cecil89 wrote:
sticksaftersiren87 wrote:
We will def get someone good in PS Draft.
I'm not so sure. History indicates that it's unlikely too. Look back over the last 10 years of the PSD. Pick 1 is as follows:
05: T Knobel
06: D McLaren
07: C Ackland
08: D Gourdis
09: L Jurrah
10: J McDonald
11: N Ablett
12: A Hall
13: J Lamb
14: PASS
It's a myth that having an early PSD pick will land you a gun out of contract player. It might happen, but it shouldn't be the expectation.
The biggest asset of the first PSD pick is to be able to use it during negotiations in the trade period and get ourselves a slightly better deal in some cases.Just thinking about Aish and Carlisle and this quote.
Assuming they are targets, I'm confident it will only be at the right price....
Trigg was with Adelaide, when they had us over a barrel with the Jacobs deal.
He was out of contract, and the PSD was always a threat. We could kick and scream all we liked about #14 or Talia but they were never offering anything other than #33 and nor did they need to.....
SOS was at GWS and did the same to Sydney with Mumford and Lamb. Whilst there were TPP issues at play, he managed to snare Mumford for what became #39, and forced Lamb to the PSD.
Whilst the situation could be reveresed in the case of Henderson and bite us on the arse, I have some faith (probably blind) that despite all the chest beating that will happen over the trade period we would only deal in our favour - if in fact there is significant interest in these guys.
The key is obviously to have them nominate us.
There's the ethical issue of course of gaining the reputation as "fair traders", and having in come back to haunt you when the situations are reversed but did Hawthorn care when they shipped off Hay and Thompson to Nth, or snared Gunston for stuff all.
Did Port care about adequate compensation to Essendon* for Ryder, or Brisbane for Polec, or West Coast for Yeo.
Did Richmond care about Essendon* or us when they threatened PSD for Houli and Grigg, offering nothing in return?
How about Sydney knowing Adelaide were screwed with Tippett, only offered up Jesse White, and then ended up getting him in the PSD when the crap hit the fan? Of course not.....
Only act in the best interest of ourselves...