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I predict we either will or won't trade pick 3
Not sure why people are sold on Butler. Can anyone tell me why he would be any better than ANB?
I’d be happy to pick up Mahony or Weightman in the draft to fill the crumber role instead of taking Butler. One of them is probably going to still be there for our second round pick.
You are almost exactly like Nostradamus.. except more of a campaigner.
Just a hunch but maybe the Langdon deal might be holding up because we are waiting on the Hill deal to go through and we have our eyes on pick 6 and 7 so here is a hypothetical I thought of. I value Langdon about pick 25, and for hypothetical purposes i'll say our second round pick next year is about pick 30
Melb get: Langdon, pick 6, pick 7
Freo get: Pick 3, Pick 22, future second, pick 42
When I plugged this into the draft pick value calculator with Langdon as pick 25 and our future second as pick 30 it was basically exactly even. Freo will have a ton of points to get their academy boy Henry and could trade back into the first round with all the picks. We bring in 2 of probably ash/stephens/kemp.
I also think we should look to trade out of the first round of next years draft considering how compromised/weak it is spoken to be. Sydney have two kids projected to go inside top 20 so something like our future first for pick 9 (via carlton in papley trade) and 44 would be nice, if Kemp was still there at 9 he would basically be our first round pick in 2020 since he will miss all of next year with the acl.
Won't we just bid on Green at 3 anyway.So you all might remember last week I posted that gws was looking at 3 for their first round pick this year and 2020 first. Looks like they’ve offered this same deal to Adelaide.
Only way Freo would do it is if one of the three best players in the pool was from WA, like a Hogan, Swallow, Naitanui or Coniglio. Unfortunately that's not the case this year.Don't care what the draft calculator says, if I'm in Freo's shoes, you get told to jog on. Why would you give up a best 18 player and two top 10 draft picks for a slightly better top 10 draft pick, a few speculative ones and a meh one?
Only way Freo would do it is if one of the three best players in the pool was from WA, like a Hogan, Swallow, Naitanui or Coniglio. Unfortunately that's not the case this year.
All five of those players were extremely highly rated juniors. One even comes from a rich footballing family.Even then, still not sure its worth it. Only way I see giving up what's very likely to be 3 best 22 players is if pick #3 is Hodge, Martin, Judd, Franklin, Wagner etc. As we've seen, WA clubs aren't overly fussed about good players going interstate because they're into them to come home from day dot.
Yeah theres Sharp from WA which they could get with either of their picks or could go down with their picks and not up the order to still get himOnly way Freo would do it is if one of the three best players in the pool was from WA, like a Hogan, Swallow, Naitanui or Coniglio. Unfortunately that's not the case this year.
yeah it is coming from a dees bias and we never see 3 spuds equals a gun trades work but who knows they may rate a Serong, Young, or Flanders who probably won't be there at pick 6 much higher than the rest of the crop. There will also be quite a few WA boys in that 15-30 range which they could target.Even then, still not sure its worth it. Only way I see giving up what's very likely to be 3 best 22 players is if pick #3 is Hodge, Martin, Judd, Franklin, Wagner etc. As we've seen, WA clubs aren't overly fussed about good players going interstate because they're into them to come home from day dot.
How is he better though?Because Butler is actually a forward.
ANB isn't a forward's areshole.
Butler is genuinely quick and evasiveHow is he better though?
They would have to throw something else in surely.So you all might remember last week I posted that gws was looking at 3 for their first round pick this year and 2020 first. Looks like they’ve offered this same deal to Adelaide.
Yeah, no way do we take it. I'd happily take Green if GWS don't have enough points to cover him. Sydney could well try and jump up in draft position to bid for him aa well which would make GWS nervous. However Sydney do have to pay a bit to acquire Daniher. Unless we get a ripper trade, we keep pick 3 and take a Young or Serong.They would have to throw something else in surely.
So that's pick 12 this year and potentially a mid teen pick next year in a compromised draft?? Hopefully we try for a bit more.
Yeah, no way do we take it. I'd happily take Green if GWS don't have enough points to cover him. Sydney could well try and jump up in draft position to bid for him aa well which would make GWS nervous. However Sydney do have to pay a bit to acquire Daniher. Unless we get a ripper trade, we keep pick 3 and take a Young or Serong.
So three picks in the teens for pick 3...to me, psychologically it doesn't sound as strong as if we had a returning top 10 pick. But perhaps this is the draft year where there's no difference between a #3 and a #12 or #18 draftee.Should have “picks”. Both 2019 firsts and 2020.
Aren't Carlton linked to him as well?So considering Carlton have taken all the small forwards, are we half a chance to have a decent go at Sam Gray?
So three picks in the teens for pick 3...to me, psychologically it doesn't sound as strong as if we had a returning top 10 pick. But perhaps this is the draft year where there's no difference between a #3 and a #12 or #18 draftee.
What's your gut feel on it all Devastating Boris?
How are they going to play Betts, Gray, Martin and Papley? Bit odd. And overkill. If I was Gray I’d be looking at us and we should be seriously courting him.Aren't Carlton linked to him as well?
How are they going to play Betts, Gray, Martin and Papley? Bit odd. And overkill. If I was Gray I’d be looking at us and we should be seriously courting him.
Finn Maginess will likely be late first round.Wheres hawthorns kid ranked to go at? If we do that trade with GWS we could try send 18,22 Frost for 11 and 30. We'd then have 2 picks just outside the top 10 plus an extra 1st rounder next year to work with. hawks could use 18 and 22 before a bid if hes touted to go inside 30