Ok, so I walk about for a couple of hours and have to speed read through 15 pages....
I'm in for Kemp & Macrae, pick 47 is a little insulting on the final day, I'd be surprised if it wasn't a 3 way trade worked out with the Blues to be honest.
As for Richmond, that's a massive score from Freo. I've got a few ideas but these will probably happen after the player trade period.
The most out there one is the riskiest. And here it is...
7, 8 and F1 for 1, 6.
I know 7 should be off limits, but to get our choice of the top mids and a guaranteed top 6 mid could be worth it. Richmond will probably laugh at this though.
Next is more realistic.
8 & F1 for 6 & 18 & 20.
6 again is a great spot for us, especially if a tall is taken beforehand. 18 & 20 will net us 2 very good players, guys like Hynes and a tall for example.
I feel North will probably just come in for 6 with something like their F1... that could work in our favour though. Tauru will be before 7, meaning Dees would likely have to go tall also (Armstrong) - leaving a top 7 mid there at 9. Those 2 being taken before us @ 7 & 8 would mean 3 top 7 mids will be there to choose from. That's HUGE, but Melbourne need to flinch!
So I think I've deduced that we are better off keeping 7 & 8 - especially if North, as hoped, gets 6 without giving up 2.
It leaves our only other piece of capital to trade as F1. If Richmond really do want to smooth out those first rounders over 2 years our F1 and change could net us pick 11. That's what I'd be targeting.
Man, it's the hope that kills you.
Now back to getting Macrae and Kemp.
I'm in for Kemp & Macrae, pick 47 is a little insulting on the final day, I'd be surprised if it wasn't a 3 way trade worked out with the Blues to be honest.
As for Richmond, that's a massive score from Freo. I've got a few ideas but these will probably happen after the player trade period.
The most out there one is the riskiest. And here it is...
7, 8 and F1 for 1, 6.
I know 7 should be off limits, but to get our choice of the top mids and a guaranteed top 6 mid could be worth it. Richmond will probably laugh at this though.
Next is more realistic.
8 & F1 for 6 & 18 & 20.
6 again is a great spot for us, especially if a tall is taken beforehand. 18 & 20 will net us 2 very good players, guys like Hynes and a tall for example.
I feel North will probably just come in for 6 with something like their F1... that could work in our favour though. Tauru will be before 7, meaning Dees would likely have to go tall also (Armstrong) - leaving a top 7 mid there at 9. Those 2 being taken before us @ 7 & 8 would mean 3 top 7 mids will be there to choose from. That's HUGE, but Melbourne need to flinch!
So I think I've deduced that we are better off keeping 7 & 8 - especially if North, as hoped, gets 6 without giving up 2.
It leaves our only other piece of capital to trade as F1. If Richmond really do want to smooth out those first rounders over 2 years our F1 and change could net us pick 11. That's what I'd be targeting.
Man, it's the hope that kills you.
Now back to getting Macrae and Kemp.
