Confirmed Josh Battle [to Hawthorn as UFA]

[Jeremias]

Infractions and thread bans have been handed out.

Keep it civil and on topic, or keep it to yourself.

Thanks.

 

[Barrybran]

The bloody comp pick pushing our picks lower will affect our trades.

Yeah you'll be fine

 

[Miluxx]

Just love it when the three picks we have all get worse.

**** you AFL

I agree mate. From 18 to 19 for us. Damn you afl

 

[Lach72]

Your pick 9 is going to be like pick 14 this year. 16 will be about 21.

I don’t care about NGA’s. Most likely the clubs wouldn’t have access to them, but this battle pick devalues three of our picks because they’re live.

AFL can **** off

 

[STPer18]

If we were doing dodgy deals he would be getting $700k a year plus a farm.

How on earth did the Hawks manage to pay a player like Battle $900k+ for 6 years? Are the other blokes just playing for peanuts? No doubt some off-the-books Nissans getting around Dingley and free iinet internet connections. Scoundrels.

 

[Barrybran]

It does affect the Bolton trade, Richmond are even more likely to be uninterested in their pick 16 which does get slipped back with Levi, Lombard bids it's going to be 19-20.

Oh no. You'll just give less back now

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Why are Freo fans getting mad? It's not like any of their trades will be affected.

Now we have to read through even more filth in those threads the next two weeks

 

[HirdsTheWord]

How on earth did the Hawks manage to pay a player like Battle $900k+ for 6 years? Are the other blokes just playing for peanuts? No doubt some off-the-books Nissans getting around Dingley and free iinet internet connections. Scoundrels.

On face value its bonkers by remember cap is about to go up significantly, so 900k won't be as crazy as it is now.

 

[Kuuz]

How are Hawthorn affording 6 years at $900k+?

A few dodgy dealings down at Waverley/Dingley I suspect.

Mate, we barely cleared the wage floor at the start of last season.

More than that, glasshouses and stones kinda applies here more for the Cattery, although with retirements I expect you will open up more cap space.

 

[Gavin Excell]

If the AFL just came out and told people what the formula is it would stop all this.

There is no formula

 

[Falchoon]

The shittest part of free agency. Every club, except for the club actually getting the player pays in draft picks sliding because of compensation.

Father sons and academy players too, I believe our president communicated something along those lines.

 

[sexyhunk]

On face value its bonkers by remember cap is about to go up significantly, so 900k won't be as crazy as it is now.

cap is going up but whats the average AFL listed player salary? 400-500k?

 

[Barrybran]

Now we have to read through even more filth in those threads the next two weeks

That also wasn't changing

FWIW, I had the Bolton trade as being 9 + 16 for Bolton + something. This news only changes what "something" is, and it isn't going to move the needle for either side.

 

[CrowToon]

AFL manipulating drafts again

 

[HirdsTheWord]

cap is going up but whats the average AFL listed player salary? 400-500k?

current AFL AVG salary is around 450k i think

i recall cap goes up about 30% so Avg salary would be around 600k.

hawks have definitely overpaid for battle (like we did McKay), but it's not as crazy as it appears on todays face value.

 

[kerrazy]

Saints president:

 

[CarterS]

sympathy pick

 

[marcus1232]

How on earth did the Hawks manage to pay a player like Battle $900k+ for 6 years? Are the other blokes just playing for peanuts? No doubt some off-the-books Nissans getting around Dingley and free iinet internet connections. Scoundrels.

Because he is worth it.
I am overjoyed to receive pick 8
But I would still rather see Battle in our Colours next year

 

[botts]

so salty. This is the best

 

[Daka]

The problem with FA Compensation in the AFL is the Compo pick is almost always better than the player so the clubs are happy to lose the player when it should be the other way around they should upset their losing a senior quality player but they not.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Saints president:

He'll be on the phone with the AFL, demanding that they rescind the draft pick award, won't he?

Since he is an uncompromised draft absolutist, surely he will not agree with his team diluting the purity of the draft in this manner.

 

[marcus1232]

The problem with FA Compensation in the AFL is the Compo pick is almost always better than the player so the clubs are happy to lose the player when it should be the other way around they should upset their losing a senior quality player but they not.

Disagree in this instance
Think most saints supporters would of preferred battle stayed

 

[Rob R]

Band one.

Wowee.

Congrats Saints

AFL's secret recipe to support struggling vic clubs strikes again. They really need to tweak rules so that compensation picks can't happen before pick 11 to avoid impacting on the other teams that didn't make the finals.

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[Gavin Excell]

sympathy pick

Ha ha laughable

 

[Rob R]

AFL manipulating drafts again

GWS going to get r1 compo for perryman and Cummings next....

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[stfan]

As has already been established here champ the AFL take into account the whole contract not just the first 5 years.

No, they only take into account the first 5 years.

Hawks offer WAS front-end loaded. Hence the cheaper year 6 drops out and the 5 Year average contract is more than the the 6 year average.