Fremantle Miss Out On Hay: A Year Ago Today
October 6, 2005 was the day the Dockers announced that they could not agree with Hawthorn on a trade for Jonathan Hay. Some people say the best trades are the ones you don't make, while often that does not make sense, with this possible deal it is the truth.
The Dockers announced they were, "disappointed that a suitable trade couldn’t be agreed to bring Jonathan Hay to the club”. They are probably not thinking that right now.
To get Hay last year the Dockers would have had to give up pick 10, which they used on Marcus Drum, and possibly another pick or a player. They also would have signed Hay to a very large, multi-year contract.
I will have some stories in the coming days about teams missing out on great players in trade week, but here is one deal that the team is lucky did not happen.
The Dockers announced they were, "disappointed that a suitable trade couldn’t be agreed to bring Jonathan Hay to the club”. They are probably not thinking that right now.
To get Hay last year the Dockers would have had to give up pick 10, which they used on Marcus Drum, and possibly another pick or a player. They also would have signed Hay to a very large, multi-year contract.
I will have some stories in the coming days about teams missing out on great players in trade week, but here is one deal that the team is lucky did not happen.
