Bluemour Season Blast Off Edition XXXIII

[F_therest]

I wonder whether we’d be having a conversation with Tomlinson considering prior interest and struggling to get a game at Melbourne.

For what purpose? We don't need a player of his type.

 

[Mr_Plow]

I reckon Charlie and Harry will stay loyal. Will get bigger offers elsewhere but have toiled too long to depart on the doorstep of the promised land.

You'd hope Charlie, in particular, takes slightly unders (~700k) given he has been paid well for minimal output in the last 3 years.

We'll have McGovern's albatross contract off the books shortly, which is great.

The Williams deal hurts for now, but there is still time for him to regain his status as an extremely good attacking HBF.

Jack Martin is unreliable af, not an ideal contract given he pulls a calf every other week.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

He's no match winner,

If they're a match winner they're probably overqualified

but a capable role player in an injury crisis

Just what we're after?

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Jack Martin is unreliable af, not an ideal contract

Wasn't it heavily front loaded and then the first year copped the Covid hair cut?

 

[Mr_Plow]

Wasn't it heavily front loaded and then the first year copped the Covid hair cut?

Think so, but you'd expect he's still on close to 500-600k. First year was reported as 1m.

 

[Stamos]

Think so, but you'd expect he's still on close to 500-600k. First year was reported as 1m.

Just over 600 a year over 5.
Heavily front loaded for the first 2 years, so about 300 this year and the next 2.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

close to 500-600k

Not too bad considering AFL average is nearly $400k.

 

[Mr_Plow]

Just over 600 a year over 5.
Heavily front loaded for the first 2 years, so about 300 this year and the next 2.

Okay that is very good then! One less bad contract to carry.

Not too bad considering AFL average is nearly $400k.

Isn't it high 200s?

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Isn't it high 200s?

AFL PLAYER wages for the 2021 season increased 38 per cent on the COVID-19-ravaged 2020 year, with the average salary for a listed player rising to $372,224

 

[Mr_Plow]

AFL PLAYER wages for the 2021 season increased 38 per cent on the COVID-19-ravaged 2020 year, with the average salary for a listed player rising to $372,224

Daaaaaaaaaaaamn, nice.

 

[Stamos]

Isn't it high 200s?

$389k in 2022

 

[Wickzki]

AFL PLAYER wages for the 2021 season increased 38 per cent on the COVID-19-ravaged 2020 year, with the average salary for a listed player rising to $372,224

And this is why I question 3 good players.

Good players now earn half a mil or more.

We may have room for some moneyballers (those capable of a role and who'll push us closer to 17) but if we have 1.5 mil then I'd like to know how

 

[Bennyboy7777]

Would love to poach Big H’s brother Ben out of North. Would they like to play together?

 

[Ash24]

Would love to poach Big H’s brother Ben out of North. Would they like to play together?

I don't know if you've seen any interviews where they talk about each other, but Harry and Ben playing on the same team seems like the last thing they want to do.

 

[thylacine60]

question can't be fair dinkum...........

 

[Wickzki]

Would love to poach Big H’s brother Ben out of North. Would they like to play together?

They've wanted to be rivals since they were kids. Both are eternally frustrated that one or both have been injured every time we play.

Besides, Ben would cost an absolute arm and a leg to get and arguably more than he'd be worth to us. His value to North is greater than what he'd get them in return.

 

[branedotorg]

question can't be fair dinkum...........

On the other hand you supporting north for a year is worth investigating

 

[Couper]

Ben McKay

32

Ben Mckay

Age

27

Ht

202cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.7

4star

MG

77.2

1star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

88.5

2star

D

7.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.8

1star

to the Blues
If it happens, i will fly to Melbourne and jog backwards naked in the Bourke street mall.

 

[thylacine60]

..........and I'll join you in my blue & white stripes.........

 

[SurreyBlue]

Things just got ugly in here.........

 

[swuzzlebubble]

And this is why I question 3 good players.

Good players now earn half a mil or more.

We may have room for some moneyballers (those capable of a role and who'll push us closer to 17) but if we have 1.5 mil then I'd like to know how

Presume there's some assumptions about forward savings factored in?

 

[TJohn]

Why would Ben joining Harry upset ya’s?

 

[LanceRomance]

Why would Ben joining Harry upset ya’s?

Harry joining Ben would be upsetting

 

[TJohn]

Harry joining Ben would be upsetting

Umm, Ben’s a Defender?

 

[thylacine60]

there has been a bit of an assumption that because they are brothers they would enjoy playing together - ordinarily, perhaps - I think the identical twins element throws a whole different curve ball at it - as one father of identical twin boys attested in here recently, it might be the last thing either wants