Morton Commits

The Melbourne Football Club is pleased to announce that is has secured the services of 19 year-old Cale Morton, signing the talented midfielder to a new two-year contract for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by Cards13

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The Melbourne Football Club is pleased to announce that is has secured the services of 19 year-old Cale Morton, signing the talented midfielder to a new two-year contract for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Eggcellent!

That will stop Scott Clayton calling him. Good stuff Cale. I thought maybe 3 years, does 2 years bother anyone?

Here is the link: - MORTON COMMITS TO DEMONS

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by High Tower

Great news :D

That will stop Scott Clayton calling him. Good stuff Cale. I thought maybe 3 years, does 2 years bother anyone?

Here is the link: - http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsart...14/default.aspx

Not as much as one year would have. You might offer longer contracts to entice a player to move clubs, but two years is pretty much the norm.

awesome

great news!!!

Well done MFC!

Who else should we be getting to sign on a dotted line for an extension?

Watts? NikNat signed a 4 year contract after playing three games i think lol

Awesome.

That will stop Scott Clayton calling him. Good stuff Cale. I thought maybe 3 years, does 2 years bother anyone?

West Sydney then?

That's great news! :D

Cale Morton is one of the best young players at the club in my lifetime, and with further development he could become a very versatile, and very dangerous player. His height and aerobic capacity make him a potential match up nightmare through the middle of the ground. He's also showed he has a good kick on him and can bob up and kick a small bag when needed. I see him becoming an attacking wingman, a goal scoring midfielder, which IMO is one of the key things we lack. Apart from Sylvia, nobody really chimes in regularly the way Travis, Yze etc used to.

Cale still has alot of development left in him both physically and with his game, but I'm pretty happy with where he is at as a 19 year old 2nd year player. Hopefully he continues along and is a key part of our next flag tilt.

Morton Commits

The Melbourne Football Club is pleased to announce that is has secured the services of 19 year-old Cale Morton, signing the talented midfielder to a new two-year contract for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Great result.

This is great news, though Cale could be an awesome player in 2 years time and we might have to work a lot harder to keep him.

Good stuff lad.

Extremely good news.

2 years.....bit scared with that.

West Sydney. Lets hope the team is performing in 2 years time.

We will be paying quite a large sum for his services when this contract is up.

GOOOD BOY THOUGH

'For it to turn out that smoothly and that quickly was great news. I never wanted to have the negotiation drawn out. I wanted my loyalty towards Melbourne to come out in the negotiation and it certainly did' :D

'I had no offers from any other club, besides reading some speculation in a newspaper, but I wasn't going to let anything get in the way, as it was between Melbourne and me' :D

'I wanted my loyalty towards Melbourne to come out in the negotiation and it certainly did'

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by Mr Morton

Great Work Deez!

3 year contracts at most clubs would just about be a thing of the past for most clubs i'd imagine.

Well done laddy.

great start, i would have thought it might have been 3 years but to know that hes commited to the club is a great sign going forward

Great news, love Morts, with a bit of bulk and another season under his belt his versatility will be a weapon in this side.

Looking forward to more signings as this season draws to a close.

Go Dees!

Don't think it was ever in doubt really, he'd have been the first they'd have wanted to be crossed off the 'to re-sign' list.

Good news just the same though.

That will stop Scott Clayton calling him. Good stuff Cale. I thought maybe 3 years, does 2 years bother anyone?

Here is the link: - MORTON COMMITS TO DEMONS

It bothers me a little bit HT, but at least he's signed on. I would have preferred 3 or 4, but over the next two years, hopefully he'll prove to the club that he's worth a four year deal.

That will stop Scott Clayton calling him. Good stuff Cale. I thought maybe 3 years, does 2 years bother anyone?

Here is the link: - MORTON COMMITS TO DEMONS

Onya Cale! I`m Not concerned with 2 years at all. Every 21 year old in the country will want to be playing in our team in 2 years time. He`ll sign up for 3 or 4 after this contract!

It bothers me a little bit HT, but at least he's signed on. I would have preferred 3 or 4, but over the next two years, hopefully he'll prove to the club that he's worth a four year deal.

If you were Cale Morton's manager, why would you push for a 3 or 4 year deal at this stage? At the end of two years he'll be hitting his straps completely and will be worth way more than he currently is, so Cale (and therefore the manager) will be much better off. IMO 2 years makes business sense for both parties.

Very happy and the Kid would only want a 2 year so when he improves over the next 2 we have to pay him more.

If you were Cale Morton's manager, why would you push for a 3 or 4 year deal at this stage? At the end of two years he'll be hitting his straps completely and will be worth way more than he currently is

Exactly what I thought.

If you were Cale Morton's manager, why would you push for a 3 or 4 year deal at this stage? At the end of two years he'll be hitting his straps completely and will be worth way more than he currently is, so Cale (and therefore the manager) will be much better off. IMO 2 years makes business sense for both parties.

I completely understand why it's only a two year deal, but I would have liked it to be more.