Richmond somehow come up as the biggest losers in a trade between Port Adelaide and Gold Coast. Port Adelaide value in: 1715 points (Charlie Dixon – 1035 points, pick 49 – 680 points). Value out: 2120 points (pick 10 – 1230 points, 2016 pick ~28 – 890 points). Total = -405 points.
Continue reading »Pies and Saints see sense on Freeman’s value #afltrades
The trade of Freeman, an untried but highly rated recent draftee, looks like very fair value for both sides. St Kilda value in: 1511 points (Freeman: 1111 points, pick 68: 400 points) Collingwood value in: 1440 points (2016 pick ~23: 940 points, pick 62: 500 points) Verdict: Fair trade. St
Continue reading »Quick Trades: Journeymen and Veterans #AFLTrades
Jono Giles to West Coast Essendon value in = 560 points (Pick 57). West Coast value in = 1003 points – 503 points (Jono Giles) and 500 points (pick 62). It was pretty clear after last season Giles wasn’t rated at all by Essendon, even when they had a desperate
Continue reading »Four Team Mayhem – Players and Picks Going Everywhere #AFLTrades
Adelaide value in – Seedsman (1102 points). Value out – pick No.32 (860 points). Total = +242 points. Collingwood value in – Howe (1494 points) and pick No.68 (400 points). Value out – Seedsman (1102 points) and Kennedy (844 points). Total = -52 points. Melbourne value in – Kennedy (844
Continue reading »The Bell Tolls For Brisbane #AFLTrades
Tom Bell’s Player Value – 1180 points Carlton value in = 1480 points – 960 points (Pick 21) and 520 points (Pick 60). Brisbane value in = 1950 points – 1180 points (Tom Bell) and 770 points (pick 41). Verdict – Unfair trade (Brisbane gains 470 points of pick and
Continue reading »Walker and Jansen to Brisbane – one of them is “steak knives” #afltrades
The swap of both players for a single pick that will be no higher than 37 suggests Geelong do not value one or both of these players very highly. Brisbane value in: 1480 points (Jansen 741 points, Walker 739 points) Geelong value in: 800 points (Brisbnae’s 2016 third round pick,
Continue reading »GWS fringe player jamboree – Hampton and Townsend #AFLTrades
Curtly Hampton for Adelaide’s 2016 second round pick GWS value in: 870 points (Adelaide 2016 second round pick ~31). Adelaide value in: 1055 points (Curtly Hampton). Verdict: Fair (Adelaide gains 185 points, and recieve 1.21 points for every point given up). Jacob Townsend and pick 120 for pick 60 GWS value
Continue reading »In Jed We Trust – Anderson to North #AFLTrades
North Melbourne value in: 1919 points (Jed Anderson 338 points, Pick 38 = 800 points, Pick 40 = 780 points) Hawthorn value in: 1625 points (Pick 15 = 1040 points, pick 55 = 585 points) Verdict: Fair (Hawthorn get back 0.85 points of value for every point let go)
Continue reading »Jake Carlisle is worth pick 5
Jake Carlisle points value: 1600 (20.3 games per year, age 24, 12 Brownlow votes 2013-15, 62.7% career remaining) One of the biggest looming player movements this off-season is St Kilda’s attempt to bring in Jake Carlisle. There has been debate about what he’s worth, with Essendon convinced he’s worth pick
Continue reading »Sinclair and Jetta – any ruckman in a desert
Lewis Jetta value = 1181 points Callum Sinclair value = 536 points Verdict: unfair trade: West Coast recieve 2.2 points of value for every point they let go. The valuation of water is a difficult thing because it is context dependent. To a dying, parched man in the desert, the value
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