List Mgmt. AFLW List Management, Trades, Draft, Expansion Thread

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Hmmmm. Not sure about that deal.

We've essentially traded her for a future 1st. With pick 4 and 38 being a wash (points wise) for 14, 21 and 32.

We'd have to hope for the Suns to finish last

We also swapped our future 1st for 21 and 39. So basically it's

14, 2026 1st, Hatchard, 32 for pick 4, Suns 2026 1st, 38, 39

Gave up Hatchard to upgrade our firsts to 4 and the Suns future pick

Don't bother looking at the points, they're never a true measure of the value of draft picks. There's no way a club would agree to swap pick 4 for pick 14 just to receive a couple of picks in the 20s and 30s.

It's not an incredible deal, but it's decent. Pick 4 gives us a serious commodity in the draft. Now we need to use it on a player that can move the needle.

Meanwhile, Gold Coast were wooden spooners this year. Two wins and the worst percentage in the league. If they have a similar year next year then it's a big win.

Interesting to note that Erin Phillips is general manager of women's football at Gold Coast these days. Was that a deciding factor in Hatchard moving, I wonder?

 

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Interesting to note that Erin Phillips is general manager of women's football at Gold Coast these days. Was that a deciding factor in Hatchard moving, I wonder?

Sarah Black's article basically says it was

 

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Don't bother looking at the points, they're never a true measure of the value of draft picks. There's no way a club would agree to swap pick 4 for pick 14 just to receive a couple of picks in the 20s and 30s.

My thinking was more that Gold Coast would have made a trade that's very similar to that without Hatchard being involved because of their Academy players at the draft

 

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Hatchard will be a heavy loss for the Crows

 

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With Hatchard presumably being in our top 2 highest-paid, I wonder if it frees up any salary options to retain Prowse/Boileau?

 

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With Hatchard presumably being in our top 2 highest-paid, I wonder if it frees up any salary options to retain Prowse/Boileau?

They've already announced they want to leave, so I doubt it.

Hopefully it might prevent the next important player from leaving, though.