I see there is a thread in the Drafts and Trading page, dedicated on whether we would consider trading Griffen for pick 1.
Not totally sold on the idea, but I do think that idea has a bit of merit.
Yes Griff is an absolute gun, but if you think about it, he is 28 next year, so it would be a case of short-term pain for long-term gain (i.e. getting that gun KPF that we desperately need).
Trading Lake (effectively for Hrovat) was also a bit of short-term pain for long-term gain, which I think has worked ok so far.
Before people start using Melbourne as an example of what happens when you trade senior players, consider:
- We aren't doing what Melbourne did by forcing players to retire (MacDonald, Green, etc)
- We would be getting a potential gun KPF in exchange for Griffen, it's not like we would be getting rid of him for nothing
- Our young midfielders are approaching that 50 game mark now, and can much better stand on their own feet.
No doubt that the trade won't happen, but if it did, it would be a massively bold statement of intent for our future, and, generate some big excitement about where we're headed.