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I mean have you thought about the alternative view which is they actually rate him at 3?
How is it that when Daicos and the Ashcrofts are pretty much consenus number 1 picks they are allowed to slide 4, 2 & 5 but when we finally get a decent father son most people have rated at about 10 we cop a bid at 3?!!Confirmed WCE will be bidding on Dean at 3.
What would be petty is if they bid on Cody Walker on Wednesday.
How is it that when Daicos and the Ashcrofts are pretty much consenus number 1 picks they are allowed to slide 4, 2 & 5 but when we finally get a decent father son most people have rated at about 10 we cop a bid at 3?!!
Are the Eagles that upset we gave them Owies?
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Most draft watchers have Dean at 10, the Eagles bidding on him at 3 doesn't suddenly change that. They could bid on Ison at 1 - it wouldn't make him the best player in the draftOnly on BF could this mean a bad thing
I’m personally stoked about it. Makes it very likely now that we have 3 straight years of a top 3 draft pick without completely bottoming out.
It sucks but not totally unexpected.I could see the logic if we kept nine and 11 and it moved them up the order once those picks were wiped out …but this is the game obviously.
We will have long memories.
Ison might make that toughYay!
I can go to bed early on Wednesday night.
Incredibly petty if true, because they gain almost nothing out of it.

FlogsConfirmed WCE will be bidding on Dean at 3.
Nice to know every other year teams play soft with bids but as soon as we have a first rounder WC want to make us pay full price...
Most draft watchers have Dean at 10
Welcome to the new bidding system. Just as predicted, all father sons linked in the first round now will be bid on early to make clubs overpay.He isn't top 3... regardless of their bid...
This is all games.
It sucks but not totally unexpected.
The thing I'm actually more concerned about is Ison getting a ridiculous early bid. Dean at #3 still gives us a mid 20's pick in return after the reported trades with North/Ess. I'm hoping we get to use that pick before the Ison bid.
Most draft watchers have Dean at 10, the Eagles bidding on him at 3 doesn't suddenly change that. They could bid on Ison at 1 - it wouldn't make him the best player in the draft
l believe the West Coast strategy is directed at Carlton trading 9 to Essendon, they know Essendon are super keen to get CDT, Essendon then give West Coast 5 & 6 and 9 for 2 with something coming back, believe it is more about strategy improving their draft hand having more picks inside 10.It sucks but not totally unexpected.
The thing I'm actually more concerned about is Ison getting a ridiculous early bid. Dean at #3 still gives us a mid 20's pick in return after the reported trades with North/Ess. I'm hoping we get to use that pick before the Ison bid.
Not all opinions are equal, I don't pay much attention to rankings that come from the media or bigfooty, these people are consuming a fraction of the football that the recruiters are, hence why you see awful takes like Casey Voss at 15 (RIP Knightmare). I take the fact that WCE, Richmond and Essendon are all willing to bid on Dean with early picks, as validation that he is a bonafide top 5 talent. Historically, clubs have allowed NGA/Father-Son prospects to slide and I don't see much reason for that to change this year. What sounds more likely to you, Dean is rated highly at clubland or this is all a conspiracy to screw over Carlton? I'm not thrilled that a bid looks likely to come at 3, because I have him at 4 or 5 and I think this is slight overs, but I just don't see how anyone could have him outside their top 10 or top 15.Most draft watchers have Dean at 10, the Eagles bidding on him at 3 doesn't suddenly change that. They could bid on Ison at 1 - it wouldn't make him the best player in the draft
Except for a player they rate at 3 if we don’t match.Incredibly petty if true, because they gain almost nothing out of it.
Contracts are for 3 years now. We won't be doing that. And moving 9 for more points is a good deal for us especially with a bid coming so earlyDon't bid on Dean and get him in 2 years' time when Harley Reid walks out on them as well. Dont do the trade with Essendon and keep pick 9.
I know it's a business of winning games blah blah... but this is poop. WCE know they won't get him and know we have committed to take him the whole 'keep them honest' rhetoric is BS.. Ugh.Confirmed WCE will be bidding on Dean at 3.
Contracts are for 3 years now. We won't be doing that. And moving 9 for more points is a good deal for us especially with a bid coming so early
Confirmed WCE will be bidding on Dean at 3