Taylor
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Agreed.I love how BF posters always pick and choose the media reports that support the narrative they want. The reporting on this whole trade has been woeful. People referencing things that were guessed by media people just trying to get a scoop as if it is fact are idiots.
At the start of this trade most St Kilda posters were saying pick #6 straight swap would be overs and Freo should give back a 2nd/3rd. Most of the (somewhat) credible media was about Hill being worth about pick #6 in a straight swap. Most Freo fans were hoping for #6 and another first rounder.
Both St Kilda and Freo had business to be done outside this trade so it was never going to be as simple as a straight swap.
The deal hasn't gone through yet but it seems almost certainly between St Kilda fans expectations and Freo fans expectations from the start. Anyone on either side gloating looks embarrassing. I'm pretty sure Bell and Gallagher don't give a toss what us BF nuffies think, and seemingly based on all the evidence they don't rate the opinions of footy journos that highly either.
I wanted a couple of firsts for him at the start. The talk here as #6 in exchange for Hill and our 2nd round pick.
That's morphed into #10, a 2nd, a 3rd and a player for Hill and a 3rd.
I'd still prefer #10, 2020 1st for Hill, 2020 3rd
St Kilda have done very well to get their targets with only pick #6. It's literally what Freo did the season before.