While some trades look like roadkill in hindsight, if you alter your lens to look from the other end, these same deals have the ability to look like a 12-course banquet.
Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder.
After covering off your team's worst ever trades last week, we've turned our frowns upside down this week to shine a light on their best and brightest wheels and deals.
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Carlton (2003)ย
In: Heath Scotland
Out: Pick 35 (Brent Hall)
What's the only thing better than fleecing a rival at the trade table?
Answer: Fleecing your most bitter rival.
While Scotland is unlikely to ever end up in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, the hard-nosed Pie-turned-Blue gave the latter club great service, turning out in 215 games across 11 seasons, even earning best and fairest honours in 2012.
While the Woods were happy to see Scotland go for a second-rounder, these smiles had turned to frowns by the time Hall had departed Olympic Park in 2006 after just a solitary senior game.