And tell me how Port Adelaide benefited from stamping their foot and taking their bat and ball and going home?
The hard heads at WC won't allow the club to lose Judd for nothing. Wherever he goes, they'll get as much as they can for him. IMO The momentary flash of gratification from screwing over Judd is for jilted fans in their own imaginations, not professional administrators who will scrap for any advantage they can find.
How did Port benefit? Well they went on to win a Premiership soon afterwards so it sure didn't damage the team by forcing one of their star players and vice-captain in the PSD. You could argue that Stevens was the biggest loser by going into the PSD.