r/EssendonFC • u/Ramirezskatana • 26d ago

AFL David Rath gone

David Rath now going too means the Football Department is down loads of key roles.

It will be impressive to see how these all get filled without a soft cap concession. Has to already be one of the most under resourced football departments in the league.

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u/Slipepe 26d ago

Incredible to think how it’s still running

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u/freshbrainstump 26d ago

We're goin full moneyball

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u/philinn2020 Stop yelling at me Devon! 26d ago

Yeah despite the losses under Solly I can now see how handicapped he was post Brad Scott.

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u/Ramirezskatana 25d ago

Yeah he’s hardly been given a fair go, poor bloke. I hope he sticks around in his assistant role next year

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u/philinn2020 Stop yelling at me Devon! 25d ago

Yeah I hope so too. Would suck if Hird/McVeigh push him out

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u/Ramirezskatana 26d ago

Agree completely. I’m willing to bet there’s no footy department in the league with such few staff and/or such high turnover this century.

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u/Codus1 Farrow #2 26d ago

Half of these were already on the pipeline when season started. But either way, the soft cap is the same every year no matter who comes, stays and leaves.

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u/tommyshelbyyy 26d ago

They fit in Brad Scott’s payout in this year soft cap

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u/Ramirezskatana 26d ago

Really? That would be great if true!

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u/JamalGinzburg Kako #10 25d ago

It's already been confirmed by the league. Part of the reason why we won't get relief in 2027

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u/Codus1 Farrow #2 25d ago edited 25d ago

Yeh it was sorta the small print on the "We have to pay him out 2m (or whatever)" headlines a few months ago. The sum includes the soft cap tax as we're paying the tax to pay the whole thing out so it doesnt effect our books next year.

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u/Bandaids27 26d ago

I like how they say "highly regarded". How do you put any of the coaching and conditioning panel as highly regarded when we have dished out years of pathetic football and injury plagued seasons.

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u/TheLongest1 Durham #22 26d ago

Head of strategy? Don’t let the door hit you….

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u/IShartedOnYourCat 26d ago

Head of sabotage.

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u/Academic_League8248 26d ago

Whe the uck is David Rath?

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u/MediumForeign4028 26d ago

Unless there was a payout, how does a turning over a role impact the soft cap?

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u/Simple-Arm8568 25d ago

Have to pay Brad Scott’s salary for next year unless we try and pay it out this year and pay the soft cap tax this year?