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Trade Week - Richmond Only
- Thread starter Smoking Aces
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I am probably wrong as I am going of a distant memory, but if our latter picks got offered instead of 32 wouldn't they have been useless to Brisbane as don't you have to have the equivalent number of list spots available before you can use a pick to match a farther son or academy player, Example if you plan on using 7 junk picks to match a bid don't you need to have seven vacant spots on your list for those picks to be valid?
While I was critical of Blair giving up pick 32 as part of the Brisbane deal, we were competing with Melbourne for that pick 20.
Our deal gave them over 100 points extra but would only work with pick 32 involved as using out 2 later picks would have breached the AFL rules regarding draft picks
and available list spaces. I now understand he had no choice if we were to gain that pick 20 which I believe may be part of trade to gain another high 1st round pick.
You may not win all the battles but if you win the war that is the most important result.
Keep fighting on Blair.
Our deal gave them over 100 points extra but would only work with pick 32 involved as using out 2 later picks would have breached the AFL rules regarding draft picks
and available list spaces. I now understand he had no choice if we were to gain that pick 20 which I believe may be part of trade to gain another high 1st round pick.
You may not win all the battles but if you win the war that is the most important result.
Keep fighting on Blair.
So he’s not an incompetent pushover that couldn’t grasp how to make best use of all of our pics that was caught asleep at the wheel with his pants around his ankles?
(Not saying this was your take)*
FFS I can’t keep up.
Great point, I’d forgotten about that. You can’t enter the draft with more picks than available list spots.
(Although I’m pretty sure that no longer applies once the draft has started).
No doubt this would have had an impact on negotiations. The deal for 20 looks even more like good trading.
No we didn't have to give 32 and instead we should've given them a pick of 51 or above. It 's still four picks to them we would've given and we would've had 20 and 32 still in our hands. This would’ve left us with the 32 to use in other trades or to keep in a strong draft and Brisbane would’ve still been able to use their late pick in their point grabbing venture as it’s still four picks they received from us. They still would’ve been slightly ahead on the deal. I still maintain it was a terrible trade and no matter how people try and sugar coat it we were reamed or very generous in helping the reigning premiers on their way to two First rounders. I've said my bit on it and my stance remains on this. It would've been a good trade had we kept 32.
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I'm sure willo, Maso, tiger-urine and the rest will be in here any time now to apologise to Blair and everyone else they disparaged over this deal.
"Im not interested in facts or trade rules, I'm going to stick to my original bad take regardless"
You beauty the 3 day trade period starts today .
But wait there’s more , then we have 6 weeks of “ who we drafting “
Good times
But wait there’s more , then we have 6 weeks of “ who we drafting “
Good times
So Brisvegas all of a sudden have 9, count em nine vacancies in their premiership list to enable them to use all 9 of their collected up draft picks to get Ashcroft????? Nah nah nah nanana NAH, hey f---.
You forgot the months of handwringing that will follow about how poorly we draftedYou beauty the 3 day trade period starts today .
But wait there’s more , then we have 6 weeks of “ who we drafting “
Good times
What a time to be alive .You beauty the 3 day trade period starts today .
But wait there’s more , then we have 6 weeks of “ who we drafting “
Good times
All depends on where your thought processes lie Antsy. I can easily see 7 draft picks still needed this year even if we kept all 3 of Bakes Sausage n Shai.
We've currently got 3 good picks n a handful of rubbish to follow with. I'd have preferred 2 good picks n 4 decent ones to follow.
It's purely through losing our 3 players that we'll maybe get a good draft hand, but I think we'll still end up pulling up skinny on the number of players we'll be replacing this year.
Melbourne would have more points in that deal and would have ended up with pick 20
Possibly, but we will never know what their intentions in helping Brisbane out were and if they wanted something better than 20. It’s all hindsight stuff. You're assuming Melbourne were going to surrender 28 and i highly doubt it as it would've been a shocking trade as well. Our next four picks after 32 were way better than theirs after 28. I have my doubts they would've entertained dealing with Brisbane. I was more answering to how there was going to be an excessive amount of picks leftover, but the reality it was the same number. Wi think Melbourne are holding picks to see if they need them as they are hoping to offload Oliver and may need them as sweeteners.
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You beauty the 3 day trade period starts today .
But wait there’s more , then we have 6 weeks of “ who we drafting “
Good times
The Free Agency and trade period should be held a week after the Grand Final. The draft 2 weeks after the Grandf Final. Then shut up shop for the summer and let the women take the limelight.
This has been the first time in a long time we – as Richmond fans – are heavily invested in the Trade Period and Draft, but honestly, right now I am over it like a smally fart.
It’s made worse by all those flogs in the media trying to undermine the value of our players that want out. The really must be frightened over the prospect of us rebuilding quickly.
The more this drags on, the more I hope Richmond hold their nerve and don’t accept the pressure pile on by the Richmond haters. 10 and 11 for Bolton. 6 and 13 for Rioli. A top 10 pick for Baker. Anything less and they stay.
