Aaron Naughton following Bruce on Instagram this week doesn't sway you? :D
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Stevo on Channel 7 just said Bruce has one foot in the door at Whitten Oval and the trade will happen.
These are exactly the sorts of second tier trades we tend to get done. They might not get you articles in the paper along with pictures of recruiting managers holding their latest catch aloft and claiming they have won trade period but they do win you games and even premierships.
Bruce will be good for us.
Out the door at St Kilda. Though only four St Kilda players this year polled more votes than him.
On an extra plus for this deal, it rules out some silly trade for Josh Jenkins and his significant salary. A Win-win-lose for Adelaide. Good stuff.
The Hun:
Josh Bruce (St Kilda)
Lock him in at the Dogs now that St Kilda has secured Patrick Ryder, likely on a deal of four years. He gets security, the Dogs get a foil for Aaron Naughton, the Saints get a pick to secure Zak Jones.
I've been digging into Josh's career stats to really understand what he's done to date, and ended up doing some player comparisons. I've got three KPF comparisons to date:
Charlie Dixon (traded for pick 10 and a fair bit more)
Sam Reid of Sydney (was talk of trade last contract for a first rounder)
Joe Daniher (probably traded for a top 10 puck this year)
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Josh Bruce (looking like traded for pick 30)
Bruce might not play like, or have the public profile of the above players. But these career comparisons demonstrate Bruce' performances/career statistical averages are akin to Daniher, Reid & Dixon. Not only are we paying a fraction of the first rounders price tags, it seems like we are trying to acquire the same forward impact for less in trades and wages. I'm not sure if 'Moneyball' encompasses a four year $600,000 contract, but it should. The pleasantly surprising comparisons, remembering Bruce played three seasons as a defender:
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...&fid1=C&fid2=C
Joe Daniher
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...&fid1=C&fid2=C
Sam Reid
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...&fid1=C&fid2=C
Charlie Dixon
Super Footy (Herald Sun) just posted a screen shot of social media of Josh Bruce following Aaron Naughton (in return from Naughts doing it last week).