Essendon

[bulldogtragic]

Aints appear unhappy with compo and will demand Essendon trade. Essendon don’t want to trade for Gresham.

It’s not all bad!

[ledge]

Did anyone see Dodos interview ?
Says he might be around another few years, oh I hope so .
Arrogance personified.
Bombers sack him but keep him in the background doing the same job .
Talk about Teflon Don .

[GVGjr]

I thought he acquitted himself quite well. Adrian doesn't really deserve all the criticism he gets. The problems run a bit deeper than just his list management performance

[Grantysghost]

I thought he acquitted himself quite well. Adrian doesn't really deserve all the criticism he gets. The problems run a bit deeper than just his list management performance

I've heard he is very generous with his time and quite nurturing towards people and players.
He does however seem to like the limelight which puts himself out there to get whacked.

[Topdog]

Apparently he knows the interviewer quite well so lots of jokes

[GVGjr]

Essendon recruit Ben McKay could be one of the highest-paid players in the AFL next season after details of the Bombers’ shrewd structuring of the key defender’s deal were revealed.

The Bombers during the recent trade period won the race for McKay, signing the former Kangaroo as a restricted free agent on a six-year deal, with a reported trigger for a seventh season.

Essendon’s contract offer to McKay – believed to be worth around $850,000, on average, per season – was significant enough to trigger a band one free agency compensation selection, which handed the Kangaroos Pick 3.

But AFL Media reported on Thursday that McKay’s Bombers contract was heavily front-ended, meaning he’ll be paid around $1.4 million to $1.5 million in 2024.

It comes at a time when the Bombers are in a healthy salary cap position – they also acquired two more free agents in Jade Gresham and Todd Goldstein, as well as traded in contracted Power winger Xavier Duursma – ahead of the expansion of Total Player Payments (TPP) for clubs next year under the AFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).



I hate the fact that contracts can either be front or back loaded to this sort of extreme and it creates problems for clubs and players down the track. Essendon must be hoping that he has a good season because it's a hard one to explain if he performs badly

[Bulldog Joe]

Essendon recruit Ben McKay could be one of the highest-paid players in the AFL next season after details of the Bombers’ shrewd structuring of the key defender’s deal were revealed.

The Bombers during the recent trade period won the race for McKay, signing the former Kangaroo as a restricted free agent on a six-year deal, with a reported trigger for a seventh season.

Essendon’s contract offer to McKay – believed to be worth around $850,000, on average, per season – was significant enough to trigger a band one free agency compensation selection, which handed the Kangaroos Pick 3.

But AFL Media reported on Thursday that McKay’s Bombers contract was heavily front-ended, meaning he’ll be paid around $1.4 million to $1.5 million in 2024.

It comes at a time when the Bombers are in a healthy salary cap position – they also acquired two more free agents in Jade Gresham and Todd Goldstein, as well as traded in contracted Power winger Xavier Duursma – ahead of the expansion of Total Player Payments (TPP) for clubs next year under the AFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).



I hate the fact that contracts can either be front or back loaded to this sort of extreme and it creates problems for clubs and players down the track. Essendon must be hoping that he has a good season because it's a hard one to explain if he performs badly

Essendon have set themselves in the situation. They will feel justified if they play finals and win one

[bornadog]

Essendon recruit Ben McKay could be one of the highest-paid players in the AFL next season after details of the Bombers’ shrewd structuring of the key defender’s deal were revealed.

The Bombers during the recent trade period won the race for McKay, signing the former Kangaroo as a restricted free agent on a six-year deal, with a reported trigger for a seventh season.

Essendon’s contract offer to McKay – believed to be worth around $850,000, on average, per season – was significant enough to trigger a band one free agency compensation selection, which handed the Kangaroos Pick 3.

But AFL Media reported on Thursday that McKay’s Bombers contract was heavily front-ended, meaning he’ll be paid around $1.4 million to $1.5 million in 2024.

It comes at a time when the Bombers are in a healthy salary cap position – they also acquired two more free agents in Jade Gresham and Todd Goldstein, as well as traded in contracted Power winger Xavier Duursma – ahead of the expansion of Total Player Payments (TPP) for clubs next year under the AFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).



I hate the fact that contracts can either be front or back loaded to this sort of extreme and it creates problems for clubs and players down the track. Essendon must be hoping that he has a good season because it's a hard one to explain if he performs badly

Ben at best should be on $500 to $600 - talk about overs

[jeemak]

I don't mind front loading, back ending is where clubs get into shit and it falls apart.


Yes - that was on purpose........

[ledge]

No doubt we have done it so we can pay for all our top players . Naughton for example front loaded , Marra back loaded and you mid load Smith etc
I would be surprised if it hadn’t been happening for years . How else would you keep players together ?

[Grantysghost]

Do they realise they didn't get Harry yet?

[The Doctor]

Essendon have set themselves in the situation. They will feel justified if they play finals and win one

6992 days since Essendon won a final.

[GVGjr]

6992 days since Essendon won a final.

It's just brilliant isn't it?

[Happy Days]

Is it still shrewd recruiting when the guy you paid $2.5m or whatever for one year of footy completely stops trying because you already gave him his money?

Ben McKay really seems like the type to do this. No disrespect, I am also totally the type to do this.

[azabob]

Is it still shrewd recruiting when the guy you paid $2.5m or whatever for one year of footy completely stops trying because you already gave him his money?

Ben McKay really seems like the type to do this. No disrespect, I am also totally the type to do this.

So what you are saying is GVGjr had you on a front loaded contract and that ended partway through 2023...