Ok, I didn't know that. So it's up to them? The rookies can dictate what contract they will accept?
Not many new employees get that right in my experience! What a laugh.
So what, work around it. What are Bradtke and Bauer's contracts? Obviously if we took Buller, you compare them at VFL level or, would you believe at AFL level - with no Lynch, no Gibcus and old man, crippled JR8. With a team full of very average kickers who have never learnt much else but to kick it long and high deep into our FL ... as if Lynch was still there, hiding in a pocket. So try them out. [You are also talking about a club that has constantly failed to select a KPF who has the attributes, heart and commitment to succeed at the level, and has kept them on the list far too beyond that becoming apparent. Do these names ring a bell - Elton, McBean and others?].
Then you cut the KPFs who cannot progress, saving $$ to transfer over to the one (hopefully) who looks most promising.
Of course, there's the old furphy about bringing the ball to ground for our swarm of deadly SFs to prey upon and score a heap of goals that way. But the club's arrogant, feelgood vibe let Butler and Higgins walk out, lost Castagna's interest and has still recruited a cab rank of SFs who are either all novices not able to step up to the level, or LTIs.
If you are enjoying watching the inept performances of our once great team who cannot win a close game for 2/3 years now, are completely deficient up forward, who can only find strong players via FAs from other clubs, who cannot beat Norf or the Suns, even lost that great record 13ws to the Bummers,, who are loaded up with guys who can hardly kick or mark, then keep on enjoying it!!
At least a genuine 2m tall KPF might provide a target and avoid another cinch intercept mark.
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