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Samson Ryan
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Young fella showed plenty in his first year at VFL level, so there's plenty of scope for growth n improvement. It's not like we're throwing him $500k a year n hoping something happens. Simply a matter of retaining a young bloke with potential to give him time to grow.
I agree CCJ was a better mark - but whether he is now is open for debate.
IMO SR reads the ball better in the air than CCJ, but CCJ had him for strength. Hence the focus of SR's preseason on building his strength.
This extension most probably confirms that SR has met most of his strength related improvement KPIs.
I'm most excited with what he can bring this year.
Or it confirms that we lost CCJ and Chol and decided we couldn’t afford to lose a third tall player for nothing.
Not too sure about getting a big boost to his salary , Has done nothing yet
He would have gotten a slight increase but his new contract would be standard increase like $50k a year plus match payments at this stage.
I like what he brings but still needs a lot of development and 2 year deal is about perfect
SR is 21 years old and i see him as a future Lynch replacement in 3-4 years time
I agree. strong marker, knows where the goals are, will be important ruck/forward player for us
LOL , ive seen bits of two games and what I saw wasn't impressive
the first game was the VFL game at Willy I caught the second half and the commentators were already giving him a wrap
I settled in for a good watch , he got caught behind a bit and didn't punch , just tried to mark
his opponent i think had spent 2-3 yrs on an AFL list and had been cut he was a similar height a little more phyiscally mature than SR
and played good footy , his time in the system had showed
The next time was a game at Frankston , towards the end of the first qtr ? he had 4 clangers in real quick succession , oh dear , my heart sank
I didn't tune back in till the last qtr and first thing I see is another clanger but the commentators were singing his praises and X Clarke gave him a real wrap in his post match
I trust all the reports from training and games over my small sample I've seen of him
Go Sampson
Small sample indeed.
For anyone else wondering, Sampson averaged 10.9 disposal, 4.5 marks, 13.4 hitouts and a lazy 1.9 goals from 8 VFL games in 2021.
But that’s not all. He kicked 3 goals on two occasions and 4 goals on another occasion. In his last three matches he also had 30, 33 and 20 hitouts. All this from a 20yo in his first year in the system.
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IIRC he was holding down the ruck on his own, as a first year player, very little rest but still had some good involvements including when he was swung forward.
Very small sample your "bits" of just 2 games.
When read his signing thought we would have done an Alastair Lynch 10 year deal. Not to be. 
Reckon he can be better than that. Has some real tools to be a very good AFL player.
No chance he would be anywhere near the $300k unless he plays all games
At a guess i would say he would be getting roughly $130k-$150k base up 40% from his initial $95k salary and most likely $3000-$5000 a game with a limit of $100k-$120k max
He is a pick #40 with no games and little development and a 2 year project
He is a pick #40 that didnt even expect to get drafted at the time
Has had very little game time VFL/AFL
played 1 game that was effected by injury and he would rather forget
Dont think he really has much choice but to accept what ever deal is put infront of him and limited options
getting paid to train effectively at the moment
Or, to buy a house he needs a guaranteed income for 3 years so is planning ahead taking a nominal payrise but guaranteed income and giving the bank justification to provide him a loan.
People are wired differently, have different drivers and many things can influence what they want for the next 1, 2 or 3 years. This may just be a mutually beneficial agreement between Samson and the Club.
