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Trade bait?Lloyd (1 year) and Flynn (2 year) both re-sign.
Actually a bit surprised about Flynn. Given the sheer number of times we've passed over him for senior selection in favour of Simpson (who we know what he offers and it's limited), I thought he was going to be a strong delisting candidate. Definitely not a two year extension.
Trade bait?
I believe he and Briggs will be our two prime ruckmen very soonDoubt it.
a) who would want an uncapped player that's sat in the reserves for years?
b) if we're already planning to offload a player, why would we re-sign him knowing we'd be stuck with him if no one wanted him?
Occam's Razor suggests that the club sees him as a senior prospect in the next couple of years, despite their continued obsession with Simpson.
I know it seems like he has been around forever but he is still in his early 20’sLloyd (1 year) and Flynn (2 year) both re-sign.
Actually a bit surprised about Flynn. Given the sheer number of times we've passed over him for senior selection in favour of Simpson (who we know what he offers and it's limited), I thought he was going to be a strong delisting candidate. Definitely not a two year extension.
Given the number of ruck injuries and outs we've had, I just would've expected to see him get at least some game time since there has been so many chances.I know it seems like he has been around forever but he is still in his early 20’s
Well I don’t know about that. He has never been higher than third in the pecking order and as a team we never really have needed to move past 2ndGiven the number of ruck injuries and outs we've had, I just would've expected to see him get at least some game time since there has been so many chances.
There will be a media conference from the club today so my guess is the articles will flow from then.It is fantastic news. Went to the AFL website for an overview of how exciting it is that he recommitted long term to the Giants.
One piddly underwhelming article. It really is a home state biased site.
If he'd gone to Hawks or Blues, they would be writing stories for weeks.
Anyway, it's a massive for Giants.
He might see out one coach, he might see out more.
He's steering the group forward and will be a permanent fixture through whatever change throws up.
Congratulations.
good analysis. I really can't see how we are stretching the salary cap anymore either- I imagine we have competent people n the books who have the forsight for JC and Whit's extensions. When they are paid up I reckon we would be close again.I know there's a bunch of talk around salary cap but I'm not convinced we're at breaking point yet once you filter out overpayments to underperforming guys, as we've shown willing to jettison them in token trades previously and we'll probably see that again with Patton and Bonar to obvious rumours plus Tomlinson likely walking.
There's four (probably soon to be five - Whitfield) guys on premium contracts accounting for $800k-$1m pa.
There's a handful guys likely to be on above average wages (Hopper, Haynes, Ward, Davis). Tomlinson, Corr, Shaw and Lids will probably be dropping off this list this year or next. Finlayson is probably in here already - overpaid last year but fair now.
The rest are likely on pretty close to minimum (Keeffe, Mumford, de Boer, Reid, Lloyd, rookies and most rookie re-signings).
With the current salary cap increases that middle range players could easily be on an average of about $500k per year without issues. The loss of players might come if someone like Williams who warrants an above average wage gets offers around the premium level. This would be the case with guys we've lost like Lobb and McCarthy in the past.
All that is speculation with no special insight, but basically we're running a stars and scrubs team and have been for a few years.
Updated Kennedy who is now contracted until 2022 & De Boer 2020