It doesn’t have to be anything.. Buddy got band 2 on over a mil a year. If a high profile player is involved ( eg not Trengove, Mayne etc.) the afl just picks whatever they want. There are ‘guidelines’ as to what triggers what but all at the descrepency of the afl.. pick 19 helps their love child the GC and stops Ablett from retiring.
If that trade was done you can guarantee it would’ve been band 3 with the same deal.
Instead afl said it was based on AGE and COTRACT LENGTH as to why it wasn’t the usual stock standard band 3 that it should’ve been.
Out Impey 400k in Motlop 500k thanks for coming
Seriously, Buddy got Band 2? Go check the history books genius. He was band 1, just so happened Hawks won the premiership and thus it ended up being equivalent to band 2. They were given a pick after their 1st round pick, just like Melbourne were for Frawely. Just so happens Melbourne had pick 2, giving them pick 3.