Swans: Sundqvist Out For Season

[Steve]

Originally posted by Newbie
We are going to trade for a gun player by all accounts. So I doubt we could keep two top-30 picks after the trade. Still, we need to make room for three draftees at minimum.

I know that has been mooted as a possibility, but the reality is that it would be virtually impossible if we have a decent year.

The movers and shakers in trade week are the clubs who have a) high draft picks to trade, or b) quality players walking or being pushed out, or c) leverage with an early pick in the PS draft.

As I mentioned in my earlier post, essentially we hope we don't fit any of those criteria. Hence our chances of getting a young big name player are virtually nil.

[Reggi]

Originally posted by Steve
I know that has been mooted as a possibility, but the reality is that it would be virtually impossible if we have a decent year.

The movers and shakers in trade week are the clubs who have a) high draft picks to trade, or b) quality players walking or being pushed out, or c) leverage with an early pick in the PS draft.

As I mentioned in my earlier post, essentially we hope we don't fit any of those criteria. Hence our chances of getting a young big name player are virtually nil.

West Coast gave the Aints Gehrig for Sierakowski and pick 19 (pretty handy being Daniel Kerr).

Though I think teams are pretty reticent not to trade easily with top clubs

[Steve]

Fair point that 'value' deals do still exist, although I would suggest the reason St Kilda seem to have got such value was that Gehrig had already walked out on WC and put himself on the market, combined with the fact that they had 1st pick in the PS draft.

That does equate to serious leverage.