It was different years and wasn’t a set up.If you can't see the problem in getting FA compo for a player and then getting a further pick for taking him back, I can't explain it to you
Collingwood paid overs for Mayne in terms of money and years. $2m over 4 years. Fremantle didn’t want to match as they used the pick and salary to get Hill.
Maynes first year at Collingwood, Buckley had in early and then send him to the VFL.
The Magpies didn’t want to pay $500k for a player to play VFL or be a borderline 22 player.
Then Collingwood wanted to salary dump Maynes contract.