Makes sense. Geelong always gets screwed over at the trade table.
Looking for nibbles are we. I asked you in 2014 and will do so again as I got no response. So let's try again....
I'm interested to see which trades in recent history we have been 'bent over' so I thought I'll go back 9 years to 2007.
2007.
Playfair to Syd for #44
King and Gardiner to Stk for #90
Callan and #66 to WB for #62.
2008.
Brent Prismall out for pick #39 in.
2009.
We gave up pick #33 and #97 (unused pick) and gained #40 and #42 and #56
We traded Mumford for #28
We then traded #49 for Marcus Drum.
So in summary we gave Essendon 33, Fremantle 49, Port Adelaide 97 and Sydney Mumford and Gained 28, 40, 42 and 56.
2010.
We traded away our middle of R1 Ablett compensation to GC giving us pick #15.
We also gave Carlton Laidler and #41 for #36 (37 after compensation) and #53 (54).
We gave the WB Djerrkura for #57.
2011.
Only one trade for us. Pick #26 out to GC in exchange for #32 and #34.
2012.
Hamish McIntosh in for pick #38.
Josh Caddy for 1st round compensation (activated in 2014 at 14) and #57.
2013.
Podsiadly to Adelaide for #64.
Chapman to Essendon for #84
Hunt to GWS for # 75
West to Brisbane for #41.
2014.
Varcoe out Clark in.
Stanley and 60 for Pick 21.
Christensen (ooc) for 21.
Picks 10 and 47 in for 14 and 35.
2015.
Dangerfield and pick 50 for picks 9, 28 and Dean Gore.
Lachlan Henderson for 2016 R1 pick (16).
Zac Smith for picks 49 and 53.
Josh Walker and Jarred Jansen for pick 40 (2016).
So we've had some token trades to help fringe/older players get to their 2nd clubs. Now keep in mind you said "
always gets screwed" So picking out more than 1 or 2 trades where we've been 'bent over' will be required to even remotely justify your claims.
I for one think over the last few years (recent history) we've on the whole been quite fair. Hardly bent over. Unders for some and overs for others.
We're a club that gets deals done overall we are fair traders and other clubs fans acknowledge that fact, yet the misnomer on here by a select few is that we are pushovers. Not so.