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The Midweek Tackle panellists divided 21 players into six categories regarding the likelihood of the Devils chasing or landing them.<\/p>\n
\u2018GRAB IT PAYDAY\u2019 \u2013 make the most of your chance and cash in<\/p>\n
Jon Ralph says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cTaj Hotton, I think, is a \u2018no\u2019. He\u2019s a homebody, he wants to stay here. He\u2019ll get massive cash at Richmond.<\/p>\n
\u201cJosh Smillie, he\u2019s never going to get that good cash. But if by the end of next year he\u2019s played very little at Richmond, it might almost be that one where you think, Jordan Ridley-style, \u2018can another fitness program get me right?\u2019 It\u2019ll be a really important year for him in his third season.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarry Armstrong has shown huge potential at Richmond. He\u2019s just going to slot in there nicely. I think Tom Lynch would go around for another year next year and I can\u2019t see him moving on.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeau McCreery is the one I\u2019ve got a real target on if I\u2019m Tasmania. He\u2019s a cultural driver, he plays very good football. He\u2019s not a superstar, but he\u2019s never going to get the big bucks at Collingwood. So the real conundrum for Tasmania is: Are you really paying someone like Beau McCreery $1 million, a pressuring high half-forward? It\u2019s a lot of money to pay for a bloke who might not change your fortunes.\u201d <\/p>\n
Josh Barnes says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cNic Martin. Injury issues have followed him the last year and a half. That\u2019s why I had him in \u2018go payday\u2019 because this might be his one chance to cash in and get a really big contract and try and be a culture setter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Merrett calls for patience for Bombers | 01:39<\/p>\n
\u2018NO CHANCE\u2019 \u2013 not going to Tasmania<\/p>\n
Jon Ralph says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cIzak Rankine, who\u2019s an uncontracted player next year. I think Adelaide is already making waves trying to get that contract done.<\/p>\n
\u201cNas Wanganeen-Milera, if he goes anywhere it won\u2019t be to (Tasmania) \u2026 Carl Dilena the St Kilda CEO said \u2018we\u2019re having some preliminary chats, some discussions\u2019. They\u2019ll be really keen to get that one done a long way ahead of time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018STALKING HORSE\u2019 \u2013 use Tasmania to your benefit to get more money<\/p>\n
Jon Ralph says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cNate Caddy on this list is (out of contract) in 2028. You\u2019d imagine, though, he\u2019d be very, very keen to just hold off on his deal at Essendon for a very long time. Massive leverage, he\u2019s going to have his pick of 18 clubs if he wants to move when Tassie comes in. But if I\u2019m him, I want to see a lot of success before I consider a contract extension.<\/p>\n
\u201cJonty Faull, he\u2019s someone that\u2019s just starting to come good. But you\u2019re not going to get mega bucks at Richmond. They (the Devils) might think one of these key forwards \u2013 whether it\u2019s him (Faull) or an Armstrong \u2013 \u2018we can build a side around that kind of player\u2019. Let\u2019s face it, you can have a lot of midfielders, (but) you need a big dog, an aggressive forward. That\u2019s why someone like Jonty Faull is a bit of a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Josh Barnes says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the amount of players Richmond brought in and are going to be out of contract probably together, it means one or two of them are going to get pinched by Tasmania or probably somewhere else. This is where if you\u2019re a Jonty Faull or even a Luke Trainor, you\u2019ve got to try and make the most of it and say: \u2018This guy is getting this much, what about me? Tasmania wants to pay me this much, give me those big bucks.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cKai Lohmann is another one that, similar to Beau McCreery, I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll ever get monster money at Brisbane. He\u2019s probably the 10th to 12th best player there \u2026 he\u2019s not a superstar but he\u2019s a very good player. This is where he could use them (the Devils) and say: \u2018Hey, they\u2019ve offered me $900,000, can you match that?\u2019 I think it\u2019s a good opportunity for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jon Ralph says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cLachie Ash will get a fat deal at GWS, so he will stay. He doesn\u2019t really want to go to a club that\u2019s going to struggle.<\/p>\n
\u201cWill Day is another one who, let\u2019s face it, is just so loyal. He\u2019s not going anywhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlix Tauru, by the end of his third year, he will put off contract talks until next year. So many mouths to feed (at St Kilda) \u2013 Cal Wilkie just got a nice fat deal, so did Jack Silvagni \u2013 could Tassie say to themselves: \u201cCould we get a Harry Armstrong or Jonty Faull and an Alix Tauru, who you can build around? Tauru is the kind of guy by the end of next year will not be getting great money at St Kilda, but maybe can get it at Tasmania.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018WHY WOULD YOU?\u2019 \u2013 your club is in the flag window, you\u2019d be silly to leave<\/p>\n
Josh Barnes says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to see Logan Morris, Sam De Koning or Jack Ginnivan leaving. But they\u2019ve all won premierships \u2013 Ginnivan won it at Collingwood obviously \u2013 so do they consider: \u2018I\u2019ve already done the deed team-wise, do I get my cash now?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cLogan Morris is going to write his own cheque you would think when he comes out of contract and is ready to talk on that.<\/p>\n
\u201cSam De Koning, similar, has always been in that position as a highly-touted key-position player.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think those players would be better off staying. But if they\u2019ve had enough of winning, you can always move on for more money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hawks ‘angry’ at losing ‘best deal’ | 03:56<\/p>\n
\u2018CAN\u2019T LET IT HAPPEN\u2019 \u2013 may as well shut the club door if this guy joins Tassie<\/p>\n
Jon Ralph says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cSam Lalor. Adem Yze has already said \u2018we\u2019re really considering a serious offer for him\u2019. I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll be signed away pretty early.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you can talk about Colby McKercher or Ryley Sanders, but Finn O\u2019Sullivan is one bloke I think to myself: \u2018He could be our captain in five years.\u2019 He\u2019s got everything. He tags, he\u2019s got leadership, he can play offensive on-field. I just think he can do it all and can be that cultural driver. North Melbourne will have to move heaven and earth to sign him because I think he\u2019s the kind of guy Brendon Gale would love.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018HEAVEN AND EARTH\u2019 \u2013 Tassie needs to throw everything at this guy<\/p>\n
Jon Ralph says \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cMatt Rowell is a free agent next year and everyone will come for him. I get the feeling if he left it\u2019d be for Victoria.<\/p>\n
\u201cMitch Georgiades, have a real crack at him. But it does feel again like there is some smoke there \u2013 and where there\u2019s smoke, there\u2019s fire \u2013 with links to West Coast. Imagine if they (the Power) lost Zak Butters this year and Mitch Georgiades next year? That would be a cruel, crushing blow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tasmania\u2019s ability to poach uncontracted players in the coming years has the potential to cause chaos and blow…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,689,55,639,3423,124501,322987,329022,11241,329021,329027,329029,328313,329026,59291,14439,329028,19069,8401,6179,681,91125,329024,14423,15631,36862,49801,12157,25890,329032,14426,3032,677,329025,257506,329031,329030,19064,85,1122,2801,12120,329020,329023,63380,660,25581],"class_list":["post-682257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-ben-waterworth","tag-cal-wilkie","tag-carl-dilena","tag-club-door","tag-contract-extension","tag-cultural-driver","tag-culture-setter","tag-deed-team-wise","tag-establishment-rules","tag-fitness-program","tag-flag-window","tag-harry-armstrong","tag-highly-touted-key-position-player","tag-injury-issues","tag-jack-ginnivan","tag-jack-silvagni","tag-jon-ralph","tag-josh-barnes","tag-josh-barnett","tag-josh-smillie","tag-lauren-wood","tag-logan-morris","tag-luke-trainor","tag-matt-rowell","tag-mitch-georgiades","tag-monster-money","tag-nate-caddy","tag-nic-martin","tag-oceania","tag-player-movement-market","tag-real-crack","tag-recruiting-radar","tag-recruitment-plans","tag-sam-de-koning","tag-sports","tag-st-kilda","tag-tasmania","tag-tom-lynch","tag-trade-chances","tag-trade-chaos","tag-trade-market","tag-victoria","tag-zach-merrett"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}