Past #27: Aaron Edwards - drafted w/ #82 in '06 ND - traded to Tiges for #74 in '12 ND - 100 goals @ WCE

[Shinboner Schem]

He could have walked to richmond in the delisted free agency period if he had of really wanted to get Richmond for nothing....
His still a contracted player until 31st October. So he isnt a delisted free agent till then or he can opt for the draft and take his chances there...

We can choose to desist him before that FA period if we like.(We can even delist players contracted for next year if we want - like we did with Urqs)

If we don't want him to go or want to milk a trade of some sort (I'm thinking a pick upgrade here), then we can hold on and he would have to go to the PSD if he doesn't want to resign with us.

Detested FA period hasn't occurred yet BTW

 

[Ron The Bear]

Edwards For Pick 44

Punt Road would be burnt down. We only paid #37 for Ivan Maric, and I don't see Edwards in our best 22.

That Richmond and North are dealing at all is surprising. Very few trades over the years, David Bourke being the last...

 

[Hard_to_Beat]

I don't see Edwards in our best 22.

I rate you Ron, but I think you need to back up on that one.

 

[Higgins2Waite]

Punt Road would be burnt down. We only paid #37 for Ivan Maric, and I don't see Edwards in our best 22.

That Richmond and North are dealing at all is surprising. Very few trades over the years, David Bourke being the last...

You should never be forgiven for that trade! Let us never speak of his name again

 

[Tas]

Punt Road would be burnt down. We only paid #37 for Ivan Maric, and I don't see Edwards in our best 22.

That Richmond and North are dealing at all is surprising. Very few trades over the years, David Bourke being the last...

His last three years have resulted in 78 goals 19 behinds from 42 games, so 1.86 goals per game at 80.4% scoring accuracy.

Number of Richmond players averaging more than 1.86 goals a game: 1 (Jack Reiwoldt)
Number of Richmond players averaging 80%+ scoring accuracy: 0

He is statistically in our best side, we are just trying to fast-track our key forwards.

 

[The Other Dean]

On another note, has anyone checked on TOD? Last year it was Sex Ed, now Azza. How much can one heart take before it breaks?

Said it before, Wellsy is my next favorite player/stalking target, so a massive sucked in to all of you. Gonna be some tears when for one reason or another, he doesn't front in 2014.

Not over the moon about this but if Azza wanted to leave, so be it. I think he's a little better than some posters suggest, and reckon he'll be straight into the Richmond side, but cbf'ed making a case. From what I've seen over this trade period, not spinning any scenario into being 100% supportive of the changes made to our list is just an invitation to be ridiculed for your nearsightedness, and for the discussion to digress to such brilliant, well-considered conclusions as "soft", or my personal fave "these guys aren't good enough to play at North".

Yeah, nah, think I'll pass. Easier just to call it another home run for the club and be done with it.

(Best of luck, Azza. Thanks for your contribution.)

 

[Ron The Bear]

I rate you Ron, but I think you need to back up on that one.

I'll put it another way. If we had to win a game - one game - tomorrow, Edwards would get a game ahead of e.g. Astbury or Elton. But come Round 1, I'd hope and expect to see Astbury in as a third tall if that's the structure. Griffiths may yet return to that end, and perhaps even Post will get another chance ahead of Edwards. I think he'll only play if Riewoldt or possibly Vickery gets injured.

Hope like hell this hasn't come about due to concerns over Vickery's shoulder.

He is statistically in our best side, we are just trying to fast-track our key forwards.

As are we (or at least we should be).

 

[Richo83]

His last three years have resulted in 78 goals 19 behinds from 42 games, so 1.86 goals per game at 80.4% scoring accuracy.

Number of Richmond players averaging more than 1.86 goals a game: 1 (Jack Reiwoldt)
Number of Richmond players averaging 80%+ scoring accuracy: 0

He is statistically in our best side, we are just trying to fast-track our key forwards.

Using that logic, why isn't Edwards getting a gig infront of Hansen and Edwards, since he averages more goals per game than both of them and is a better shot for goal? Richmond are trying to fast-track their key forwards as well.

That said, I wouldn't be against plonking Edwards on the bench and having him part of forward rotations.

 

[Richo83]

Ron, I would suggest it's more to do with the fact that clubs are realising the benefit of list balance in terms of age, coupled with the need for depth which we lack.

Even if Vickery plays 22 games, I feel this trade makes sense.

 

[Tas]

Using that logic, why isn't Edwards getting a gig infront of Hansen and Edwards, since he averages more goals per game than both of them and is a better shot for goal? Richmond are trying to fast-track their key forwards as well.

That said, I wouldn't be against plonking Edwards on the bench and having him part of forward rotations.

Azza is reliable but he is 28 and there are upper limits in terms of his potential. We have to develop Tarrant, Hansen and Black, all are capable of delivering what Edwards does for a lot longer a period and their upper ceiling is potentially a lot higher. Tarrant and Hansen are first round picks and Black arguably should have been, it would be a waste if we didn't give these the opportunity to blossom.

If we would be a flag contender now, Edwards would be in our starting lineup because at the moment he is a lot more reliable. We also have good quality medium sizes half fowards like Harper, Wright and Adams.

I really like Azza and am happy he is going to get a crack at AFL level, he had always done what the club asked of him.

 

[Richo83]

Azza is reliable but he is 28 and there are upper limits in terms of his potential. We have to develop Tarrant, Hansen and Black, all are capable of delivering what Edwards does for a lot longer a period and their upper ceiling is potentially a lot higher. Tarrant and Hansen are first round picks and Black arguably should have been, it would be a waste if we didn't give these the opportunity to blossom.

If we would be a flag contender now, Edwards would be in our starting lineup because at the moment he is a lot more reliable. We also have good quality medium sizes half fowards like Harper, Wright and Adams.

I really like Azza and am happy he is going to get a crack at AFL level, he had always done what the club asked of him.

Tas, I'm sure this is all correct. But isn't it also correct for Richmond? I expect Edwards to play 10-15 games a la Miller (even though he's better than him) while other KPPs are developed.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Ron, I would suggest it's more to do with the fact that clubs are realising the benefit of list balance in terms of age, coupled with the need for depth which we lack.

Even if Vickery plays 22 games, I feel this trade makes sense.

I don't, unless it's purely for insurance. Edwards turns 29 before the first game. He has a very short time left. It makes no sense to integrate him into our preferred setup.

The competition is so tight that a couple of injuries could be worth several places on the ladder. Reckon some clubs are becoming almost paranoid about depth. Richmond said they would not be considering any players who weren't in the picture before the trade period began. I hope they're staying true to the plan.

 

[Richo83]

I don't, unless it's purely for insurance. Edwards turns 29 before the first game. He has a very short time left. It makes no sense to integrate him into our preferred setup.

The competition is so tight that a couple of injuries could be worth several places on the ladder. Reckon some clubs are becoming almost paranoid about depth. Richmond said they would not be considering any players who weren't in the picture before the trade period began. I hope they're staying true to the plan.

As I said, he wont play every game, he'll play half to maybe the games. I think Edwards can easily be added to the plan, Richmond don't have many medium forwards and Edwards is a medium forward. I also think depth is important, Richmond suffered due to lack of depth and he's the kind of guy who would be able to ensure Richmond gets over the line against sides like the suns.

 

[Ron The Bear]

As I said, he wont play every game, he'll play half to maybe the games. I think Edwards can easily be added to the plan, Richmond don't have many medium forwards and Edwards is a medium forward. I also think depth is important, Richmond suffered due to lack of depth and he's the kind of guy who would be able to ensure Richmond gets over the line against sides like the suns.

Still don't like it but he's one of us now so hope he does well.

 

[Kimbo]

Which board am I on?

 

[THRILLHO]

I think Edwards will be in Richmond's 22 come round one 2013. Getting past Astbury/Elton is a much easier task than getting past Tarrant/Hansen. There's plenty of questions still to be answered by Tarrant/Hansen but they match Edwards' best trait which is accuracy on goal.

Tarrant is pretty damn accurate and Hansen didn't miss a set shot for something like 9 rounds and kicked 19.1 or something like that.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Which board am I on?

North's fault for naming its b&f after a Richmond player.

 

[Richo83]

North's fault for naming its b&f after a Richmond player.

A 183cm ruckman? Whoa, is that wiki article correct? They didn't measure him when he was about to die did they?

 

[GarnerSmash]

Good luck to you Azza!

 

[iris79]

I'm going to miss him as he was a fellow kiwi, just for that he was probably in my top 5 fave current players, but we're not contending for a flag yet so we need to get Black, Kennedy etc games. You'd think we were unbeaten this season the way people rate depth players on this board, they didn't get a game during our winning streak and they're not going to improve anymore at a time when the list needs to step up. The ideal situation for depth is young hungry players fighting for a place and an opportunity not treading water with old players.

 

[Capitano_Cotch]

Fair trade for both clubs in my opinion. Done very smoothly and efficiently. I see him in our best 22, especially while we are developing some of our younger players through the VFL. Plus the increasing competition for spots is a good thing for us, something we've lacked severely throughout the years.

 

[numchuks]

What the hell did we get for him?

 

[Long Live the King]

The club and azza would both realize that there was a queue forming behind him.

 

[Jimmy's Hot Dogs]

Azzalenko!

Good luck at the Tiges.

 

[Hunters Host #3]

Awesome.

Props to No Bull for the video. Too often we hear from player managers and not from the players themselves during trade week.

Well done Heath. Good luck Azza. Always one of my favourites.