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Oh I see. Do you think the green light will go up?

So if he signs the reported figure, will fix him on that for the next contract too (with a get out clause if performance is below par)

Safety standards, access issues, etc are the concern and revamping stadia such as Princes Park would actually cost alot more than you think. Don't ask me how much, but reconstuction cost blowouts can escalate to millions...and millions. Yeah, build it out west......where? Sunshine/Laverton? DCG - will that contain a 'drop in wicket' for the summer?

Pj would have something to say about that - we'd hope! Thats correct, just as long as we don't go too overboard in paying, I would of thought that by going young, we'd be well under the cap, then as we add quality to the list and the contracts start coming up for renewal, it then becomes a juggling act. Of course its always a juggling act as the list turns over and over back ended contracts would make things difficult.

These are good points you make. I'm not exactly familiar with the $ market and the going rates for a 21 yo, thats all. But making a "guestimate", I would of thought if he were to get $1 million for 3 years he would be getting 'overs'. But if thats what it takes to get him, so be it.

There is only one Matthew Scarlett. A bit of pace with skill would be nice, and would compliment the likes of McLean, Jones, etc.

I had Hurley around 6. He is expected to go early, Hurley.

To me about $750,000 for 3 years is fair enough. That is $250,000 a season. That's pretty good for a 21 year old ruckman. That's a fair slice of the salary cap too.

That's been in-keeping with what I've been saying. Good write-up by the Ox on PJ. At 24 the next few years will be quite exciting for him.

$1 million over 3 years? What has he done to earn that sort of coin. Nothing. If it were $1 million over 4 years, that would be at the very least...be believable.

You posted, "of a side that has no expectations of winning" - now how on earth is it meant to be interpreted as to what you are now referring to? <_<

Further Detail by Demetriou on 3AW: - “I think it’s very important that we canvas all options and it would be absolutely remiss of us not to be doing that work,” AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou told Melbourne radio station 3AW on Friday. “As we continue to do the work on the expansion of the competition and you introduce 17th and 18th teams and you start to think about 22 or 24 rounds, all of a sudden you have about 30 or 40 extra games of which probably 26 to 28 could be in Melbourne. “We’re obviously looking at all options because that would mean, if we maintain our current policy with stadia, that we would have a very crowded MCG and Telstra Dome. “We can’t play any more games at Skilled Stadium so one option obviously is to play as many games [as possible] at Telstra Dome and the MCG or another option which could be a boutique stadium.” Demetriou said the possibility of a third AFL ground in metropolitan Melbourne had been raised at a conference involving the 16 club chief executives during the week. “We basically said to them that we understand that the stadium economics isn’t working for the clubs in Melbourne, that we need to try and get a better return out of the MCG and Telstra Dome for them down the track if and when we introduce the two teams. “In 2011 and 2012, there could be, if we go to 24 rounds, another 40 games.” Demetriou said the investigation into a possible new stadium that could hold “26 or 28 games” was still in its infancy and had not reached the point of scouting locations, but he added such a project might not necessarily go ahead with the MCG and Telstra Dome capable of hosting extra matches. “There is capacity, and there’s other things like you could start to play on Monday nights and you could look at other various things to squeeze it in,” he said. “But then there’s things like the surface and so forth. I think we would be remiss if we weren’t looking at all options and doing the work. “[but] we’ve got time, the western Sydney team comes in in 2012 and it’s only 2008 so this work will take a few months.”Source: afl.com.au

Morton certainly looks confused a little....

Yes, after the car as well! Go Dees!

Footy for me. What is the chances we beat the Cats that night? (gulp......god forbid)

If its a hammy, it would be more than one.

The evidence so far is he hasn't re-signed as yet with Fremantle. There has been reports of him wanting to come to Victoria. And there is the fact also that we are currently last by a game and percentage (whilst a small %). That's enough evidence for posters on this site to warm to him.

Sure would. Alot better than a 32yo White on our list.

Hockey may have made some inroads (and I've seen a couple of the facilities down there), but it would have nothing on the AFL once the AFL steps foot in Tassie. Soccer would be the only concern. I would imagine Tassie would thrive and be a less of a drain. I'm no economist. But looking at it from a strategic point of view, the AFL would be considering Tassie a safe bet so to speak, and knows that it can win in Tassie against any rival (although they would be keeping an eye on the A League's movements). So it has Tassie in it's back pocket. The real battle is on for the bigger markets in Gold Coast and NSW. NRL is vulnerable at present (ref: last nights NRL Footy Show re: Sonny Bill Williams departure) not just from AFL. That is why the AFL is moving fast to shore up their market in these traditional NRL strongholds. It is also why the A League is moving fast.

I'm sure he'll want them to come on board...

I hope DB has a Royal Flush come trade time...........

ME TOO! (written and authorised by K.Rudd)

Easy tiger. Cheer up it was just some light hearted banter. I couldn't give a 'rats toss bag' (thankyou malcolm Blight!), if you made a spelling mistake. PS. There's a couple more in that one too... (forget I said it - and don't bother posting again)

A fair portion of the $780 million TV Rights could also be used in conjunction with a portion of the next TV rights deal and a fair portion of the Surplus from Vic Gov't. Thanks for the info BB.