Giant Heart
THE BEAST
Hi all!
I've been reading/hearing over the last week or so that Geelong is the frontrunner to secure the services of both Devon Smith and Jacob Hopper. Now, of course, I'd be disappointed if we lost either one of Smith or Hopper, but to lose them both to a competitor like Geelong would be more than irritating!
Obviously, the elephant in the room the whole year has been around Gary Ablett; the will he or won't he be at Gold Coast next year question, which has been of much intrigue to the wider AFL community. It looks almost certain now that, at the very least, Ablett will not be at the Suns next year.
With that in mind, and the only realistic suitor for Ablett being Geelong; that leaves the Cats with a conundrum. Do they forgo history and romanticism and look towards the future, or do they embrace Ablett back to the club, which will involve appeasing Gold Coast's wish of a decent pick and/or player from Geelong?
Or, as has been suggested by a few, can Geelong somehow find a way to secure all three? It'd be a huge task to land all three, given Geelong's reportedly low trade currency. Which then leads me to my next question: just how does Geelong manage to land all three?
Firstly, and correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that Geelong does not have a first round draft pick in 2017. From the little research I've done prior to creating this thread, I have learnt that Geelong has a second round draft pick which they secured from Carlton as a result of the Touhy trade last year. Other than their own second round pick, what else, exactly, do they have?
If all Geelong has is a round two draft pick in the early twenties, another round two pick which will most likely be in the mid thirties, plus a third and fourth round junk pick - it's not really adding up. Sure, Motlop is also rumoured to be out the door, which means that Geelong might get a compensation pick in the second round. Surely Motlop's not worth a first round pick?
What will GWS ask for in return for losing Hopper and Smith? Surely Smith is worth a late first round draft pick, whilst Hopper's age and potential sees him as comfortably a first round pick. As for Ablett - Gold Coast will not let him go easily, and with Cochrane demonstrating a penchant for being disagreeable, I'm really not sure how that will play out.
So, does the deal for all three get done? If so, how? How does GWS get sufficiently compensated by one club, with low currency, who is also chasing a player who'll attract some currency given he's still got a year left to run on his contract? To me, it just doesn't add up, unless I've missed something entirely?
I've been reading/hearing over the last week or so that Geelong is the frontrunner to secure the services of both Devon Smith and Jacob Hopper. Now, of course, I'd be disappointed if we lost either one of Smith or Hopper, but to lose them both to a competitor like Geelong would be more than irritating!
Obviously, the elephant in the room the whole year has been around Gary Ablett; the will he or won't he be at Gold Coast next year question, which has been of much intrigue to the wider AFL community. It looks almost certain now that, at the very least, Ablett will not be at the Suns next year.
With that in mind, and the only realistic suitor for Ablett being Geelong; that leaves the Cats with a conundrum. Do they forgo history and romanticism and look towards the future, or do they embrace Ablett back to the club, which will involve appeasing Gold Coast's wish of a decent pick and/or player from Geelong?
Or, as has been suggested by a few, can Geelong somehow find a way to secure all three? It'd be a huge task to land all three, given Geelong's reportedly low trade currency. Which then leads me to my next question: just how does Geelong manage to land all three?
Firstly, and correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that Geelong does not have a first round draft pick in 2017. From the little research I've done prior to creating this thread, I have learnt that Geelong has a second round draft pick which they secured from Carlton as a result of the Touhy trade last year. Other than their own second round pick, what else, exactly, do they have?
If all Geelong has is a round two draft pick in the early twenties, another round two pick which will most likely be in the mid thirties, plus a third and fourth round junk pick - it's not really adding up. Sure, Motlop is also rumoured to be out the door, which means that Geelong might get a compensation pick in the second round. Surely Motlop's not worth a first round pick?
What will GWS ask for in return for losing Hopper and Smith? Surely Smith is worth a late first round draft pick, whilst Hopper's age and potential sees him as comfortably a first round pick. As for Ablett - Gold Coast will not let him go easily, and with Cochrane demonstrating a penchant for being disagreeable, I'm really not sure how that will play out.
So, does the deal for all three get done? If so, how? How does GWS get sufficiently compensated by one club, with low currency, who is also chasing a player who'll attract some currency given he's still got a year left to run on his contract? To me, it just doesn't add up, unless I've missed something entirely?
