8 years..........

Better hope the medicos know what they're doing with his back.

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I'm shocked to be sitting here

Delighted that this is done and won’t be a distraction in 2026.

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

Absolutely

We look at the clear road forward. No more distractions, other than pressure for spots in the team.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Keeping the bastards honest Franky.

Thanks for the link. Onto it.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

I can’t believe this deal.

That is a shitload of money for one player!

I thought we would have learnt our lesson by now but here we @#$%&! go again giving it all to one guy!

Jeezus @#$%&! @#$%&! @#$%&!!





So does anyone know how much he’s on?

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb

Ridiculous contract like all long term deals

I agree we should have offered him $200k a year for 2 years.

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Congratulations CK95

Is an 8 year deal really an eight year financial commitment and risk these days? It seems to me that most of these long term contracts are very much front loaded these days so that the last 3-4 years aren't much of a financial commitment and risk at all for the club. So effectively it's more like a 4-5 year financial commitment/risk for the club?

I have faith in Wright and Davies that there are enough protections in that deal for the club.

If it was done under the Lloyd era I'd be concerned.

Contracts mean nothing these days anyway just ask Charlie Curnow.

They can walk away regardless anyway
Clearly he was getting good offers from elsewhere
Just stupid these long term deals are
Unless he plays well on GF day and we win

I don't care who plays well on GF day if we win.

Yes he can walk away from it but it least he can't walk away free agency style.

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#DonTheStash

I think we will see more of these long contracts given the way the salaries are changing.
The amount offered to TDK will be the norm soon and locking in your key players for as long as you can is a smart move.
And if they want to move like Charlie did, the club holds the whip and can get the best deal for both parties instead of leaving a corrupt governing organisation to give hand outs.

For those complaining about the length of the contract, I'm guessing you were happy letting go of a 1.7m player for pick #9 vs what we got for Charlie.
I know what I would rather get.

We were always going to pay good dollars for Walsh. He is an integral part of the team moving forward. Super player and character!!

With the addition of Derksen, the list now has a better balance. If he can do a role and Dean develops, they can and will cover some losses from last year, especially If Derksen has versatility and can go forward. Time will tell but Austin has done alright here.

I am however worried about our rucks and game plan/coaching. Let's see if they have learnt anything.

The only thing about this deal that I find troubling is that eight years might not be long enough.

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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston Churchill.

I’m looking at it from an AFL perspective
Ruled by dollar and managers who want more
Only going to increase over time.
Contracts mean nothing if a player decides to he wants out half way through it
It’s a joke
Money over the jumper
The gap increases every year

You have a point.
But I think the AFL was always going to be heading that way and not just with player contracts, but free agency, academy zones etc all to the detriment of some of the most valued things to our sport like father son's.
I don't know enough about the rest of the world's sports contracts but I would doubt they'd be too dissimilar.
I know in the NFL they still have a lot of 1 club players so it is not all doom and gloom.
Plus players have a short playing life and they want more now, money and or success, I don't really have an issue with that.
When you look at the money actors make to give us entertainment with little damage to their bodies and with long careers, I think AFL players are severely underpaid. But yeah, club loyalty is getting less and less, that's why when you have a player wanting to finish out his career with you, you take their word for it and do the best you can to accommodate them. If that changes, then you are in a position of power to look after the club the best way you can, trade and draft capital.

Probably good business to lock himself in before TV rights go through the floor.

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

RIP Charlie Kirk (was/were)