To play devil's advocate for one moment, Morgan, may I present an alternative argument in favour of Cerra signing a contract extension this off-season?
Firstly, let's be honest here - contracts mean nothing in the current footy landscape. No sooner had Weller signed a 4 year extension with us, that he decided he wanted to go 'home' to Gold Coast and we have Brayshaw as a result.
As a young man, agreeing to a lengthy (and I would expect very generous) contract extension would only work in his favour - no matter where he intends to play his footy beyond 2019. Any club wanting to take him off us would have to pay at least what we are (probably more) and the longer the contract and higher the wage - the higher the draft pick we could expect back in return.
It would also provide a feel-good story for the club and it's supporters in what has been a pretty trying year otherwise.
It takes all the pressure and focus off the young man heading into his second season (they don't call it the second-year blues for nothing) - who would otherwise be the subject of rumour and innuendo about his playing future for the whole year. Not many players in similar situations recently tend to play their best footy (Fyfe & Dusty as exceptions - but they are both out and out champions of the modern game)
In summary, your honour, there are far more positives than negatives to him signing a contract extension before the start of next season, IMHO.
