Grading The AFL Trading
St Kilda: A plus
They used Hamill's money on extending the contracts of Riewoldt, Dal Santo and other Saints and they used the money that Gehrig would have taken to add a lot more depth, which included the three premiership players and another guy called Gardiner.
Collingwood: A
The Magpies went looking for a ruckman, and they got one. So it was a successful trade week for Collingwood.
Carlton: B plus
They did get Judd, but they didn't acquire him at a cheap price. Hadley will be useful and they now have another bigger body for the midfield.
Brisbane: B
The Lions think they are a lot more dangerous than the other teams do, and the Lions may be correct, if Bradshaw returns at his best and Johnstone rewards the Lions for acquiring him.
West Coast: B
Judd and Morton wanted out, and the Eagles made the best of that situation as they will dominate the upcoming AFL draft.
Melbourne: B
Their rebuilding got a bit of help with the acquisition of another first round pick.
Western Bulldogs: B
In some ways it was addition by subtraction, as McMahon and Power didn't provide wins by running around the field. Maybe the Bulldogs will have more accountable defenders in the back half now. Hudson playing with Cross and West in the middle should make the Bulldogs strong at the stoppages.
Richmond: B
Overpaid for McMahon, underpaid for Morton. The Tigers also have the top pick in the preseason draft, if they had not traded for Morton they might have had to use that pick on him, so there is still room for the Tigers to improve. Jared Brennan would be a good result for them.
Geelong: C plus
People need to look at what Geelong did a bit differently, they didn't really lose players, the Cats actually cleared spots for players with a lot more potential, Tom Lonergan and Jason Davenport. Pick 44 and Donohue are also new additions.
Hawthorn: C
They probably should have done something, as they don't have enough spots up forward to fit Boyle, Thorp and Dowler beside Franklin and Roughead.
Adelaide: C
The Moran deal was a good move, they should use him in the ruck although some think that the Crows will try to change him into a centre half back.
Sydney: C
The week started well, acquiring Mattner, but the Saints then got a two-for-one special from the Swans and the addition of Playfair is a questionable move.
Port Adelaide: D
They were in the Grand Final, and didn't do too well, so an idea might have been to add a player or two to improve the team and make another run next season. The Power went after Schulz, they might be better off without him so they shouldn't feel bad that they didn't land him.
Fremantle: D
Quiet this year after a big trade week a year ago. If they are not going to play Murphy they should have traded him.
Essendon: F
They had to decide if they were trying to win next year or starting to rebuild, by not trading it showed they don't know what direction they are going.
Kangaroos: F
They do things a bit differently at the Kangaroos, and when it comes to trade week they often go in the wrong direction. Maybe Power and Davies will help, but they may not be better than some of the players that the Kangaroos delisted like McConnell and Urch.
They used Hamill's money on extending the contracts of Riewoldt, Dal Santo and other Saints and they used the money that Gehrig would have taken to add a lot more depth, which included the three premiership players and another guy called Gardiner.
Collingwood: A
The Magpies went looking for a ruckman, and they got one. So it was a successful trade week for Collingwood.
Carlton: B plus
They did get Judd, but they didn't acquire him at a cheap price. Hadley will be useful and they now have another bigger body for the midfield.
Brisbane: B
West Coast: B
Judd and Morton wanted out, and the Eagles made the best of that situation as they will dominate the upcoming AFL draft.
Melbourne: B
Their rebuilding got a bit of help with the acquisition of another first round pick.
Western Bulldogs: B
In some ways it was addition by subtraction, as McMahon and Power didn't provide wins by running around the field. Maybe the Bulldogs will have more accountable defenders in the back half now. Hudson playing with Cross and West in the middle should make the Bulldogs strong at the stoppages.
Richmond: B
Overpaid for McMahon, underpaid for Morton. The Tigers also have the top pick in the preseason draft, if they had not traded for Morton they might have had to use that pick on him, so there is still room for the Tigers to improve. Jared Brennan would be a good result for them.
Geelong: C plus
People need to look at what Geelong did a bit differently, they didn't really lose players, the Cats actually cleared spots for players with a lot more potential, Tom Lonergan and Jason Davenport. Pick 44 and Donohue are also new additions.
Hawthorn: C
They probably should have done something, as they don't have enough spots up forward to fit Boyle, Thorp and Dowler beside Franklin and Roughead.
Adelaide: C
The Moran deal was a good move, they should use him in the ruck although some think that the Crows will try to change him into a centre half back.
Sydney: C
The week started well, acquiring Mattner, but the Saints then got a two-for-one special from the Swans and the addition of Playfair is a questionable move.
Port Adelaide: D
They were in the Grand Final, and didn't do too well, so an idea might have been to add a player or two to improve the team and make another run next season. The Power went after Schulz, they might be better off without him so they shouldn't feel bad that they didn't land him.
Fremantle: D
Quiet this year after a big trade week a year ago. If they are not going to play Murphy they should have traded him.
Essendon: F
They had to decide if they were trying to win next year or starting to rebuild, by not trading it showed they don't know what direction they are going.
Kangaroos: F
They do things a bit differently at the Kangaroos, and when it comes to trade week they often go in the wrong direction. Maybe Power and Davies will help, but they may not be better than some of the players that the Kangaroos delisted like McConnell and Urch.
