No Oppo Supporters Re-signing Tex, Danger and Sloane *** Crows Only ***

[coast2coast]

They should make 100 games and you qualify for free agency.

One of the main justifications for free agency is that it helps players find opportunities elsewhere when they aren't getting games with their current club.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

They should make 100 games and you qualify for free agency.

Imagine if you had this and danger were on 95 games with 8 rounds left of the regular season. Would you drop him for 4 of those? [edit: assuming you were having an average year]

 

[DD#23]

Yeah getting clouded by all the off field machinations, than actually getting to go and sit down and watch a awesome game of footy.

its just a slippery slope, that's what I'm worried about

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

One of the main justifications for free agency is that it helps players find opportunities elsewhere when they aren't getting games with their current club.

Yet Dangerfield qualifies this year. How does that fit your description of free agency?

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Imagine if you had this and danger were on 95 games with 8 rounds left of the regular season. Would you drop him for 4 of those? [edit: assuming you were having an average year]

Then he basically becomes an unrestricted free agent and he ask for a trade. Same as now.

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Do we give them a congratulations banner on their 100th game or nothing because they a buggering off?

We tell them we can trade him to the club of his choice for a second round pick.

 

[BrissyCrow]

So just to get this straight, would this 'loyalty nest egg' be considered separate from the cap? I wonder how that could work without impacting the integrity of the salary cap

I cant answer that question and no else can either. I am sure that there will be a formulae that will take into consideration many factors but I would see it being inside the cap however there would be the ability to reduce what is within the cap. Or each club would have the ability to have a slush fund where each team can place an amount of money into it each year. This might be outside the cap. Actually I have no idea at this stage but you are right it will create questions.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

They should make 100 games and you qualify for free agency.

At 1st I thought a good idea but what about the fringe player not getting opportunities & wants to move elsewhere after 7 years.

Perhaps 100 games or 7 years.

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

At 1st I thought a good idea but what about the fringe player not getting opportunities & wants to move elsewhere after 7 years.

Perhaps 100 games or 7 years.

But small trades will still happen.

Fringe players will still ask for a trade for greatewr opportunities.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

But small trades will still happen.

Fringe players will still ask for a trade for greatewr opportunities.

But after 7 years of being a fringe player they should be able to go to their club of choice. Could argue after 5 years foe a fringe type as they should be able to find their best opportunity to play Afl.

Eg. Would we have cared if petrenko got to essendon as a free agent?

 

[Red mist]

But after 7 years of being a fringe player they should be able to go to their club of choice. Could argue after 5 years foe a fringe type as they should be able to find their best opportunity to play Afl.

Eg. Would we have cared if petrenko got to essendon as a free agent?

Probably not
I listened to the interview with Beau Waters today. Impressive to say the least. He only managed 120 games for 11 yrs in the system and AA and premiership. He would have only got to 100 after 8 or 9 yrs. Man if he had been on the park more...

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

But after 7 years of being a fringe player they should be able to go to their club of choice. Could argue after 5 years foe a fringe type as they should be able to find their best opportunity to play Afl.

To be fair, the 100 game proposal was in regards to the potential free agency shift from 7 years down to 5.

Eg. Would we have cared if petrenko got to essendon as a free agent?

Not at all. However, don't all delisted players automatically become a free agent regardless of years played. Say we delisted Sam Siggions, he becomes a delisted free agent.

 

[Pdub]

Man, it's getting slammed on the main board.

Victorians don't want any rules that will weaken the 'go home' factor.

 

[Red mist]

Victorians don't want any rules that will weaken the 'go home' factor.

I'm too insular at times. I forget about Victorians.

 

[Sanders]

it is true

facts are club is timing its offer and all the rest of the paper talk is just noise

if Danger and his Manager officially put off talks to end of year believe me this would be a headline and we would all know about it

Yes but that is not what was claimed

 

[Sanders]

Why are people happy with what Sloane said in that article? His own quotes don't give much away regarding where he will be playing next year and obviously he still hasn't decided what his final decision is.

Of course he's decided 2 posters claimed months ago he had just signed

 

[Sanders]

I'll be furious if they lower the number of years, I don't like the whole concept as it is to begin with.

if the trend continues, at what point do you just say **** it and scrap the draft altogether? What's the point of having it if players can hop wherever they want every time their contract runs out?

What's the problem with players being free once out of contract?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

What's the problem with players being free once out of contract?

No problems - let's just scrap trading fullstop & have a free for all.

Not sure the bottom Melbourne teams will be happy...

 

[Pugsley]

I'm too insular at times. I forget about Victorians.

We don't exist to them so it's all good.

 

[Red mist]

We don't exist to them so it's all good.

Oh we exist. They just want us to assimilate.

 

[Pugsley]

Oh we exist. They just want us to assimilate.

Assimilation went in the 70s

 

[Red mist]

Assimilation went in the 70s

I was thinking Star Trek Borg style.

 

[SpeciousArgument]

Imagine if you had this and danger were on 95 games with 8 rounds left of the regular season. Would you drop him for 4 of those? [edit: assuming you were having an average year]

I assume thats one of the reasons theyve tied it to years at the club rather than games played. Thin edge of the wedge though, i cant imagine it will be long before the number of years get reduced

 

[Red mist]

i cant imagine it will be long before the number of years get reduced

Exactly why Caro's article has resonance.

 

[DD#23]

What's the problem with players being free once out of contract?

nothing, its the rest that bothers me.