SALARY CAP QUERIES

JLC · Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 7:43 am

Ok i have a question. In prior years Fremantle have recruited the following:

Peter Bell
Trent Croad
Jeff Farmer
Des Headland (looks likely)

Last year they were unable to sign Fabian Francis due to salary cap constraints. Yet this year have resigned big name players like Haselby and Pavlich.

My point being how can they now afford Des Headland ???

How can Port Adelaide recruit Byron Pickett. Surely they are strechting the Salary Cap to its fullest already ??

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

Northern Pie · We are watching! Joined: 27 May 2001 Location: Queensland

Easy answer to that one JLC....the AFL will just overlook it like the did in the 90's with North Melbourne.....

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Blanch · Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Location: Back in Perth!

Luke Toia and Daniel Metropolis were on huge salaries...over the $250K mark each. That would make some room.

My oxygen is Collingwood. Without it I die.

JLC · Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 8:35 am

You cant be serious ?? Metropolis and Toia ?? Thats too funny!!

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

Coxonator · Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 8:43 am

I heard Jason Akermanis say on 'The Fat' on Monday night that Metropolis was on $290k.

He also said that salary cap pressure is created by too many blokes being payed on potential and not on output. Most sense the little wanka has made in his whole life.

Q - How does Akermanis know Freo blokes salaries?

Go the mighty Pies in 2003!!!!

Murray · Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 8:45 am

Metropolis was on big money. Plus the salary cap increased by $450,000 this year.

DARE TO STRUGGLE - DARE TO WIN

JLC · Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 8:46 am

Fremantle must have been really desperate...lol lol Metropolis an average player at best. I suppose they had to pay someone to use up the Salary Cap. But why Metropolis ??

jlc

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

AnthonyC · Joined: 09 Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria

That is an excellent point JLC, just how is that possible? Can't see how that could possibly add up, even if they have offloaded $500K+, Pavlich was touted at $2M over three years, Haselby will be on $250-300K+, and Headland would be getting $350-400K+, must be some bloody good maths.

Go Pies!

[This message has been edited by AnthonyC (edited 28 October 2002).]

scud · Joined: 12 Jul 2002

what about richmond. How did they manage to afford johnson and blumfield. Didn't they have to get rid of torney cause of the cap.