Wreck it Ralph: Your club’s hits and misses from trading top 10 picks in the past decadeJon Ralph rates every club on their trades involving top-10 picks since he 2013 national draft.
Jon Ralph
HeraldSun
May 16, 2023 RICHMONDRichmond would tell the Tim Taranto naysayers that their last bold deal of a similar value only harnessed them three flags.
In 2016 they gave up pick 6 and 24 for Dion Prestia. They traded 24 for Josh Caddy and got pick 56 back. Pick 56 turned into Jack Graham, who took down Rory Sloane in a brilliant 2017 grand final performance.
In that same year they traded pick 44 for Toby Nankervis and turned a Ty Vickery compensation pick into Shai Bolton.
Their trade of pick 12 and 19 for Tim Taranto doesn’t involve top-10 picks but while he is scrappy by foot he provides everything they want in their game style – territory gains, huge pressure numbers, elite two-way running, the kind of clearance stats that allow them to minimise their rivals’ clearance dominance.
But Richmond needs to rise up the ladder to ensure the Jacob Hopper trade is more balanced, because currently they are giving up this year’s pick 6 and last year’s 31 for 53 and 63.
RATING: A dynasty-defining investment that will look much better on the Hopper front if they make a finals charge.
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