Would You Do This Deal??

[WHOME]

Imagine for a moment that you are responsible for list management at the PAFC. A call comes through from GWS and they offer you pick 1 (ie. Tom Boyd) for Hamish Hartlett. You are employed to do what is best for the PAFC, do you do this deal??

 

[Us against the rest]

Imagine for a moment that you are responsible for list management at the PAFC. A call comes through from GWS and they offer you pick 1 (ie. Tom Boyd) for Hamish Hartlett. You are employed to do what is best for the PAFC, do you do this deal??

Gees

 

[Hong-Kong Phooey]

Nup. Hamish forms part of our structure. We have worked hard to get our midfield looking top shelf. He is needed right here

 

[Moses01]

tempting

 

[Us against the rest]

After some thought i agree, Hamish stays right here.

 

[spookism]

Pick one for Hamish with no add ons?

In a heartbeat, sorry Hamish but business is business.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Nah not Hartlett, for Boyd i would give
Port get: number 1 draft pick + young gun from GWS
GWS get: Trengove + pick 10ish + Paul Stewart (just to sweeten the deal)

 

[Kickpuncher]

No. Its simple as that. We dont trade any of our star players unless they want out.

 

[finbarr]

Nope. Hamish is almost there. Give it a little more time and the haters will go quiet.

 

[TheFVK]

Would not trade a leader and key member of our playing group if it means compromising our club ethos and player culture, which it almost certainly would be.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

No. Its simple as that. We dont trade any of our star players unless they want out.

This probably our last chance to get a number one draft pick, especially since we need a big dominate tall forward and Boyd looks to be the next Tony Lockett, its definitely worth considering.

 

[Us against the rest]

They can have, let's see. D. Stewart, M. Thomas, D. Pfeiffer, lol

 

[Schulzenfest]

Ugh. One of the toughest hypotheticals I've seen on here.

If this was AFL Live on the Xbox or the game was played by robots I'd probably say yes, but in the real world I'm leaning towards no. I feel like trading a potential elite midfielder who we've been developing for 5 years and who's finally getting his body right for the first time out for magic beans (admittedly very enticing magic beans) wouldn't do wonders for morale at the club. Not to mention the enormous pressure, both internal and external, that this would place on Boyd. Imagine if we made the trade and Boyd turns out to be a bust? We'd have essentially given away Hamish Hartlett for nothing. I get the whole 'give quality to get quality' thing, but unless it's a surplus to requirements player or the club is heading into a rebuild (whereas we're ****ing finally heading out of one) I don't like giving up quality to get draft picks who are nothing but potential.

I'd rather keep Hammer and back the highly talented John Butcher and Mason Shaw in to form a cohesive unit as the club's future key forwards. If we could pick up Mitch Thorp with a late pick, that'd also be handy.

 

[Us against the rest]

This probably our last chance to get a number one draft pick, especially since we need a big dominate tall forward and Boyd looks to be the next Tony Lockett, its definitely worth considering.

Butcher will be ok under KH and Mason Shaw is going to be something special, i don't know why i just have a good feeling about this guy.

 

[Us against the rest]

Ugh. One of the toughest hypotheticals I've seen on here.

If this was AFL Live on the Xbox or the game was played by robots I'd probably say yes, but in the real world I'm leaning towards no. I feel like trading a potential elite midfielder who we've been developing for 5 years and who's finally getting his body right for the first time out for magic beans (admittedly very enticing magic beans) wouldn't do wonders for morale at the club. Not to mention the enormous pressure, both internal and external, that this would place on Boyd. Imagine if we made the trade and Boyd turns out to be a bust? We'd have essentially given away Hamish Hartlett for nothing. I get the whole 'give quality to get quality' thing, but unless it's a surplus to requirements player or the club is heading into a rebuild (whereas we're ****ing finally heading out of one) I don't like giving up quality to get draft picks who are nothing but potential.

I'd rather keep Hammer and back the highly talented John Butcher and Mason Shaw in to form a cohesive unit as the club's future key forwards. If we could pick up Mitch Thorp with a late pick, that'd also be handy.

Agreed, the longer we can keep this group together the better and i can see some real A graders to be on our list.

 

[Lockhart Road]

Why don't we ask someone smart to answer this question, like a pussy cat:

 

[Us against the rest]

I think there are a lot clubs in the afl that would love to have a list like ours and when Ken cuts off a few more and tops it up with the types we will be hard to beat.

 

[Kickpuncher]

Ugh. One of the toughest hypotheticals I've seen on here.

If this was AFL Live on the Xbox or the game was played by robots I'd probably say yes, but in the real world I'm leaning towards no. I feel like trading a potential elite midfielder who we've been developing for 5 years and who's finally getting his body right for the first time out for magic beans (admittedly very enticing magic beans) wouldn't do wonders for morale at the club. Not to mention the enormous pressure, both internal and external, that this would place on Boyd. Imagine if we made the trade and Boyd turns out to be a bust? We'd have essentially given away Hamish Hartlett for nothing. I get the whole 'give quality to get quality' thing, but unless it's a surplus to requirements player or the club is heading into a rebuild (whereas we're ****ing finally heading out of one) I don't like giving up quality to get draft picks who are nothing but potential.

I'd rather keep Hammer and back the highly talented John Butcher and Mason Shaw in to form a cohesive unit as the club's future key forwards. If we could pick up Mitch Thorp with a late pick, that'd also be handy.

Couldn't have summed it up any better.

Also shown in the past a lot of players that bond together play better together. That's why its important we keep our core group of players together.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Butcher will be ok under KH and Mason Shaw is going to be something special, i don't know why i just have a good feeling about this guy.

I dont disagree with you they could be stars under Hinkley who knows. Just Boyd looks to a 1 in 10 years type of player.

and yeah I also think though Mason Shaw could be something special

 

[Us against the rest]

Why don't we ask someone smart to answer this question, like a pussy cat:

I agree with the pussy

 

[BIG MATTY T]

I dont know. ..probably wouldnt trade him for an unknown....

I like Hartlett he makes me laugh...with his arrgance an attitude do anyway...and if or when he reaches elite his arrogance towards opposition numpties will be a site to be hold....

 

[Us against the rest]

I dont disagree with you they could be stars under Hinkley who knows. Just Boyd looks to a 1 in 10 years type of player.

and yeah I also think though Mason Shaw could be something special

I'm not saying it's not tempting but we have too much time invested in Hartlett and this group work so well together, when Hamish hits his straps, look out.

 

[Us against the rest]

I would rather have Hartlett playing for us than against us, imagine in a final he goes forward and starts kicking those 50m goals from every where playing for the opposition, it would be our biggest nightmare.

 

[Us against the rest]

It was bad enough watching Bradley, Ando, Bucks,Dwayne (raging bull) Abba,Leslie,Phillips,Harris. No more this has to stop. glad Curtis and Bomber hung around. Hamish stays.

 

[Us against the rest]

Almost choked on my steak sandwich when i heard Tredas was going to ask to be traded.