It's just a glorified delisting dress up as a trade. Pick 79 woopee!
The issue now is how we replace Morton's spot on our list. Presumably we are planning to promote a rookie because pick 79 is unlikely to score us a player better than even Morton to improve our list.
Agree with your "woopee" sentiment MT. For shytes and giggles here are some of the 'better' 79+ picks over the past 10 years (not including Rookie upgrades):
2010 - 90 Ryan Gamble St Kilda, 103 Dean Polo St Kilda
2009 - 91 Matt Maguire Brisbane
2007 - Picks only went to 75
2006 - 79 Jesse White Sydney, 82 Aaron Edwards Nth Melb, 86 David Rodan Port Adelaide
2005 - Picks only went to 76
2004 - Picks only went to 78
2001 - 81 David Johnson Geelong
There were quite a few others but not many new players, almost all were retreads. Couple of wins in that lot but the pickings were generally slim!