Geelong show the other teams how to do trade week.

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GTOA said:
Geelong have shown up teams like Collingwood, Essendon and Carlton how to conduct Trade week.

Initially, it looked like the Patrick Dangerfield deal would drag out until the last day. On each club's message boards, there was arguments about what was acceptable, and it looked like it was going to get bloody. Other teams supporters and the media said that Geelong were going to bend Adelaide over and that Adelaide should make Geelong bleed.

So, what happened? The two clubs wrapped up the Dangerfield deal, Day 1. Not only that, but both clubs were happy with what they got, and didn't hold out for more.

Geelong then wrapped up a couple of other deals within the first few days, and ended up with every player they targeted, all the while other teams we dealt with acknowledged how accomodating Geelong were.

Compare that to Collingwood, who sent Adam Treloar for a mystery operation, and accused GWS of leaking a video of Treloar signing for Collingwood.

Essendon showed why they are the hardest team to deal with when they tried to bend over St. Kilda for pick 5. When Saints didn't say "How high" when Essendon told them to jump, the Bombers called Hawthorn to get them to make a deal, and force St. Kilda's hand. Then, once Carlisle was signed to the Saints, and Essendon got pick 5, the Bombers then leaked the video of Carlisle sniffing coke, to clip him on the way out.

While these teams pull these tactics, insult the other club they are dealing with, ask for overs, and then bag the player who changes teams, Geelong are transparent, look after the other club as well, ask for what is reasonable, and don't pot the player on the way out.

So, in future, other clubs should hope that if a player nominates a team to get traded to, that the player wants to go to Geelong, and not Essendon or Collingwood, so that the other club can just get the deal done, and get what is fair in return, and avoid a lot of headaches, and allowing the other team to get time to get other deals done.

Plus, Geelong have picked players who are of good character and have actual uses for next season and beyond, and when we have low draft picks, we often pick quality players. Many players we have picked at 30 or over have won numerous premierships.

Just like it says in our song, when it comes to trade week, Geelong is the "Greatest Team Of All".
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You guys are just awesome
 
Abasi said:
The OP must have loved the Lake and McEvoy trades.
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I thought the Bulldogs did that very smartly. They were going to lose Lake anyway, so they traded a year early and got picks. I'm surprised more clubs haven't done this, and got more than just compo for free agents.

I really rate McEvoy, and I reckon St. Kilda fans hate that Watters traded him at all, even worse, to Hawthorn. How much better would they be if they had a guy who was touted as a future captain in their ruck?
 

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the_interloper said:
How could that post confuse you?
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I'm not sure, it didn't really add anything to the thread. I don't see what players wanting to go to Geelong means in terms of us being swift and fair with our trades.

Cam McCarthy wanted to go to Freo, and didn't get there. Some players want to change clubs sometimes, we were able to facilitate it.
 
MotleyLemon said:
I'm not sure, it didn't really add anything to the thread. I don't see what players wanting to go to Geelong means in terms of us being swift and fair with our trades.

Cam McCarthy wanted to go to Freo, and didn't get there. Some players want to change clubs sometimes, we were able to facilitate it.
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Not sure about Smith, but the other 3 were out of contract. McCarthy wasn't and thats the difference.
 
GTOA said:
I thought the Bulldogs did that very smartly. They were going to lose Lake anyway, so they traded a year early and got picks. I'm surprised more clubs haven't done this, and got more than just compo for free agents.

I really rate McEvoy, and I reckon St. Kilda fans hate that Watters traded him at all, even worse, to Hawthorn. How much better would they be if they had a guy who was touted as a future captain in their ruck?
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McEvoy's hopeless
 

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HBF said:
He was out on contract. It was Yarran who had a year to run actually.
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Easy to mix those two players up :$ my bad...

Let's be honest though, Carlton are a bit of a destination club themselves... Judd, Daisy, Warnock, all big names. It's not like you've struggled to attract players.
 
DangerSloane said:
LOL
What by selling the farm for 1 star and 3 average players?

I would say thats how NOT to do trade week.
Follow hawthorns lead, give up jack all and get decent players.
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Just remind us who Hawthorn gave up for Burgoyne? Coz Burgoyne is about comparable to Dangerfield in terms of star status
 
DangerSloane said:
LOL
What by selling the farm for 1 star and 3 average players?

I would say thats how NOT to do trade week.
Follow hawthorns lead, give up jack all and get decent players.
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Very confusing post.

Every single side in the comp would have given pick 9 and pick 28 for Dangerfield, and probably the first we used to get Hendo as well.
 

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