cypher said:
Even though it's a bit early

,if we managed to score pick 6-10 for Fevola who would you take?
You've noted that we're stocked up on talls and ruck prospects, but is Fevola really worth a small like Jetta?
A lot of the midfielders available next year all seem to be around the 178-181 cm mark unlike Gibbs who has the size we lack in the middle. With Murphy, Bentick and Blackwell on our list we might rival Wallace's side for midgets in future years!
And there seems to be plenty of tall available next year including Alex Lee!

(hint, hint

)
Fev would have to kick 60 and basically have no off field problems to get us a pick 6 to 10. In which case I would not trade him. I would trade Fev for pick 15 to 20 if he has a year like 2005 though and disrupts the whole team again.
Lance plus a second round pick might score us a good pick in that range. I think the value for the 2006 draft is in the 15 to 30 range. Clubs keep there 1st pick and might be preapred to trade there second round pick.
So a team like Melb and WB if they miss the finals or are not quite as good as they hope to be this year might trade a pick in that range for Lance outright.
Or if we wanted we add the second rounder to it to get a higher pick.
The only reason to do that would be (in my opinion) to get access to Leunberger and take him. If Aisake does not imrpove this year and Batson is not promoted then that might be a legitimate option.
But at this stage I really dont see any player in that range that we must have.
I see this
pick 2 Lachlan Hansen
Pick 18 Clayton Collard/O'Brien/Proud/Sherringham
Pick 34 Sammy Sheldon
as not being enough
This is not really much better
2)Hansen/Thorp
8)Leunberger or Selwood (depending on the need for a ruck)
34) Sheldon
Lance plus 2nd rounder gets us pick 8.
this is optimal
2) Hansen/Thorp
18) Proud/O'Brien
20) Sherringham/Collard
25) Urquhardt/Boak
34) Sheldon
Lance gets us pick 20. Deluca plus pick 50 gets us pick 25 (if he plays like 2004 form and Setanta shows that he is a long term AFL player this year and surpasses Deluca.
That would be how I would balance up the list. 2 talls traded for midifielders in the draft. I gun KPP (best available) and 3 midfielders plus Sheldon for Lance and Deluca.
The height problem is that they all would be taken off the start of 2005 and there clubs. For the U18s Champs they would not be measured so really most of them are 16 for the figures. In November this year those 179/81 mids are likely to be a fair bit taller almost 2 years later.
This implies that Deluca and Lance have decent seasons but are surpassed by younger players causing a glut of talls. So that would be Kenndy at CHF and Bower at CHB meaning Lance does not really have a spot to justify his wage in the future. Setanta/Hartlett take Delucas forward pocket position. Aisake or Batson improve mean Deluca cant be of much use as a ruck either.
Other possibles would be Edwards taking full back in the VFL (where Livo is likely to be) and Livo might get us a pick (more likely just a delisting for him if he does not step up)
Bryan as a possible pick (unlikely with his lack of height)
Houlihan for a pick in the 25 to 30 range perhaps (would have to have a pretty good year to get this). To attacking and not a complete game for a struggling side who need accountable hard players as well as skillful.
Teague surplus to needs and traded (more likely delisted) with development of Russell.
I would not trade Fisher or Thornton or guys like that who have never given a problem on field or off it and are fine young men.
Something like that would be what I would do.