Jim05 wrote:whufc wrote:Jim05 wrote:whufc wrote:Crazy to think Bobby Hill only ended up at Collingwood because GWS refused a second round and third round pick the year before.
Ironic given what GWS ended up getting for him.
We tried to get him with a year to run on his contract but he put his request in at the last minute and it was too late to get it done. Toby was also suspended for the opening month the following year so understandable that they didn’t want Hill to leave
Bobby put in his request more than early enough, it was when he found out his partner was pregnant but yeah Toby Green suspension put a spanner in the works.
His first interaction with Essendon was on the Friday and left only a few days to try and get something done. Most deals are in the works for some time and this one hit the club out of the blue. There was never an inkling that he was interested in us until then.
I could have watched it wrong or it could have been the editing the Show Me The Money doco highlighted/followed that trade a lot different to what you’ve written.
They made it out that first contact from Hills agent to Adrian whatever his name was very early in the piece and what took long was Essendon deciding to add the third round pick which GWS demanded was included for them to even look at a trade
It also highlighted Essendon stalling on Hills demand for a four year contract not 3 which Essendon agreed to last minute. Collingwood offered 4 years from day one but weren’t willing to give what GWS wanted.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:55 am
