Taylor
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There is no chance in any way, shape or form Jackson comes for anything like the offers put forward by Freo supporters. He's the most athletic ruck/forward prospect in ages and was a key player in a grand final side in his second year which is remarkable for a young tall. He is uncontracted but so was Cerra. Jackson has way more trade value than Cerra due to Jackson's huge upside and potential. Most experts say Jackson is worth over 1 million a year but likely to stay with Melbourne.
Lobb's trade value considering he's 30 is not worth losing a key player for what we'll get at the trade table now either. I hope he stays now so Amiss can have a couple of development years before we rely on him as a primary target.
You're conflating two different issues there.
His value in dollars is high, his value in trade will be high and the two are generally related but unlike buying a car where the price is set for all bidders in this case you are able to make a deal with the car, it will only park itself in your garage and then you come to a deal with the current owner of the car for whatever you can.
Lachie Weller wasn't worth pick #2 in trade, but he was contracted and Gold Coast had pick #2. If they had pick #4 he would have been traded for pick #4. If they pick #10 he would have been traded for pick #10.
We won't have a top five pick to trade for Luke Jackson.
There are two hurdles for Freo when it comes to Jackson and that's Melbourne's salary cap and West Coast's salary cap. That's it. If Melbourne can't afford his worth he will have to be traded, if West Coast can't afford it he can't be traded there.
Whatever we have will be what we have to trade for him.