In this post HPN looks back at the action that took place in the first week of the AFL trade period. For a full recap of all movement on an easy to read webpage, check out Draft Guru. NOTE: We do not use the AFL draft points system to rate
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St Kilda get a Steele #AFLTrades
The interesting thing about GWS trading Jack Steele for St Kilda’s 2017 pick is that both clubs will likely extract more value from their newly acquired asset than the original owner would have. For Steele this is obviously because the Canberran has struggled to crack a deep midfield at GWS.
Continue reading »TRADE: The Sunshine Sets In The West #AFLTrades
This is the first ACTUAL trade of the 2016 Trade Period. HPN is very excited about this! For more information about our trade formula and draft pick values, read this post. Last year HPN published a post on a potential Cam McCarthy trade entitled: GWS should take two first round
Continue reading »With Hibberd, Melbourne tries to catch ’em all #AFLTrades
This piece opens up HPN’s day 2 coverage of the AFL offseason. If you’ve missed it already, go check out the HPN Draft Pick Trade Value Chart – compiled with help from Draft Guru. After grabbing Jake Melksham at the end of last season, Melbourne has seemingly decided that the
Continue reading »Introducing the 2015 HPN Consensus Phantom Draft #AFL
At Hurling People Now we do not watch a lot of under-18 football. While we love a good bit of local footy, we have neither the time, the money, or the interest to travel 600km to see the nations’ best juniors. What we do have is a spreadsheet. Several in fact.
Continue reading »It’s OVER – Saying goodbye to the 2015 AFL Trade Period
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
Continue reading »In Yarran Richmond Trusts #afltrades
Richmond fill one of their most glaring needs at the deadline, and Carlton accumulate another high pick. Carlton value in = 980 points – Pick 19. Richmond value in = 1312 points – Chris Yarran. Verdict – Unfair trade (Richmond gains 332 points of pick and player value, or 1.34
Continue reading »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
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