You do know it isn't the Adelaide list manager who decides the band right?
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You do know it isn't the Adelaide list manager who decides the band right?
The Adelaide list manager actually does decide what salary to offer prospective players
That's not what I said. I said the band that the AFL decides is appropriate based on it is their doing, not Adelaide.
As for the salary itself, that is influenced by a lot of factors, such as being a factor in a player's decision to move, supply and demand of players in said position + their potential, as well as influencing the original club not to match.
All of those and more play their part in payments, and what you think deserves band 1 or not in terms of compensation itself (which by the way is based the original club's ladder position) is something you take up with the AFL, not Adelaide.
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For any club to pay anywhere near that much for Draper is sackable.
Compensation isn't just based on salary, it's based on multiple factors that the AFL arbitrarily decides is fair. It's also not Adelaide's business what a club recieves as compensation.
Second of all, supply and demand. If a player of his position, calibre and age bracket is available and they need/want him (which by all reports they do), then the difference between 700k and 800k+ back-ended deals in order to sway it their way and ward off other offers/a match is negligible.
If you want something, you often need to pay a little more to get it, that's always been known and we've seen it with Battle.
After that it's the AFL's decision not Adelaide's.
Are we talking about the same Sam Draper?
Lol Band 1
Lol Band 1
The band depends on what salary hes offered, which is decided by the list manager.
Therefore the list manager essentially decides what band the bombers would get.
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And it’s also dependent on how the AFL want to apply their special sauces to the compo recipe.
I dont think they go too crazy in general. Yes the compo is generally overs, but from the outside it seems reasonably consistent.
Draper is basically a fringe player at the bombers kept out by a 40 year old, when Draper should be in his prime. Band 3 would be about right tbh considering its generally overs
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It’s really only the gun AA ruckmen who will get big offers. Not many are getting $1m a year… well maybe in Freo’s case
It's highly noted by the football public that he was injured and that the biggest motivation for signing Goldstein was depth due to this. So not sure why you keep spinning this.
Also remember, none of this would be a factor if it isn't for the prospect of Adelaide wanting him.
The band is not Adelaide's concern. Their priority is to table an offer that will get him over and prevent the original club or another from matching (and we will if the offer is low enough).
What happens after that objective is accomplished is the AFL's priority and their doing, not Adelaide's or any club that chases an FA.
Jesus christ you guys are paying Draper enough to be a RFA, who tf signed him up for that much money???
The bloke isnt even worth pick 25 in a trade
The salery cap is Adelaide's.concern..in no world do they offer a band 1 deal. It needs to be around the 800-900k for over three years to get that.
Adelaide arnt going to pay a player who wants to come here far more than they are worth just to get Essendon a band 1 pick.
Matt Rosa if offered 25 for Sam Draper
Take away his personal hype machines in the Ch 7 commentary box and he's just an older version of Bailey Williams at WC. Imagine suggesting Band 1 for Bailey Williams
Adelaide will decide. They pay his salary and they will decide what they are prepared to pay.
If they refuse to pay more that 850k its band 2.
If Essendon twist their arm they pony up to land band 1.
Then we match. Simple as that.
You clearly don't know why the FA system was designed to be the way that it is.
Then we match. Simple as that.
You clearly don't know why the FA system was designed to be the way that it is.
You do realise if you match and force a trade Crows aren't paying a 1st rounder for him based on his output from the past two years.
Go ask some Swans fans how they feel about trading out of contract players to the Crows.
Hard to rule it out after the AFL gave St Kilda band 1 for Josh Battle, even though he took a pay-cut to go to the Hawks.
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Sam Draper makes battle look like bontempelli.
He'd be very handy at Geelong despite the fact he possesses a great deal of spud-like qualities.
You match, then it goes to a trade, like every other trade that happens during the year. Crows will offer what they think he is.worth, and a trade will get done. If not, it goes to the PSD, where they manufacture a contract that no one will want to pay.Then we match. Simple as that.
You clearly don't know why the FA system was designed to be the way that it is.
Agreed, but my point was that you can't trust the AFL not to f**k with their compo formula.
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People say this but I can't recall any situations where it was wildly out of line with their public info about it
