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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on August 11, 2006, 12:50:31 AM
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Three-year deal for Raines
Jake Niall
The Age
August 11, 2006
IN ANOTHER measure of his rapid emergence this year, Richmond youngster Andrew Raines is set to sign a three-year contract to remain at Tigerland.
The Tigers have all but agreed to terms with Raines on a deal that will keep him with his father's old club until the end of 2009.
Raines, who is one of the main contenders for the Rising Star award this year and has become a cornerstone of Richmond's defence, is likely to earn between $750,000 and $800,000 over the life of the contract.
Richmond's willingness to give Raines, 20, a three-year deal on those terms is an indication of how rapidly he has become one of the club's better players, given that he had played only seven games before this year.
Increasingly, clubs are reluctant to give players long-term contracts and three-year deals, on the whole, are reserved for the highly talented minority.
Brett Deledio, for instance, has been signed for three years, but most of Richmond's young brigade — Dean Polo, Danny Meyer, Adam Pattison — were re-contracted on two-year deals.
The new deal was expedited by the completion of the new pay deal between the AFL and the AFL Players Association, which hands the players hefty pay rises over the next two years (7 per cent plus in both years) and thus has eased salary cap pressures on most clubs.
Raines, a swift rebounding defender with clean hands and a willingness to take on the opposition, has not missed a game in 2006, his third season at Punt Road, after he was drafted at pick No. 76 in 2003.
Raines was largely overlooked by recruiters in his draft year, and was not taken by the Tigers as a father-son selection, but his performances this year have outstripped expectations considerably, to the point that he is vying with Marc Murphy, Heath Shaw, Danyle Pearce and Dale Thomas for the Rising Star award.
Raines is also a rarity in that his gait and fluent kicking action strongly resemble his father, who won three best-and-fairest awards at Richmond and was a central figure in its most recent premiership in 1980 before crossing to Collingwood.
Raines snr finished his career in Brisbane, where his son grew up.
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/08/10/1154803032342.html
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Fantastic news :woohoo.
All our best youngsters are now signed up and safely away from Sheeds' clutches :thumbsup
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Woohoo!, drinks on Rainsey :cheers
He can afford to shout everyone now lol
:woohoo
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Its a good result for the kid, but I reckon its about $50,000 a year over the odds for mine but congrats to the kid :clapping
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Good work RFC.
Hopefully we see Rainsey move into the middle next year. :thumbsup
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Its a good result for the kid, but I reckon its about $50,000 a year over the odds for mine but congrats to the kid :clapping
It's less than Krak's reported $275 per season(for 3 yrs) from two seasons ago. :banghead
Raines is extremely likely to win the Rising Star Award. He's also rapidly establishing himself as one of our best players.
The club has been less generous with contracts recently but in this case the 3yr contract is worth it IMO.
Raines is already showing a lot more than just "potential".
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Woohoo!, drinks on Rainsey :cheers
He can afford to shout everyone now lol
:woohoo
Will he really be able to shout the rest of us after he shouts for you :whistle :rollin
Excellent result for the kid - well deserved :clapping
3 years is the right length too. ;D
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Will he really be able to shout the rest of us after he shouts for you :whistle :rollin
Probably not lol
Nice present for his old man who had a birthday yesterday, as a long time devotee of Geoffrey told me yesterday lol
The things people remember :lol
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Fantastic news :woohoo.
All our best youngsters are now signed up and safely away from Sheeds' clutches :thumbsup
Great news for what what I hope will become a great player for years.
Is that the lot tied up? Who is uncontracted for next season?
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Is that the lot tied up? Who is uncontracted for next season?
2006 Contract List:
Unsure: Hyde, Johnson, Kellaway, Pettifer.
2006: P.Bowden, Chaffey, Foley, Gaspar, Jackson, Knobel, Limbach, McGuane, Moore, Roach, Stafford, Thursfield, Tivendale.
2007: Brown, Casserley, Coughlan, Hall, Hartigan, Hughes, Krakouer, Meyer, Oakley-Nicholls, Pattison, Rodan, Tambling, White.
2008: J.Bowden, Newman, Polo, Richardson, Schulz, Tuck.
2009: Deledio, Raines, Simmonds.
Rookies:
Graham, Howat (both in first year of a possible maximum 2 years)
Humm - 1 year (will be ineligible in 2007).
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum//index.php?topic=2004.msg21248#msg21248
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2006 Contract List:
Unsure: Hyde, Johnson, Kellaway, Pettifer.
2006: P.Bowden, Chaffey, Foley, Gaspar, Jackson, Knobel, Limbach, McGuane, Moore, Roach, Stafford, Thursfield, Tivendale.
Well I can see a few there that we should tied up soon if they are not already done. i would like to see P.Bowden, Johnson and Pettifer signed at least (there are a few more on the list as well). And I do believe Kellaway is alot more important to our side than most seem to believe.
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:woohoo
Great to hear he has finally signed :gotigers
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Raines commits to Tigers
20 August 2006
Sunday Herald Sun
Jackie Epstein
ANDREW Raines has learned from the mistakes of his father and is pledging his long-term allegiance to the Tigers.
Raines will sign a three-year deal with the club this week that will secure the improving Tiger, 20, until the end of 2009.
Geoff Raines left Richmond after seven seasons at the club from 1976-82.
He spent four years at Collingwood, one year at Essendon and finished his career at the Brisbane Bears from 1987-89.
"I don't want to be a four-club player like him," Andrew Raines said.
"I'm looking forward to staying at the club for a long time. We're pretty close to finalising everything.
"I don't worry about too much of what Dad's done, but he's won a couple of best and fairests, and a premiership, and it was only a short time he had here.
"Richmond's close to his heart and now I'm playing here it makes it even more special. So if I can outstay him that would be good."
Raines is considered one of the favourites for the NAB Rising Star award and has played every game this season at half-back.
Taken as the No.76 pick in the 2003 national draft, Raines played seven games in his first two seasons and was offered only a one-year deal at the end of 2004.
He earned a Rising Star nomination in Round 4 and has averaged almost 18 possessions this season.
Richmond football director Greg Miller said Raines had been a shining light this season.
"Andrew is certainly part of our plan, he's had a great year," Miller said.
"He was a very late draft choice and his progress this year has been fantastic."
Manager Rick Olarenshaw said the two parties were close to agreeing to terms.
"It's a pretty strong commitment made by both," Olarenshaw said.
"Greg and I met a few times and we talked about two versus three years and it worked out pretty well for both parties.
"It's a good contract for both and Andrew's pretty excited about it and so is his dad."
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,20186464%255E19742,00.html
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Good stuff :thumbsup
But how about we get the pens and paper out and sign our lives away lol
Nike - Just do it!!!
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3aw interviewed Rainsey after the game and he hope to re-sign sometime next week.
James Brayshaw on the Ch 9 said he's a certainity for the Rising Star which shocked Gary "I hate Richmond" Lyon :lol.