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JJ Signs deal for 5 years
Western Bulldogs defender Jason Johannisen has recommitted to the Club for the next five seasons.
Johannisen, who was out of contract at the end of the 2017 season, has agreed to terms on a deal which will keep him at Victoria University Whitten Oval until at least the end of the 2022 season.
Western Bulldogs List Manager Jason McCartney said that the Club was pleased to see the 24-year-old extend his stay at the kennel.
“Jason is not only a key member of our playing group but a quality individual who is a big part of the future of the Western Bulldogs,” McCartney said.
“To reach the heights he has after coming off the rookie list is a credit to not only his talent and work ethic, but at just 24, we think there’s also still plenty of improvement in him.
“We’ve seen ‘JJ’ grow in leaps and bounds over the past few years, and we’re looking forward to watching him continue to develop as a player and a person at our football club.”
Johannisen was taken with the 39th pick of 2010 AFL Rookie Draft and made his debut against North Melbourne in Round 19, 2012, playing 27 games over the next three seasons.
Under Luke Beveridge, the South African born Johannisen began to flourish as one of the League’s most dangerous attacking half-backs, and was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for his best on ground performance in the 2016 AFL Grand Final.
The Western Australian is the latest in a long line of players to commit to the Club long term, with Johannisen joining Kieran Collins, Lewis Young, Patrick Lipinski, Clay Smith, Marcus Adams, Tim English, Bailey Williams and Fletcher Roberts to have re-signed in 2017.
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FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Listening to Brahm's 3rd Racket
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I wonder what the $$$ are.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
I wonder what the $$$ are.
Have a guess BT. I'll go 5 years for $3 million
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Originally Posted by
anfo27
Have a guess BT. I'll go 5 years for $3 million
I'd be happy with that.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
I wonder what the $$$ are.
Reported as an average of 650K
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Re: JJ Signs deal for 5 years
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
I wonder what the $$$ are.
Who cares ! But I guess now the Media will start speculating and watch Barrett say we will go broke and it will rip the club apart etc etc
Bring back the biff
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Originally Posted by
ledge
Who cares ! But I guess now the Media will start speculating and watch Barrett say we will go broke and it will rip the club apart etc etc
I care.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: JJ Signs deal for 5 years
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
I care.
Why ? We have no control over it. It is what it is , its not our business.
Quite funny how going back no one cared who got what as long as the players stayed now we have been manipulated by the media speculation in the last few years about how much money etc etc , boils down to the club offered what they thought was reasonable and the player signed.
I hate how the media makes a story out of a story , these journalists are sports journos not money managers , stick to the sport not personal stuff. Just say he signed for 5 years and leave it at that . The AFLs job to watch wages not their business or ours.
I certainly wouldn't want my wage all over the papers .. Attracts robbers etc.
we have become " nosey parkers" :-)
Bring back the biff
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Originally Posted by
ledge
Why ? We have no control over it. It is what it is , its not our business.
Quite funny how going back no one cared who got what as long as the players stayed now we have been manipulated by the media speculation in the last few years about how much money etc etc , boils down to the club offered what they thought was reasonable and the player signed.
I hate how the media makes a story out of a story , these journalists are sports journos not money managers , stick to the sport not personal stuff. Just say he signed for 5 years and leave it at that . The AFLs job to watch wages not their business or ours.
I certainly wouldn't want my wage all over the papers .. Attracts robbers etc.
we have become " nosey parkers" :-)
Completely agree, why should we worry about their salary.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Originally Posted by
ledge
Who cares ! But I guess now the Media will start speculating and watch Barrett say we will go broke and it will rip the club apart etc etc
If it's $650K per year, Barrett won't be speculating about anything. That's a fair price and I'd imagine it's unders compared to what his manager was hoping to squeeze out of the market.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Just saw this. Terrific news!!
[B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Our club was born in blood and boots, not in AFL focus groups.[/COLOR][/B]
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I think they're likely to be on original terms offered. This is fantastic news and just what the Dr ordered.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.