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Trade Week - Richmond Only
- Thread starter Smoking Aces
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True or at least used to be.
Youd have to imagine the financials are better for Bakes at WCE, and he's already won a couple of flags.
Well, firstly it wasn’t addressed to you, so you might get it. But others seem not to, or as I said are being deliberately obtuse.
Even going so far as to say anyone who wasn’t happy about that trade must believe Blair to be a moron.
And I’ve acknowledged that the true picture and any judgement should be done after all trades are done. Even on draft night.
But obviously people only read as much or what they want to read and ignore the rest.
Which has been queried.
But woe if anyone queries it. They then cop thr wrath of others who just go along with it. And start to get personal. Not so much to me, I couldn’t give a flying toss.
Yes maybe. As I said before, there might well be something in it for us as well. Maybe. Otherwise we wasted a decent pick and overpaid in points. IMO.
Which I have said numerous times.
No they’re not.
But as I said it’s those same posters who are criticising some who critique the one trade are the same calling out our woeful list management over the last few years, with no developing key forwards etc. and signing Sam Ryan for another three years. I even went and had a look at his thread.
But you get it and I get it. My original post you responded to, wasn’t directed at those that get it. But those posters who believe Blair is infallible.
I’m getting into AI. There’s a few on here who need an upgrade
I agree with most of that, but you may have commented for yourself, but there have certainly been posters on here, who didn't just "query" the use of 32 instead of 51 and 61 (which has been incorrectly stated by some as the same points value), but claimed that "Blair got reamed", "no reason to give up 32 when we had later picks" etc.
Thats not querying, thats openly stating that it was wrong. There "could" be a reason that we held onto those 2.
Anyway, lets see where we are at the end of trade period, see if Blair deserves a statue or the pitchforks.
Who believes he's infallible? Name the posters, can't think of any.
Pretty rare anyone gets trading and drafting 100% right.
Hmmm. So saints picks 7 and 8 for WC pick 3
Then picks 7 and 8 to us?
I'll go further, there were definitely reasons - and it wasn't because it was a disgusting trade or Blair got bent over. Whether they all pay off remains to be seen.
Correct, as most of the sensible types have been saying.
You realise that vitriol, debate, anxiety, bias, criticism, argument and lies are inside PRE’s founding charter?This trading/drafting game is WAY too complicated.............
I leave it to the PRE experts
But I'm holding out hope that the initial 'Danjam' prediction of 4 October remains close/accurate:
1, 6, 9, 13, 18, 20, 21, 29
It will be interesting to see if 55+ pages of subsequent vitriol, debate, anxiety, bias, criticism and argument was worth it in the end
Without them we have almost no reason to be here.
How about Barass to St Kilda for Pick 8 - then WC give 3, 8 and and their 2025 first rounder for Bolton and Baker. In the process St Kilda have shoved it up Hawthorn as well for taking Battle.
Not too simplistic at all it’s part of the art of negotiating. You know if you open negotiations the other side has you at a disvantage.
The issue is Carlton paid a pick in a weaker draft (next years) whereas we paid a pick in supposedly a stronger draft so your market appraisal is incorrect.
If that was truly the case, no worldwide trade would ever occur
Once again incorrect eventually the more desperate party will open negotiations to get a deal. Read a few books on negotiation strategies they all say the same.
That may be true in a singular market, ie. 1 buyer and 1 seller, but what if there are more than 1 buyer for the same trade. How would the seller know the buyer was interested, unless they engaged. Otherwise Buyer 1 may hold off engaging, and the seller sells to buyer 2 if they put forward an acceptable trade offer.
You make it sound very simple when there are multiple cogs at play in any trade whether that is worldwide trade or AFL trade period.
Facts are Brisbane had multiple buyers to sell their asset to, had we not engaged, how would they have known we were interested?
Fair enough mate. Bottom line is at least we’ve got another late 1st to show for it. It’s not all doom and gloom. Hopefully we can flick those other picks into something meaningful.
All said and done, we all want the best for our club to go forward.
