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Angus Brayshaw Forced into Retirement

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Had a family chat today.  My siblings maintain the rage - we talked about Gus' speech, how gutting it was, and then how angry we still are that Maynard got a Premiership and Gus got a life sentence.  Can't do anything about it.  Poor Gus is stuck not able to do so many of the things he would have done a bit over a year ago to maintain his mental health and now, most of them are gone.  No wonder he's in a pit.

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    We need to smash Maynard and Darcy next year.Fairly or Unfairly.

    [censored] the rules.

    Make a statement .

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    45 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    We need to smash Maynard and Darcy next year.Fairly or Unfairly.

    [censored] the rules.

    Make a statement .

    The best form of revenge, is a comprehensive defeat next season.

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    18 minutes ago, I'va Worn Smith said:

    The best form of revenge, is a comprehensive defeat next season.

    As I watched the grand final yesterday, I said to my dad how I would love to inflict this sort of humiliation on the Pies in a grand final. That would truly be the best revenge. 

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    2 hours ago, thirty-one said:

    Had a family chat today.  My siblings maintain the rage - we talked about Gus' speech, how gutting it was, and then how angry we still are that Maynard got a Premiership and Gus got a life sentence.  Can't do anything about it.  Poor Gus is stuck not able to do so many of the things he would have done a bit over a year ago to maintain his mental health and now, most of them are gone.  No wonder he's in a pit.

    My dad and i feel the same

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    15 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

    As I watched the grand final yesterday, I said to my dad how I would love to inflict this sort of humiliation on the Pies in a grand final. That would truly be the best revenge. 

    I'm never sure whether I would get more joy beating Collingwood in a Grand Final by 10 goals or by beating them by 1 point after being behind all game.

    I'd take either, of course.

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    49 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm never sure whether I would get more joy beating Collingwood in a Grand Final by 10 goals or by beating them by 1 point after being behind all game.

    I'd take either, of course.

    Humiliating them is the only way to go. Beating them by 1 point will give them excuses to say they should have won.

    Belting them will leave them with no doubt that we are much better than they are. 

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    2 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm never sure whether I would get more joy beating Collingwood in a Grand Final by 10 goals or by beating them by 1 point after being behind all game.

    I'd take either, of course.

    10 goal win. Always. Any day of the week.

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    4 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I'm never sure whether I would get more joy beating Collingwood in a Grand Final by 10 goals or by beating them by 1 point after being behind all game.

    I'd take either, of course.

    I'd rather have the belting. Otherwise my heart won't be able to cope.

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    3 hours ago, ElDiablo14 said:

    I'd rather have the belting. Otherwise my heart won't be able to cope.

    ABC

    Always Belting Collingwood 

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    Apparently Angus has a table of family members attending including his Uncle James.

    I hope he can somehow find some peace with the closing of his football career & the club. 

    He may just speak then leave

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    The full payout to Gus has been revealed to be $3.1 million.

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/exercising-with-demons-christian-petracca-returns-to-training-track-20241122-p5kssh.html

    From the article:

    The Demons had been negotiating with head office to push more of Brayshaw’s five-year payout outside their salary cap. Under current rules, 90 per cent of Brayshaw’s 2024 payment is outside the club’s total player payments, with 75 per cent in 2025 and 50 per cent in 2026. But the fact he was contracted until 2028 means the full amount of what could be a heavily back-ended contract must also be included in the salary cap in 2027 and 2028.

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    Hmmm $3 million and we're fighting to minimise the pay out?  I wonder what Gus would potentially receive in a successful court case for impact on lifetime earning capacity against the AFL...

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    12 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    The full payout to Gus has been revealed to be $3.1 million.

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/exercising-with-demons-christian-petracca-returns-to-training-track-20241122-p5kssh.html

    From the article:

    The Demons had been negotiating with head office to push more of Brayshaw’s five-year payout outside their salary cap. Under current rules, 90 per cent of Brayshaw’s 2024 payment is outside the club’s total player payments, with 75 per cent in 2025 and 50 per cent in 2026. But the fact he was contracted until 2028 means the full amount of what could be a heavily back-ended contract must also be included in the salary cap in 2027 and 2028.

    This was expected and unfortunate. Angus Brayshaw had to be paid out.

    I hope Angus Brayshaw considers legal action against the AFL, Collingwood and Brayden Maynard.

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    2 minutes ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

    Hmmm $3 million and we're fighting to minimise the pay out?  I wonder what Gus would potentially receive in a successful court case for impact on lifetime earning capacity against the AFL...

    We're not fighting to minimise the pay out, We're fighting to have more of it paid outside the salary cap. 

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    1 minute ago, Mickey said:

    We're not fighting to minimise the pay out, We're fighting to have more of it paid outside the salary cap. 

    Ooo good point, thanks Mickey!  Fingers crossed we're successful in that regard

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    I’m glad Gus is getting the payout he deserves

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    The 'Age' article also mentions that we have posted an operating profit of $1.7 million.

    No doubt this figure would have been much higher if it were not for various legal costs.

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    23 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    The 'Age' article also mentions that we have posted an operating profit of $1.7 million.

    No doubt this figure would have been much higher if it were not for various legal costs.

    The $1.7m is the operating profit and excludes the one off legal costs and Brayshaw payout. In reality we posted a $1.6m statutory loss, ie the $1.7m ‘profit’ has already added back those legal costs

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    Wait and watch for the 2029 rule change that allows all impact injury payments to be completed outside the cap.

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    3 hours ago, BigBadBustling said:

    Are details around Collingwood's Nathan Murphy available?

    From memory, they re-signed him the off-season he retired, but only for a couple of years. So I'd assume most of his is covered outside the cap

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    It actually makes no sense that a retired players salary is in the salary cap. They are no longer playing, so why should that affect the ability to pay other players under the cap. Fair enough we have to pay him out of his contract, but just don’t understand the reasoning behind the cap issue

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