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The Gibbs deal unpacked: Crows’ smart drafting, the other piece yet to happen – AFL
Two first-round picks was a huge price to pay for Bryce Gibbs. Mitch Cleary looks at how the deal ended up for the Crows
EVEN in Bryce Gibbs’ own words this week, Adelaide “gave up a lot to get me back here” at the end of 2017.
Handing over two first-round draft picks was a big price for a 28-year-old midfielder, one the Crows had opted not to pursue for a similar deal 12 months earlier.
But for a club fresh off a Grand Final defeat and in the heart of its premiership window, Gibbs was seen as the missing piece to complement the midfield grunt of Rory Sloane and Brad and Matt Crouch.
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