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Firstly, id rather hold onto him. That just to clear where i stand.
However, the club seems to be copping the flak for all the 'speculation' and that is all it is so far about a possible trade that may result if indeed Trent is traded.
Firstly in another post the goatmaster made the most succint point ive yet seen on the trade.
IF Croad were to be traded, does anyone honestly think the club ISNT going to drive a deal so hard that the Hawks could not possibly come out the clear winners?
All the talk of a 'draft pick' for Croad? Pfft, a 21 year old with enourmous talent, a gifted CHB who has been learning how to play in every key posistion on the ground for the last year?
At the very least the club would be looking (imo) at two top ten picks and probably another pick in the teens somewhere. That would the realistic option. If this scenario did come about, the possibilty that in todays trading market it is now very hard not to get things wrong with early picks, this would mean that,in essence with 4 overall picks in the top twenty five selections we would be picking up some very VERY good players for future years.
The other case would be a player swap. This is the less likely as the salary cap, ability to deal with other clubs over who/what they would be willing to give up would be lessened as the demands would be more an equal 50/50 deal. Ie, you give us Croad, we give you West/Misiti type case.
In either situation though, the overall goal of the coaching staff is to IMPROVE the list. They are not going to let Trent just 'go' (or any other player i would presume ie Angie, Mcpharlin). There is and has been to much work put into getting this list together. They are not so stupid as to remove players simply for the sake of being seen to be 'involved' in the trade market.
Every other club is in the same boat. The whole point of the trade period is in trying to improve the clubs playing stock.
Of course there can be drawbacks unforseen. You could draft duds, the direct player swap one for one could see one player bloom and another fade away (hi Barry Young). Or worse case (and the one i do worry about in the Hawks current situation) it could have a bad effect on club moral. Case in point, the Bombers trading of two good clubmen in Hawker and Clayton (? not sure on that) for Raines and Richardson in 86ish (? again not sure of the date). Though the players Essendon got into the club were better from a purely playing sense, from what ive heard many at the Dons belived that the playing groups 'core' was never as solid after the trade had been done.
This is what i fear could happen to us, more so actually with the Lekkas possible trade than even the possible Croad one.
All up, its all speculation so far. No player and no club is immune to this time. The clubs must look to the future regardless of anything else. They must also look to where they can improve their outlooks for the future by dealing what they may think surplus to their current needs.
I sincerly hope nobody leaves the Hawks this year through trading (im an old softy) yet if, IF it does happen, i do have the hope that its to build a stronger Hawthorn for all the tomorrows to come.
Cheers.
However, the club seems to be copping the flak for all the 'speculation' and that is all it is so far about a possible trade that may result if indeed Trent is traded.
Firstly in another post the goatmaster made the most succint point ive yet seen on the trade.
IF Croad were to be traded, does anyone honestly think the club ISNT going to drive a deal so hard that the Hawks could not possibly come out the clear winners?
All the talk of a 'draft pick' for Croad? Pfft, a 21 year old with enourmous talent, a gifted CHB who has been learning how to play in every key posistion on the ground for the last year?
At the very least the club would be looking (imo) at two top ten picks and probably another pick in the teens somewhere. That would the realistic option. If this scenario did come about, the possibilty that in todays trading market it is now very hard not to get things wrong with early picks, this would mean that,in essence with 4 overall picks in the top twenty five selections we would be picking up some very VERY good players for future years.
The other case would be a player swap. This is the less likely as the salary cap, ability to deal with other clubs over who/what they would be willing to give up would be lessened as the demands would be more an equal 50/50 deal. Ie, you give us Croad, we give you West/Misiti type case.
In either situation though, the overall goal of the coaching staff is to IMPROVE the list. They are not going to let Trent just 'go' (or any other player i would presume ie Angie, Mcpharlin). There is and has been to much work put into getting this list together. They are not so stupid as to remove players simply for the sake of being seen to be 'involved' in the trade market.
Every other club is in the same boat. The whole point of the trade period is in trying to improve the clubs playing stock.
Of course there can be drawbacks unforseen. You could draft duds, the direct player swap one for one could see one player bloom and another fade away (hi Barry Young). Or worse case (and the one i do worry about in the Hawks current situation) it could have a bad effect on club moral. Case in point, the Bombers trading of two good clubmen in Hawker and Clayton (? not sure on that) for Raines and Richardson in 86ish (? again not sure of the date). Though the players Essendon got into the club were better from a purely playing sense, from what ive heard many at the Dons belived that the playing groups 'core' was never as solid after the trade had been done.
This is what i fear could happen to us, more so actually with the Lekkas possible trade than even the possible Croad one.
All up, its all speculation so far. No player and no club is immune to this time. The clubs must look to the future regardless of anything else. They must also look to where they can improve their outlooks for the future by dealing what they may think surplus to their current needs.
I sincerly hope nobody leaves the Hawks this year through trading (im an old softy) yet if, IF it does happen, i do have the hope that its to build a stronger Hawthorn for all the tomorrows to come.
Cheers.
