Much has been written and said about the comparison between us and the Gold Coast and this thread is another of those examinations. With Pearce Hanley choosing the GC this week, with Deledio choosing us there has also been much talk of "destination clubs".
I decided to look at who each club has brought in from other AFL clubs (or who had prior AFL experience).
For such a player to wind up at either club they must agree to be there, unlike draftees.
So who is the better "destination" club? Who wanted to play for us and who wanted to play for them?
Initial year set-up:
Gold Coast:
Uncontracted:
Gary Ablett Jnr: 192 [games for] Geelong : 96 [games for] GC
Nathan Bock: 113 Ade : 27 GC
Jarred Brennan: 119 Bris : 54 GC
Campbell Brown: 159 Haw : 46 GC
Josh Fraser: 200 Coll : 18 GC
Jarod Harbrow: 70 WB : 114 GC
Nathan Krakouer: 40 PA : 13 GC
Michael Rischitelli: 111 Bri : 100 GC
Pre-season draft
Nathan Ablett: 32 Gee : 2 GC
Rookie Draft
Joel Tippett: 0 Bri : 2 GC
Total: 10 players 1036 games of experience with a return of 470 games for the club (3 still playing)
Greater Western Sydney
Uncontracted
Phil Davis: 18 Ade : 79 GWS
Callan Ward: 60 WB : 107 GWS
Rhys Palmer: 53 Freo : 69 GWS
Tom Scully: 31 Mel : 96 GWS
Sam Reid: 10 WB : 20 GWS
Trades
Chad Cornes: 239 PA : 16 GWS
Dean Brogan: 174 PA : 19 GWS
Luke Power: 282 Bri : 20 GWS
Draft
Setanta OhAilpin: 80 Car : 8 GWS
James McDonald: 251 Mel : 13 GWS
Total: 10 players 1198 games of experience with a return of 447 games (5 still playing)
More important, I think than the initial set-up though, in determining how much of a "destination" club each is, is who has come in since. Who has looked at the up and running organisation and said, yep, I like what I see, I'll go there...
Gold Coast
Trades:
Matthew Warnock: 55 Mel : 32 GC
Greg Broughton: 68 Freo : 42 CG
Mitch Hallahan: 6 Haw : 17 GC
Daniel Curry: 0 Syd : 4 NM : 4 GC
Matt Rosa: 168 WC : 15 GC
Pearce Hanley: 129 Bri
Unrestricted Free Agents
Tom Murphy: 95 Haw : 18 GC
Nick Malceski: 176 Syd : 34 GC
Delisted Free Agents:
Jarrad Grant: 81 WB : 12 GC
Rookie Draft:
Andrew McQualter 89 StK : 5 GC
Total: 10 players with 871 games of experience for a return of 179 games for the club (5 still playing)
Greater Western Sydney
Trades:
Stephen Gilham: 1 PA : 98 Haw : 15 GWS
Shane Mumford: 21 Gee : 79 Syd : 51 GWS
Heath Shaw: 174 Coll : 64 GWS
Josh Hunt: 198 Gee : 14 GWS
Joel Patfull: 182 Bri : 38 GWS
Ryan Griffen: 202 WB : 36 GWS
Steve Johnson: 253 Gee : 22 GWS
Brett Deledio: 243 Rich
Unrestricted Free Agents:
Dawson Simpson: 28 Gee : 0 GWS
Delisted Free Agents:
Dylan Addison: 88 WB : 5 GWS
Pre-season draft
Brett Thornton: 188 Car : 1 GWS
Jed Lamb: 12 Syd : 10 GWS
Total: 12 players with 1767 games of experience for a return of 256 games for the club (6 still playing)
There's also a question of quality - which I kind of think we win fairly handily. We also have had quite a few stay at the club in some capacity or another - coaches, welfare, cultural ambassadors etc. Fraser stayed to coach for a bit but is now coaching at Carlton, other than that.... not so sure they got anything else out of the players they brought in.
Conclusion:
Destination GWS
Your thoughts?
I decided to look at who each club has brought in from other AFL clubs (or who had prior AFL experience).
For such a player to wind up at either club they must agree to be there, unlike draftees.
So who is the better "destination" club? Who wanted to play for us and who wanted to play for them?
Initial year set-up:
Gold Coast:
Uncontracted:
Gary Ablett Jnr: 192 [games for] Geelong : 96 [games for] GC
Nathan Bock: 113 Ade : 27 GC
Jarred Brennan: 119 Bris : 54 GC
Campbell Brown: 159 Haw : 46 GC
Josh Fraser: 200 Coll : 18 GC
Jarod Harbrow: 70 WB : 114 GC
Nathan Krakouer: 40 PA : 13 GC
Michael Rischitelli: 111 Bri : 100 GC
Pre-season draft
Nathan Ablett: 32 Gee : 2 GC
Rookie Draft
Joel Tippett: 0 Bri : 2 GC
Total: 10 players 1036 games of experience with a return of 470 games for the club (3 still playing)
Greater Western Sydney
Uncontracted
Phil Davis: 18 Ade : 79 GWS
Callan Ward: 60 WB : 107 GWS
Rhys Palmer: 53 Freo : 69 GWS
Tom Scully: 31 Mel : 96 GWS
Sam Reid: 10 WB : 20 GWS
Trades
Chad Cornes: 239 PA : 16 GWS
Dean Brogan: 174 PA : 19 GWS
Luke Power: 282 Bri : 20 GWS
Draft
Setanta OhAilpin: 80 Car : 8 GWS
James McDonald: 251 Mel : 13 GWS
Total: 10 players 1198 games of experience with a return of 447 games (5 still playing)
More important, I think than the initial set-up though, in determining how much of a "destination" club each is, is who has come in since. Who has looked at the up and running organisation and said, yep, I like what I see, I'll go there...
Gold Coast
Trades:
Matthew Warnock: 55 Mel : 32 GC
Greg Broughton: 68 Freo : 42 CG
Mitch Hallahan: 6 Haw : 17 GC
Daniel Curry: 0 Syd : 4 NM : 4 GC
Matt Rosa: 168 WC : 15 GC
Pearce Hanley: 129 Bri
Unrestricted Free Agents
Tom Murphy: 95 Haw : 18 GC
Nick Malceski: 176 Syd : 34 GC
Delisted Free Agents:
Jarrad Grant: 81 WB : 12 GC
Rookie Draft:
Andrew McQualter 89 StK : 5 GC
Total: 10 players with 871 games of experience for a return of 179 games for the club (5 still playing)
Greater Western Sydney
Trades:
Stephen Gilham: 1 PA : 98 Haw : 15 GWS
Shane Mumford: 21 Gee : 79 Syd : 51 GWS
Heath Shaw: 174 Coll : 64 GWS
Josh Hunt: 198 Gee : 14 GWS
Joel Patfull: 182 Bri : 38 GWS
Ryan Griffen: 202 WB : 36 GWS
Steve Johnson: 253 Gee : 22 GWS
Brett Deledio: 243 Rich
Unrestricted Free Agents:
Dawson Simpson: 28 Gee : 0 GWS
Delisted Free Agents:
Dylan Addison: 88 WB : 5 GWS
Pre-season draft
Brett Thornton: 188 Car : 1 GWS
Jed Lamb: 12 Syd : 10 GWS
Total: 12 players with 1767 games of experience for a return of 256 games for the club (6 still playing)
There's also a question of quality - which I kind of think we win fairly handily. We also have had quite a few stay at the club in some capacity or another - coaches, welfare, cultural ambassadors etc. Fraser stayed to coach for a bit but is now coaching at Carlton, other than that.... not so sure they got anything else out of the players they brought in.
Conclusion:
Destination GWS
Your thoughts?
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