2018 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

[Markwebbos]

In an interview on fox footy, Harley said it wasn't a prepared move before the draft, which is absolute BS.

So either our draft team felt they had to leave him out of the loop, or he's lying on TV.

Very odd thing to say.

I don’t like the idea of Harley telling an out and out lie either.

One possibility is that it was only brought to his attention when Blakey slipped past pick 6 or 7.

[giant]

So before Eddie whinged that we got Heeney for a 1st Rounder
Whinged we got Mills for our 1st rounder
Now whinging cos teams didnt select Blakey early enough ?

So did Eddie actually whinge about this or is this the RWO Eddie obsession rearing its head again?

[Dan]

In an interview on fox footy, Harley said it wasn't a prepared move before the draft, which is absolute BS.

So either our draft team felt they had to leave him out of the loop, or he's lying on TV.

Very odd thing to say.

They would have definitely discussed the tactic, but they probably hadn't actually planned with the other teams to see if they were keen

[TheMase]

2018 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

In an interview on fox footy, Harley said it wasn't a prepared move before the draft, which is absolute BS.

So either our draft team felt they had to leave him out of the loop, or he's lying on TV.

Very odd thing to say.

To be fair to Harley he answered the question by saying it “evolved” on the night. A predetermined plan can evolve as certain measures are hit (ie. Blakey not going top 7).

Clearly it was predetermined to some degree. I read somewhere that the Swans approached the AFL earlier in the day to check if doing two parts of a trade this way was legal or not... they were happy to sign off on it.

[caj23]

I don’t like the idea of Harley telling an out and out lie either.

One possibility is that it was only brought to his attention when Blakey slipped past pick 6 or 7.

Of course they pre-planned the manoeuvre, you can't just organise that with the Eagles on the spur of the moment, everybody knows that. Harley couldn't come out and publicly admit that though as it would just give the AFL and Melbourne mafia more ammunition against us.

I'd LOL if Harley told the truth every time he spoke to the media.

"So Tom, what was the thinking behind the trading of Hannebery?"

"Well we signed him up to an $800k contract a few years ago, but now we think he's cooked. We tried to offload him to every club in the league, but the Saints were the only ones desperate enough to cough up for him. Kinnear, Horse and I pissed ourselves laughing when they offered to take on his whole contract, there were high fives around the office that day I tell you"

[Mark26]

When does round 2 begin?

[undy]

When does round 2 begin?

noon (ignore my earlier post...)

2018 NAB AFL Draft - AFL.com.au

[barry]

It is so obvious it was pre-planned, and so obvious it was a tactic to pay unders for blakley, why try to pretend otherwise?

It was brilliant. The icing would have been for Wc to trade back exactly the opposite of the original trade. Gold. Take the kudos Harley.

[Markwebbos]

Of course they pre-planned the manoeuvre, you can't just organise that with the Eagles on the spur of the moment, everybody knows that. Harley couldn't come out and publicly admit that though as it would just give the AFL and Melbourne mafia more ammunition against us.

I'd LOL if Harley told the truth every time he spoke to the media.

"So Tom, what was the thinking behind the trading of Hannebery?"

"Well we signed him up to an $800k contract a few years ago, but now we think he's cooked. We tried to offload him to every club in the league, but the Saints were the only ones desperate enough to cough up for him. Kinnear, Horse and I pissed ourselves laughing when they offered to take on his whole contract, there were high fives around the office that day I tell you"

There are degrees. And there are techniques. I think Harley has a black-belt in Weasel Wording.

[caj23]

It is so obvious it was pre-planned, and so obvious it was a tactic to pay unders for blakley, why try to pretend otherwise?

It was brilliant. The icing would have been for Wc to trade back exactly the opposite of the original trade. Gold. Take the kudos Harley.

LOL yes that would've been brilliant

[Markwebbos]

Wonder how much time Swans put into early second round players given our original draft hand?

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Suns take Jez McLennan. Looks like 2 of Hill, Valente or Taylor available to us

[caj23]

Wonder how much time Swans put into early second round players given our original draft hand?

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Suns take Jez McLennan. Looks like 2 of Hill, Valente or Taylor available to us

Hill goes to GWS

[Markwebbos]

Hill goes to GWS

Who must have traded with the Crows

[undy]

BT's nephew at 25
James Rowbottom

[caj23]

James Rowbottom it is

BT's nephew so that will be interesting