Out of contract

[SainterK]

So with Beau announcing his retirement, out of contract is...

Geary
Gwilt
Fisher
TDL

Who else?

[Saint wagga]

It'd be good to retain the top three there, who along with Gilbert provide experience acorss the backline, vital to our ability to remain competitive next season...keeping the majority of them on the park for large chunks of the season...thats a different topic altogether...

[lewdogs]

Fisher is an interesting one. Would be a pretty juicy FA prospect for a top side you would think.

[plugger66]

Fisher is an interesting one. Would be a pretty juicy FA prospect for a top side you would think.

I wouldnt think so but they wouldnt pay enough for us to get a good pick anyway so lets just keep him and I think the club has been very good to him with all the issues he has had.

[lewdogs]

Fisher is an interesting one. Would be a pretty juicy FA prospect for a top side you would think.

I wouldnt think so but they wouldnt pay enough for us to get a good pick anyway so lets just keep him and I think the club has been very good to him with all the issues he has had.

I'm not saying we let him walk by any means. Still a very handy player when he's fit. I do genuinely think a side like Gold Coast or North would take a look at him though.

[plugger66]

I'm not saying we let him walk by any means. Still a very handy player when he's fit. I do genuinely think a side like Gold Coast or North would take a look at him though.

I would doubt it. He is 33 next season with a lot of injury problems and well known other issues. Pretty sure he will not be required by another club.

[Life Long Saint]

I'm not saying we let him walk by any means. Still a very handy player when he's fit. I do genuinely think a side like Gold Coast or North would take a look at him though.

I would doubt it. He is 33 next season with a lot of injury problems and well known other issues. Pretty sure he will not be required by another club.

Hard to argue that assessment.
We either offer him a year or let him go. The next few weeks may very well seal his fate one way or the other.

[Saint wagga]

Aside from his injury problems...what are these 'other issues' Fisher has? I'd be very interested to hear if there is any credibility to it whatsoever, because he has always denied any untoward behaviour flat out...so any aspersions cast on him include calling him a flat out liar...

[plugger66]

Aside from his injury problems...what are these 'other issues' Fisher has? I'd be very interested to hear if there is any credibility to it whatsoever, because he has always denied any untoward behaviour flat out...so any aspersions cast on him include calling him a flat out liar...

Ok then. Ask around. Im pretty sure Caro knew what she was saying a couple of years ago.

[Saint wagga]

I don't know anybody in the know...hence my reluctance to not beleive what Fisher said on our Website on a few occassions when the Papers were writing about his wayward behaviour.

[plugger66]

I don't know anybody in the know...hence my reluctance to not beleive what Fisher said on our Website on a few occassions when the Papers were writing about his wayward behaviour.

Lets just pretend he has some issues and for example they have been drug use. Do you think he would come out and admit it or deny it? I know what I would be doing and thats deny it especially as the AFL will basically never let you get to 3 strikes so you will never be named publicly.

[gringo]

Schnieders contract is up too from memory.

[matrix]

Nick Riewoldt
Sam Fisher
Leigh Montagna
James Gwilt
Jarryn Geary -
Sam Dunell ( upgraded endof 2012 if usual 2yr contract
Daniel Markworth
Tom Lee
Trent Dennis Lane
Daniel Markworth

so we know roo is all good
what about the others coz thats who is up at the end of this season
joey signed yet?
we know tom lee got a new one so thats him out too

what do simpkin jones and schneides sign last year?
single year extensions?
that would make them all up end of season too

bratty you about?
can we update the list over on ss web?

[Old Mate]

Nick Riewoldt
Sam Fisher
Leigh Montagna
James Gwilt
Jarryn Geary -
Sam Dunell ( upgraded endof 2012 if usual 2yr contract
Daniel Markworth
Tom Lee
Trent Dennis Lane
Daniel Markworth

so we know roo is all good
what about the others coz thats who is up at the end of this season
joey signed yet?
we know tom lee got a new one so thats him out too

what do simpkin jones and schneides sign last year?
single year extensions?
that would make them all up end of season too

bratty you about?
can we update the list over on ss web?

Roo, Joey, Simkin and Lee contracted
Fisher, Gwilt, Jones and Fisher not contracted and free agents
Dunell, Markworth (only signed a 1 year deal last year) and TDL not contracted
Pretty sure Schnides is out of contracted too

[dragit]

A bunch of young guys re-signed a couple of weeks ago, including #10.

I thought the club would have announced it already, I'm sure it will be soon.

[matrix]

good work oldmate
so we are

chips
jimmy
clint
dunny
markworth
tdl
schneides

schneides such a smart footty player, same as chips
id sign them on again for a year each on not huge coin
if htey break down so be it, a kid gets the spot
thought dunny was going to be a ggood player for us
still think he can (lot here think not) but im not holding my breath on him staying
jones, well yeah if he went it wouldnt bother me
tdl the same
markworth i dont see enough of at all but theres big talk about him around here from peeps that would know
gwilt..tough call
im fence sitting on that one

[Cairnsman]

Is there much flexibility in contract writing? For example could you sign up a player on match payments only?

[matrix]

????
dunno if theres anything in the afl or aflpa rules about it

interesting question tho

[dragit]

Is there much flexibility in contract writing? For example could you sign up a player on match payments only?

There's a minimum wage which changes for each year a player has spent on the list I believe.
Starts at 50-odd, I don't think you can avoid this.

[Old Mate]

Is there much flexibility in contract writing? For example could you sign up a player on match payments only?

There's a minimum wage which changes for each year a player has spent on the list I believe.
Starts at 50-odd, I don't think you can avoid this.

It was reported last year the Cats offered Chappy a 10 game contract. Might be BS though.

[Old Mate]

A bunch of young guys re-signed a couple of weeks ago, including #10.

I thought the club would have announced it already, I'm sure it will be soon.

I hope we are locking away the young guys like Dunstan, Billings and Newnes on contract extensions

[matrix]

nice work dragit
hopefully these blokes get locked away for 3 or 4

[ausfatcat]

Is there much flexibility in contract writing? For example could you sign up a player on match payments only?

there is a minimum payment the plus match payments

heres the eba

http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20 ... 7_2011.pdf

page 63 is what your interested in

in 2014 the base payment was almost 78k then 7.8k match payments on top that's the minimum a player can be paid

[gringo]

I think we are paying some of this years minimum payments with contracts from next year because we can't meet minimum cap amounts. We need to find contracts to pay unless we get someone like Frawley or Waite. Might keep Schniedes and Fisher just to meet commitments.

[plugger66]

I think we are paying some of this years minimum payments with contracts from next year because we can't meet minimum cap amounts. We need to find contracts to pay unless we get someone like Frawley or Waite. Might keep Schniedes and Fisher just to meet commitments.

Id rather give the money to Rooy, Joey, Jack and a few others. Frawley isnt interested in a bottom side anyway otherwise he wouldnt leave Melbourne. He is Sydney or hawks bound.