Tom Morris

So between $1.2 and $1.5 million as part of the soft cap.

And I think I said on the agenda setters a few weeks ago, that would not stop Essendon sacking him if they thought that was the right call to make.

So they'll pay him out fully.

In the soft cap?

In the soft cap.

Every cent in the soft cap.

And they might have some room this year to front end a lot of that.

But it costs you more to keep them.

They're a powerful club.

I think Brad Scott on the weekend called them a dormant superpower.

And they've been dormant for a long time.

But you just get them going and their fans will flock back.

25,000 to Freya on a Sunday.

I know it was a bad day and a putrid weather and all that sort of stuff.

The writing was on the wall from that moment.

Well, it's more realistic than it was 24 hours ago.

I think it's a genuine option.

I still would put Solomon and Mark McVay ahead of Heard because of what I know about Welsh's relationship with both of those people.

And Mark McVay has coached his own team at the Giants for a bit.

He's been at the Sydney Swans.