What really irritates me about this whole situation is fine they don't want to give up Boyd and prevent an exodus situation happening. All about sending a message to their young players. But picks 4 and 7 as they currently stand for GWS aren't actually worth picks 4 and 7. Jono O'Rourke was a number 2 pick, Dom Tyson a number 3 pick and guys like Plowman, Buntine, Corr, etc are all first round top 15 picks. But all of these guys have either dropped in actual trade value or are well on the way for getting traded for a pick of much less worth than what they were drafted in as. Good chances are that if GWS take 4 and 7 into the draft, then unless its for a player from NSW they not only won't get the game time due to these early draft picks having more preseason and the experienced players coming in, but they will walk out and they won't get anything of value in return to what they drafted these kids in.
Just give us boyd and prove that you can obtain star players without the big money and without the AFL giving the clubs which you stole the player from, the compensation they deserve.