‘20k short’ deal could blow up free agent’s move; Dons’ huge deal ask: Trade Whispers
The move of a top free agent has been made more complicated with Essendon’s current salary offer not likely to trigger top-band AFL compensation.Trade Whispers!
That’s below the salary required to trigger first-band compensation two years ago, and the trigger number should have risen along with the salary cap. “You had to get to $790,000 two years ago. Now we’ve just had 10 per cent pay rises this year and 5 per cent next year. “So if I was Essendon I’d be smart, just drag it up another $20,000 or $30,000 $40,000, get Pick 3 for the Roos.”
But the Power don’t have a lot of picks to work with when trying to secure their current targets of Zerk-Thatcher, Geelong tall Esava Ratugolea and Bulldogs ruckman Jordon Sweet, because of their very busy 2022 trade period which saw them trade out future selections. “So right now Port Adelaide is trying to satisfy the Cats on Esava Ratugolea, the Dogs on Jordon Sweet. It’s not gonna be a bumper trade period but the fights are gonna be spectacular.”
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