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

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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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