All this worries me.
Why are we trying so hard to dream up rubbish using the compo pick? Geelong will be the ONLY winners out of that.
No other fair trade (enough to pass the AFL tests) will come close to bridging the gap in value in the Danger for 14 crap. And it's not even Geelong's 14!
Please AFC, forget the compo! 2 1sts is unders for Danger…it's the minimum bottom line. I'd like to add Gore to that equation to make it a little closer to fair.
People need to stop looking as who are the winners in this because it is clearly Geelong and it will clearly be Geelong no matter what the trade is, even if we get 3 top 10 first round picks as Danger is a suprstar and a top 3 player in the AFL.
What we should be looking at is which deal gives the most to the AFC and not which deal hurts GFC most. There is a tipping point. Now if we don't match it will tell me one of the following:
- there iwll either be a follow up trade with Geelong that will get us 2 first rounder and a player for compensation pick and some fluff
- or there is a Tippett like side agreement that we just don't want out there because it would kill us
Before people jump off the cliff in arms about how the AFL won't approve any such deal, ask yourself a question, do you REALLY think that we would not be running any potential trades by the AFL before decide what our next move will be? Seriously?!
We are talking about two professional clubs who are reasonable and do not like to waste time as both also have a few other irons in the fire that they would want to get over the line. While the supporters love to get involved in the pissing contests on these boards, the club are trying to agree to a reasonable trade where both clubs are "happy" with their lot.