If we lose Motlop and get only Ablett, what a failure of list management it is right there.
Forget Smith, the big fish in the pool is Stringer, if we lose Motlop because we low ball hm to save cap for Stringer and Stringer nominates Essendon, we need to sack our list management group.
He has some bad periods but Motlop is a gun x factor player who had a bad season battling through injury and played out of position. He proved in finals how good he is.
Ablett I consider a "meh" acquisition. It is for romance, nothing more. Will play about 15 games, maybe 20.. as I said meh. We CANNOT let young players or cap go for a banged up 34 year old.
If Stringer nominates us and we land him, it will soften the blow of losing Motlop. But we come out about even.
We lose Motlop - for cap, and a few young players (eg. Lang) - for trading with GC, and not get Stringer. We have set the club back years.
I am scared we are about to overpay for Ablett, who is only worth a R3 pick. I want us to let him retire if GC demand more.
If Stringer nominates Essendon tomorrow, give that money to Motlop.