48 SUPERFOOTY The Sunday Times perthnow.com.au 07.04.2013 07.04.2013 perthnow.com.au The Sunday Times SUPERFOOTY 49 WEST COAST HAWTHORN PUB: RUCK: 37 Selwood 23 Glass 1 Brown RUCK: SDT 20 Cox 19 Gunston 2 Roughead 22 Breust 39 Bailey 10 S.Selwood 12 Sewell 13 Shuey 25 Hurn 31 Schofi eld 8 Waters 3 Lewis 33 Rioli 23 Franklin 28 Puopolo 7-APR-2013 32 Embley 11 Priddis 3 Gaff 16 Smith 5 Mitchell 10 Hill 15 Cripps 17 Kennedy 43 Hams 14 Birchall 24 Stratton 9 Burguoyne INT: INT: 26 Butler 7 Masten 27 Darling 33 Hill 15 Hodge 37 Anderson 5 Sheppard 25 Schoenmakers 6 Gibson 18 Guerra 22 Sinclair 20 Hale 18 Dalziell 26 Shiels EMG: PATERSONS STADIUM, 2.40PM EMG: WELCOME to the Buddy bidding war. They simply couldn’t aff ord to ignore Fremantle could likely fi eld an off er out HOW WEST COAST COULD LURE BUDDY 14 Brennan TV: FoxFooty from 11am, 32 Simpkin Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has been the AFL’s most marketable player and of reach of the Hawks while the Eagles 28 Smith Channel 7 from 3pm 27 Spangher at pains to point out the Dockers are not the choice of many as the best in the would struggle to do so. 30 Wilson West Coast $1.90 Hawthorn $1.90 21 Savage NDREW Embley, in his 15th clubs are given a certain allow- tighter clubs in terms of salary actively chasing Hawthorn superstar competition. However, even if the Hawks do fi nd year at West Coast, has ance for every player on the room and The Sunday Times’ BRADEN QUARTERMAINE (ST) West Coast by 19pts Lance Franklin. The Sunday Times’ GLEN FOREMAN, a way to match it, Franklin’s desire to not been installed on the veterans’ list. lists concur with that, but GLEN QUARTERMAIN (ST) Hawthorn by 6pts West Coast has been similarly coy with the help of sources and offi cial leave could have the Melbourne club A veterans’ list this year and The Eagles listed their 2012 importantly it is understood 14 that could be a crucial indicator veterans as captain Darren players, several of whom are GLEN FOREMAN (ST) West Coast by 11pts 16:57 6Apr13 COUNTRY about the prospect of one of WA’s own documents, has come up with two plans thank him for his services and the 2008 to the Eagles’ strategy for a tilt Glass and ruckman Dean Cox at the higher end of the pay TIPS KARL LANGDON (ST) Hawthorn by 19pts returning to Perth. to lure Franklin back west. premiership and not hold him against his at Franklin or any other free for a total veterans’ allowance scale, are in the last year of MARK READINGS (CH9) West Coast by 4pts But if Buddy does enter the market as Ultimately, the decision will be Buddy’s. wishes. agent. of about $550,000 according their contract, including Cox, a free agent when his contract expires As a restricted free agent, he has the This is business after all. West Coast opted to switch to The Sunday Times’ calcula- Glass and Embley. at the end of the season, both clubs will right to fi eld off ers from rival clubs and And there’s no room for sentiment in to the new veterans’ rules this tions, but this year moved to West Coast is in premiership be front and centre. Hawthorn then has to match it. football. year, which came into tran- the new system and listed Cox, mode and the last time it was sitional eff ect on November Glass, Daniel Kerr, Mark Nicoski building towards such a state, Young Eagle’s 1 and allow clubs to place an and Adam Selwood among a 25-year-old Ben Cousins took unlimited number of players the group for an allowance of a pay cut so the Eagles could on the veterans’ list, increasing slightly more. hold on to a teenager named game of tag from the previous limit of two There is no limit to the Chris Judd. in a bid to prolong playing amount of players who can be The title of “Premiership HOW FREMANTLE COULD LURE BUDDY careers. listed as veterans under the Captain’’ could be enticing GLEN FOREMAN ‘‘Whoever they want to go The new rule dropped the new system and next year’s enough for Glass to make a with; Shuey, (Matt) Priddis, 30-year-old age requirement, allowance is $118,396 per similar decision when deter- Scotty Selwood, if one bloke’s ANDREW Gaff’s leanest return OW did the Dockers come below the minimum spend, but create a large amount of play Anthony’s wage combined leaving the only qualifying player. mining his next contract, while getting run-with, they expect to up with a $1.1million carrot then the club renegotiated the money at the port club, while with the veterans’ allow- mark as having devoted 10 Sam Butler, currently in his Cox and Embley could also step last year was 15 touches and the be helped out and I’m sure the to Travis Cloke last season? contracts of Chris Mayne and Pavlich and Sandilands could ance could already give years’ service to a club, while 10th year at West Coast, could down in the pay scale to free West Coast bolter knew exactly other midfielders will perform H Fremantle had an Zac Dawson in March. be willing to take a pay cut in the Dockers more instead of half of be added to that group from up room, while extending their who restricted him when asked if well, seeing as they’re off the important milestone looming There are a few important the twilight of their careers as than $1million veterans’ salaries 2014, as could Embley, freeing opportunities for a second he remembered: ‘‘Yeah, Haw- chain. These things happen in in Aaron Sandilands qualifying players coming out of contract premiership success becomes to play with, being omitted up a total of $828,772 in career fl ag. thorn. (Liam) Shiels followed me for veteran status and, with for Fremantle at the end of a higher priority than pay. even before football and we’ve got to deal from the veterans’ allowances. What they lose in contracts around all day.’’ with them.’’ the Dockers still operating this year – such as Anthony David Mundy, McPharlin, contract cap, However, it is interesting can easily be made up in fi nals The Hawks went on to win by on the old veterans’ rule, Morabito, Tendai Mzungu, Zac Johnson and also Paul Duffi eld talks 25 points in the final round of Gaff’s impact on West Coast’s that Embley was not classifi ed bonuses, which fall outside a 2012 was highlighted by his top- that immediately freed up 50 Clarke and Michael Johnson qualify as veterans next year begin. as a veteran this year and that club’s cap. the regular season, avoiding a five absence from only two of per cent of the ruckman and – which could present an and the group would give could have been a deliberate The remaining players post-season rematch. captain Matthew Pavlich’s opportunity to free up some Fremantle a veterans’ allow- the club’s 12 key statistical areas 48 strategy by the Eagles to strike coming out of contract could It was a rare slow day at the salaries for 2013. more cap space with back- ance of $710,376 for next with a larger kitty in 2014, then have back-ended deals, office for Gaff, whose outside run – contested marks and tackles – The prioritising of contracts ended deals. season, under the new system. while Mark LeCras and Matt with all of the above combining and carry was a strong asset for but he revealed the inside aspect would then have likely come The key for the Dockers in The salary of Jack Anthony Rosa can join the veterans’ to possibly give West Coast West Coast and had him average of his game could be set for a in to play, with Cloke among snaring Franklin, however, will was counted in this year’s Total list after next year’s around the $1million mark to 25 touches in just his second boost, having added some C those on top of the list and, be the abundance of contracts Player Payemtns for Fremantle campaign, further easing off er Franklin or a free agent. season at the elite level. weight in preparation for a M interestingly, when the they have expiring at the end as his sacking came after the the squeeze in later years. The Eagles could not match The 20-year-old said he had presence on ball. decision was announced on of 2014 and could result in October 31 list lodge- The next step in West the off er of the Dockers, It is an area West Coast must Y learnt to expect closer attention September 27 last year that the same strategy in player ment deadline and that Coast’s strategy could however, both seem capable of be wary of today as ruckman K from opponents and was em- the Collingwood forward prioritising as the club used money will also be then be linked to re- managing million-dollar deals bracing another opportunity to Callum Sinclair makes his debut was staying put, a fl urry of with Cloke. available for the signings. and, when dealing in those tackle the Hawks today. in the Eagles’ second- 7 8 1020304050 extensions and signings were What would be troubling for Dockers to splash It is under- numbers, would a couple of ‘‘It was a very good learning consecutive match without lead- announced from Fremantle, Hawthorn is the players the at a free agent stood that hundred-thousand extra make ing hand Nic Naitanui.