You'd probably be right thinking that, bulletproof.
I am sure that this has been posted about 5 times here on the board but I'll post it so those that might have missed it can have a read.
Brian Cook has said that GWS offered ONE TOP 10 PICK ONLY.
Then he said we might have been able to get pick 4 AND pick 7 by offering up A COUPLE OF PLAYERS....
"GREATER Western Sydney came at Geelong late in the trade period to offer
a top-10 pick for matchwinner Steve Johnson.
He was in America playing golf and expecting a new baby so it barely progressed.
But in unemotional terms
if the Cats had secured pick No.4 for a 31-year-old it might have advantaged their list management plans.
“I don’t think it was taken seriously by Stevie,” says Cook.
“It came as a complete surprise to us on the last day. This thing comes out of the blue and you could take advantage of it.
“But the issue with those things is you have the potential to upset your whole playing group.
Some people say it would be a great opportunity to go and get (pick) 4 and 7 and let go a couple of players but you might talk to 10 players and upset them and nothing happens.
“We are not going to approach our players like that.”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...g-ceo-brian-cook/story-fni5f6yf-1227144320978
So I blame Cook for the Chinese Whispers following this article