Trigger explains his weight gain
Yup heaps of risk, no doubt. But I reckon if a club like Freo, carlton, Bulldogs come sniffing and they go from being 5-8 sides to top 4. I reckon itâs a risk worth taking for that kind of club
you must have been reding posts with eye on shut on this forum then, potentially 2 cos there were a few people questioning why are they bringing him on, on that amount of coin without having proven himself.
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The old âyou must gain 10kgs through the course of the season to trigger another yearâ clause
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If Trac leaves I think the Hawks will have a dip - theyâd be a top 3 team and a real premiership threat next year with him
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I think they have already committed to other players this trade period.
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Essendon Supporters "Dont gove bigger contracts, make them earn the extra year.
Playear earns his extra year by hitting Performance based trigger
Essendon Supporters: What is it with these sneaky triggers.
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Whats he earnt?
These triggers are always going to be pretty easily attainable otherwise no player would sign up to them or see them as any value.
They will only exist to protect the club from a worst case scenario like if stringer suffered a long term injury and wasnât able to play the season out.
It would be advantageous for a club to throw a player an extra game or two if it meant they hit the trigger and they wanted to keep them, as opposed to letting them miss the trigger then having the parties need to renegotiate another deal entirely separately.
Triggers are not the solution to anything. It works in the commercial world because they save you the requirement to go through lengthy and costly tendering/ renegotiation processes but not in a sports sense where player deals can be hashed out after a couple of weeks of involved and astute discussion, often bearing no cost on either party, in my opinion.
Iâd be surprised if the best clubs have players on triggers or utilise them as broadly as we do. A good club would trust in their ability to retain players at contract expiration and be comfortable that they donât need triggers to attract players either.
If shiel has hit a trigger for another year then it goes to show just how soft they are.
Seen a lot of people say Trac will struggle to get back to his best because of his injuries, i bet heâs AA in 2025. Mans a killer, no cap.
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How much worse is Petraccaâs injury than Lloydâs in 96? Certainly didnât affect his career negatively.
Lets get Oliver!
I reckon Zach would get in his ear and get the best out of him.
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Petracca leaves Melbourne, in the same calendar year Brayshaw is forced to retire and Oliver loses his â â â â - they would need another mature seasoned midfielder to replace him. Yes they are crying out for a big strong leading forward, but effectively losing one of the best midfield trio in the space of 12 months, I think they will be needing a midfield bull moreso than a goofy McKay twinâŚ
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Is there any news on Hobbs, Tsatas or Shiel? No point keeping them all. Would get rid of Shiel and 1 of Hobbs or Tsatas just because we need draft capital to balance this cluster â â â â of a list Dodo left us.
It wouldnât be a trade week without Essendon talk - any news? Blitzers are usually pretty good!
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Nah. No trades this year.
god I hope Rosa kills this essendon/trade week meme
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As others have said, we donât have enough draft picks to overhaul the listâŚ
So we need to snag a diamond-in-the-rough from other clubsâ reserves/offcasts. Yes, blah blah MassimoâŚbut now we need to find one of our own.
There are plenty of examples: Keays, Hinge, Ah Chee, Markov, Jordan Clark, Sharp, Jordon, Stocker, Wood, Bramble, Duryea, etcâŚ
The teams to look at? Brisbane/Sydney/WB have deep lists IMO? GC always dump some value?
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I reckon Garcia from the dogs would be a good one . in and out of their best 22 and always looks good
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