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Ace McKane
Team Captain
The entitlement of the WCE fans is absurd. Recently we've already given them Brockman for basically nothing and we even gave them a lend of Sammy. Get what your given.
I think Brockman can certainly make an impact for us in the future, however he's had a false start with off field issues and barely made a dent in the WAFL side this season let alone AFL. If West Coast wanted to bend Hawthorn over last year they'd have walked him to the PSD given he was uncontracted. Instead they worked out a pretty reasonable trade where Hawthorn were happy enough and Tyler had certainty.
Sam Mitchell is etched into history at our footy club after 2018 - he will always be a very well respected player/coach over here. My respect for Hawthorn has grown hugely after what he's been able to achieve so far.
We also don't owe Hawthorn anything for either transaction. Neither club is out to bend one another over and it's rare that happens at all, PSD part included. West Coast do have the leverage but no doubt they will factor in doing the right thing by Barrass and his family.
Sad thing is these nuffs crying over wanting 2 firsts will probably get their way because we bend over very easily.
What's he worth? Anything other than outrageous speculation is impossible given the rarity of a player like Barrass hitting the market. Eagles fan or not, he's a star KPD that would make an impact on the performance and leadership group of any club. I think it's pretty set that there will be a first rounder involved at the very least, who knows what sort of complexities they will work out to solve the rest. Admittedly I would laugh all the way to the draft if we ended up with two firsts, however as we know it's far more likely it'll land somewhere in between.
As mentioned above, we saw with McKay that the established KPD market is literally whatever a club is willing to pay at that point in time. Two firsts is certainly a bit of a stretch, but how desperate are Hawthorn to sign a blue chip key position player who's already under long term contract in his home state? Amazingly, Hawthorn could well be in a premiership window and in the position to throw the kitchen sink at a couple of these guys to seal it. Particularly when the acquisition of a player like Barrass just allows more freedom for your best? player Sicily to continue dominating.
**** me, the tin rattlers ended up with Pick 3 in compensation for McKay who made $1.5mil this year? Not for one second am I saying that Hawthorn will need to pull a top 3 pick out of their backsides for Barrass, but objectively I think we all know what player we'd prefer in a premiership run.