Trading for AFL players and picks
Rod Nicholson | July 20, 2008 12:00am
TRADING for players and picks can be nothing more than a gamble, writes Rod Nicholson. It has rich rewards if you get it right, but dire consequences if you get it wrong reports.
The Sunday Herald Sun has put together a few guidelines to "selling" and "buying" and also listed the likely trade bait at season’s end.
RichmondUntouchable Matthew Richardson, Nathan Brown: Both quality forwards and immensely popular
Trading cards Andrew Raines: Jordan McMahon seems to have taken his place in team, but Raines would still appeal elsewhere.
Richard Tambling: Improving, but still presents as an untapped, but expendable talent.
Forget it Mark Coughlan, Kane Johnson.
WHEN LOOKING FOR A PLAYER 1 Absolutely need that type in your line-up
2 Aged about 24 and coming to career peak
3 Longevity – must look to get 100-plus games from your new charge
4 Preferably look for a key position or tall player because they are hardest to snare
5 Ensure recruit doesn’t pressure your salary cap to the detriment of others
WHEN DISPOSING OF A PLAYER 1 Trade players who still have currency
but who are heading over the hill
2 Look at any player 27 or older whose best is behind him
3 Put up a player who is one of any number of similar types in your team (consider position, age, weight, height, number of games, potential)
4 Put a player on the market if he threatens your salary cap, or may threaten it, but who can be replaced by a similar player at less cost
5 Consider a player who has off-field issues that disrupt the club
Full article at:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24048094-19742,00.html
