Re: The Free Agency Paradox.
Regarding point 3, do you think Brisbane and Richmond are doing this particularly well?
And to your last sentence - where do you think the list is?
Re: The Free Agency Paradox.
Players who are facing their last contract will either take a paycut to experience success, or look to maximise their last contract and go to clubs that will overpay. That in itself seems to mean top four and bottom four clubs are the most attractive, with middle-tier clubs missing out.
I do think location is a very important factor that is often overlooked - Geelong have a huge advantage in being able to sell the "rural" or surf coast lifestyle - watch Sean Darcy request a trade to Geelong at some point, for example.
Conversely, St Kilda's move to Seaford was a disaster and I suspect Tullamarine isn't exactly the French Riviera either.
Re: The Free Agency Paradox.
Interesting thoughts MJP. Could you expand a bit on why you don't think the footy spending cap doesn't affect the ability to invest in something? To me, a layman/idiot, it would seem you can either be good at something at the cost of something else, or just be really average everywhere.
What should we be doing?
Re: The Free Agency Paradox.
Agree with a lot of that but I do think you are missing a part about money.
Smaller clubs can offer more within the salary cap but often nothing outside of the salary cap. Big clubs always find a way to provide that something extra.
Re: The Free Agency Paradox.
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Topdog
Agree with a lot of that but I do think you are missing a part about money.
Smaller clubs can offer more within the salary cap but often nothing outside of the salary cap. Big clubs always find a way to provide that something extra.
Rumours going around that Jeremy Cameron's partner has been lucky enough to land a very well paying gig at Cotton On in Geelong. I'm sure it's just a coincidence...
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Happy Days
Interesting thoughts MJP. Could you expand a bit on why you don't think the footy spending cap doesn't affect the ability to invest in something? To me, a layman/idiot, it would seem you can either be good at something at the cost of something else, or just be really average everywhere.
What should we be doing?
I don't know. I posted about this 12-months ago and think there is the potential to create a centre of excellence around rehab or recovery or something with Cryo chambers etc.
As for the 'soft' cap - there is heaps of room in the cap. The reality is that footy department spending has just 'spread out' across traditional areas rather than been focussed in on a specialty...I agree, you can be average at everything or good at one thing but can't you be EXCELLENT at one thing and just hitting a base-line for everything else?
Create a player friendly environment. Make it about them. Be DIFFERENT. Rolling out the same stuff they can get 'down the road' but in a different colour scheme? That doesn't impress anyone. Do something different.
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Players who are facing their last contract will either take a paycut to experience success, or look to maximise their last contract and go to clubs that will overpay. That in itself seems to mean top four and bottom four clubs are the most attractive, with middle-tier clubs missing out.
I'm pretty sure it means clubs that are smart with their salary cap management will be in a good position to correctly value each player and offer them the 'right' deal. Overpaying is dumb no matter where you are on the ladder - that is money you wont have for the next guy...you know, the one you think is slightly undervalued in the market based on his skill-set and you are trying to extract from a rival club (contract or no contract btw).
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Regarding point 3, do you think Brisbane and Richmond are doing this particularly well?
I don't think so - I don't think any club has tried to do this overtly.
The Lions and Tigers have achieved 'popular acclaim' simply through onfield results. Linc McCarthy couldn't get fit at Geelong, now he plays every week at Brisbane ergo the Lions have a great medical program. The fact that it did stuff all for Marcus Adams is neither here nor there if you haven't noticed...that's his fault/his body because the Lions are 'excellent' in the area of rehab and recovery. Freo on the other hand are 'no good' and have had to sack a long time HP manager in response to all the bad PR. Is he the problem? Is it just dumb luck? Well...we will probably never know but they had to be seen to do something.
The Richmond togetherness/family first/story driven culture - and it is real to an extent - as effectively 'sold' in the Marshall book 'Yellow and Black' has really promoted that club as a place players should aspire to play - and their environment as one that 'every club' should be like.
A bit of shine went off the rose with the Stack/Coleman-Jones/Cotchin bs this year but they have won the GF (again) so it will all become a great story of overcoming the odds etc.
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And to your last sentence - where do you think the list is?
Umm - I don't know. I wish I did...
I don't really spend any time looking at AFL lists though.