Source : ABC NEWS
While the trade period only officially opened today, the free agency period actually begun on Friday, so free agents have been able to move clubs since then.
In those three days, we saw a handful of players switch clubs. It just so happens that some of those players were genuine stars of the game. Here’s what you might have missed:
- Lachie Neale to Collingwood (Lionsreceive band three compensation)
- Toby Greene to Geelong (Giants receive band three compensation)
- Joel Amartey to Carlton (Swans receive band three compensation)
- Jordon Butts to Western Bulldogs (Crows receive band three compensation)
- Kieren Briggs to Richmond (Giants receive band four compensation)
Not a bad start to the window.
If you’re wondering, “band three compensation” means a draft pick after the club’s natural second round pick. So the Giants got pick 26 for Greene, the Swans pick 37 for Amartey etc. Band four is the same thing, but in the third round of draft picks.
There was some surprise and disappointment from the Giants, Lions and Crows in the outcome as each were hoping for a band two compensation pick (which would have come at the end of the first round). Seems to me the AFL is trying to water down free agency compensation a little this year.
