With Martin officially on the table maybe we'll get some serious offers. If several clubs are keen we might get something juicy and he might accept one of them meaning he won't have to go somewhere he really really doesn't want to go.
If we couldn't get pick 1 if be keen on Patton especially if we could work something out on top for Adams too.
How bad is Patton's knee? How has his rehab gone? Find it fishy they are willing to give up a pick 1 unless they think Boyd will be better. We need to tread carefully too and not just accept an offer on a horses for courses basis. We need to look into getting what we need in return.
That's a great question and I guess it would come down to the medical before finalising a trade. His first knee job was precautionary, the second was a freak injury that could happen to any player. So I'm not of the belief it's chronic ala Menzel at Geelong. I just don't see how the Giants could trade pick 1 to anyone as they have dibs on any player they want in the PSD. A player like Martin putting 700-800k on their head wouldn't deter them at all I don't think and that might make clubs like West Coast (seen on FB and stuff saying he met with people over there?), Saints, Pies and anyone chuck offers at us like Melbourne did at Clarke. We might get some overs if a club knows they'll lose him otherwise. Even 10 and 11 from Colligwood could be handy if it snares us both Longer and Adams. This just might be the best thing to happen to us.
But I've never been good and predicting any of this stuff so just another nuffie with a ridiculous suggestion
