Had one good game. Lucky for him it was a GF. If he can't hit his straps next year and become a dominant forward with that midfield he will never be any more than serviceable.
The Worst Trade Ever
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I know you're being facetious but no one thinks the Tom Boyd trade was a bad one. It's the ridiculous sum of money he's being paid is what makes it laughable.
FWIW I think Boyd's tracking along nicely and will justify his contract soon enough.
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He won the Dogs a flag. If he never plays again he is worth every cent.
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No, you just picked him before Franklin, which is, well, worseDid we Trade Franklin for Tambling?
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Our midfield is dominant in terms of winning contested ball, but delivery into the forward line is still very poor. If there's a stat on disposal efficiency when going into the forward 50 I'd love to see it, as I'm sure we'd be towards the bottom. Tom also needs to work on his lead-up game.
But the fact that his "one good game" (he's actually played many good games and one dominant game) was the GF already means that the trade and contract are totally vindicated.
Understand your point but I think many view the trade and contract together, since the former wouldn't have occurred if not for the size of the latter.
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100% yes. I would recruit Jimmy Tompus and pay him a million a year for 5 years for the 2017 premiership.
Fremantle's collective trades or non-trades have resulted in a lot premierships for other clubs.
Traded Norm Smith medalist Andrew Mcleod for Chris Groom = 2 premierships
Struck a deal with Essendon which meant they missed out on Matthew Lloyd = 1 premiership
Delisted Peter Bell = 2 premierships
Traded pick 5 to Brisbane (Luke Power) for Adrian Fletcher + 26 = 3 premierships
The infamous Croad + McPharlin trade which gave Hawks Norm Smith medalist Hodge and Mitchell = 4 premierships
Within their first 6 years they helped teams win or establish 12 premierships.
Thankfully after 2001 they got better.
Although there are some other ripping trades that didn't end up gifting premierships, such as trading pick 3 + Phil Matera for David Hynes
And trading Bell back in for Jess Sinclair + pick 6, 8 & 37!
Traded Norm Smith medalist Andrew Mcleod for Chris Groom = 2 premierships
Struck a deal with Essendon which meant they missed out on Matthew Lloyd = 1 premiership
Delisted Peter Bell = 2 premierships
Traded pick 5 to Brisbane (Luke Power) for Adrian Fletcher + 26 = 3 premierships
The infamous Croad + McPharlin trade which gave Hawks Norm Smith medalist Hodge and Mitchell = 4 premierships
Within their first 6 years they helped teams win or establish 12 premierships.
Thankfully after 2001 they got better.
Although there are some other ripping trades that didn't end up gifting premierships, such as trading pick 3 + Phil Matera for David Hynes
And trading Bell back in for Jess Sinclair + pick 6, 8 & 37!
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Both teams lose...and in the process get a new whipping boy..
Both teams lose...and in the process get a new whipping boy..
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You start with an extra person in there!!!
There is only one trade you need to consider in this discussion. At the start of 1971 StKilda traded Ian Stewart, dual Brownlow medalist and the best midfielder in the game at the time, to Richmond for Billy Barrot.
Barrot played 2 games for the Saints and Saints lost the 1971 GF by 7 points.
Stewart won a Brownlow at Richmond in 1971 and went on to help them win two flags.
No other trade comes close.
Barrot played 2 games for the Saints and Saints lost the 1971 GF by 7 points.
Stewart won a Brownlow at Richmond in 1971 and went on to help them win two flags.
No other trade comes close.
In hindsight, Richmond trading a first round pick for Yarran would have to be up there.
If they had waited a year they could have got him as a Free Agent. Instead, they gave up a high draft pick in return for exactly naught, as Yarran didn't play a game in 2016.
If they had waited a year they could have got him as a Free Agent. Instead, they gave up a high draft pick in return for exactly naught, as Yarran didn't play a game in 2016.
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No, Toumpas is bad
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Jed Anderson for pick 15 is the worst in recent memory
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North got pick Anderson 38 and 40 and hawks got 15 and 50.
Jed will be a good player once he has a decent run at it without getting interrupted by injuries.
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If you played Sinclair instead of Tippett in the GF you probably would have won.
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I cant see how they r*ped us by giving SMitchell for pick 80 odd
unless he is a Hawks spy!
Except that trade. And it's ****ing hilarious.
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recent trading with hawks
saints in
dunstan, acres, savage, hawks 2017 1st, pick23, pick 36
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mcevoy, Hartung, pick 10, pick 68
saints trade yesterday with hawks valued hawks 1st round pick at 61. thats no raping for the saints thats a killing
