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Steven May's Future

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The decision to sign May to an $800k extra year at the start of this season needs to be explained. How can we have confidence in any decisions if they are doing this?

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    3 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    The decision to sign May to an $800k extra year at the start of this season needs to be explained. How can we have confidence in any decisions if they are doing this?

    Poor list management if we had have waited until the end of the season we wouldn't be having this conversation.

    Whoever is to blame should deserving of a lambasting..

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    6 minutes ago, Mouseymoo said:

    Poor list management if we had have waited until the end of the season we wouldn't be having this conversation.

    Whoever is to blame should deserving of a lambasting..

    It was obviously a terrible decision at the time. The club didn't know where we were at given Petracca and Oliver and May was going on 34!

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    13 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    The decision to sign May to an $800k extra year at the start of this season needs to be explained. How can we have confidence in any decisions if they are doing this?

    Interupted pre-season, injured at the time and we signed him before seeing him playing a single game on big-money. Baffling decision.

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    We've really got two "6 of one" alternatives:

    Trade May for Mihocek and bank the end of 2nd round compo for Spargo. Collingwood forego compo for Mihocek leaving as FA.

    Trade May for Collingwood's 2nd rounder (33), take Mihocek as a FA and forego the compo for Spargo. Then Collingwood get compo for Mihocek.

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    On 20/09/2025 at 13:32, spirit of norm smith said:

    They are the enemy. I’m not sure the ruthless gene ever got into the Dees DNA !!

    His turning circle is so large now and his inability to bend down so obvious, he'd be a Manchurian candidate without any need for mind control.

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    MFC seems to give out "one year too many" deals like confetti.

    Most posters defend the practice by saying that a slow "Player X" is better than a late second round draft pick.

    Could be right but what does it say about player depth in this competition.

    Personally I'd prefer to have given Seston another year than keep May or dare I say it,Fullarton (he was just starting to show something at CHB for Casey).

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    5 minutes ago, old55 said:

    We've really got two "6 of one" alternatives:

    Trade May for Mihocek and bank the end of 2nd round compo for Spargo. Collingwood forego compo for Mihocek leaving as FA.

    Trade May for Collingwood's 2nd rounder (33), take Mihocek as a FA and forego the compo for Spargo. Then Collingwood get compo for Mihocek.

    How can the Pies afford May if they can't afford Mihocek? This deal seems like we are paying May to play for Collingwood which is unacceptable.

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    Just now, Fat Tony said:

    How can the Pies afford May if they can't afford Mihocek? This deal seems like we are paying May to play for Collingwood which is unacceptable.

    They've offered Mihocek 2 years but he's not taking it. They'd offer those 2 years to May who only has one year to run at MFC.

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    2 minutes ago, old55 said:

    They've offered Mihocek 2 years but he's not taking it. They'd offer those 2 years to May who only has one year to run at MFC.

    Wishful thinking i reckon

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    Just now, Fat Tony said:

    Wishful thinking i reckon

    What's "real" thinking then?

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    25 minutes ago, Mouseymoo said:

    Poor list management if we had have waited until the end of the season we wouldn't be having this conversation.

    Whoever is to blame should deserving of a lambasting..

    25 mins already and no-one has acknowledged the LAMBasting pun?

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    Can I ask where it’s been reported he’s on $800k for next year?

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    4 minutes ago, gs77 said:

    25 mins already and no-one has acknowledged the LAMBasting pun?

    Folk are too sheepish ...

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    9 minutes ago, old55 said:

    What's "real" thinking then?

    Real is us playing $500k of the wage next year with no pick return. May's last two games of the year were so poor that he is no value. It would have been better for us he got a 5 week suspension.

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    41 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    The decision to sign May to an $800k extra year at the start of this season needs to be explained. How can we have confidence in any decisions if they are doing this?

    A bit like the Viney extension. It seemed concocted to give the Club a PR boost & take the spotlight off Goodwin's recent record.

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    1 minute ago, Fat Tony said:

    Real is us playing $500k of the wage next year with no pick return. May's last two games of the year were so poor that he is no value. It would have been better for us he got a 5 week suspension.

    You could say similar about Mihocek. They're about equal value IMO.

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    3 minutes ago, old55 said:

    You could say similar about Mihocek. They're about equal value IMO.

    Mihocek looks cooked. We are stupid offering 3 years.

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    54 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    The decision to sign May to an $800k extra year at the start of this season needs to be explained. How can we have confidence in any decisions if they are doing this?

    wouldn't have been such a problem if we hadn't also recommited to Tommy Mac for 26 as well. For me it should have been one or the other, and when one is already locked in i think we should have given TMac a nudge. How is Adams going to progress if hes playing 3rd banana next year at Casey with May and TMac.

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    6 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    Mihocek looks cooked. We are stupid offering 3 years.

    Totally agree.

    When did it become logical to offer good ordinary 33 year olds three year deals.

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    4 minutes ago, Turner said:

    wouldn't have been such a problem if we hadn't also recommited to Tommy Mac for 26 as well. For me it should have been one or the other, and when one is already locked in i think we should have given TMac a nudge. How is Adams going to progress if hes playing 3rd banana next year at Casey with May and TMac.

    TMac was done AFTER the season. I would mandate our contracts team go overseas from November to June.

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    1 hour ago, gs77 said:

    25 mins already and no-one has acknowledged the LAMBasting pun?

    1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

    Folk are too sheepish ...

    Sick of being fleeced?

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    Ewe should know that these bad puns are mutton but trouble and that we need players who can perform for forequarters.

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    1 hour ago, Turner said:

    wouldn't have been such a problem if we hadn't also recommited to Tommy Mac for 26 as well. For me it should have been one or the other, and when one is already locked in i think we should have given TMac a nudge. How is Adams going to progress if hes playing 3rd banana next year at Casey with May and TMac.

    When we re-contracted TMac it was pretty clear we knew May was on the way out. We need some KPB depth: Turner, TMac, Adams, Lever?, Petty?, Derksen? - Lever has been injured a lot, we haven't got Derksen yet and Petty will only be freed up if we get Mihocek or someone similar forward. Recontracting TMac was smart business.

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    2 minutes ago, old55 said:

    When we re-contracted TMac it was pretty clear we knew May was on the way out. We need some KPB depth: Turner, TMac, Adams, Lever?, Petty?, Derksen? - Lever has been injured a lot, we haven't got Derksen yet and Petty will only be freed up if we get Mihocek or someone similar forward. Recontracting TMac was smart business.

    Not to mention Tmac played significantly better footy this year than either May or Lever

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