Restricted Free Agent Will Hayward [RFA 2024]
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Beware some recent fattening of the livestock.
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800k is the new 600k. Need to get used to this level of player being paid great money especially when leaving as a free agent.
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Got to pay overs (financially) to get good players to the club. Plus the Salary Cap is going up an extra couple of million when the next TV rights deal is negotiated in the next year or two.
Surely the Crows can afford to pay it given Sloane is off the books at the end of the year/Tex likely to retire etc ?
Adelaide's not that far off from contending (imho) and he is a SA lad..
Unless the Crows are making a big play for some other player(s) I don't see why you/they wouldn't pay him to bring him over.
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I reckon that's a tipping point offer. I think we'd go to 800k at a stretch, not more. Hopefully the loyalty card has some value.
IMO he's gone. Same money as McKay and longer deal, definately cat 1 compo. Draft hand looks like 18, 19 and 20 at the moment
Wheres that reported?
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Monster offer if true. Not sure we could match the $$.
I am surprised the Crows are looking to continue to invest so much in their forward line but a quality SA free agent is hard to turn away. He makes any team better.
I am surprised the Crows are looking to continue to invest so much in their forward line but a quality SA free agent is hard to turn away. He makes any team better.
We need more of Rankine and Rachele in the midfield, Rankine has played there this year and been excellent and Rachele played there for the first 8 weeks last year and averaged 20 disposals and kicked 10.10.
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If it means Murphy and McHenry aren’t picked anymore I’m all for it. Hell I’d probably pay more.
With McAdam leaving we have lost that hybrid not small/not tall type that also creates pressure. Also allows Rach and Rankine to play more around the ball and the past couple of weeks can see it has been beneficial to have Rankine around the ball.
800K with new cap coming in looks a lot now but probably is above average wage but not massively in a few years time.
We clearly have money lying around somewhere if we threw 10 years at Gulden and now 6/800K at Hayward.
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Cant see his Mrs moving to SA. She's a big city lights type.
Sydney or Melb/Blues/Ess imo.
Sydney or Melb/Blues/Ess imo.
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Yep, 600k under the new agreement will be $771k in 2027. Think we as fans need to accept 800k is about what a good role player will cost in the near future.
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If clubs can get in early with FA’s too and get them a fair whack of their money in the next year or so it’ll open up more options later too.
But I think the money side of things needs to be slightly forgotten until the new deal comes in and we see where “average” sits.
Actually scary someone is willing to offer a role player 850k per year for 6 years.
Surely Essendon have shown them 20 years of what that's going to be like. They need a big body in there. It'll be fine if they can land both without putting pressure on their salary cap, but I suspect that won't be the case.
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Both could be excellent mids but I’m not sure either will be full time in there (particularly Rachele). I think their tricks are somewhat wasted higher up the ground even if it means they get their hands on it more. I will admit Rankine has transitioned better than I expected.
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There was an article today by David King on Izak Rankine. I for one have said since day dot he will become an elite midfielder and it seems he is already on the way there. By getting Hayward, it allows the Crows to play Izak almost full time in the midfield along with Rachele who was a mid at underage level and has shown craft there. To my eye, its a structurally smart attempt to secure a quality offensive player that will overall benefit our stucture. And if Sydney don't match IF he chooses to leave, they will likely get band 1 compo for him and it won't cost us any draft capital. I am on board with it for those reasons.
“A top two or three player”: King’s huge Rankine call as midfield minutes increase
“I think Rankine is sitting one out and one back ready to swoop.”
www.sen.com.au
Yeah. Probably some Mayo to the source too, probably more likely 800.
Which won't be tier 1 compo, tier 2.
I wouldn't be so sure.
Had a 1 million per year offer for Gulden on the table.
Allegedly 900k for Petty which thankfully fell over.
Reports of us chasing Hayward and Perryman.
Wouldn't be shocked to see us end up with Hayward/Perryman and LDU/McCluggage combo.
