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Saints are gunna get shafted here and cough up pick 5 for him.

5 hours ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

Saints are gunna get shafted here and cough up pick 5 for him.

Given the length and amount of the contract, Saints certainly think he’s worth pick 5. They’re shafting themselves. 

 

Saints are at Norf level desperate to get anyone to sign with them.

2 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

Saints are at Norf level desperate to get anyone to sign with them.

Agreed. Sure Hill is a good player, but he is nowhere near $900K good.

That kind of money is more for A-grade, heading into A+ category player's. Hill is a solid B+ at best.


As we well know, when you've been down the bottom for a while, you do have to overpay in order to lure good players. You'd think it'd be heavily front-ended.

8 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

Saints are at Norf level desperate to get anyone to sign with them.

Not sure I get that logic, I’d rather Hill than at least 3/4 of our list. 

1 hour ago, Cards13 said:

Not sure I get that logic, I’d rather Hill than at least 3/4 of our list. 

Not for $900k a season.

 
On 9/13/2019 at 11:16 AM, Nelo said:

Nominated Saints as preferred club. 6 year deal worth 5.4 mil and freo want their pick 5. I know he’s a good player but gee that’s seems like a lot. 

Yep, feels like overs.

By about 350%.

 

19 hours ago, A F said:

As we well know, when you've been down the bottom for a while, you do have to overpay in order to lure good players. You'd think it'd be heavily front-ended.

Or you just draft well ... (I.e Carlton)


3 hours ago, Alex Flood said:

Or you just draft well ... (I.e Carlton)

Carlton have had just as many misses, if not more, than us over the years.

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imagine being fremantle and thinking Brad Hill is worth a top 5 pick and another first rounder but being absolutely certain Jesse Hogan isn't. 

He's barely worth pick 6 let alone another first rounder. Keep dreaming Bell

St Kilda were always going to have this issue when they offered Hill $900k per season. 

Edited by Ethan Tremblay


17 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Fremantle up to their old tricks. 

 

After paying pick 27 or something for him? Dreaming.

3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

They'd needed a lure to get him to nominate them so that Freo would only deal with them and now they are reaping what they sowed.

Exactly. $900k a year on a six year contract. IMO he’s not worth two first round picks however St Kilda’s offer says he is.

Edited by Ethan Tremblay

Two first rounders for Hill is way over but I suppose we paid that for Lever. 


18 minutes ago, Nelo said:

Two first rounders for Hill is way over but I suppose we paid that for Lever. 

Sure did... if you think pick 6 and pick 19 hold the same value.

 

 

26 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

After paying pick 27 or something for him? Dreaming.

What does what they paid have to do with true value? 

24 minutes ago, Nelo said:

Two first rounders for Hill is way over but I suppose we paid that for Lever. 

Pick 6 and future first (St Kilda’s, let’s say pick 8 next year) vs pick 10 and a future pick 19 (with pick 35 coming back) ......

The first round is a long round and covers everything from pick 1 to a pick in the low 20s.

 

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