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2016 Free agents

Marc Remillard
in Melbourne Demons

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Rich, Sidebottom maybe Vickery & Nick Smith are the only ones worth even looking at.

Pretty uninspiring list, is a good argument for reducing the qualifying period to 6 years rather than 8.

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    Rich, Sidebottom maybe Vickery & Nick Smith are the only ones worth even looking at.

    Pretty uninspiring list, is a good argument for reducing the qualifying period to 6 years rather than 8.

    why? just so more clubs can be raped and destroy the fabric of our game

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    Rich, Sidebottom maybe Vickery & Nick Smith are the only ones worth even looking at.

    Pretty uninspiring list, is a good argument for reducing the qualifying period to 6 years rather than 8.

    Good argument?? There would be even more player movement reducing it to 6 years. Clubs languishing would arguably be shafted at a greater rate. And the gulf would arguably be greater between the haves and have nots.

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    For Melbourne, its a 'non-threatening' year for free agency, but the opportunities now seem limited as well.

    Given our salary cap room its a shame that some of the prime midfielders which would have been 2016 free agents have been locked away.

    Sidebottom would still be an ideal player to grab. At the very least we should make sure the magpies spend all year feeling anxious.

    Its a far cry from when Hanneberry, Hartlett, Ziebell, Pendlebury Armitage and Redden were also on the 2016 FA list.

    NB: Free Agency remains a schmozzle in every way and is gradually damaging the balance of the competition.

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    why? just so more clubs can be raped and destroy the fabric of our game

    Good argument?? There would be even more player movement reducing it to 6 years. Clubs languishing would arguably be shafted at a greater rate. And the gulf would arguably be greater between the haves and have nots.

    I don't think Dr thought that through but I would change it to 6 IF the players relinquished the trade veto.

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    What's the 2017 list.. at some point clubs will seek to trade a free agent a year out if they get the right offer from a club the player wants to go to...

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    why? just so more clubs can be raped and destroy the fabric of our game

    Good argument?? There would be even more player movement reducing it to 6 years. Clubs languishing would arguably be shafted at a greater rate. And the gulf would arguably be greater between the haves and have nots.

    At the moment the argument for those who lose free agents is that you can use the extra salary cap space to recruit FA's of your own. The limited amount of FA's each year makes that impossible, reducing it to 6 years will open up the movement of players more allowing lower clubs to actually use that salary cap room.

    Younger players are also less likely to leave for immediate success over money as they still have a period of time left before retirement that the current crop of FA's don't really have.

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    I don't think Dr thought that through but I would change it to 6 IF the players relinquished the trade veto.

    I've thought it through. Rookie contracts should also be 2+1+1 years and players should not have a trade veto until they become FA's.

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    I've thought it through. Rookie contracts should also be 2+1+1 years and players should not have a trade veto until they become FA's.

    You are making an argument that a shorter FA term will mean more players are available - you have to back that up for me to think you have thought that through.

    Why would there be more players available after 6 years - that are not after 8?

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    Id throw everything at Goldstein. Although to me he seems like a pretty loyal player and will stay with nth but geez he'd be a great ruckman to get.

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    Rich, Sidebottom maybe Vickery & Nick Smith are the only ones worth even looking at.

    Pretty uninspiring list, is a good argument for reducing the qualifying period to 6 years rather than 8.

    No to Vickery.
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    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-23/pie-and-roo-stars-headline-2016-free-agent-list

    Grimes

    Jetta

    Spencer

    Trengove

    Watts

    Bit early but it will be interesting to see how all these go over the next 12 months, for us probably only Jetta can really feel safe about his position.

    Late next year debate will rage about whether Dawes/Grimes/Watts are worth more than an untried kid. No interest from any other club says a lot about the 3.
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    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-23/pie-and-roo-stars-headline-2016-free-agent-list

    Grimes

    Jetta

    Spencer

    Trengove

    Watts

    Bit early but it will be interesting to see how all these go over the next 12 months, for us probably only Jetta can really feel safe about his position.

    That can't be right, Trengove is only going into his 7th yeAr...

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    Only bloke worth looking at is Steele Sidebottom and maybe even Daniel Rich who i think needs a fresh start.

    Forgot about Goldstien. While he is a star im backing Max Gawn to carve out an even better career.

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    Certainly Daniel Rich would be nice, i reckon Jesse wouldn't mind him delivering long bullet passes to him

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