We drafted him as an unknown WAFL player at pick 24 and he has walked into our side and had a stellar season as a goal kicking inside midfielder who was one of our players invited by the AFL to attend the Brownlow Medal, and you are telling me his value is around the same as what he was drafted??
Please elaborate for me why we would trade him this year if the deal is going to be the exact same as next year??
If anything we will simply get a better deal next season as you won’t likely finish as high on the ladder getting us a better return pick, and Fremantle might come to play harder next season.
So if all that is on the table is a pick in the 20’s... please elaborate why we would trade him now instead of next season??
Makes no sense for us to move him now.
Let’s be clear also, your in a premiership window and your loosing gaff, who are you going to bring in to keep you a premiership threat??
Would be dumb not to throw a lot at the deal as you need him badly for next season given your midfield is going to be substantially weakened
None of what I said had anything to do with you having to trade Kelly. I was simply pointing out how absurd it is that you would only consider two first rounders for Kelly, something you didn’t even pay for Dangerfield who is definitely the better player.
Do you have to trade Kelly? No I don’t care wtf you do with him. If he wants out and Geelong are holding him to your 2 first round ransom then I have a problem. But just the simple fact that you would only consider, not even the ridiculous thought that 2 first rounders was the starting point, just the fact you would only consider keeping someone who presumably wants to go home for 2 first rounders instead of giving us a blowy as a side gift for the trade, just anbsolutely blows my mind. I wouldn’t expect a team to give up 2 first rounders for Gaff if we matched forcing a trade.
Love the stab you threw as well. You’re in the exact same position as us, if not worse. Name your young guns minus Kelly. You’re the 2014 Brooklyn Nets of the AFL.