First up, please leave your Doggies scarf and beanie and what you think of Dunkley at the door. That is well covered in another thread.

I am interested in exploring the role and perspective of the Lions in all this. It is unusual for these things to suddenly arise at the end of the season with good to elite players, perhaps Treloar was an exception.

So it is probably fair to assume that the Lions and Dunkley's manager were talking during the season. On Dunkley's side, he wanted to leave the dogs and apparently live in Queensland. But what about on the Lion's side?

At one extreme, the Lion's brains trust realised they couldn't win a flag without the vital missing Dunkley piece and pursued him. Unlikely.

At the other extreme, they received a call from Dunkleys manager and thought Josh who? Ah, the Dogs midfielder, I suppose he could be handy.

If the latter then maybe it is more like an opportunistic Treloar situation.

In any event, I wonder what they were thinking if they wish to get Ainsworth and Fletcher and now in addition Dunkley in one season.

What do you think is the Lion's perspective of this trade?