top end scale.
Myth
They would have close to the most cap space in the comp.
He is the perfect player to add to our side, 6 year 950k, give Port two first rounders and late pick swap.
Are we even allowed to trade away our next two first rounders?
Who knows whats going on with all the negotiation via media. Perhaps someone has put a contract in front of him that is making him rethink; and Portās PR is putting out positive vibes to put pressure on him whilst calming their rabid fans
You need to take 2 1st round picks in a 4 year period. We could do this:
2015 - Francis, Parish
2016 - McGrath
2017 - traded
2018 - trade
2019 - use pick
2020 - use pick
Or we could somehow get another pick this year and trade 2019 and 2020 for players as the list is peaking.
arenāt they along with us, the only clubs who did not write in a pay rise into the players contracts when the new CBA was done.
Yes, I think there was a couple of clubs that did it. They also have guys like Boak, Westhoff, Ebert running down their contracts that were front loaded. And how can I miss the Ryder fiasco