So GWS are willing to do a trade.They just want the best one possible. All that noise about a contract being a contract is just that. Problem is getting a player who would say yes to being sold down the river.
Nobody can take GWS seriously when they talk about the integrity of a contract. They managed to shake loose Griffen last year.
This is pure speculation from me, but I think what has happened is Freo put on the table pick 22 + 1st rounder 2016. GWS then wanted a player, which we offered to do (I have no idea which player). GWS wanted Barlow, and Freo said nope (perhaps Barlow refused to be traded? I don't know). On Sunday night we have the article saying that Freo will only offer up its picks.
My gut feeling says that with Steve coming out today means Black has probably changed his mind about leaving norf.
Edit: it looks like we have
NORTH Melbourne midfielder Ryan Bastinac is set to join Brisbane in a move that could land the Roos pick No.17 in return.
The Lions have tabled a four-year offer for Bastinac, 24, and are eyeing him as a replacement for wannabe Collingwood midfielder James Aish.
The deal for Bastinac would see Brisbane give North Melbourne No.17, the selection the Lions received from West Coast for Jack Redden.
In return, the Roos would potentially give Brisbane a trio of later picks, including No.34, No.38 and No. 40, boosting the Lions’ points balance to bring in their two academy players.
But the Kangaroos are set to keep Aaron Black, with Fremantle bowing out of the race for the out-of-favour forward.
After tracking him all season, it is believed the Dockers have cooled on Black, despite likely missing out on Greater Western Sydney forward Cameron McCarthy as well.
Aish wants to join Collingwood, but the delay on Adam Treloar’s move to the Magpies has buoyed the Kangaroos’ hopes they could still land Aish before tomorrow’s 2pm trade deadline.
The Kangaroos are believed to have offered Aish upwards of $400,000 a season.
The Lions want the three second and third-round picks from the Kangaroos to boost their points balance in the AFL’s new draft value index.
The value of No. 34 (542) No. 38 (465) and No. 40 (429) outweigh the value of No. 17 (1025), helping secure the Lions the extra points they need to claim academy targets Ben Keays and Eric Hipwood.
The Lions need a points boost after parting with pick No. 21 for Carlton’s Tom Bell this week.
The trade would give North Melbourne a first-round draft call after handing its No. 15 choice to Hawthorn for midfielder-forward Jed Anderson.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...-north-melbourne/story-fnp04d70-1227576131038