Should teams in a premiership window consider signing ageing stars from weaker clubs?

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  1. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

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    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  2. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Would've thought you'd just be delaying the inevitable by doing that.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Apr 17, 2013
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  3. azzal AJ O'Neill

    If those teams are in 'Win Now' mode then yes what ever is best for the club.
     
    azzal, Apr 17, 2013
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  4. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Talking about sides who expect to be thereabouts in the final week of September.

    Would be a massive risk for clubs like Richmond, Carlton, North etc
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  5. Sultan Pepper HG Emm


    Ahh I see what you're saying. Probably not a bad tactic, although I don't really know enough about how the AFL trading works.


    To get one of these aging stars would they have to pay a fee to their existing club? Or just just give a late draft pick or something?
     
    Sultan Pepper, Apr 17, 2013
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  6. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    If they're retired and been de-listed they could be signed as free agents. In the case if GWS, Port and Brisbane demanded a trade for 'retired' players. Only had to give up pick 70 odd so nothing much.

    Could also wait until the pre-season or rookie drafts as demand isn't high for these blokes.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  7. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    And nah, in AFL you never have to pay another club to 'buy' a player.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  8. Mousey AJ Son

    Of course, if there's a hole. Geelong needed a ruckman and traded for McIntosh for example. If we hadn't I'd be surprised if we hasn't chased someone to sign as a FA.
     
    Mousey, Apr 17, 2013
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  9. Shagger PW Adams

    travis johnstone at brisbane was a goodie.
     
    Shagger, Apr 17, 2013
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  10. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Looking at guys older then HMac and Lake.

    Talking about duders with 1-2 years left that are being pushed into retirement.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  11. Mousey AJ Son

    Yeah, and I'm saying if we hadn't gotten him we'd have looked at those blokes.
     
    Mousey, Apr 17, 2013
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  12. Storer BA Storer

    I thought it was pretty obvious that clubs would do it. They do it now.

    Lynch/Hudson to Collingwood. Lake to Hawthorn.
    Rivers to Geelong.
    etc.
     
    Storer, Apr 17, 2013
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  13. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    Not talking about 27 year olds.

    32+
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  14. El Nino J Torres

    I've always thought this was a great tactic
     
    El Nino, Apr 17, 2013
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  15. Storer BA Storer

    Rivers was gone at Melbourne.
    Was still 'ageing', tbf.
     
    Storer, Apr 17, 2013
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  16. MatthewJay TA Miokovic

    No he wasn't. He was one of there better players.

    28 isn't ageing, could easily play another 3-4 years.
     
    MatthewJay, Apr 17, 2013
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  17. Storer BA Storer

    28 isn't young..
     
    Storer, Apr 17, 2013
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  18. MightyPies DA Alessi

    Obviously, Collingwood did it with Leigh Brown - it worked a treat.
     
    MightyPies, Apr 17, 2013
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  19. Storer BA Storer

    It is the same thing as club resurrecting players careers, no matter what age.
     
    Storer, Apr 17, 2013
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  20. MASTERS S Masters

    how many 32+ guys move clubs though ?
     
    MASTERS, Apr 18, 2013
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