All-Time WORST AFL Trades

[Whispering_Jack 30,036]

With the Trade Period becoming a bit dreary and the Gold Coast Suns contemplating trading Jack Bowes in a trade also involving giving away Pick 7 in order to save paying out his bloated back ended contract, the time has come to consider the All-Time WORST AFL Trades.

What’s yours?

[SFebes 4,884]

Weller for pick 2 has to be up there?

[Smokey 4,389]

Almost read the article until I saw it was authored by a dirty gambling company. Neds (and their counterparts) can GAGF.

[Engorged Onion 10,215]

I've been reading a few threads recently, and I've come to the conclusion that

 

Hogan, Lever and May

fit this bill...

😂

[BDA 22,744]

Hard to go past the MacLeod Groome trade. An absolute shocker

[Deeman 1,497]

11 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

What’s yours?

Rum and Coca Cola.

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,239]

Phil Gilbert v Jeff Farmer ?

[drdrake 3,163]

Trading Jeremy Howe

[John Demonic 5,791]

Acquiring free agent Zaine Cordy after 3 days of trade week, as a club on a 56 year premiership drought while stuck in the mid-table with a pick that barely scrapes into the top 10 each year. 

Edited October 5, 2022 by John Demonic

[MadAsHell 4,212]

2001, trading Jeff Farmer and Pick 41 for Clint Bizzle.

I really liked Bizzle, but we lost that trade badly.

[Little Goffy 14,524]

Hold on a minute, I'll get out the big book labelled 'Fremantle'.

 

[Tony Tea 2,809]

Freo gave away Pick 1 and mid range picks to Hawthorn for Trent Croad and Luke McPharlin. Croad  went back to Hawthorn and played in a flag with Hodge and Mitchell, who the Hawks got with the Freo picks.

[Roost it far 8,260]

Darren Kowal over David Wirrapunda still sends shivers up my spine.

[Fritta and Turner 4,403]

59 minutes ago, MadAsHell said:

2001, trading Jeff Farmer and Pick 41 for Clint Bizzle.

I really liked Bizzle, but we lost that trade badly.

You have to take what you can get when a player is leaving

[4_Kent_Watts 888]

Darren Kowal wasn't a bad player..D.Wirra was better off course but every time Jack Darling takes a Mark or Kicks a goal i punch myself in the head. Thanks to MfC for Lucas's Cook. Can't think of one worse for us. 

[whatwhat say what 22,745]

Just now, 4_Kent_Watts said:

Darren Kowal wasn't a bad player..D.Wirra was better off course but every time Jack Darling takes a Mark or Kicks a goal i punch myself in the head. Thanks to MfC for Lucas's Cook. Can't think of one worse for us. 

my cousin tells a good story one day that when 'moo' kowal was running to the bench one day i yelled "and keep running!"

suffice to say, he never played for the mfc again

i have no recollection of saying this

but it's the little things...

[4_Kent_Watts 888]

1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

my cousin tells a good story one day that when 'moo' kowal was running to the bench one day i yelled "and keep running!"

suffice to say, he never played for the mfc again

i have no recollection of saying this

but it's the little things...

Hahahaha. I Apologise the Cook and Darling situation wasn't a trade just that we chose Cook over Darling but still today it grinds my gears.

[Sir Why You Little 37,034]

1 hour ago, MadAsHell said:

2001, trading Jeff Farmer and Pick 41 for Clint Bizzle.

I really liked Bizzle, but we lost that trade badly.

Clint played some excellent games for us, not his fault at all. 

[Sir Why You Little 37,034]

6 minutes ago, 4_Kent_Watts said:

Darren Kowal wasn't a bad player..D.Wirra was better off course but every time Jack Darling takes a Mark or Kicks a goal i punch myself in the head. Thanks to MfC for Lucas's Cook. Can't think of one worse for us. 

That was a shocker 

Toumpas v Wines is an equal 

[4_Kent_Watts 888]

1 minute ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Clint played some excellent games for us, not his fault at all. 

Personally at the time was pleased that Biz came to the Ds. 

[4_Kent_Watts 888]

Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

That was a shocker 

Toumpas v Wines is an equal 

Yes..... yes equally the worst we have ever done. I'd say that tops the cake. Gee what were we thinking

[Sir Why You Little 37,034]

14 minutes ago, 4_Kent_Watts said:

Personally at the time was pleased that Biz came to the Ds. 

So was i. Clint always played well. and a great Club man

[dice 705]

4 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Hold on a minute, I'll get out the big book labelled 'Fremantle'.

 

GC Suns of recent times (admittedly, most requested to be traded): Prestia, Dixon, O’Meara, Hall, Saad, Lynch, Lyons, Wright, May, Brodie, etc.

And now Bowes and Rankine

Edited October 5, 2022 by dice

[Supreme_Demon 3,841]

Gary Moorcroft trade to Melbourne was probably the worst ever.

Was an absolute waste.

[Bates Mate 4,486]

16 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Gary Moorcroft trade to Melbourne was probably the worst ever.

Was an absolute waste.

His mate Heffernan says hi