Confirmed Rory Atkins - Joins Port Adelaide as part of a 3-way trade with Gold Coast and Collingwood

[Lore]

 

[BubbleBass]

 

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[ElectricG]

where’s that thread about players you’re surprised are still on an afl list

 

[Janus]

Port would literally not be meeting the salary cap floor for next year without Atkins’ contract being on the books.

The salary cap is going up $2m, and we just lost Houston, Dixon and McKenzie without getting Perryman. Even adding Lukosius’ full salary wouldn’t be enough, especially when draftees have a standard contract of $130k next year. If Port was paying 100% salary cap this year it wouldn’t meet the salary floor of 95% for next year. That’s why clubs were throwing around those ridiculous offers for mediocre players like Battle, Perryman and Cumming.

So we basically have parked $400-$500k for a year because it’s an obligation for us to do so. It’s what we did with Matthew Lobbe

Matthew Lobbe

Age

35

Ht

200cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

5.2

4star

CL

2.5

4star

HO

27.9

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

16.2

5star

when we traded him to Carlton.

 

[THE_GUN]

Port would literally not be meeting the salary cap floor for next year without Atkins’ contract being on the books.

The salary cap is going up $2m, and we just lost Houston, Dixon and McKenzie without getting Perryman. Even adding Lukosius’ full salary wouldn’t be enough, especially when draftees have a standard contract of $130k next year. If Port was paying 100% salary cap this year it wouldn’t meet the salary floor of 95% for next year. That’s why clubs were throwing around those ridiculous offers for mediocre players like Battle, Perryman and Cumming.

So we basically have parked $400-$500k for a year because it’s an obligation for us to do so. It’s what we did with Matthew Lobbe when we traded him to Carlton.

LOL are you for real !!

If Richmond , North , Eagles , St Kilda can meet the floor you really believe what you just posted ?
And there is no parking thats throwing away $400k

 

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[Kane McGoodwin]

Port would literally not be meeting the salary cap floor for next year without Atkins’ contract being on the books.

The salary cap is going up $2m, and we just lost Houston, Dixon and McKenzie without getting Perryman. Even adding Lukosius’ full salary wouldn’t be enough, especially when draftees have a standard contract of $130k next year. If Port was paying 100% salary cap this year it wouldn’t meet the salary floor of 95% for next year. That’s why clubs were throwing around those ridiculous offers for mediocre players like Battle, Perryman and Cumming.

So we basically have parked $400-$500k for a year because it’s an obligation for us to do so. It’s what we did with Matthew Lobbe when we traded him to Carlton.

Lol, if you are struggling to meet the cap, just do what the Crows & other clubs do regularly... extend the contracts of your best talent & front load their contracts.

What is staggering is you didn't get a trade discount for taking Atkins on. Should have only given up a F2 instead of F1 for 2 salary dumps by the Suns.