skeptic wrote: ↑Sat 04 Jun 2022 7:06pm
There’s a lot of reasons not to do a deal here but not dealing with Essendon because we’re scared they’ll screw us would be amongst the sillier ones that keeps popping up.
I’d rather have a team that knows an idiotic deal when it comes across one and doesn’t bite.
Lovett was entirely our fault. He was a well established d#!¥H3@d with a terrible work ethic, a poor attitude, multiple discretions and erratic form. Was never worth anything close to a first round pick. Deal should never have happened and the fact that we bought Essendon’s character reference BS was a sign of how inept an organisation we were.
Carlisle had positives going for him but his implication on the doping scandal, known unsavoury history and unwillingness to do what the bombers wanted in terms of position always made him a highly risky proposition.
Not a disaster but ultimately not a great outcome
Regardless of these… we shouldn’t be afraid to seek out a good trade for the right deal with the nerve to say no.
A potential McGrath trade has a lot of red flags. A lot.
Firstly… the guy would demand big money over an extended period I’m sure. Way more than what he’s worth and beyond the level that he’s capable of performing at.
A sure fire way of returning to mediocrity is tying up the salary cap with players that aren’t playing to what they’re worth.
May cost us players that want more or prevent actually good players from being enticed
Secondly… Essendon will want an arm and a leg. At minimum, first round pick and a good player for a kind of good player that is erratic and can be freezed out.
Maybe he’s around the level of Billings… maybe. But on a good day, Jack does some freakishly good things up forward and either kicks goals or creates them. McGrath gets uncontested kicks and tries to set up play which is fine but the non elite version of this type of player is a dime a dozen
Personally, I’d offer a second rounder with a 22-28 rated player from the list... Max. That’s what he’s worth.
Finally… you make this deal happen and you once again signal to rival clubs that we’re fools that trade treasure for trash.
Give us your Hanneberys, Carlisles, Kents etc
It’s taken us years to shake this rep and we’re just now getting to the point where we’re able to erase the damage from the list
Like I said earlier… if you’re going to pay through the nose, at least get a star for the trouble. Many suggested we went overs for Hill but he was a proven talent that has found his spot and no one is complaining about the deal now.
