Trade Targets

[KozzyCan 816]

18 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Seriously why would you want to play for the Saints? 

He was offered a deal that would not only set him up for life but give him a list spot for the rest of his footy career. He's a promising player but not a star. Will never get offered close to that in his footy career again.

[Roost it far 9,747]

31 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

He was offered a deal that would not only set him up for life but give him a list spot for the rest of his footy career. He's a promising player but not a star. Will never get offered close to that in his footy career again.

Which just further proves my point 

[Little Goffy 14,791]

Finn Callaghan was the only GWS player under 30 to get more than 20 touches a game last season.

He's a capable, mostly outside, tall midfielder with a good long kick.

That is valuable, but not $1m/year valuable, and certainly not anything like what St Kilda were offering.

I feel like this quote describing St Kilda's multi-million-dollar scattergun could be added to the hypocrisy thread -

 

“The Saints are unashamedly ambitious. It doesn’t mean they’re short sighted, they want to improve their list, they want to bring in talent, Callaghan fits that bill because he’s from Bayside, he’s durable, they liked him from the moment he was drafted.

“Where they go next is anyone’s guess, but they’re not going to die wondering. If you’ve got the money to spend, then that’s what you need to do to pry players out of clubs.”

 

If it were us, the story would be about pathetic desperation, loose with salary cap space, disrespecting our current players, and being a club which players have universally rejected.

[Redleg 42,039]

3 hours ago, roy11 said:

According to reports, GWS Giants rising star Finn Callaghan has already rejected a verbal offer from St Kilda and is expected to commit to the Giants beyond this season.

The 21-year-old’s contract expires at the end of 2025 and recent reports claimed the Giants had made Callaghan’s contract extension the club’s priority over the off-season.

Now Channel 9’s Tom Morris reports Callaghan is close to ticking off a four-year contract extension with the Giants — valued at around $4 million.

According to the report, St Kilda came hard for Callaghan’s signature and was preparing a 10-year, $17 million offer. It would have been the richest contract in the history of the AFL.

 

We like to complain about not being able to snare a big name player, but surely there is a player out there who'll bite off one of these mammoth St Kilda contracts, just shows how "equalisation" doesnt always exist for the smaller clubs.

If that rumored $17m for 10 years offer is true and and to come home and he is knocking it back for $4m over 4 years, wow, just wow.

[KozzyCan 816]

55 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

Finn Callaghan was the only GWS player under 30 to get more than 20 touches a game last season.

He's a capable, mostly outside, tall midfielder with a good long kick.

That is valuable, but not $1m/year valuable, and certainly not anything like what St Kilda were offering.

I feel like this quote describing St Kilda's multi-million-dollar scattergun could be added to the hypocrisy thread -

 

“The Saints are unashamedly ambitious. It doesn’t mean they’re short sighted, they want to improve their list, they want to bring in talent, Callaghan fits that bill because he’s from Bayside, he’s durable, they liked him from the moment he was drafted.

“Where they go next is anyone’s guess, but they’re not going to die wondering. If you’ve got the money to spend, then that’s what you need to do to pry players out of clubs.”

 

If it were us, the story would be about pathetic desperation, loose with salary cap space, disrespecting our current players, and being a club which players have universally rejected.

You reckon Saints are media darlings?