This is entering 'free to good home' levels.

Long way to go yet, but I'd say the odds are leaning towards May staying in red and blue in 2026.

1 hour ago, Demon Jack said:

This is entering 'free to good home' levels.

Long way to go yet, but I'd say the odds are leaning towards May staying in red and blue in 2026.

Yep, or we get literally a 3rd or 4th round pick.

I think we would take it too.

I think we're heading to a payout with May.

You don't go through this type of virtual delisting and come back happy.

Tom Mac went through a similar delisting a few years back but nothing like this one

16 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

I think we're heading to a payout with May.

Tend to agree - pretty tough on a new coach in a cultural reset if a senior player he’s tried to kick out returns.

NBA do It. The aflpa seem to like Americanism so a buyout would be the right choice.

10 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Tend to agree - pretty tough on a new coach in a cultural reset if a senior player he’s tried to kick out returns.

Somewhat tempered perhaps if May is to spend more time at Casey than not ??

Teams needs may (npi) change/morph a little as the 🎪🤡🎪 plays out.

Club/s will take May at a fire sale price at the death. Why pay when you can wait 9 days and get him for virtually free?

4 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Club/s will take May at a fire sale price at the death. Why pay when you can wait 9 days and get him for virtually free?

I think the price was virtually free when announce he was free to look around.

But the question will be who will make the move?

Dogs and Pies that most obvious and they are apparently not keen. Sydney are getting Jai Serong.

Carlton? Adelaide if they move Butts to the Dogs or Roos. It’s a limited list of teams that make sense.

Not sure of his wage, but assume the closer we get to the deadline - we may consider chipping in a little given its his last year. Would be better than a complete pay out?

12 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Club/s will take May at a fire sale price at the death. Why pay when you can wait 9 days and get him for virtually free?

Yes, but if we pay him out - as is the supposition in the earlier post, not based on any report or rumour - then other clubs can get him for no outlay and on the minimum $$$.

Looks like he'll be back playing for us next year at this stage. As lamb mentioned today "If he comes back in, we expect a big year from him".

I think this was a decent move from the FD. Sit him down to have an honest conversation of where he's at. Clearly he was not up to standard this year as a key back/leader. We gave him an opportunity to play elsewhere, otherwise he comes back in next year and shows the proffesionalism and commitment to getting his fitness/form back to standard and push for selection over the up and coming key backs.

Cross Sydney of the list.

Hope May enjoys playing for Casey next year.

Will do his ego the world of good

Personally I for One will be glad to keep Steven in ‘26.

Imagine the impact on your ego when you go to market and find no-one wants you??

7 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Imagine the impact on your ego when you go to market and find no-one wants you??

It’s not that he’s not wanted. If we were willing to pick up some of his contract he’d be gone.

Just pointing out - paying out a player's contract does not remove him from your list. If no club is prepared to take on his contract then we're stuck with him.

Same situation for the Dogs and JUH.

Just now, M_9 said:

Just pointing out - paying out a player's contract does not remove him from your list. If no club is prepared to take on his contract then we're stuck with him.

Same situation for the Dogs and JUH.

You can’t put JUH and Steven May in the same sentence M_9 that is bordering on treason.

6 minutes ago, M_9 said:

Just pointing out - paying out a player's contract does not remove him from your list. If no club is prepared to take on his contract then we're stuck with him.

Same situation for the Dogs and JUH.

I mean sure but if he's that much of an issue you just say don't bother coming in.

Anyway I think if he stays he'll just be stuck playing at Casey all year.

21 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Imagine the impact on your ego when you go to market and find no-one wants you??

I'd say that gives him a very big motive to perform well and prove a lot of people wrong - but that's just me maybe he is a just another immature narcissist - we seem to be quite adept at accumulating them

We all know Goodwin spent the last two years playing his favourites whilst the rest withered at Casey.

I'm hoping that King will start with all positions up for grab at the start of pre season.

If May is still at the club next year (and I'd prefer he wasn't), and he performs in the pre season, then he deserves to play senior football. Otherwise he plays VFL.

Same goes for Langdon, Sparrow, Chandler, Salem, Lever and everyone else who was gifted games last year.

Couldn't Imagine May and Scarlett not getting on well at training.

Massive wake up call for him.

He seems a pretty smart guy and would know he needs to pull his head in, and get to work at proving people wrong.

Tmac looked dead and buried, nobody was interested in him...he proved a lot of us wrong and got back to somewhere near his best.

He really has no choice but to work hard unless he wants to get spat out of the AFL...He manages to have a good year and he may play for several more.

Completely in his court, I would imagine he will rise to the challenge and be an exemplary role model this year, and play better than he did lat year.