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If he is on 1 leg, and that stops him from using his weapons, speed, agility, kicking......then why are we playing him?

The point here is perhaps not that Williams is paid too much, or isn't performing to the level required by his remuneration, but that perhaps someone like Judd wasn't paid anywhere near enough!

Nah I think we have overpaid for Williams.   Not that it's his fault.    He put himself in the market and the market (us) paid him well.   I think if anything is to be learnt from this it's that, sure you can get 800k but there has to be some incentives in that contract.

800k is an elite player.   Not what you play a player you are hoping is elite.

Hope we don't make the same mistake with someone like Cerra who is asking elite money and Fremantle will ask for elite player compensation.    He well may well become that player, but he isn't that player yet.

Nah I think we have overpaid for Williams.   Not that it's his fault.    He put himself in the market and the market (us) paid him well.   I think if anything is to be learnt from this it's that, sure you can get 800k but there has to be some incentives in that contract.

800k is an elite player.   Not what you play a player you are hoping is elite.

Hope we don't make the same mistake with someone like Cerra who is asking elite money and Fremantle will ask for elite player compensation.    He well may well become that player, but he isn't that player yet.

Nah I think we have overpaid for Williams.   Not that it's his fault.    He put himself in the market and the market (us) paid him well.   I think if anything is to be learnt from this it's that, sure you can get 800k but there has to be some incentives in that contract.

800k is an elite player.   Not what you play a player you are hoping is elite.

Hope we don't make the same mistake with someone like Cerra who is asking elite money and Fremantle will ask for elite player compensation.    He well may well become that player, but he isn't that player yet.

....if 800k is actually the figure.

....and if whatever figure it actually is, hasn't already been heavily incentivised.

Everytime I read figures like that I think that's max amount. Take out bonuses for AA, top 3 (5 or 10) in the b+f, finals bonuses etc etc etc and he may only get 500k.

As I understand it, just like McGovern and Martin, Williams is front loaded and the media are happy to quote the front loaded figure, and what is more they quote the extreme high estimate of the front loaded figure.

Some of this of course comes from player agents who want to pump up their client and tout their wares, but that is bullcrap inflated figures as well.

So I suspect neither player is on anywhere near that on a per-annum basis.

Joel Selwood is being rested this week Hope that means they are taking us a kittle lightly.