This trade period could involve garantees in draft.

[nut]

We will give player x and pick x providing you dont draft player x with your pick x etc....

Happened last year with Veale deal.

 

[jezza]

That was in the PSD, won't happen with the national draft. But yes, it could very well happen again given the afl gave the all clear to the veale deal.

 

[Weaver]

That was in the PSD, won't happen with the national draft. But yes, it could very well happen again given the afl gave the all clear to the veale deal.

The Veale deal saw Hawthorn promise not to trade Rawlings, and not to offer him a new contract. That then forced Rawlings into the preseason draft where the Hawks were waiting.

I suppose we could do the same to force Simmonds into the PSD but why would we bother when he would be happy to come to us anyway.

 

[jezza]

I don't think we need to do that, we can either trade with Freo for Simmonds and offer whatever we like, or they can refuse and he goes into the PSD. The difference is that Simmonds apparently wants to be with us, Rawlings was kind of screwed over.

 

[sante]

we should offer Freo something real ******** for Simmonds knowing that they wont accept and then Simmonds will go in PSD because Freo wont trade and we get him for free and he wants to be at Punt Road! we should play hard ball with Freo for Simmonds