Traded Melbourne sends pick 6, pick 29 and next year's first rounder for picks 3, 10 and 43

[dlanod]

Uh what?

This one's a bit of a head scratcher to my mind.

Edit: Makes more sense now full details are out. Updated the thread title.

 

[mellowyellow]

Interesting...An obvious strategy to land someone

 

[BrownYouGun]

Suppose they're banking on going up the ladder next year and have identified whoever they want as not being available at pick 6

 

[Tedeski]

To nominate for Mills?

 

[Accepted 04]

I think Melbourne are going after Francis


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[Pykie]

I reckon this favours GC.

This draft is pretty even, not like a few in the past, where there is a big difference between 3 vs 6, i.e Dustin Martin type vs Gary Rohan.

7,8 or 9 next year is a lot more valuable than 10 this year.

 

[grimlock]

Okay so Picks 3 and 10 worth 3629 points
Pick 6 worth 1751 points

Difference = 1878 points which is pick 5 exactly

Melbourne gambling they will finish better than 14th next year and Gold Coast betting against that.

(assuming no compo picks, priority picks)

 

[dlanod]

More details:

Gold Coast traded out 3, 10, 43.
Melbourne out 2, 29, next year's first rounder.

Makes more sense. The fourteen pick upgrade helps.

 

[Pykie]

Okay so Picks 3 and 10 worth 3629 points
Pick 6 worth 1751 points

Difference = 1878 points which is pick 5 exactly

Melbourne gambling they will finish better than 14th next year and Gold Coast betting against that.

(assuming no compo picks, priority picks)

Except for the fact pick 5 doesn't equal the same as pick 5 the following year, when taking into account strengths of drafts.

I hope Melbourne has done their due diligence on next years crop.

 

[PAFC_1870]

This points stuff is getting annoying...

 

[Badesumofu]

Good deal for GC. Essentially downgrading 3 to 6 in a weak draft in exchange for upgrading 10 in a weak draft to something probably higher than 10 in a stronger draft.

 

[grimlock]

More details:

Gold Coast traded out 3, 10, 43.
Melbourne out 2, 29, next year's first rounder.

Makes more sense. The fourteen pick upgrade helps.

Helps a little but not that much

3 + 10 + 43 = 4007 points
6 +29 = 2404 points

Difference is 1603 points which is about pick 8.

So Melbourne betting they finish better than 11th.

 

[Darksidepoints]

Obviously we have certain targets in mind.

Im just happy the club is actually being aggressive for a change.

Could easily go either way.

 

[mrpez]

Happy with this move.

7,8 or 9 next year is a lot more valuable than 10 this year.

I have no idea about what the talent is like for next years draft. But hypothetically if they were equivalent, pick 10 this year is more valuable than 7,8 or 9 next year, simply because you get access to the player a year earlier. Needs to be taken into calculations.

 

[Lockyer24]

I like it.

 

[Final Siren]

One year a club is going to trade away their next year's first-rounder then finish on the bottom of the ladder. You'd think Melbourne will move upwards, but if the wheels fall off, boy will 2016 be an unimaginably bad year.

I would hate to see my club gambling its future first-rounder on a minor pick upgrade.

 

[master bate]

I don't mind it as long as we've got the guns lined up this year.

I'm a fan of Parish, Curnow, Kennedy, Milera and several others, but we have to nail them and get them.

 

[grimlock]

I like it.

like it from whose perspective?

 

[kreglze]

Unsure. Seems like we are banking on next season, a first round pick (probably top 10), 2 2nd round picks next year.

 

[Underarm]

One year a club is going to trade away their next year's first-rounder then finish on the bottom of the ladder. You'd think Melbourne will move upwards, but if the wheels fall off, boy will 2016 be an unimaginably bad year.

I would hate to see my club gambling its future first-rounder on a minor pick upgrade.

I guess there is someone they really want? or worried them and Essendon have too similar tastes?

 

[VanDemonxx]

I guess if Prestia has any chance of coming to us he will have to request a trade to us because we cannot satisfy them in a trade next year without a first rounder

 

[Lockyer24]

like it from whose perspective?

Both. I can't predict the future but I like that Melbourne has a plan, and that GC have put their balls on the line for a potential pay off. It's just good to see clubs trying something.

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Good get with 3 & 10. Get whoever they want at 3 assuming weitering and schache are 1&2, while a good slider at 10.

 

[Skav]

In other news Gold Coast has signed Ryan Crowley, His PD is to take out Hogan, Vince, Petrecca and McDonald

 

[G0ther00s]

They're really overrating that Melksham pick if they think he's going to make them that much better that they can trade away future firsts lol.