kezza wrote:
Donstuie wrote:
This can be moved to the GC thread if the mods want...
Pick 26 for Ablett?Quote:
GEELONG would have to accept a draft pick as low as 26 if it wanted immediate compensation for a successful Gold Coast raid on Gary Ablett.
If Ablett walks later this year, the Cats' compensatory pick in the 2010 national draft will have to be pushed back to the end of the first round.
With Gold Coast's raft of concession picks stretching the first round out to 25 picks, that leaves 26 as the magic number for a Ablett "freebie".
It is a scenario that will be difficult for Geelong fans to stomach, given the Brownlow medallist is clearly the competition's No. 1 player.
But the AFL's complex compensatory rules would also give the Cats a Plan B.
Geelong could decline to use the pick this year and store it away for use at any time in the following four years, potentially taking advantage of a better compensatory pick.
As if this couldn't get more ridiculous.
This is becoming a farce. I have heard Neil Balme on radio explaining the compensation a club would get. If we did lose Gibbs, please no, at best we would get "a first round draft pick" for him, this pick would be immediately after our other first round pick.
I cant believe the 16 clubs agreed to these terms. To make it worse a club could lose more than one player if GC17 convince them to nominate for the ND and they use one of their many early picks to take them.
As i mentioned earlier, it would be good if a player only agreed to go if GC17 did a trade was done even if he is out of contract.
Only a ar$ehowle player or a very disgruntled player would burn his club, I can't see a Gibbs leaving if the CFC only get pick 26 or 14 or whatever.
The disgruntled side of the coin though is more rlikely.
Eddie Betts is out of contract this year, and you wonder if he thinks his penalty for the booze cruise was harsh?? Things like this, they could lead somewhere.
Hopefully not though.
We have a good young list so hopefully they all want success.
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