Not sure we’re George Costanza. We were presented with a bad situation (B. Hill leaving, or if you believe Twitter, gf's family reasons) and made the most of it:
www.hpnfooty.com/?p=32174
We got Blake Acres in the deal as a bonus, which wasn’t even considered before the start of trade week/month.
Plus, it was mentioned on Trade Radio that Freo (Bell) were the ones who rejected a pick 6 swap for Hill; given that the Ain’ts were after a couple of Port players (Dougal’s a gun though Paddy's best is past him), the only way they were going to get them in was to do a pick swap with GWS, which is what happened.
Plus, if Aish comes to Freo for one of the lower picks, that’s a bonus too.
All in all, pretty shrewd to me, given that we were dealt a poor card (B. Hill leaving).
One last thing to add: Regardless of what you think about using a 'moneyball' approach (pick points, etc.) to trading, at least knowing about it probably helps in pushing the negotiations.
