Callan Ward - Staying or going?

[LostDoggy]

Skinner, Wood, Ward and Hooper where all down near the goals down the pool end.

Wood and Ward went on the oval to have kick at 1/4 and 1/2 time.

[LostDoggy]

I hope this happened.

What do you mean?

[bornadog]

What Callan needs to consider is the extra cash on a net of tax basis worth it.

Therefore:

Tax Payable on $400,000 = $160,000

Tax Payable on $500,000 = $206,000

Tax Payable on $750,000 = $322,000

Tax Payable on $1,000,000 = $439,000


So if we paid him say $500,00 he would net $294,000

If GWS paid $750,000 he would net $428,000 or $134,000 more (gross before tax $250,000). Not as great a difference.

[Mantis]

So if we paid him say $500,00 he would net $294,000

If GWS paid $750,000 he would net $428,000 or $134,000 more (gross before tax $250,000). Not as great a difference.

Where are these figures coming from?

[bornadog]

Where are these figures coming from?

Just a guess on what we have offered compared to GWS and the tax tables. Trying to illustrate a point that Ward should look at the net figures rather than gross.

[Mantis]

Just a guess on what we have offered compared to GWS and the tax tables. Trying to illustrate a point that Ward should look at the net figures rather than gross.

So if net figures are correct & offered figures are correct (which I don't believe they are) Callan is still going to receive an extra $2,500 in his bank account every week if he signs for GWS for atleast the next 5 years.

That is still very big money.

[LostDoggy]

I'm hardly suggesting to trade him, but it is a worthy hypothetical.

I would certainly ike to think that our football department would at least have this discussion on every player, even if it is a 5 minute talk, they at least need to run through the hypothetical scenarios on EVERYONE.

Given such a disastrous season it is wise and prudent to review everything, that includes the best we have? No?

No.

Take a look at the Brisbane-Fevola-Bradshaw incident. Or take a look at Melbourne right now: rumour (true or not) is Scully and others are p****d at how they handled McDonald.

Big mistake, as another poster said previously.

Just a guess on what we have offered compared to GWS and the tax tables. Trying to illustrate a point that Ward should look at the net figures rather than gross.

Couldn't he just pump a large portion of it into super and thus reduce the tax? He could also salary sacrifice a car, etc. (or have the laws changed in that regard in the last few years?)

[bornadog]

So if net figures are correct & offered figures are correct (which I don't believe they are) Callan is still going to receive an extra $2,500 in his bank account every week if he signs for GWS for atleast the next 5 years.

That is still very big money.

He has to also weigh up other factors such as environment, both work and living, leaving friends and family etc etc. It's not just about money, ask Selwood and others that have knocked back big dollars, in fact ask Chris Grant.

[LostDoggy]

Do you think the club would use Callan as their Model if they thought he was going?
Or are they trying to make sure he stays?
http://www.clubsonline.com.au/ebroch...3/default.html

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Do you think the club would use Callan as their Model if they thought he was going?
Or are they trying to make sure he stays?
http://www.clubsonline.com.au/ebroch...3/default.html

Wow, we're really desperate for signs of his intentions & are heading into tea leaves territory trying to read anything into this.
Could it just be that they're trying to flog some merchandise?

[Sockeye Salmon]

Do you think the club would use Callan as their Model if they thought he was going?
Or are they trying to make sure he stays?
http://www.clubsonline.com.au/ebroch...3/default.html

Or maybe he just happened to walk past when the photographer asked for a player to model?

[LostDoggy]

I remember Jordan McMahon being on our calendar the year after we traded him.

[chef]

I remember Jordan McMahon being on our calendar the year after we traded him.

Harbrow's in this years calendar.

[1eyedog]

Wow, who's that player in the pink?

[LostDoggy]

Harbrow's in this years calendar.

lol, there goes that theory then!