It's that time of the week again. There's been a lot of talk about whether clubs will be properly compensated for players leaving to play for the Gold Coast. This week is has been suggested that there may be a panel of ex players set up, to decide each players worth.
I thought I'd take 6 players who have been linked with the Gold Coast side, and decide for myself what these players are worth in a draft.
Garry Ablett - Picks 1 & 3
Easily the most publicised link to the Coast, Ablett demands massive compensation for the Cats. I have loosely based these picks on what the Blues received for Chris Judd. Not only is Ablett the Cats best and most skillful player, he is also a marquee marketing player (in his own right, as well as the link to his dad).
Campbell Brown - Pick 50
Probably the man most believe has already signed (despite vehemently denying the fact). Not an overly skillful player, but has been important to Hawthorn as a 'Team Man'. Don't think he is worth a top pick, and probably not a player I'd be looking at if I were at the Gold Coast. He is a battler at best, and deserves only a later pick for the Hawks.
Michael Hurley - Pick 4
Despite a rocky start of the field, this kid really looks the goods to me. Can play back, but I saw him destroy Hawthorn up forward last year, and that's where the Bombers are really lacking at the moment. Is worth better than what they picked him at, even at this early stage, because he has shown more than enough potential to justify the Bombers receiving a top 5 pick.
Nick Riewoldt - Pick 1, 2 & 5
The pin up boy of the competition right now. He is the most important player of the premiership favourites. This demands respect from the new AFL club, and the Saints (despite not really needing it) should receive this most favourable compensation. With the access to younger players the GC already have, coupled with the fact Riewoldt would become a hometown hero/icon, you could still argue it'd be worth giving these picks up to secure his services.
Joel Selwood - Pick 3
The Cats must be thinking that Selwood is there next captain, and at 21, Selwood is young enough that it is fair to presume he still has a good level of improvement in his game. That thought would be scary to any midfielder who has played on him. Just think what sort of compensation the Cats would be in for if Ablett and Selwood both headed north.
Jarrod Harbrow - Pick 15
The latest player to be spoken about in the media in the GC conversation, Harbrow, given his come from the rookie list, and is still quite young is not considered to be a great commodity under the current compensation system. Despite this, Harbrow has to be worth a first round pick, given he has really stepped his game up in the last year or so. I really like the way he plays, and would be a great addition to any side, let alone a new one.
Let me know what you think about these players, and any others you might be interested in knowing the worth of.
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Roo worth more than Ablett? You've got to be kidding. The guy is the best player in the competition, won 2 premierships, 3 AFL MVP's, a Brownlow and countless other awards. On top of that the GC has all but given Gary their captaincy if he were to go. For all he has done for and achieved at Geelong would mean that he would demand unprecedented compensation, certainly more than Reiwoldt.
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