The last day of the trade period always seems to have a number of chain reaction trades, but it's usually not for such remarkably similar players as this year. I noticed that the press releases for each of these three players was almost identical - where the destination club was looking for someone to shore up their key position stocks with added flexibility at both ends of the ground. Then I looked onto Footywire and they are basically the exact same player:
The only real difference is Francis has been used almost exclusively as a defender, Weideman as a forward and Schache a bit more everywhere. Will a new home be the impetus for any of them to take that next step forward? And if so, who will end up having the best post-trade career of the 3 of them?
| Aaron Francis | Sam Weideman | Josh Schache | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 25 yr 2 mo | 25 yr 3 mo | 25yr 1 mo |
| Attributes | 193cm / 92kg | 195cm / 94kg | 201cm / 94kg |
| Draft | 2015 (Pick #6) | 2015 (Pick #9) | 2015 (Pick #2) |
| Debut | 2016 (Round #18) | 2016 (Round #20) | 2016 (Round #1) |
| # of Games | 54 | 59 | 72 |
| Average Disposals | 11.5 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Average Marks | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Total Goals | 12 | 62 | 78 |
| Total Brownlow Votes | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The only real difference is Francis has been used almost exclusively as a defender, Weideman as a forward and Schache a bit more everywhere. Will a new home be the impetus for any of them to take that next step forward? And if so, who will end up having the best post-trade career of the 3 of them?
