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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on May 22, 2017, 08:37:02 PM
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North Melbourne set to offer Dustin Martin at least $1 million a season
Caroline Wilson
The Age
23 May 2017
North Melbourne is poised to launch a major play for explosive Tigers star Dustin Martin with a long-term contract offer worth more than $1 million a season in a deal that would tie him to the Kangaroos until at least the end of 2022.
The North board has given the club the green light to table the offer of between five and six years to the 25-year-old who has told Richmond he will not make a decision on his future until the end of this season.
In an attempted recruiting raid reminiscent of decades past, the North Melbourne Martin offer marks the second audacious bid by the club in recent months following the $9 million nine-year play for young GWS Giant Josh Kelly.
Richmond has accepted it will need to pay Martin $1 million a season to retain him and has offered its star a five-year deal. The North offer will exceed that.
The Kangaroos are hopeful of luring Kelly and Martin to Arden Street next season saying their war chest remains one of the most generous in the competition following the forced retirements last year of Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Nick Dal Santo and Michael Firrito.
Martin's manager Ralph Carr refused to confirm or deny whether North had yet officially made the offer although it is known he has held specific discussions with the Kangaroos football bosses. "I'm not going to answer that question," Carr told Fairfax Media. "We will be making our decision at the end of the year and that's final."
Carr also angrily denied he had been shopping his No.1 client to rival clubs although he has spoken at the very least with North, the Giants and St Kilda and indicated those clubs should put forward their offers should they wish to remain in the market for Martin, Richmond's reigning club champion and a Brownlow favourite.
St Kilda is also understood to have shown significant interest in Martin while the Giants have not.
The player manager has held talks with the Kangaroos whose board, now chaired by Ben Buckley, approved the parameters earlier this season for the Martin offer. North's governance rules dictate that any offer of five years or more or exceeding a specific financial amount must be ratified by the club directors.
Richmond's football boss Neil Balme said the club was in constant contact with Carr and added he was not aware of specific offers to Martin from rival clubs.
"We accept that this is the way it is and we completely understand it's Dustin's right to consider his future," said Balme.
"We are in this situation due to free agency and we had no say in it but the AFL brought it in and it's here. I personally don't think it's good for footy."
The Tigers remain steadfast in their belief that Martin will remain at Richmond while the player himself has reportedly communicated to the club through his manager that he has delayed a decision on his future not only due to money but also because his ultimate call will also be based on his view regarding the club's future.
North, like St Kilda and Carlton, are currently paying well below 100 per cent of the salary cap. That, along with the new pay deal that will inject more than $2 million into each club's total player payments this year, has opened up the aggressive recruiting blitz.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/north-melbourne-set-to-offer-dustin-martin-at-least-1-million-a-season-20170522-gwans5.html
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Let him go and bank another 2 first rounders
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Let him go and bank another 2 first rounders
Yep let's grab another vickery Conca or Prestia types
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I'm over the massive bogan and his merkin manager. After all this club has done for him and he still wants to hold us to ransome.
Good riddance
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Personally I think it can really unbalance a team to pay one player too much. See Buddy in Sydney or Judd at Carlton. Danger field is only 800k or so I read but he unbalance's Geelong. Ablett at the sun's. It just doesn't work. Big recruits rarely work for the team as a whole even though they might win brown lows.
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Norf will have to pay him with recycled bottles
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Personally I think it can really unbalance a team to pay one player too much. See Buddy in Sydney or Judd at Carlton. Danger field is only 800k or so I read but he unbalance's Geelong. Ablett at the sun's. It just doesn't work. Big recruits rarely work for the team as a whole even though they might win brown lows.
What are you on about? Cotchin is on what 800/850
Prestia 750 and Martin potentially 1mil. Hardly a big difference
That's not unbalance but il tell u what is. Prestia on 750
Boyd Scully both working well.
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Gawn had his hamstring screwed onto bone but has made a great recovery....
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$1 million to play in front a man and his dog at a club that is in rebuild mode.
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Paying $750k for Prestia makes Martin worth at least 1.2k per season.
Lets hope our big fish Prestia hasn't chewed up too much salary cap for us to match any offer by North.
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Let him go and bank another 2 first rounders
Yep let's grab another vickery Conca or Prestia types
Or another two Martins. Or we could do a reverse Melbourne and not stuff it up and get a Martin and Cunnington/Talia type or if it all aligned, a Martin Fyfe combo :shh
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I stuffing hate North, that fecal sample of a club
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Let him go and bank another 2 first rounders
Yep let's grab another vickery Conca or Prestia types
Or another two Martins. Or we could do a reverse Melbourne and not stuff it up and get a Martin and Cunnington/Talia type or if it all aligned, a Martin Fyfe combo :shh
Or a reverse Kanga and keep the good players, get rid of the duds and develop our own young talent with good recruiting and player development
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RICHMOND has reportedly upgraded its contract offer to superstar Dustin Martin — but it is still significantly short on a monster offer put to him by rivals North Melbourne.
Martin, arguably the biggest free-agent in the competition alongside Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe, has driven his value through the roof with a number of best-on-ground performances this season, forcing Richmond back to the table with a revised offer.
As Channel 9’s Footy Classified on Monday night reported North Melbourne has offered Martin a deal worth more than $1 million per season for up to six years, The Australian reported the Tigers have also recently upped their offer to Martin’s manager Ralph Carr.
Bombers great Tim Watson said on Tuesday there is still a significant difference between the Tigers and Kangaroos’ offers — despite Richmond pushing up their offer.
“I would think it might be $300,000 to $400,000 per year difference,” Watson told SEN Breakfast.
“That’s significant. Even after tax that’s a significant amount of money.
“There’s always going to be a bigger offer to entice someone out of their club. It’s about what Richmond can pay to keep their payments structure in place.”
A report by The Australian’s Greg Denham claims North Melbourne’s massive long-term big-money offers to Martin and GWS Giants star Josh Kelly has had a ripple effect across the game, forcing clubs to increase their offers to keep players at their clubs.
The Australian reports the Kangaroos’ offers — a stunning nine-year deal worth almost $10 million for Kelly and a six-year deal worth more than $6 million for Martin — are a response to the club missing out on a series of high-profile recruitment targets recently.
Swans stars Dan Hannebery and Isaac Heeney both knocked back the Roos while the club also went after Port Adelaide’s Hamish Hartlett, Adelaide’s Brad Crouch, Hawks recruit Jaeger O’Meara and Essendon captain Dyson Heppell.
The Australian reported the Tigers opened negotiations with Martin heading into the 2017 season with a four-year offer worth just $3.4 million.
North Melbourne’s offer to him currently stands at almost double that, according to Fairfax Media.
The deal would be expected to last until at least 2022 for the 25-year-old goal-kicking midfielder, who has previously told Richmond he will not make a decision on his future until the end of the current season.
Veteran footy journalist Caroline Wilson told Channel 9 on Monday night the North Melbourne Football Club board of directors has given officials the greenlight to put a formal offer to Martin.
She reiterated North Melbourne, St Kilda and Greater Western Sydney have all registered their interest in signing Martin for next year.
North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein has welcomed the prospect of Martin coming to Arden Street next season.
“You wouldn’t complain about that,” Goldstein told SEN radio on Tuesday.
“In the end, all we’re focused on is trying to win a premiership. “If we can get two great individuals like them (Martin and Kelly) to come in and help us win a premiership, then that’s the goal and we’ll be all happy with that.”
Richmond’s football boss Neil Balme said the club was in constant contact with Martin’s agent and was not aware of specific offers from rival clubs.
“We accept that this is the way it is and we completely understand it’s Dustin’s right to consider his future,” Balme told Fairfax.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-well-short-of-rival-bid-for-star-dustin-martin/news-story/0177cf830bf476fa817393f83db5d171
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Dustin Martin contract: Richmond star free agency
Michael Warner,
Herald Sun
May 23, 2017 9:17am
RICHMOND president Peggy O’Neal says the Tigers have no issue with Dustin Martin or his manager exploring free agency options.
O’Neal said the club would not be imposing a deadline on the superstar midfielder to make a decision on his future.
A number of rival clubs, including North Melbourne, have expressed interest in luring Martin out of Punt Rd at the end of this season.
Martin, 25, is managed by music industry stalwart Ralph Carr and has put off contract talks with the Tigers until the end of the season.
Asked for an update yesterday, Carr said: “I’ve got no comment in the terrible fright that I might be misquoted”.
Dustin Martin said he will make a decision at the end of the season
Martin could command more than $1 million a year on the open market but is considered likely to stay at Punt Rd if the price is right.
The powerful, goalkicking midfielder will earn about $630,000 this season.
In a Q & A with Richmond members to be published on the club website this afternoon, O’Neal says: “We have been quite clear that we are comfortable with Dustin and his management taking the time they need to make a decision on his future.
“The dealings throughout this process have been professional on both sides and the communications between the club and his manager Ralph Carr have been constructive.
“Free agency rules have changed the football landscape enormously. As a result, there is always significant speculation around player movement, particularly high-profile players.
“It is something that we have to get used to as uncomfortable as that can be.
“We have repeatedly said that we want Dustin to be a part of our club long-term and that is the outcome we are working towards. We remain confident that will be the case but, equally, we haven’t put any deadline on reaching an agreement.”
Martin finished third in last year’s Brownlow and won the Jack Dyer Medal as the Tigers’ best and fairest.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/richmond-have-no-issue-with-dustin-martin-exploring-free-agency-options/news-story/5d368675ffa4b0357c26c2d23fb70973
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Brad Scott refuses to be drawn on the likelihood of North Melbourne luring Richmond star Dustin Martin
KATE SALEMME,
Herald Sun
23 May 2017
BRAD Scott has refused to be drawn on the likelihood of North Melbourne luring Richmond star Dustin Martin to Arden St as a free agent at the end of the season.
Martin is out of contract and in no rush to sign a new deal with the Tigers, with the Kangaroos among a number of clubs expressing interest in the star midfielder.
Reports emerged on Tuesday North Melbourne’s list management team had been given the green light to offer Martin a contract in a bid to lure him away from Punt Rd.
But Scott wouldn’t comment on his club’s chances of securing Martin’s services from next season.
“It’s a complete hypothetical,” Scott said. “I understand the speculation and the interest in it but I think it’s a little unsavoury for us to be talking directly about players who are contracted to other clubs right at the moment.
“We can’t control the speculation in the media but we respect and understand the interest in it.
“But I’m not going to provide a running commentary on players who are currently contracted to other clubs.”
Richmond president Peggy O’Neal said on Tuesday the Tigers have no issue with Martin exploring his free agency options.
The Kangaroos are poised to be aggressive in during the free agency and trade period this season after releasing veterans Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Michael Firrito and Nick Dal Santo last year.
North Melbourne has also been linked to GWS midfielder Josh Kelly, with a reported mega nine-year deal tabled to the Giants young gun.
“We’re always looking to improve,” Scott told AFL360. “We’ve been very clear on our strategy going forward and we identify a lot of players that may help us and we identify where we want to position ourselves in the draft.
“We’ve made no secret we want to be really aggressive and bold in our approach to our list management.
“I think for any North Melbourne supporter that’s got to be really pleasing and really encouraging.
“While it’s fantastic to see the young players out there performing at the moment, I think it’s equally exciting as to the position the club is in to acquire some potential talent from other clubs.”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brad-scott-refuses-to-be-drawn-on-likelihood-of-north-melbourne-luring-dustin-martin-to-arden-st/news-story/8001f40212d9d7ac2f05b50d9a74cc7f
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would be funny if a minnow like north could nab martin, while we roamed the league chasing a big fish years, only to end up with Prestia.
So richmond.
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would be funny if a minnow like north could nab martin, while we roamed the league chasing a big fish years, only to end up with Prestia.
So richmond.
:shh
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GIve him the $$$ please. And a house.
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North now looking at a "plan B" according to Brad Scott. Sounds like Dusty told them he doesn't want to play in front of a man and his dog in an empty stadium every week :snidegrin.
Scott said the Kangaroos would have contingency plans in place if they do not sign an established player – or land a "big fish" – at the end of the season.
"We'll take our draft picks and bank a hell of a lot of money in the salary cap to go again," Scott told Fox Footy on Monday night.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-29/cant-land-dusty-or-kelly-north-reveals-plan-b
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Isn't there still a minimum % of the salary cap a club has to pay?? Something like 92.5%
If so one of their existing players will be on a significant front ended contract upgrade. Especially with the cap going up some $2million this year