As random off-season surprises go, Hugh Greenwood's sudden switch from Gold Coast to North Melbourne is among the most stunning of recent years.
North Melbourne's heist was completed and confirmed on Monday, with Greenwood signing a two-year deal to join the Kangaroos.
In the end, a botched piece of creative accounting has cost the Gold Coast Suns a key member of their midfield brigade and seen the rebuilding Roos snatch up a best-22 player for nothing.