Cameron McCarthy’s Player Value – 966 points (based on draft pick 14) Mooted Fremantle trade: GWS value in = 2040 points (Pick 16×2). Fremantle value in = 966 points (McCarthy). Cameron McCarthy is a 193cm key forward, aged 20, having been taken at pick 14 in the 2013 Draft. Fremantle
Continue reading »Jack Redden Goes West
Jack Redden’s Player Value – 1241 points Brisbane value in = 1000 points (Pick 17). West Coast value in = 1241 points (Jack Redden). Verdict – Fair trade (West Coast gains 241 points of pick and player value, or 1.241 points back for every point given up). Of all
Continue reading »The Jake Melksham Problem
Jake Melksham’s Player Value – 1378 points Essendon value in = 920 points (Pick 25). Melbourne value in = 1378 points (Jake Melksham). Verdict – Unfair trade (Melbourne gains 458 points of pick and player value, or 1.497 points back for every point given up). Jake Melksham, from five years
Continue reading »The Curious Case of Patrick Dangerfield
Patrick Dangerfield’s Player Value – 2859 points Adelaide value in = 2715.75. Pick 9 (1270 points), Pick 28 (890 points) and Dean Gore (555.75 points). Geelong value in = 3429. Dangerfield (2859 points) and Pick 50 (670 points). Verdict – Fair trade, just (Geelong gains 713 points of pick and
Continue reading »2015 AFL Trade Period
And we’re back. After another long and tumultuous season, ending in another now-inevitable Hawthorn premiership victory, the AFL Trade Period is with us again. Over the next few weeks HPN will be breaking down potential and actual trades as they happen, and also will glance our eyes over the forthcoming
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