so how much would you offer Frawley big tone?
Are you suggesting paying him overs?
That's exactly what I'm suggesting!!!!!!!!!!!
That's how it works WP.
If it takes 800k pay it.
I really don't care how they get the money, just get it done.
It works that way if Clubs allow it to work that way.
My take on FA is simple and it works like this and I'll use Frawley as an example.
Q: Does Frawley deserve to be the highest paid player at his current Club?
A: No
Q: What is he worth to his current Club? How much are they prepared to play?
A: In Frawley's case he is probably in their top half dozen to 8 players; so probably $500k a season at best but no more
Q: to get him is he worth becoming the highest paid player at his new Club on a very long term deal ?
A: No - because he is not going to win you premiership on his own. So you offer him only slightly more than what his current Club is offering. If he really wants to be part of the Club the money wont be sole factor of them coming
So IMHO Frawley isn't worth $800k a year. That simple. $600k perhaps but you don't want to throw all your eggs in one basket for one player.
And heaven forbid if a real gun becomes available and actually wants to come to Richmond; nominates Richmond and we can't accommodate because we've locked up a FA player long term (Frawley supposedly wants 5-7 years) by paying overs
Mate, you'll be 6 feet under before your fairy tale comes true. But good on you for not putting all your eggs in one basket.
In relative terms, if you had spent 8 years at a job and still enjoyed being there, and that's all you new, and all your friends were there and you were on 100k, would you leave and go to another job where you would have to earn all the respect again, make new friends, learn all their systems, that for another 20k?
Considering we are not much more advanced than Melbourne you would want more that 100k to move.
It baffles me after 30 years of being pathetic that people don't want the club to take a risk and have a go at a free hit like Frawley... And Goddard when he was available.
Half our problem is we don't rate spending money/draft picks on quality defenders. All our first draft picks have been on onballers or forwards for as long as I can remember.
Spend the money now on a key defender that will do the job for the next 5,6,7 years.... No need to wait for development, he is 1000% ready to go.....And then draft a midfielder with our first pick.