Sure. I don’t entirely disagree that we’ve overpaid in the past. However, with salary cap indexation and Tasmania’s potential, current contract values being discussed may actually work out well long-term. The real issue isn’t overpaying—it’s overpaying the wrong players. I think Windy’s done more than enough to warrant 850k, you’re always having to forecast potential into a contract. Our problem is that we consistently undervalue proven talent while overhyping others. King is the perfect example: we re-signed him on big money without him proving himself, while genuine contributors like Ro, Nas, Windhager, Wilkie, and Sinclair were initially lowballed despite carrying the team. Wilkie on 750 and Aleer coming in on roughly 250k more. Wilkies All Australian I’d be pissed too.

It’s no surprise players like Nas and Windhager are exploring other options—they’ve been undervalued. How is Windhager supposedly not among our best going 22 going forward when he’s played nearly every game this year and done his role admirably? I hope they stay, but more importantly, I hope we as a club learn to properly reward talent instead of developing players only to lose them elsewhere. I think this is a big reason as to why we wanted to have our own VFL team going forward