Harrison Wigg was drafted at pick 35 and has been on the Crows’ list for 3 years. He seems to have been a pretty decent midfielder in the SANFL, but his complete lack of exposure gives us nothing to work with in terms of a future projection. For the purposes
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Harley Rides Back Into Victoria As Balic Joins Melbourne
The injury riddled former number 38 draft pick Harley Balic has gone to Melbourne in exchange for the modest sum of pick 66. This is a “go-home” trade that was flagged in July, and is really a pretty understandable request given the isolation players can experience doing extended stints of injury rehab.
Continue reading »Jack Watts moves at a constant rate to become some extra Power
HPN are huge fans of Jack Watts, both his on-field attributes and especially of everything about the off-field phenom that is Jack Watts. He is not, however, worth a prince’s ransom at the trade table and once he decided on Port Adelaide, it appears that the two sides of the
Continue reading »A Saad Day For The Suns As Adam Joins The Bombers
The swap for Adam Saad turned out to be a fairly straightforward one, pretty much in line with the HPN valuation of the speedy halfback. Saad is a 24 year old role-player for the Suns, a useful component off half-back. He was Gold Coast’s 9th most valuable player this season and projects to about
Continue reading »Hayden Crozier goes to the Bulldogs
We said a couple of days ago Hayden Crozier probably shouldn’t be best-22 for the Bulldogs, and they’ve secured him cheaply enough that it suggests the Dogs aren’t sure either way. PAV thought he was more of a forward this year, but he’s also played in defence in the past. The
Continue reading »Old blokes aren’t worth much – usually
Overpaying for very good players of advanced age has been a fairly common practice in the past in the AFL. The masterclass in this was Adelaide swapping picks 2 and 18 (really picks 4 and 20 before Carlton got done for cap cheating) for Wayne Carey. He gave them more than we’d have projected, but
Continue reading »Dons deeds done dirt cheap?
Essendon have emerged as the likely destination for three players who our PAV ratings think, for different reasons, are a bit of a risk and are rating them lower than conventional wisdom may have it. The Dons seem to have identified, and made themselves the preferred home for, three players available
Continue reading »McGrath may not have been the most valuable Rising Star
Young players have it pretty rough in footy. Learning a new level of game in a newly professional environment, many straight out of high school, it’s little wonder that even the best first-year kids don’t instantly end up in the upper echelons of the competition. This makes evaluating young players
Continue reading »Alternate universes: the final rounds that might have been
We are into the final round of season 2017, and what a great time to look at the fixture that awaits us and see how those matchups would look if just a few things had broken a bit differently. Join us as we journey into the football multiverse and explore
Continue reading »Port Adelaide have made liars of us
Port Adelaide are the best side in the competition against weak opponents and they’re about as good as North Melbourne against the good teams.
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