1 hour ago, bluey said:

Jack Viney is 32 and is contracted to end 2028.

Think about that, whoever is responsible should walk.

He has been a fine servant sure, and I never like to bag a man, but if he was 100% would we really be throwing an aging on the slow side battler into our midfield?

This post perplexes me a bit.

He’s 32, yep. But by the end of those years left on his contract, by my math (which is horrible, don’t trust it) he would be 34/35.

I don’t see how it’s as bad as you say.

I think he should be on one year deals for sure but really we can use him whilst his body is semi ok (not current form) and once he’s significantly hampered put him forward like the Cats are doing with Danger.

Alternatively, he gets moved on and they clear his contract/salary.

Him and Todd sure played it well to get him maximum time/money.

4 hours ago, bluey said:

Jack Viney is 32 and is contracted to end 2028.

Think about that, whoever is responsible should walk.

He has been a fine servant sure, and I never like to bag a man, but if he was 100% would we really be throwing an aging on the slow side battler into our midfield?

Funny you should mention him - you may be right that 2028 is a stretch, but watching the game live in Adelaide on Saturday I said to my friend in the third quarter - this is the time when you need Jack Viney! To win a hard contest/ground ball - we just weren't "bending over" the ball.

4 hours ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Him and Todd sure played it well to get him maximum time/money.

Maybe. But in 2024, the year he was re-signed, he won our Best and Fairest, we'd just lost Brayshaw and we were about to lose Neal-Bullen. Also, if some of what's recently come out is true, Goodwin (and others?) wanted to move on Oliver and Petracca as well.

We were desperate for leadership on fiield and off, not to mention what he brought to the on-ball brigade. A 3 year extension on top of the one he had is perhaps a year too many, but if that's what it cost to keep him, fine. It's also a recognition of what he's given to the club, and keeps him around the place across our transition. James McDonald says hi.