Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Proper analysis:
Outs X 12:
1. Jack Steven, 4 X BF, gone for bugger all and they're paying some of his wage.
2. Josh Bruce, their most consistent KPF for years. Didn't seem happy with them.
3. Blake Acres, scope to be a good player. Blind sided and very unhappy initially with his name being thrown up.
4. Robbie Young, despite have a contract next year, against his desire, he has been delisted and paid out. A casualty of winning the trade period.
5. Jack Newnes, now going to Carlton.
6. Paddy McCartin
7-12. Armitage, Longer, Pierce, Rowe, Rice, White (delisted)
They're paying about $2.5M to:
Hill. Best winger. Huge trade cost and salary of $900,000.
Ryder. If he's not cooked, he mustn't be far off cooked.
Jones. Struggles to consistently kick the footy where he wants to.
Butler. At the price ok.
Howard. Could be very good, but they must be certain about his ability and co sister you to pay him $600,000 X 5.
It will sell memberships and I heard on trade radio they have a promo at the minute 'buy one get one free'. Their membership numbers are going to surge ahead of next year. Not that I wish for it, but it sounds like Carlisle is cooked (they couldn't get trade interest at almost giving him away), McCartin is going to struggle to play again and the Great White Hope Max King better not get injured.
They also threw a rediculous contract at Tomlinson and missed, and had a serious go at Keath, Ed Langdon, Martin and others. If you keep throwing out contracts paying overs to 10 or more players, you're bound to get five names (less three decent players, so two netted players).
It feels like a SuperCoach trade period that stands in isolation from anything and everything else. I don't see those ins make them a top 8 side next year and this sort of trading is all about that. Now they've only got a 1st and 2 X 4ths as their picks next year.
It's not all bad for them, but when you consider what they lost in players, no picks inside Pick 50 this year, and their limited 2020 draft hand (only one pick inside Pick 60 estimated), it's a good trade period for sure, but not as good as some are banging on about.