the problem with free agency is the compensation.
there shouldn't be any, if the salary cap is the levelling function.
dont offer gc pick 3, they will clearly match and then it is up to a fair trade to be worked out.
GC have to make a stand sometime, they threw away a top 5 pick for weller, surely this is the one they stand firm on and ask the tigers to front up with something or put him in the draft.
Then it would no longer be "free" agency. If GC insists on the best trade possible, Richmond will have to drop out of the race given their first pick may well be in the 20's. The player is then restricted to options he may not be keen on or has not even previously considered.