Strategy Jason Horne-Francis: North trade him to Port for massive unders

[mtbkym]

GWS were fairly generous in this deal. I know they wanted pick one but it cost them two firsts and a future second with rubbish picks coming back.

This is the problem with both GWS and GC, they’ve had so many top draft picks for their existence that they don't value them and treat them like lollies that they swap around with absolute disregard

 

[kirky]

Great deal for Port, they gave up no top top tier talents for a Generational talent. West coke absolutely spread their cheeks, caved to the flight risk excuse

I like this “Generational talent” that keeps get mentioned.

Like to get some clarity on it.

Is he going to be good as Dusty Martin, Nat Fyfe, Patrick Dangerfield, Gary Ablett Jr?

 

[adelaidecrows]

I have no sympathy for North and well done for Port for jumping on an opportunity. This should serve as a warning to clubs who perhaps take an arrogant attitude into draft night by not even speaking to their number 1 target.

 

[dogs105]

I like this “Generational talent” that keeps get mentioned.

Like to get some clarity on it.

Is he going to be good as Dusty Martin, Nat Fyfe, Patrick Dangerfield, Gary Ablett Jr?

Better, if he's truly generational

 

[Scorpus]

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[kirky]

Better, if he's truly generational

Yeh, I’m not buying it tho.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

I like this “Generational talent” that keeps get mentioned.

Like to get some clarity on it.

Is he going to be good as Dusty Martin, Nat Fyfe, Patrick Dangerfield, Gary Ablett Jr?

Key word - Talent. No guarantee to be anything. Most would agree he is a generational talent.

 

[kirky]

Get the midfielders established and it makes the rest much easier.

Didn’t seem to work for us in 2005/2006 tho.

 

[FR0GGY]

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[Scorpus]

Didn’t seem to work for us in 2005/2006 tho.

We were a tad hamstrung in the coaching department back then

 

[Scorpus]

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[Mutineer]

Key word - Talent. No guarantee to be anything. Most would agree he is a generational talent.

Would they?

He looks to have a ton of potential but generational talent I don't think so.

Daicos is a mile in front of him currently..

 

[kirky]

We were a tad hamstrung in the coaching department back then

Please explain given it was Craig’s first and second years not his 7th.

 

[ams4crows]

On face value they look like they got reamed. Must be spooked by the go-home factor and are aiming for the local WA talent.

2 of Gibney Hewitt or Busslinger instead of a a Vic metro kid is probably in their eyes a good deal.

Gibney is the Clayton Oliver of this draft just shooting up the board

 

[Scorpus]

Please explain given it was Craig’s first and second years not his 7th.

Neil Craig didn't have what it took to be a premiership coach. He had a very good team to work with

 

[Scorpus]

Would they?

He looks to have a ton of potential but generational talent I don't think so.

Daicos is a mile in front of him currently..

When was the last time SA delivered on producing a supposed "generational" talent?

I seem to recall both Lukosius and Rankine being called that...

 

[Mutineer]

2 of Gibney Hewitt or Busslinger instead of a a Vic metro kid is probably in their eyes a good deal.

Gibney is the Clayton Oliver of this draft just shooting up the board

Don't be discounting Darcy Jones he's potentially a big upgrade on Willie Rioli

 

[Mutineer]

When was the last time SA delivered on producing a supposed "generational" talent?

I seem to recall both Lukosius and Rankine being called that...

Barry Robran

 

[crow2crow]

When was the last time SA delivered on producing a supposed "generational" talent?

I seem to recall both Lukosius and Rankine being called that...

excellent post

enough to say adelaide have done the right thing not risking the draft capital is was going to take to get horne

 

[ams4crows]

I have no sympathy for North and well done for Port for jumping on an opportunity. This should serve as a warning to clubs who perhaps take an arrogant attitude into draft night by not even speaking to their number 1 target.

This is definitely all on North, it's not Port's fault that North made poor decisions. Congratulations to them for going all in, it's risky but it could pay off. We'll see in 10 years I guess. People on this board always want us to be aggressive at the trade table and to be fair I think we have Port just have been like wild animals in trade week the last few years, all started with the super draft, really turned a corner that week did Port, while we sat on our hands.

 

[crow2crow]

Barry Robran

Well I wasnt alive then and I'm old so that's seriously worrying

 

[texanmike]

When was the last time SA delivered on producing a supposed "generational" talent?

I seem to recall both Lukosius and Rankine being called that...

I got a bad feeling about this one, hes home now and imo he will explode next year...although i hope his career ends up like buckley of course, 0 PREMIERSHIPS.

 

[Samcro24]

Neil Craig didn't have what it took to be a premiership coach. He had a very good team to work with

No key forwards and a disdain for trading.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

So depending on how you look at it, North either traded

Pick 1 for Pick 3 + a future first, with JHF being traded for 2 + a third round pick

Or

Pick 1 for Pick 3 + a third round pick, with JHF being traded for 2 + a future first

They got absolutely destroyed at the trade table

I assume they see it as the latter.

JHF for pick 2 and a future fist is mediocre but around the value range.

If the player they had at 1 is there 3 than it doesn’t matter to them, but jeez a good club would extract more value for that swap .

 

[cleanhands]

Barry Robran

And JHF won’t reach that height