I just don't think that will happen
This was posted from Knightmare:
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Given the points system Gold Coast WOULD NOT trade picks 4 and 8 for pick 1.
Pick 1 = 3,000
Pick 4 = 2,034
Pick 8 = 1,551
That is a fairly major loss of points.
Further to this, with the evenness of the first round. At picks 4/8 you have an pretty close to an even chance to picking someone who is as good or better than the first overall selection.
Then looking at it more deeply from a Gold Coast perspective. Bowes is no longer the favourite to go pick one overall. So there is no real value to having pick one overall specifically for Gold Coast anymore as many may have speculated a month or two ago.
It's a loss of points for sure. But if you have 4 and 8, and ess/bris did theoretically bid at pick 1 you would be forced to use 4, and your pick 8 would go further back in the draft. You'd likely get sheer for a second rounder.
So you're left in this situation
Trade 4&8 for 1 and 37
Take any player you like with pick 1. Let's say SPS.
Then bowes gets bid on, and instead of losing points from your other first rounder, you can use up a few of the seconds you have.
So you end up with SPS, Bowes, and 1 second left after you use another to bid on sheer.
If a trade isn't done-
Bowes could be bid on with pick 1, he's obviously too good to let go, so GCS will 100% match the bid. Your pick 4 then goes, and you use some of pick 8 bringing it back to pick 12.
So you end up with Bowes, pick 12, and a couple of second rounders.
While it is a substaintial loss of points, it doesn't matter. The point of the trade would be GCS getting access to a player before anyone can bid on bowes. The tradeoff is pick 1 v a couple of second round picks. I'm sure everyone would take pick 1.
This could, and most likely would be rendered mute if Prestia/O'Meara leave.