I think we will take 3 picks (our 2nd and 3rd and brisbanes 3rd) plus elevate ruggles and i think we will only have 38 or 39 on the list-saves cap and allows us to have 2 extra guys on 1 year deals,means we can rookie some of our vfl guys and have the flexibility to cut them in a stronger draft next year if they dont work out.
I am also not sure whether lucey can stay as a cat b rookie for a 3rd year or whether he has to go on the normal rookie list.
From memory Blitz remained a Category B for three years, so no problem there.
I cannot see how we can get more than a second round pick if we are trading out players looking for more game time (there are several in that category). A first rounder would be great but unlikely. There are always proposals for bundling up 2-3 fringe players and getting a good pick, but it never seems to happen; almost every trade is a single player for a single pick.
I hope we just get draftees. Our trading in 2015 has had brilliant outcomes, but I can't help thinking we might have had some internal disappointment, inevitable when ypung players look forward to three or four spots being opened up by the forced departures, only to see them filled by ready-made imports before preseason even starts. The payoff is certainly worth it to get Danger, Smith and Henderson (who in a sense is here a year early, as the Lonergan replacement), but if it becomes the norm then it is a bit dispiriting. The player reports on the club website pump up some blokes as being likely to get some game time in the ones, but in fact there are no obvious spots for them
In draft terms, while it made sense to go for KPPs last year (because the ready mades allow us to draft for development, not need), and a key back and ruckmen were obvious priorities, Kolo settling in and Gardner looking promising, along with Smith and Stanley both staying on their feet, mean that a young tall forward might be our most likely draft target. That, along with a couple of Wells' usual 188-190 utility types.