Quality not Quantity

[Rampstar]

Stop trying to recruit crap players from brotherhood bins and op shops Richmond.

Go and get the supporters real players not the hacks we are being associated with in the media.

Dont Waste the Members Money and Dont use up List space on crap players or players who are nearly ready for the pension.

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I feel the same, Ramps.

Be leaders, RFC.
Don't play the rubbish political off season game.
BE ORIGINAL!!!

[DCrane]

Clubs like Richmond who have been fairly diligent with the salary cap face an awkward prospect.
Our best players are on $600k contracts with Deledio and Dusty on $500k and we have done quite well there, especially locking in Cotchin at ~$3mill over 5.
But free market is showing that players who enter are getting overs. $700k for Daisy is ridiculous. So if we want to participate we will have to pay them equal to or perhaps even more than our best players which could cause resentment amongst the ones that you want to upset the least.

[WA Tiger]

I think we are trying to recruit quality, I don't think the club intentionally tries to recruit crap. We do need certain players to fill certain gaps though, members and supporters need to understand that.

We have the same every year, some didn't want Maric, some didn't want Edwards, some didn't want Knights...and so on.

At the end of the day we need certain players to cover while the likes of McBean, Elton, Arnot, Griff etc. mature......lets see what the trade period and FA brings before we burn the club down.

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we need a couple of proven GUNS or we will go backwards next year

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

especially locking in Cotchin at ~$3mill over 5.

I thought Cotch only signed a 2 year deal halfway through this year???

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If blokes were serious about being one club players then they would all sign for ten years from the time of their second contract negotiation, otherwise it's total bull$h1†

[Judge Roughneck]

bar deledio, who is a trooper

[DCrane]

especially locking in Cotchin at ~$3mill over 5.

I thought Cotch only signed a 2 year deal halfway through this year???

It was reported (promoted??) as a contract extension which is why I said 5 

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No exponent of Australian rules football deserves more than 300k a year.
And that's with generosity.

'Tis a farce.

Seriously, what else are they gonna stuffen do - go to America and play there?
Pffft.

[dwaino]

Good thing this thread is here or the club will never read it.

[WilliamPowell]

especially locking in Cotchin at ~$3mill over 5.

I thought Cotch only signed a 2 year deal halfway through this year???

Correct Cotchin only signed for a further 2 years. Club offered both 4 and 5 year deals, Cotch knocked them back

Will be up for FA when the deal ends, also said at the time something about backing himself into improving enough for a bigger contract in the future or something link that.

Media speculation at the time was this new contract is worth about $800-850k a season. He is clearly our highest paid player

[Chuck17]

Thread of the decade, no more bums

[Coach]

If blokes were serious about being one club players then they would all sign for ten years from the time of their second contract negotiation, otherwise it's total bull$h1†

Yes, because clubs offer 10 year deals all the time only for a player to knock it back...

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Quality in Quantity.

Is that too much to ask ?