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That's all true, but we've already been partly penalised when the AFL blocked any trade for Tippett. We would have otherwise got something for him, even if it was just pick 23. And for those who say he shouldn't have been there to trade, that means we missed out on whatever pick/player we could have got in 2009.The thing is we gained an undeserved advantage by offering an illegal deal to a player who may have otherwise left. So if we hadn't made this agreement, we would have been without Tippett for the past three years. Having gained this advantage that arguably would affect our WL column over a period of time we deserve to be whacked with a pretty hefty penalty all things considered.
Just because we screwed ourselves at the closing of the contract, doesn't change the fact that we got what we wanted for the '09-'12 seasons.
Whichever way you look at it, making him non-tradeable is a punishment. I'm sure there's more to come but they should take this into account.










