Ottens set to join Geelong
By Jake Niall, Stephen Rielly
October 8, 2004
Brad Ottens heads to Geelong in a complicated trade deal.
Brad Ottens was poised to become a Geelong player last night in the culmination of a deal involving five clubs.
The key to the yet-to-be ratified deal was Melbourne obtaining Geelong's young midfielder Brent Moloney while Carlton arranged to swap first- and second-round draft picks, giving the Tigers the critical pick inside the draft's top 10 that they made an unconditional part of any Ottens trade.
Should the deal go ahead, as expected, the Tigers would get picks nine and 16 in return for Ottens, Melbourne would obtain Moloney, while, in exchange for picks nine and 25, Carlton receives picks 12, 20 and 36.
The Blues would also land Kangaroo Leigh Harding, while the Roos would receive Richmond's Ty Zantuck. The Kangaroos have already spoken to Zantuck, who has strong family connections with the club, at which his father Shane and uncle Arnold Briedis both played.
The most crucial portion of the deal, however, is Geelong's decision to forgo Moloney - whom the club regarded highly - to secure Melbourne's first-round draft pick (No. 12).
Once Geelong had shown a willingness to part with one of its fleet of capable young midfielders, the Ottens trade gathered momentum yesterday.
Moloney is understood to have accepted the trade, having reacted emotionally when an upset Mark Thompson informed him that he was earmarked as the sacrificial Cat.
Ummm...sorry, but this is garbage
We lose Ottens, Zantuck, pick 20 and pick 36
We Gain picks 9, 16 and 25
Carlton lose picks 9, 25
Carlton gain picks 12, 20, 36 and Harding
We lose 4 items to gain 3
Carlton lose 2 items to gain 4
Geelong get Ottens but only give up pick 16 and Maloney
...and on top of this we have to take Simmonds in the Pre-Season Draft?
This is stuffed on every level if true. Surely pick 20 (or 36) isn't involved, or we must be getting something else from somewhere...(Geelong??)
