WBFC - Player Contract Status

[lemmon]

Tom Browne from Ch 7 reporting that talks between the club and JJ are back on and that something will be worked out 'sooner rather than later'. This apparently on the back of a heart to heart between Bevo and JJ. Stayed tuned. #lovemycoach

Didn't JJ also say in an interview with SEN during the pre-season that a new contract was imminent? Talks were seemingly derailed then, I won't really be sold till he's put pen to paper

[Topdog]

I'm getting tired of hearing the JJ/Stringer feud, this rumor is gospel apparently. So with a signature I'd be able to do the whole smug "I told you so" routine. I'm getting good at that.

What is that rumour?? I thought they were best mates

[Mantis]

What is that rumour?? I thought they were best mates

Rumour is that there was a falling out between the 2 which supposedly occured around the time of Stringer's split from his partner.

[Ozza]

Rumour is that there was a falling out between the 2 which supposedly occured around the time of Stringer's split from his partner.

I heard JJ interviewed a little while ago and when asked in relation to Stringer & Abby, he used the expression that he was "Stuck in the middle", and that they were both his mates. Nothing wrong with him being mates with both of course, but I thought the expression he used was interesting.

[bulldogtragic]

JJ, Hunter & Stringer did a function in Bendigo before the start of the season. Seem like very, very good mates still to anyone that saw them. There's no source of this, which I take as either Twitter of BF rumours that everyone jumped on. Remember SEN last year allowing rumours that Boyd used a beer glass to cut Cordy in the face?

We should all save our grey matter for something real.

[Topdog]

I heard JJ interviewed a little while ago and when asked in relation to Stringer & Abby, he used the expression that he was "Stuck in the middle", and that they were both his mates. Nothing wrong with him being mates with both of course, but I thought the expression he used was interesting.

Seeing as Abby and Jake are on good terms JJ should be OK.

[bulldogtragic]

Don't know if you want to sticky it somewhere mods.

Luke Beveridge: 2020

Jason Johannisen: 2017
Josh Dunkley: 2017
Stew Crameri: 2017
Marcus Adams: 2017
Fletcher Roberts: 2017
Lukas Webb: 2017
Bailey Dale: 2017
Bailey Williams: 2017
Kieran Collins: 2017
Mitch Honeychurch: 2017
Declan Hamilton: 2017
Jack Redpath: 2017

Dale Morris: 2017 (30's)
Matthew Boyd: 2017 (30's)
Bob Murphy: 2017 (30's)

Roarke Smith: 2017 (Rookie)
Bradley Lynch: 2017 (Rookie)
Josh Prudden: 2017 (Rookie)
Nathan Mc-Mc: 2017 (Rookie)
Tristan Tweedie: 2017 (Rookie)


Jackson Macrae: 2018
Jake Stringer: 2018
Easton Wood: 2018
Travis Cloke: 2018
Jordan Roughead: 2018
Lin Jong: 2018
Luke Dahl: 2018
Matthew Suckling: 2018
Mitch Wallis: 2018
Shane Biggs: 2018
Tom Liberatore: 2018
Tom Campbell: 2018
Tory Dickson: 2018
Zaine Cordy: 2018
Clay Smith: 2018
Lewis Young: 2018
Fergus Greene: 2018


Marcus Bontempelli: 2019
Lachie Hunter: 2019
Toby McLean: 2019
Caleb Daniel: 2019
Liam Picken: 2019


Tim English: 2020
Pat Lipinski: 2020


Tom Boyd: 2021

Updated. Any chance of a sticky mods?

[Bulldog Joe]

Updated. Any chance of a sticky mods?

Done

[bulldogtragic]

Done

You're awesome BJ!

For everyone's/anyone's reference, I will update the opening post for quick glance list as our club goes along struggling signing players with this huge Tom Boyd contract...

[Mantis]

Report on BF that Crameri at this stage won't be offered a new contract for 2018.

[bornadog]

Report on BF that Crameri at this stage won't be offered a new contract for 2018.

Is it a credible source?

[1eyedog]

Report on BF that Crameri at this stage won't be offered a new contract for 2018.

Wow that's massive.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Is it a credible source?

Same source that said Bevo hates Tom Boyd.

Also stated JJ was likely to leave bulldogs at the end of this year (prior to JJ contract talks coming out in the media)

[bulldogtragic]

Report on BF that Crameri at this stage won't be offered a new contract for 2018.

I struggle with that. We could give him a base salary contract & his lawyers at Gordon Legl can add in a low contract renewal into his losses against Essendon. So the position is he's a wasted spot. I don't agree with that BF assessment/rumour.

[soupman]

I'm not convinced it's true but there is logic to not signing him up.

Firstly he is limited in where we can play him. He is almost purely a high half forward, not tall enough to play as a proper target but not exactly an accumulator either. He makes dumb decisions at times, and is wasteful with his disposal at times. He doesn't fit into our large group of forwards who rotate through the midfield, and doesn't command a spot ahead of other pure forwards in Smith and Dickson.

Add to this we have many fringe type forwards who we probably envisage being able to play a similar high half forward role (think Dunkley, Mclean, Lipinski, Greene. They are all different but will all be fighting for that spot).

Also Crameri is on $440k+ atm, and even considering the likelihood of a paycut he will probably still command $300k+. We could invest the balance of that in a player that could improve our side more than Crameri can.

I'm not convinced it's either a smart move or the right thing to do, but the idea does have merit and if we are going to retain this squad and improve it some hard calls will have to be made.