- May 5, 2006
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Trade week has become less about winning/losing trades and more about use of cap space, making the most of your draft position and strength of draft, who wants in/out etc.
GWS have cleared two players to Hawthorn for next to nothing in two trade periods. They won 13 games and made the semi last year, they won 13 and made the GF this year. I'd say they in an overall better position going into 2020 than if they had Scully and Patton on the list for two years and one year respectively. Hawthorn may win, but GWS aren't really losing.
I'd rather have Brad Hill than pick 10, Blake Acres and change - but I also wouldn't pay him $900k a season and I don't think St Kilda are close enough to contending that adding him will make a difference.
GWS have cleared two players to Hawthorn for next to nothing in two trade periods. They won 13 games and made the semi last year, they won 13 and made the GF this year. I'd say they in an overall better position going into 2020 than if they had Scully and Patton on the list for two years and one year respectively. Hawthorn may win, but GWS aren't really losing.
I'd rather have Brad Hill than pick 10, Blake Acres and change - but I also wouldn't pay him $900k a season and I don't think St Kilda are close enough to contending that adding him will make a difference.