List Mgmt. 2020 Trade and List Management Thread III

[Mjs94]

Best of luck Higgo

Pick 30 is fair enough, hopefully we can bundle it into something higher.

 

[Psicosis]

People do realise that Higgins wasn't getting a contract extension beyond 2021?

 

[Thndr]

Aaaaand wait for it .........

" Another champion player leaves the sinking North Melbourne ship" ........ Caroline Wilson

All the best Higgo, loved watching you play.

 

[King Corey]

Totally unsurprising deal to the realists who post here.

I'd have kept him for that return. Understand he liked the bait of an extra year but he was contracted more value to us a high quality player, trainer and leader than pick 30 imo.

Ie - pick 30 wouldn't have been enough to make me deal.

It is what it is though. Thanks for the memories Shaun.

 

[bruhmoment]

Bye Higgo. Enjoy Geelong!

 

[Tas]

Pick 30 will slide out to more than that not come forward.
It’s a sh*t pick unless we have agreed to part with it for Stephenson, so turn Higgo into Stevo.
If we don’t get someone with that pick it’s a bust, the likelihood of getting another Higgo with 30 is extremely remote, actually I probably have more chance of winning lotto.
Just go and look at a few drafts at between 30-40 and see how many are doing as well as Higgo or even half of what he offers.

We weren't likely to have offered him another contract after next year, the deal is fair.

 

[R00StaR]

pick 30 for Higgins who is a vital player in our team, is pretty sh*t as it stands

Yes but for us its one season of Higgo or pick 30. Plus we want younsters getting mid minutes.

 

[giantroo]

 

[1975]

For pick 30 I would of rather kept him.

Was always going to be an element of good will toward the Higgins trade.
All things considered pretty happy with pick 30.

 

[Devington]

Not a fan of pick 30, but I get it. We don't expect him to be around when we're contending next and think losing him won't damage the culture much, if at all, but the player we get for pick 30 is every chance of being around.

We've been playing him out of position anyway, so if he stayed on would we still be doing that?

 

[giantroo]

 

[Horizons_00]

Higgins wanted to play at Geelong for the remaining of his career who are closer to the finals. It’s only fair

Good luck Higgo

 

[Tarka_Dal]

Pick 30 will slide out to more than that not come forward.
It’s a sh*t pick unless we have agreed to part with it for Stephenson, so turn Higgo into Stevo.
If we don’t get someone with that pick it’s a bust, the likelihood of getting another Higgo with 30 is extremely remote, actually I probably have more chance of winning lotto.
Just go and look at a few drafts at between 30-40 and see how many are doing as well as Higgo or even half of what he offers.

Perez, Taylor, Scott all in our best 22. Comben highly rated on this board. Mahony pretty handy as well. All drafted at 30 or above from last 2 drafts.

 

[New_Roo]

Fair outcome for both parties.

It's quite funny that people on here are laughing at the hypothetical trades Collingwood supporters are coming up with regarding Stephenson yet thought we would get a 1st rounder in return for Higgins.

Pick 30 is about right - happy with that.

No one was unrealistic expecting a first rder probably more lower in the twenties im guessing

But it's done now let's trade it back out


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[giantroo]

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Brady and co would have had a price in mind when this started and there’s a good chance it was something inside 30. Geelong had to ship off Fogarty to make it happen.

Does suck to lose Higgo but as long as we’re sticking to a plan and operating on our terms I’ll back us in.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Yeh we talked tough and the "mutually beneficial" deal for a player sought out by a top 2 side was pick 30.

Pardon me if I'm not cracking the champers.

Fingers crossed it's to be on-traded.

It's not crack the champers but it's not crack the shits either.

 

[GS WARRIORS]

looks terrible in a cats jumper

fair trade - was hoping for a Constable/Narkle thrown in

 

[TruRoos7]

We aren’t sorely going to miss his leadership.
Not that he will read it but all the best Missy....

 

[giantroo]

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Fun fact, the Higgins pick is only a four pick downgrade on the compensation the Dogs received for him in 2014.

 

[Tas]

The reality is next year we wanted to go with Cunnington, LDU and Simpkin in the middle, Higgins isn't a wingman and our flank positions are already getting overwhelmed.

 

[R00StaR]

We did get him for nicks, got his best years and pick 30 on the way out.

Best of luck Higgo, thanks for being a champ!

 

[The Lone Latic]

Farewell Higgo, thanks for the memories and service to the club. Very much enjoyed watching you play. Understand the reasoning and pick 30 is a decent result for a guy aged 32 who it looked like was not going to get a new contract with the club

 

[LuvtheKangas]

I'd have kept him for that return. Understand he liked the bait of an extra year but he was contracted more value to us a high quality player, trainer and leader than pick 30 imo.

Ie - pick 30 wouldn't have been enough to make me deal.

It is what it is though. Thanks for the memories Shaun.

Yeah, it would have been nice to get a bit more but Geelong didn't have 29 or 28 or something incrementally better.

Surely this is a predictable outcome (within a range) in the circumstances of allowing Higgo to look for a better offer with our blessing. It's also an acknowledgement of the fact that he will be 33 when next season starts.

If we wanted to keep him and were willing to give him a better deal to head off suitors, we wouldn't take 30, but that's not the facts.