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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on December 22, 2018, 02:08:51 PM
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Sign 'em up: Your club's most important off-contract player
AFL.com.au
Nick Bowen and Mitch Cleary
Dec 22, 2018
WHO IS the out-of-contract player your club most needs to re-sign?
AFL.com.au has scoured each club's 2019 uncontracted list, including free agents, and has settled on the player who shapes as their team's most important re-signing.
That person might not necessarily be the best player at his club set to come off contract at the end of next season, but has made our list on the basis of other key factors, such as his importance to his club's on-field structure, or potential to develop into a long-term star.
Either way, securing each of these players beyond 2019 would be a coup for their clubs.
David Astbury (free agent)
While Alex Rance gets the headlines in defence, Astbury is the glue that keeps the backline together. Without the unsung backman, Rance and Dylan Grimes would be asked to tackle the competition's best key forwards and lose their attacking drive. Rance, Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt have all re-shaped their contracts to fit Tom Lynch in the cap this year, leaving Astbury as one of only a handful of premiership players without a deal beyond 2019. While key tall Ryan Garthwaite is rising through the ranks, Astbury's commitment will be important to keep the Tigers in the flag hunt. - MC
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-22/sign-em-up-your-clubs-most-important-offcontract-player
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I wonder what coin he would be on? I can see why they left him to last to re sign though
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I wonder what coin he would be on? I can see why they left him to last to re sign though
Not sure what he would be on, but I think it will cost a bit to resign him. A few clubs have been interested in the past.
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currently have 17 whose contract ends in 2019
Astbury
Balta
Bolton
Butler
Castagna
Edwards
Ellis
Grigg
Houli
McIntosh
Menadue
Miller
Moore
Naish
Rioli
Soldo
Vlastuin
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We almost lost Astbury to Brisbane a few years ago (2015?).
You'd expect Grigg and Houli to retire at the end of next year which should free up some of the salary cap. Then there's the likes of Menadue, Bolton and even Ellis who will all need a strong 2019 and cement a place in our best 22 if they want to remain at Tigerland in 2020.
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We almost lost Astbury to Brisbane a few years ago (2015?).
You'd expect Grigg and Houli to retire at the end of next year which should free up some of the salary cap. Then there's the likes of Menadue, Bolton and even Ellis who will all need a strong 2019 and cement a place in our best 22 if they want to remain at Tigerland in 2020.
I personally think that Ellis's papers are stamped.
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:lol
Ludicrous comment, Slipsy
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:lol
Ludicrous comment, Slipsy
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currently have 17 whose contract ends in 2019
Astbury
Balta
Bolton
Butler
Castagna
Edwards
Ellis
Grigg
Houli
McIntosh
Menadue
Miller
Moore
Naish
Rioli
Soldo
Vlastuin
A few on the list that will require some cash to keep with the Most important (and expensive) being Ashbury, Rioli and Vlastin. A few from the list will go and that will free up some dollars let's hope its enough.