The Boyd trade is just one aspect of the example set by just one premiership team- it's hardly the measured recipe for success.
If clubs are as predictably reactionary as they usually are, they'll blindly follow our lead in this regard. If they are smart, they'll notice that premiership teams tend to have two things: a good group of players and a good coach; then they'll do everything they can to acquire those things through various routes.
We've built a premiership team primarily through canny drafting, with one monster trade and a couple of discards from other teams. Others, like Sydney and Hawthorn, have built premiership teams with a heavier trading focus. It's not about which route you take, but which players you choose along your route.
If clubs are as predictably reactionary as they usually are, they'll blindly follow our lead in this regard. If they are smart, they'll notice that premiership teams tend to have two things: a good group of players and a good coach; then they'll do everything they can to acquire those things through various routes.
We've built a premiership team primarily through canny drafting, with one monster trade and a couple of discards from other teams. Others, like Sydney and Hawthorn, have built premiership teams with a heavier trading focus. It's not about which route you take, but which players you choose along your route.
But if you have that in order which someone like Essendon is working towards, then if you need a certain player in a certain position then you make sure it gets done. Just like we did with the boyd deal.
And obviously if you can, then hire Luke Beveridge as your senior coach. That helps too
