List Mgmt. 2024 List Management thread - Trade Targets

Who is the dream “actually a chance” pickup

  • Liam Baker

    Votes: 39 10.4%

  • McDonald

    Votes: 14 3.7%

  • Chad Warner

    Votes: 180 48.0%

  • Charlie Curnow

    Votes: 15 4.0%

  • Shai Bolton

    Votes: 67 17.9%

  • serial_thrilla

    Votes: 3 0.8%

  • Pickett

    Votes: 1 0.3%

  • Pickett, Bolton

    Votes: 63 16.8%

  • Pickett, Warner, Winder and Richards

    Votes: 4 1.1%
  • Total voters
    375
  • Poll closed .

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Alfonz said:
Number of players per club on the rich list:

GWS - 8 (Whitfield, Coniglio, Haynes, Greene, Taylor, Himmelberg, Kelly, Green)
Melbourne - 8 (Petracca, Oliver, Gawn, Lever, Viney, May, Pickett, Brayshaw)
Bulldogs - 7 (Bont, Naughton, Treloar, English, Daniel, Macrae, Dale)
Freo - 7 (Brayshaw, Serong, Jackson, Ryan, Young, Cox, Darcy)
Essendon (hilarious) - 7 (McKay, Merrett, Redman, Shiel, Parish, Wright, Gresham)
Carlton - 7 (Cripps, Weitering, Curnow, Walsh, McKay, Williams, De Koning)
West Coast - 7 (Kelly, Allen, Yeo, Barrass, Gaff, Darling, McGovern)
Collingwood - 6 (Moore, Daicos, De Goey, Daicos, Maynard, Crisp)
Gold Coast - 6 (King, Anderson, Lukosius, Miller, Rowell, Witts)
St Kilda - 6 (Steele, Hill, King, Sinclair, Wilkie, Marshall)
Richmond - 6 (Lynch, Martin, Bolton, Taranto, Hopper, Vlaustin)
Sydney - 5 (Grundy, Heeney, Mills, Parker, McCartin)
Brisbane - 5 (Neale, Cameron, Daniher, Andrews, McCluggage)
North - 4 (Larkey, Simpkin, Logue, LDU)
Port - 3 (Rozee, Wines, Butters)
Adelaide - 3 (Rankine, Laird, Dawson)
Geelong - 3 (Cameron, Stewart, Dangerfield)
Hawthorn - 2 (Sicily, Amon)

This supports what I have been saying about our salary cap being so tight because we are at breaking point for fitting in highly paid players. There's names that will be dropping off this list like Haynes, Brayshaw, Macrae, Shiel, Williams, many WC players. While we are only trying to add with Bolton, Pickett, Warner, maybe Treacy's new contract?

What struck me about the weekend was how even the winning teams were across the park. No passengers. Its the bottom 6 which often let you down in finals. I'm a little worried how we make this bottom 6 good enough when the top 10 is eating so much of the salary cap. GWS probably should have won, but the matches were won by teams in the bottom end when it comes to highly paid players.

It's conceivable the GF could be played between the bottom 2 sides on the list above. And Dangerfield and Amon are at 95 and 96 on the list.
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Very interesting list. Good work putting it together.

Got to say I find it hard to believe certain players around the league are not in this list.
Off the top of my head, the following players have GOT to be earning more than $700k?

Josh Dunkley
Errol Gulden
Chad Warner
Dan Houston
Cam Guthrie (won a couple of AA as an inside mid at his peak)
Jack Henry
Cam Rayner
Max Holmes
Will Day (should be earning the same money as Hayden Young, same draft, same career trajectory)
Eric Hipwood (remember the big 7 year deal??)
Jarrod Berry (was a restricted free agent so was earning a lot of $$)

I do agree it’s a concern that we have to overpay some players but I wonder if anyone is on a million a season at our club this year still?
 

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Dockeroo said:
Very interesting list. Good work putting it together.

Got to say I find it hard to believe certain players around the league are not in this list.
Off the top of my head, the following players have GOT to be earning more than $700k?

Josh Dunkley
Errol Gulden
Chad Warner
Dan Houston
Cam Guthrie (won a couple of AA as an inside mid at his peak)
Jack Henry
Cam Rayner
Max Holmes
Will Day (should be earning the same money as Hayden Young, same draft, same career trajectory)
Eric Hipwood (remember the big 7 year deal??)
Jarrod Berry (was a restricted free agent so was earning a lot of $$)

I do agree it’s a concern that we have to overpay some players but I wonder if anyone is on a million a season at our club this year still?
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Would be earnings just for this year. Guys like Warner and Gulden were playing on contracts they signed while they were a lot younger and less experienced. No way they'd be earning 700k when those contracts were agreed to. Honestly surprised Young is there though.
 
The top 10. One thing in our favour is we don't have any of these super highly paid players on 1 million plus. So maybe it leaves us room for more in the 700-800k range.

1. TOM LYNCH
RICHMOND, 31, Forward
$1,450,000-$1,550,000
Like Tom Boyd at the Dogs, Lynch’s big salary will be worth it forever given the flags he helped accumulate. He is due as much as $1.5 million in 2024 and 2025 in a hugely back-ended contract. It sounds obscene but remember he came across and was on as little as $500,000 in his early years, with the money delayed at the club’s wishes.

2 BEN MCKAY
ESSENDON, 26, Defender
$1,300,000-$1,400,000
Essendon pipped Hawthorn in the race for McKay last year with a heavily front-ended deal which tops $1 million in each of his first two years. On average, he will make about $800,000 a season across the course of the six-year contract. His form in the first half of the year was excellent, but it dropped off with the team’s form after that.

3 DUSTIN MARTIN
RICHMOND, 33, Midfielder/Forward
$1,250,000-$1,350,000
Martin's seven-year deal finishes up this year and while it was over $8 million in total it was the best bang-for-buck deal in footy. What a legend. He will be sorely missed.

4 CHRISTIAN PETRACCA
MELBOURNE, 28, Midfielder/Forward
$1,200,000-$1,300,000
The hefty pay packet is one of the main reasons why Petracca's attempts to move elsewhere failed. The star midfielder is signed until 2029 and for now has committed to at least try and sort things out for next season.

5 SHAI BOLTON
RICHMOND, 25, Midfielder/Forward
$1,000,000-$1,100,000
Bolton is in the first year of a long-term contract that could pay him as much as $1.2 million if he hits performance triggers but has now asked for a trade to the west. He would earn a very similar wage at his new club but might get a fresh five or six-year deal.

6 CLAYTON OLIVER
MELBOURNE, 27, Midfielder
$1,000,000-$1,100,000
Not exactly the way the Demons were hoping the first year of Oliver's seven-year $7 million deal would go. The hefty price tag probably means they have no choice but to stick with the troubled midfielder.

7 MARCUS BONTEMPELLI
WESTERN BULLDOGS, 28, Midfielder
$1,000,000-$1,100,000
The brilliant Bontempelli could have held his club over a barrel but like his onfield ways he shows class and grace to save some cap space for the rest of the list. He is in footy’s top bracket of earners and so he should be.

8 BRODIE GRUNDY
SYDNEY, 30, Ruckman
$1,000,000-$1,100,000
Grundy looks to have found a home in Sydney, and has been well compensated thanks to the big chunk of his salary still being paid by Collingwood. The Swans are covering Melbourne’s portion, but won’t mind given the big impact he has had on transforming their midfield.

9 TIM KELLY
WEST COAST, 30, Midfielder
$1,000,000-$1,100,000
Kelly signed a six year deal worth $5 million when he joined the Eagles from Geelong - averaging out to a tick under $850,000 a year but quirks in the contract have meant he has been a million dollar player in each of the last two years and West Coast’s highest paid player in that time. He fully justified the price tag with a stellar 2023. Has been very solid this year though not at the same level as last year. The contract ends at the end of 2025.

10 PATRICK CRIPPS
CARLTON, 29, Midfielder
$1,000,000-$1,100,000
Carlton’s highest paid player - and for good reason. He might add a second Brownlow Medal in a few weeks, which could push this 2024 figure even higher in terms of bonuses. The 29-year-old signed a six-year deal in 2021 which runs through ntil the end of 2027. He is actually getting better as a player as he chases that elusive premiership. Worth every cent and then some more!
 
11 ISAAC HEENEY
SYDNEY, 28, Midfield/Forward
$1,000,000-$1,100,000
Heeney has been Sydney’s best player in 2024 and well and truly earned his place as the club’s highest-paid player. He’s a local boy, from their Academy and would have gone close to the Brownlow. A premiership would be the perfect cap off to his All-Australian year.

12 JEREMY CAMERON
GEELONG, 31, Forward
$950,000-$1,100,000
The enigmatic forward finished second in the Coleman Medal and could win a final or two by himself in September. Next year is the last of his huge five-year contract and he wants to go on beyond 2025.

13 DARCY MOORE
COLLINGWOOD, 28, Defender
$950,000-$1,050,000
The Collingwood skipper’s form slump in 2024 in part mirrored his team’s patchy form throughout a difficult premiership defence. Moore, 28, has four more years to run on his current deal. Won a second All-Australian in a flag-winning 2023 season, but must hit back next season. A big summer looms as the Magpies look to provide him with more assistance, given Nathan Murphy’s forced retirement impacted on him.

14 AARON NAUGHTON
WESTERN BULLDOGS, 24, Forward
$950,000-$1,050,000
Naughton signed an eight year deal late last year which kicks in for 2025 but he’s in the final year of a lucrative deal that paid him just on $1 million this year and even more in coming seasons given rival 10-year offers. Worth every penny given his marking power even if only 32 goals in 19 games leading into finals.

15 BEN KING
GOLD COAST, 24, Forward
$950,000-$1,050,000
King is in the final year of his old contract and will be paid handsomely for his goalkicking feats, in the $900,000 to $1 million bracket before a new and more lucrative contract kicks in for 2025. After 55.26 he certainly justified those figures, having bounced back strongly from a 2022 knee reconstruction.

16 NICK LARKEY
NORTH MELBOURNE, 26, Forward
$950,000-$1,050,000
North Melbourne has mountains of excess salary cap room available, which has provided the Kangaroos with the chance to front-end a few of their more lucrative deals. It’s good business. Larkey was on around $450,000 last year, but a new deal signed midway through last year has provided flexibility in terms of shuffling money about. He remains a huge part of the club’s future, with a sliding deal until the end of 2029.

17 LACHIE WHITFIELD
GWS GIANTS, 30, Defender
$900,000-$1,000,000
Returned to All-Australian form this year with some niggling injuries seemingly in the past. He’s on a big deal at GWS and has been playing like it, and will be integral to the club’s hope of an inaugural premiership.

18 ADAM TRELOAR
WESTERN BULLDOGS, 31, Midfielder
$900,000-$1,000,000
Treloar has only one more year to run on a five-year $4.5 million deal that has been an exceptional contract for the Dogs given his value. The Pies have paid about $1.5 million of that contract so it’s even better value. He has some of the CBA uptick in his salary so he’s at $900,000 to $1 million in 2024.

19 STEPHEN CONIGLIO
GWS GIANTS, 30, Midfielder
$900,000-$1,000,000
Another senior Giant on a big deal, Coniglio hasn’t quite reached his form from 2023 as a result of various shoulder injuries. Will still play an integral role in their midfield in September and in the years to come.

20 CONNOR ROZEE
PORT ADELAIDE, 24, Midfielder
$900,000-$1,000,000
Signed a massive eight-year contract and became captain of the Power in December as Port tied down one of its biggest names. He also has a trigger for a ninth season through to 2033.
 
I suppose if those numbers are to be believed then the difference with us having 7 well played players is they are all in the bottom range with no massive contracts though that might change with the cap raise.

Does make it hard to believe we can fit even $2m of cap with Bolton and Warner. Also, **** Geelong, hope GWS come through and wipe them out in the prelim
 
Geelong have obtained value from mature age players like Mannagh coming in on minimum chips and contributing immediately.
I reckon you might see us take at least one mature age player late in the draft to be a genuine B22 option while still being paid peanuts.
If we have any cap squeeze the likes of JOM and Aish and Brodie should be the first to be pushed out the door
 
Snuffaluphagus said:
I suppose if those numbers are to be believed then the difference with us having 7 well played players is they are all in the bottom range with no massive contracts though that might change with the cap raise.

Does make it hard to believe we can fit even $2m of cap with Bolton and Warner. Also, **** Geelong, hope GWS come through and wipe them out in the prelim
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I mean I believe we can fit $2m because everyone who knows has been saying that we've got a shitload of capspace to play with. And target LMac and Baker too along with Warner means we'd definitely have enough for those two.

No way there's space for another big name though...unless we lose a player off that list
 
32 ANDREW BRAYSHAW
FREMANTLE, 24, Midfielder
$800,000-$900,000
He is in the second last year of a deal which kicked in at the start of the 2021 season and has had another strong season. Now a vice captain of the club alongside Caleb Serong beneath Alex Pearce. He Serong and Hayden Young are the pillars of an emerging midfield and Brayshaw is one of the best two way running mids in the AFL. He will be a high priority for the Dockers to lock away before he comes out of contract at the end of next year.

35 CALEB SERONG
FREMANTLE, 23, Midfielder
$800,000-$900,000
He signed a long term agreement which tied him to the club until the end of 2027 two years ago and his value has increased with his ascension to the role of vice captain alongside Andrew Brayshaw and his All-Australian gong and a best and fairest last year. Ran up 20 or more disposals in a game 73 matches in a row before round 24 against Port Adelaide when he had 19 disposals.

41 LUKE JACKSON
FREMANTLE, 22, Ruckman/Forward
$800,000-$900,000
Signed a long term deal to join Fremantle at the end of the 2022 season. The deal takes him through to 2027 with triggers for 2028 and 2029. He is still developing his craft both as a ruckman and as a forward which makes his life as a Docker challenging. He has been okay in both roles over his two season at the Dockers - kicking 22 and 21 goals when playing as a forward and stepping up to ruck either alongside Sean Darcy or in his absence but the club will be hoping he develops further in both areas.

59 LUKE RYAN
FREMANTLE, 28, Defender
$700,000-$800,000
He is value for money even at this price with another stellar season in defence for Freo putting him in the frame for a second All-Australian selection. A contract extension signed at the end of 2022 has him locked away until the end of the 2027 season and is a good chance to make him a one club player. In many ways he is the key to the Dockers defence because he plays above his height and gets to contests to help teammates.

61 HAYDEN YOUNG
FREMANTLE, 23, Midfielder
$700,000-$800,000
He extended his contract by four years a year out from the end of his previous deal which ran out at the end of 2023. He is now locked away until the end of the 2027 season which is handy for the club as he has emerged as one of the most damaging players in the competition this season with a successful shift to the Fremantle midfield. The current deal makes him a restricted free agent at the end of the 2027 season and both he and Fremantle would be hoping for team success before then.

65 BRENNAN COX
FREMANTLE, 26, Defender
$700,000-$800,000
He went early on a long term contract extension at the end of 2023 which sealed a long term deal which will take him through to the end of the 2030 season. He was an All-Australian squad nominee in 2022 but has found life a little tougher since. A serious hamstring injury suffered in round one of 2024 wiped out four months of his season and he struggled to find his best form when he came back. The Dockers need him at his best in 2025.

71 SEAN DARCY
FREMANTLE, 26, Ruckman
$700,000-$800,000
Signed a six year contract extension that took him out of the free agency window before his previous contract expired at the end of 2024. At his best he is worth the money but the injury profile over the last two seasons is a concern. He missed eight games in 2023 and 11 this year. Is set for surgery on a troublesome knee this post season. The Dockers have pinned their hopes on a two ruck structure and they need Darcy to stand up if it is to work.

81 KYSAIAH PICKETT
MELBOURNE, 23, Forward
$650,000-$750,000
Newcomer to the rich list after ignoring overtures from interstate. Still has three more years to run on his contract although reports of homesickness are a concern for the Demons.
 
s_wd6 said:
I mean I believe we can fit $2m because everyone who knows has been saying that we've got a shitload of capspace to play with. And target LMac and Baker too along with Warner means we'd definitely have enough for those two.

No way there's space for another big name though...unless we lose a player off that list
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Just by weight of numbers we are talking about having 9 people on there, more than anyone else. That's before paying Pearce remotely what he's worth after next year and whatever Treacys contract bump comes in with none of those to come off the list anytime soon.

Hard to see Cox or Darcy surviving their full contract to be honest
 
Alfonz said:
32 ANDREW BRAYSHAW
FREMANTLE, 24, Midfielder
$800,000-$900,000
He is in the second last year of a deal which kicked in at the start of the 2021 season and has had another strong season. Now a vice captain of the club alongside Caleb Serong beneath Alex Pearce. He Serong and Hayden Young are the pillars of an emerging midfield and Brayshaw is one of the best two way running mids in the AFL. He will be a high priority for the Dockers to lock away before he comes out of contract at the end of next year.

35 CALEB SERONG
FREMANTLE, 23, Midfielder
$800,000-$900,000
He signed a long term agreement which tied him to the club until the end of 2027 two years ago and his value has increased with his ascension to the role of vice captain alongside Andrew Brayshaw and his All-Australian gong and a best and fairest last year. Ran up 20 or more disposals in a game 73 matches in a row before round 24 against Port Adelaide when he had 19 disposals.

41 LUKE JACKSON
FREMANTLE, 22, Ruckman/Forward
$800,000-$900,000
Signed a long term deal to join Fremantle at the end of the 2022 season. The deal takes him through to 2027 with triggers for 2028 and 2029. He is still developing his craft both as a ruckman and as a forward which makes his life as a Docker challenging. He has been okay in both roles over his two season at the Dockers - kicking 22 and 21 goals when playing as a forward and stepping up to ruck either alongside Sean Darcy or in his absence but the club will be hoping he develops further in both areas.

59 LUKE RYAN
FREMANTLE, 28, Defender
$700,000-$800,000
He is value for money even at this price with another stellar season in defence for Freo putting him in the frame for a second All-Australian selection. A contract extension signed at the end of 2022 has him locked away until the end of the 2027 season and is a good chance to make him a one club player. In many ways he is the key to the Dockers defence because he plays above his height and gets to contests to help teammates.

61 HAYDEN YOUNG
FREMANTLE, 23, Midfielder
$700,000-$800,000
He extended his contract by four years a year out from the end of his previous deal which ran out at the end of 2023. He is now locked away until the end of the 2027 season which is handy for the club as he has emerged as one of the most damaging players in the competition this season with a successful shift to the Fremantle midfield. The current deal makes him a restricted free agent at the end of the 2027 season and both he and Fremantle would be hoping for team success before then.

65 BRENNAN COX
FREMANTLE, 26, Defender
$700,000-$800,000
He went early on a long term contract extension at the end of 2023 which sealed a long term deal which will take him through to the end of the 2030 season. He was an All-Australian squad nominee in 2022 but has found life a little tougher since. A serious hamstring injury suffered in round one of 2024 wiped out four months of his season and he struggled to find his best form when he came back. The Dockers need him at his best in 2025.

71 SEAN DARCY
FREMANTLE, 26, Ruckman
$700,000-$800,000
Signed a six year contract extension that took him out of the free agency window before his previous contract expired at the end of 2024. At his best he is worth the money but the injury profile over the last two seasons is a concern. He missed eight games in 2023 and 11 this year. Is set for surgery on a troublesome knee this post season. The Dockers have pinned their hopes on a two ruck structure and they need Darcy to stand up if it is to work.

81 KYSAIAH PICKETT
MELBOURNE, 23, Forward
$650,000-$750,000
Newcomer to the rich list after ignoring overtures from interstate. Still has three more years to run on his contract although reports of homesickness are a concern for the Demons.
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And this why Pickett over both Bolton / Warner is so much better
 

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Alfonz said:
32 ANDREW BRAYSHAW
FREMANTLE, 24, Midfielder
$800,000-$900,000
He is in the second last year of a deal which kicked in at the start of the 2021 season and has had another strong season. Now a vice captain of the club alongside Caleb Serong beneath Alex Pearce. He Serong and Hayden Young are the pillars of an emerging midfield and Brayshaw is one of the best two way running mids in the AFL. He will be a high priority for the Dockers to lock away before he comes out of contract at the end of next year.

35 CALEB SERONG
FREMANTLE, 23, Midfielder
$800,000-$900,000
He signed a long term agreement which tied him to the club until the end of 2027 two years ago and his value has increased with his ascension to the role of vice captain alongside Andrew Brayshaw and his All-Australian gong and a best and fairest last year. Ran up 20 or more disposals in a game 73 matches in a row before round 24 against Port Adelaide when he had 19 disposals.

41 LUKE JACKSON
FREMANTLE, 22, Ruckman/Forward
$800,000-$900,000
Signed a long term deal to join Fremantle at the end of the 2022 season. The deal takes him through to 2027 with triggers for 2028 and 2029. He is still developing his craft both as a ruckman and as a forward which makes his life as a Docker challenging. He has been okay in both roles over his two season at the Dockers - kicking 22 and 21 goals when playing as a forward and stepping up to ruck either alongside Sean Darcy or in his absence but the club will be hoping he develops further in both areas.

59 LUKE RYAN
FREMANTLE, 28, Defender
$700,000-$800,000
He is value for money even at this price with another stellar season in defence for Freo putting him in the frame for a second All-Australian selection. A contract extension signed at the end of 2022 has him locked away until the end of the 2027 season and is a good chance to make him a one club player. In many ways he is the key to the Dockers defence because he plays above his height and gets to contests to help teammates.

61 HAYDEN YOUNG
FREMANTLE, 23, Midfielder
$700,000-$800,000
He extended his contract by four years a year out from the end of his previous deal which ran out at the end of 2023. He is now locked away until the end of the 2027 season which is handy for the club as he has emerged as one of the most damaging players in the competition this season with a successful shift to the Fremantle midfield. The current deal makes him a restricted free agent at the end of the 2027 season and both he and Fremantle would be hoping for team success before then.

65 BRENNAN COX
FREMANTLE, 26, Defender
$700,000-$800,000
He went early on a long term contract extension at the end of 2023 which sealed a long term deal which will take him through to the end of the 2030 season. He was an All-Australian squad nominee in 2022 but has found life a little tougher since. A serious hamstring injury suffered in round one of 2024 wiped out four months of his season and he struggled to find his best form when he came back. The Dockers need him at his best in 2025.

71 SEAN DARCY
FREMANTLE, 26, Ruckman
$700,000-$800,000
Signed a six year contract extension that took him out of the free agency window before his previous contract expired at the end of 2024. At his best he is worth the money but the injury profile over the last two seasons is a concern. He missed eight games in 2023 and 11 this year. Is set for surgery on a troublesome knee this post season. The Dockers have pinned their hopes on a two ruck structure and they need Darcy to stand up if it is to work.

81 KYSAIAH PICKETT
MELBOURNE, 23, Forward
$650,000-$750,000
Newcomer to the rich list after ignoring overtures from interstate. Still has three more years to run on his contract although reports of homesickness are a concern for the Demons.
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First we've heard of Jackson triggers for 28 and 29?
 
Snuffaluphagus said:
I mean, I still think there's no chance they can push him out, the guy is set here but if we are getting both those big names, even at a pay cut, someone has to go you'd think
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He wouldn't be the first highly paid player to be pushed out against his will for cap reasons. Not from WA so still a likelihood he'd want to return home.
 
go_the_dockers said:
For greater output as well.
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For what we specifically need? Probably not overall unless you completely discount midfield time.

I mean, further diving into this, Warner is still on chips compared to his output, so in what world are Sydney giving up a year of that in contract? I really hope the Pickett thing is just a temp hold
 
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Worth noting these numbers are pretty much complete guesswork. I remember years ago Gawn and Angus Brayshaw talking about how badly they got both their wages wrong on that year's 'rich list'

 
Snuffaluphagus said:
For what we specifically need? Probably, not overall unless you completely discount midfield time.

I mean, further diving into this, Warner is still on chips compared to his output, so in what world are Sydney giving up a year of that in contract? I really hope the Pickett thing is just a temp hold
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I rate Pickett ahead of Bolton, but behind Warner. I love Pickett's defensive pressure and he kicks more goals. I am not exactly sure how Shai's defensive pressure is, but he doesn't live for it like Pickett.

How is it in your opinion?

For what we need, Pickett is probably top.
 
Wallsy78 said:
Worth noting these numbers are pretty much complete guesswork. I remember years ago Gawn and Angus Brayshaw talking about how badly they got both their wages wrong on that year's 'rich list'

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The longer contracts also probably mean their actual salary is less than expected
 
go_the_dockers said:
I rate Pickett ahead of Bolton, but behind Warner. I love Pickett's defensive pressure and he kicks more goals. I am not exactly sure how Shai's defensive pressure is, but he doesn't live for it like Pickett.

How is it in your opinion?

For what we need, Pickett is probably top.
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Boltons difference is he is a genuine clearance mid as well. Its why he's on the money he's on. Yes, I have Pickett as the better pure small forward, and honestly, arguably the most valuable in the game given his age. I honestly struggle to believe we could be stupid enough to not commit everything to him if he genuinely wants to join.
 
Snuffaluphagus said:
Does make it hard to believe we can fit even $2m of cap with Bolton and Warner. Also, **** Geelong, hope GWS come through and wipe them out in the prelim
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You can get pretty creative with the salary cap. Besides the usual club tactics of trading/delisting players, we can also restructure deals to front/back end contracts to accommodate bringing in players. Pay Richmond to take some of Bolton's salary and if we want Warner, I'm sure we can backend that contract to take advantage of our older players like Pearce (29) and Ryan (28) signing on smaller contracts. Salary cap management is so important to winning a premiership so if getting Warner puts on too much pressure then we shouldn't do it.
 
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