Something doesn’t add up to us at the offices of HPN. It’s clear as day that Jordan Lewis is aging, being on the wrong side of 30, but surely he is worth more than what was given in this trade. Lewis made the All Australian team in 2014, the 40 man
Continue reading »TRADE: Pearce Hanley heads down the M1 #AFLtrades
We previously discussed Pearce Hanley’s worth and the likelihood Gold Coast would be willing to use one of their glut of early picks to overpay for bringing a 28-year-old into a rebuilding side. Our valuation puts Hanley playing about another three years of football, taking him to the average retirement age
Continue reading »Richmond are right to want more than just Prestia for pick 6 #AFLTrades
Yesterday HPN looked at how Gold Coast could proceed with recycling Jaeger O’Meara into useful assets this trade period. The other significant trade chip the Suns have in 2016 is Dion Prestia. With reports Richmond are reluctant to trade pick 6 without receiving anything in return other than Prestia, and that
Continue reading »How much do you pay for a player (O’Meara) who hasn’t played in two years? #AFLtrades
It’s fair to say that the Gold Coast has struggled to both retain young players and to subsequently build their list. Since 2012, the Suns have gotten rid of players like Caddy, Hickey, Bennell, Dixon and Smith for players like Rosa, Currie, Hallahan, Lonergan and Martin in return. When compared
Continue reading »The fairest Travis Cloke trade is probably Pick 63 #AFLTrades
As HPN understands it, Collingwood see no future for Travis Cloke, don’t want to pay him any more, and are desperate to get rid of him. They are desperate to the extent that weakens their bargaining position with the Western Bulldogs substantially. We expect the resulting trade to be a lopsided undervaluation of
Continue reading »Paul Ahern cast aside for essentially nothing #AFLTrades
Paul Ahern reportedly played a decent year of NEAFL footy, missing only once as senior emergency, and once rested, in a 2015 side who finished the year with a percentage of 213.9% and clocked up several huge wins, including 192 points over Brisbane and 183 and 80 points over the Swans. He seems
Continue reading »With just three players on the move, maybe AFL Free Agency isn’t a big thing #AFLTrades
Since the introduction of free agency for players in 2012, movement via this mechanism has decreased year-on-year. Whilst much is made of free agency, it seems not much is done in comparison to actual trades. In 2012, 10 players made the move via free agency, excluding delisted free agents. In
Continue reading »Seven trades, innumerable rumours – A recap of the first week of #AFLTrades
In this post HPN looks back at the action that took place in the first week of the AFL trade period. For a full recap of all movement on an easy to read webpage, check out Draft Guru. NOTE: We do not use the AFL draft points system to rate
Continue reading »TRADE: Hawthorn give St Kilda a reason to death-ride them in 2017 #AFLTrades
Hawthorn have more or less sold the farm, presumably in an attempt to secure Jaeger O’Meara. The pick swap they’ve undertaken with St Kilda looks like this in terms of expected output: Hawthorn have given up three good quality picks, including a first-round pick, for a first round pick and
Continue reading »TRADE: Hawks Replace Sam With Tom #AFLTrades
We’ve already looked at this one earlier this week, so we will keep this valuation quick. Tom Mitchell is a very, very talented young midfielder, a two-way player who can hit the scoreboard going forward. Although every club needs a Tom Mitchell, the Swans are probably the best placed club
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