Hows this for an idea for a play for Pick 1 where we keep McEvoy:
St Kilda trade Dal Santo to Essendon for Bellchambers.
St Kilda then trades Bellchambers and Gilbert to GWS for Pick 1.
Pros:
- We get pick 1 for Dal Santo and Gilbert. Would people be willing to do that if GWS was after a midfielder/defender instead of a ruck/defender combo?
- We keep McEvoy, who as everyone keeps saying seems to be a key part of the clubs long term plans.
- On the surface this seems to tick all the boxes that each club needs too fill. Although I wouldn't want to lose Dal Santo it could be mutually beneficial for both parties (Club gets Pick 1 and Dal gets a shot at a flag). Essendon gets the midfielder everyone says they need and GWS gets the ruck and defender they are after.
Cons/Unknowns:
- Our midfield and defense is hurt in the short term. But improving both of these are more long term prospects and short term issues could be partially resolved by other trades (Mitch Brown for instance).
- I don't know if we could even get Bellchambers. Could GWS just chuck wads of cash at him at the end of the year and get him?
- Would GWS want Gilbert? Who else could we trade to get them interested?
That is the rough idea anyway. 2nd/3rd round picks could be thrown in to sweeten deals if needed.
There are clearly people with more footy knowledge than me here so what do you guys think? Is this the stupidest idea of all time or could it (or something close to it) work?