IMO, it makes perfect sense. If we use one of them on F1 we limit risk of being screwed (like Crows supporter suggested swapping pick 4 for Crows F1 and like we were many times in past with ladder position following year).Makes very little sense unless pick 10 is going on a gun A grader
Use one pick to trade for future pick(s) and one on player or points depending on how many points we get for players who will leave us. Nobody said this is the complete deal, it could contain e.g., picks swap (R(F)2 for R(F)3) to sweeten the deal. How much is acceptable overs - 500 points (mentioned by Herald) or 1000 points? It obviously depends on offers from other clubs.
I am personally waiting for actual deal before melting.
Here is Martin part of the article
Could Suns even get Dusty deal done?
Gold Coast is officially out of the race for Dustin Martin given the difficulty in satisfying the Suns on a trade and the Richmond star on his massive salary.
Martin is open to a move north or a different challenge in footy but even before Thursday’s meeting with Damien Hardwick at a Gold Coast pub was aware the Suns move wasn’t happening.
The Suns would ideally like to consider ways for the triple Norm Smith Medallist to become a Sun.
But they couldn’t pay his $1.4 million salary, Richmond isn’t interested in a trade, and they don’t have the picks to satisfy the Tigers even if the first two issues were resolved.
So the club’s football department including Hardwick is on board with the fact that if Martin moves north it will be at the end of next year.
And Hollands
and RanceAt this stage there is no clear suitor for contracted top-10 pick Elijah Hollands, who will sit down with the club and his management post VFL finals to assess his options.
No Rance-Dimma reunion
Alex Rance is likely to move to the Gold Coast after shutting down his Melbourne-based high school but won’t be joining the Suns as a full-time employee.
The Suns are open to specialist coaching roles for the likes of Lance Franklin, and even Rance, if they wanted to help out the club’s young kids.
But Rance is 33, so despite his level of fitness, the Suns haven’t spoken to him about a shock comeback.
They are aware he is considering a full-time move north after shuttering his football-focused school The Academy.
And as the Suns consider their coaching team, they haven’t had meaningful talks with Rance about a coaching role.
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