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But but..Bolton to me is stuck in that situation where he is too good for VFL but not good enough for AFL right now. At senior level so far he has looked very rushed and wide eyed when the ball is in his area. Good thing is he has time on his side.
Michael Walters only played 9 games in his first 3 seasons. Things don’t click instantly for every player, especially small forwards.
Using GWS as an example is always flawed. GWS is renowned for letting players go cheaply because the Giants have a stock pile of talent.
Pies might disagree. It really is nonsense to suggest we don't care because we have loads of talent. Do you hink a wealthy person would sell you their car cheaper than a less wealthy person?
Last year's trading was, on the surface, poor by us. Their were specific circumstances though. Wilson was a compassionate release, but it's a good bet we didn't budget his contract, and had to trade in the end. The pressure on our cap was enormous.
Kennedy wasn't offerred a contract after battling his heart out for 16 games last year, carrying shoulder problems. We had to place him where he wanted to be IMO.
Other than that 'm not aware of poor trading. People like Stewart and Townsend we pretty much gave away. It gives them a better chance than delisting I think, and it's worked for both. We rarely delist.