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he's the only person on the whole forum with a shred of credibility! He's a valuable resource! He's a national treasure!

done

He'd be the most unpopular man in Australia

they just lie though. You can't face the media and say 'I'm just going to go to whoever pays the most'. You know how I know you can't do it? Because nobody ever has. As a society we understand that everyone loves money but its forbidden to be honest about it.

There is also (obviously) the risk of that player getting hurt, in which case you put a whole bunch of eggs in the one basket then dropped the basket and then you can't have an omelet , which is bad

few extra bums on seats too

will you marry me?

Because there is no such thing as loyalty. There is not even any emotion involved any more. The club and the player are both businesses. If one decides to trade in the other, and then trades back, there are no hard feelings. Cash is king.

Similar to Scully. No chance in hell he would go at 1 now

This is how I look at it: - Toumpas' value as a 'pick 4 potential superstar' has depreciated to half. - Pick 10 in 'potential superstar' currency is worth half of Pick 2 so it becomes 2 potential superstars for Dangerfield a potential superstar with a top 3 pick is probably about a 50-50 so its one star for another which is about right sounds like I'm stuffing around, but I only half am

wasn't it stated that Roos did the Tyson deal on the philosophy that giving up pick 2 for 9 was no big deal cos we would get a similar player or even THE player anyway I think he said words to that effect.. wonder if the same thing will be done this year.. 2+3 for an established gun plus a mid-round pick

I don't know why people always raise players like Blease and Tapscott as if they have any value whatsoever. These blokes weren't even close to getting a run in our rabble. The only value would be a good laugh for the Crows' recruitment department.

Agreed, which is what most of us thought for the Viney draft and that's how it panned out. No club is going to risk their own game just to mess with us, nor would we do that to another club.

for Dangerfield - or some other genuine quality 'marquee' player that we could possibly be looking at? Just wondering where everyone's heads are at on this

sad but true

so what you reckon he needs to be there washing glasses each day or something

and the fact he was playing like rubbish and was reportedly low-balled a contract with his spot in the side in doubt

Ablett, Judd and Franklin are the best 3 players of the last 10-15 years and they all did exactly the same thing and SOLD OUT

Oh really? here's another garbage post-draft club bashing is it? Let me guess, you knew all along didn't you! Take it to the Whines lounge, pal

except Jack Viney...

It's very simple. If it was just a lottery than the right side would be just as good as the left, which it clearly isn't, by a long shot. If the logical part of your brain can't work with that, I have nothing more to say. nutbean I agree with your post completely, it does not actually contradict what I am saying though. Obviously development is a huge part of the equation but clearly the teams of recruiters working year round to result in the picked order has a very tangible impact also.

really? the list on the left carps all over the list on the right. That's because the draft is not a random lottery as you suggest. There are exceptions here and there but the overriding trend is indisputable. Got it now?

I can't abide these 'draft is a lottery' comments. Below is 2008/09/10 drafts, first round on the left, second on the right. As you can see the difference is massive in overall quality and strike rate

are you kidding? we got him about 20 picks after where all the experts said he would go

They don't care about winning, just money. unless of course you believe in santa