Moonshadow

I googled "average afl player wage 2020". There will be plenty below that, but an ex capt, b&f winner in the prime of his career would get about double that IMO. You and I might hope for less, but that's the reality. Unless we let him go as a FA and pay a 1st rounder $105k. I googled that too!

Disagree, to some extent, A F. The average player wage is about $365k. He'd be valued in the industry at much more than that. I'm only guessing, but maybe $650k??? Not sure If we want to keep him, pay him what he's worth. Of course we'll try and low ball him, but the reality will be somewhere near what he's worth on the open market A lot of posters compare AFL player wages with the average punter's wage. Or compare the job circumstances of the AFL to us mere mortals. It's not apples with apples. There's so much money in the footy industry at that level. It's not realistic to compare Jack's contract with yours or mine. It's a completely different workplace, just about polar opposite (I stand corrected A F, if you are in fact an AFL footballer!)

Who's clutching at straws???!!

Yes, but Geelong and Hawthorn have consistently had something else to compensate for contracts under the market rate: premierships.

I've turned up to the 'Axis of Bob fan club' only in the last week or two, but I've got to say thank you for such well thought out and balanced posts. Thoroughly enjoy reading what you have to say. The Jack Viney analysis a few days ago was a ripper. Cheers

I like your thinking. Not sure Salem is that quick off the mark, but he can work up a pace to run down and tackle opponents. Certainly has the disposal and decision-making to be a winger. My question is who would replace Salem as the distributor in defence?

Seriously, our backline is not the problem. We have significantly bigger issues to rectify. Frost leaving is a non issue, particularly given we got pick 23 in return for him

Did he play every game? Might explain his high finish

And that's it in a nutshell. He agreed to the AFL hub and State govt quarantine rules. He's a high profile, well paid professional sportsman. When your dcik stands up, your brain sits down.

Imagine the impact on the team of Bennell's crisis had we made finals

Kangas going hard at Paul Roos for senior assistant

Didn't the club say it had room for a big name player? Hardly a 32yo that only played a handful of games this year. IMO we might get one decent year from him. I smell desperation here ls he better than any other wing we have except Langdon? Yes, next year Is he the future in that position for us? No I'd rather see us go hard at Merritt or another outsider that we haven't mentioned yet. Maybe we are?

Clarko will be laughing his head off. I reckon they offered a cheap 2nd year knowing he was probably out the door, pushes another club into committing overs. Gets them more compo FMD didn't we learn anything from giving Lewie one year too many? If we do this, we will be suckers If, if by chance Viney were to leave as a RFA, this Smith UFA recruitment would destroy any compo we might get for Jack. Surely the club know what they are doing?!!! Or does a UFA not attract compo anymore? I'm not sure Jack better stay!

Are we there yet? Asking for a friend

Retirement homes are a destination as well

Yes and no, Mr Old. Players all agreed to the terms of AFL hub and state quarantine rules as part of their continuing ability to travel Australia and play footy. They are high profile, highly paid professional sports people. Doesn't seem like a big ask, especially since no one can be 100% sure they haven't come into contact with the virus. He knew what he was doing, must've known it was wrong, got caught I'd call it low risk, but certainly not no risk

Let's not forget he has to nominate us as f/s before we can get access to him in the draft

But he consistently does well in the time trials? He's a dominating running machine! ??

I thought he always tried to avoid contact?

Only if we don't have to supply him with a zimmer frame. That's going too far

Didn't see anyone with your fashion and make up sense, Uncle. Lots of conservstive brown and grey. I wonder how you would've survived those times.

I'd give him two years Top bloke

Think they need more than just Preuss to do that deal. Perhaps a second or third rounder included

That long handball from the forward pocket to Spargo(?) in the goal square was sublime and so unMelbourne-like. That's what made me stand up and want him to be a 100 game player for us. Wish him and his family good health and happiness

Lets face it, Adelaide have handled players and contracts poorly for years. No conviction, which shouldn't dissuade the Cats, but the Crows will leverage it. Crouch gets a strike and should move on ok. He'll be glad to get away from Adelaide. No doubt the press and some supporters will turn this onto a storm in a teacup