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Yep that's my vernacular, yours is a more concise description. My understanding was that that option was on table as the AFL were offering all sorts of sweeteners to win over the club's board and support of its broader membership. I think the AFL and media thought that because we were so beleagured that by offering us Rock-candy Mountain that we'd just finally roll over. I suspect that the AFL, Melbourne's media, the teams that were packing our bags (Essendon, Melbourne, Saint Kilda, Hawthorn and the Dogs), and the NMFC board members who supported the move were genuinely shocked and angered by the resounding pushback that came from our club. We certainly weren't South Melbourne or a Fitzroy.The "deal" did not include draft picks coming out of our wazoo. As we had a full, competitive list already (preliminary finalists that year), the AFL only offered a single, early second round pick if I remember correctly. It may have been 2x second rounders, but certainly not the bumper crop that the Gold Coast Suns received.
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