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The off contract thread 2025

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
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JAC:

Off contract (i.e. uncontracted for 2026)
Cartwright
Dunster
Greig
Lane (mutual option)
Lussick
Matterson (player option)
 
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Cartwright - thanks for your service, let contract expire...
Dunster - let contract expire, or re-sign at cheap NSW Cup backup rate...?
Greig - let contract expire, or re-sign at cheap NSW Cup backup rate...?
Lane (mutual option) - thanks for your service, goodbye... or if it's a high-low mutual play in RMC in 2026
Lussick - thanks for your service, let contract expire...
Matterson (player option) - he'll activate unless he get$ a better offer, so will still be around in 2026...
 

Grigor

Juniors
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We have 1 spot to fill in the roster but I'm guessing we have a lot of money leftover, if we get rid of matterson hands and lane we have 4 spots to fill with roughly $2m give or take so further signings will be of a high quality , we are in a really strong position for next year
 

King-Gutho94

Coach
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We have 1 spot to fill in the roster but I'm guessing we have a lot of money leftover, if we get rid of matterson hands and lane we have 4 spots to fill with roughly $2m give or take so further signings will be of a high quality , we are in a really strong position for next year
Getting rid of Matterson is going to be the hard part.

If we do i dare say we will still be chipping in a fair chunk of his salary next year.

He has been on the market for 3-4 months already and hasn't got a bite.
 

Avenger

Immortal
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Getting rid of Matterson is going to be the hard part.

If we do i dare say we will still be chipping in a fair chunk of his salary next year.

He has been on the market for 3-4 months already and hasn't got a bite.
He is our Jackson Hastings. Everyone in the league world knows that Matto does not play with any type of pain or discomfort.
 

King-Gutho94

Coach
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Dunster - $250k
Greig - $200k
Lane - $600k
Lussick - $220k
Matterson - $650k

f**k me.
The Ryan Matterson contract would have to be the dumbest contract we have ever signed under MON. And there is a fair field.

650k for 3 x years plus a PO for a 4th season.

We got seduced by 10 weeks of footy in 2022 that got him a Blue jersey the other 4-5 years he has either been injured, suspended or in reggies.

He was the last person you give 4 x years too.

You need to keep these blokes hungry 3 x years Max.

Then the Shaun Lane is the 2nd dumbest one.

A 4 year contract to a bloke who has looked disinterested his whole career.
 

Stevie

Bench
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Getting rid of Matterson is going to be the hard part.

If we do i dare say we will still be chipping in a fair chunk of his salary next year.

He has been on the market for 3-4 months already and hasn't got a bite.
I’m ok with us paying a decent chunk of his salary to get rid of him before 26 and spend some of our money should a top line forward become a possibility. If we have the money and need the space that is.
 

Stevie

Bench
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Dunster - $250k
Greig - $200k
Lane - $600k
Lussick - $220k
Matterson - $650k

f**k me.
These guys are all gone next year are they not? Minus Matto and Lane? Hoping we can retire Lane and pay him his last year under medical reasons so not as to carry that in the cap.
 

Chipmunk

Coach
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Dunster - $250k
Greig - $200k
Lane - $600k
Lussick - $220k
Matterson - $650k

f**k me.
Surely Lussick is on more than $220k? He would've been earning that in the UK playing behind a bloke that was going to retire at the end of the season he came here. I'd say at least $300k, maybe more.
 

Gazzamatta

Coach
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The Ryan Matterson contract would have to be the dumbest contract we have ever signed under MON. And there is a fair field.

650k for 3 x years plus a PO for a 4th season.

We got seduced by 10 weeks of footy in 2022 that got him a Blue jersey the other 4-5 years he has either been injured, suspended or in reggies.

He was the last person you give 4 x years too.

You need to keep these blokes hungry 3 x years Max.

Then the Shaun Lane is the 2nd dumbest one.

A 4 year contract to a bloke who has looked disinterested his whole career.
Just get it done MON!
 

JokerEel

Coach
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The Ryan Matterson contract would have to be the dumbest contract we have ever signed under MON. And there is a fair field.

650k for 3 x years plus a PO for a 4th season.

We got seduced by 10 weeks of footy in 2022 that got him a Blue jersey the other 4-5 years he has either been injured, suspended or in reggies.

He was the last person you give 4 x years too.

You need to keep these blokes hungry 3 x years Max.

Then the Shaun Lane is the 2nd dumbest one.

A 4 year contract to a bloke who has looked disinterested his whole career.
Get Matto into body building contests ffs

 
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