After a hectic last day, the 2015 AFL Trade Period is officially over! Here’s a quick “by-the-numbers” look: 37 trades were lodged; 4 Free Agents moved clubs; 3 Compensation picks were generated; 15 trades involved future draft picks; 7 trades involved draft picks alone; 3 trades were made involving more
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Bastinac, Aish and a variety of draft picks change hands near the death #AFLtrades
Collingwood value in: 2756 points – James Aish (1306 points), pick 34 (840 points), pick 53 (610 points). Value out: 3410 points – pick 26 (910 points), pick 28 (890 points), pick 47 (700 points), 2016 2nd rounder ~ pick 26 (910 points). Total = -654 points. North Melbourne value
Continue reading »Pick swap – Hawthorn 53 and 58 for GWS 48 #AFLtrades
A simple win-win swap of picks, not a “loophole”, not evidence of a broken system. Hawthorn value in: 690 points (pick 48) GWS value in: 1130 points (pick 55 – 585 points, pick 58 – 545 points) Verdict: theoretically unfair but practically win-win. GWS get back 1.63 points of value for what they
Continue reading »Tomas Bugg and the ritualistic exchange of picks #afltrades
Greater Western Sydney value in = 2460 points – Pick 10 (1230 points), Pick 43 (750 points) and Pick 63 (480 points). Melbourne value in = 2873 points – Tomas Bugg (1473 points) and pick 7 (1400 points). Verdict – Fair trade (Melbourne gains 413 points of pick and player
Continue reading »The Carlton 5, and Menzel to Adelaide #afltrades
Carlton essentially recruit five fringe players in exchange for Troy Menzel and Lachie Henderson and draft pick scraps. Menzel for Kerridge Carlton value in: 1713 points – Sam Kerridge (823 points), Pick 28 – 890 points. Adelaide value in: 1351 points – Troy Menzel. Verdict: Fair, and despite popular perceptions, in
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West Coast value in = 870 points – Pick 31. Gold Coast value in = 318 points – Matt Rosa. Verdict – Unfair trade (West Coast gains 552 points of pick and player value, or 2.74 points back for every point given up). Gold Coast, after having acquired a number
Continue reading »Carlisle – St Kilda and Essendon get fair value, Sydney leave heads scratching #afltrades
An earlier version of this post assigned the loss of pick 44 to St Kilda and saw the trade as a bigger win for Essendon than it really was. This post has now been corrected and re-written. St Kilda and Essendon leave the table happy while the Swans confuse us by
Continue reading »Melbourne finally gambles on itself #afltrades
Gold Coast value in = 3880 points – Pick 6 (1500 points), 2016 1st round pick (~Pick 6, 1500 points), pick 29 (880 points). Melbourne value in = 3980 points – Pick 3 (2000 points), Pick 10 (1230 points) and Pick 43 (750 points). Verdict – Fair trade (Melboune gains
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
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