Who ever wants him will have to pay up that's unless we get a top 5 compo pick
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Top 10 picks? Merrett would be a free agent. Those guys weren't. They were contracted. You understand the difference, right?
We can force a trade
Even if Merret was contracted people will still think he's not worth two 10 picks because he's an Essendon player.
If Merret was at another club yep two 10 picks is fair
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Do you understand the difference between a contracted player and an uncontracted free agent?
Simple question.
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Jackson was playing WAFL last I heard but they’re originally from Cobden and seem like a close family (Zach frequently mentions his mother, who has MS, and tries to raise funds for related causes).
Contracted or not Merret is a damm good player
Cameron wasn't contracted and he went for 3 firsts GWS milked Geelong dry
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Right, but do you understand the difference between a contracted player and an uncontracted free agent?
So what?
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I think you'll struggle to extract two picks in the top 10, which is what you suggested.
I think Essendon will want a 2022 first.
Unless we finish bottom 4 cant see us letting Merret go for a compo pick
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So take the Band 1 compensation and trade it.
Don't see us trading it.
Essendon imo will want a 2022 first along side the top 10 pick we get for Merret and we cant get that unless we force a trade
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You're all over the shop.
I don't mean two firsts from next year one of those being 2022
Essentially the Dunkley trade
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In English?
2021 first+2022 first
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The only reason GWS could afford to match was they had already cut significant senior players from their salary books and knew Geelong had four first round picks to spend in a draft that wasn't going to give great value for those live selections.
They ended up being #15, #18 and #25.
Richmond might end up with #20 and #21 in the draft next season, both technically first round picks.
Point is that Geelong didn't pay a king's ransom for Cameron. They gave them what amounted to the last picks of the first round and a mid second, but called firsts.
A club like Richmond will be in a position to do the same this coming transfer period. If you'd rather picks #20 and #21 for Merrett over pick #8 then go right ahead.
But I bet you won't. It's happened once in very unique circumstances and GWS lost far more than it gained to facilitate that.
Of course not.
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What if those aren't top 10?
Then we tank so we can get a top 5 pick haha
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The season will be over by then.
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Only the Roos and Crows are shorter for the spoon than ess. You are right in the mix for bottom 4 especially after losing more than you gained. Apart from the two clubs above not sure you can make a case to be clearly ahead of any other teams. Which would then make it surprising to match. The top 5 look amazing.
