People, please.
Adelaide were never seriously interested in recruiting Jonathan Giles. Why would they want a reject of both Port Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney? Furthermore, when and where would he break into Adelaide's senior side? Their backline is in All Australian form, their midfield is elite, and their forward line is the envy of the competition.
They knew full-well that Jonathan was not good enough for them, but with several other, lesser clubs than theirs still in the market for a tall, the time was ripe for Ricciuto to devise and implement another one of his brilliant plans. Using their influential position as a powerhouse, they fooled those other, lesser clubs into believing that Jonathan was worth recruiting. 'He must be good if Adelaide are interested in him', they would have thought.
How silly of those Essendon minnows to fall for it.
Now, with a competitor taken care of, Adelaide are free to steal Luke Lowden from under Port Adelaide's nose. He kicked three goals on debut for the back-to-back premiers and has been strongly linked to their cross-town rival throughout the off-season.
He must be good if Port Adelaide are interested in him, right?
Adelaide: 2. Port Adelaide: 0.