First 3 picks is massive massive overs.
But on face value we appear set for the next year or two anyway Eagles nay not value those picks as highly as others.
Trading 3 picks for a player who'll be immediately in the best 22 (and make a strong positive impact to our best 22) is probably still worth the 3 picks in my opinion.
There is a big swell of our A-graders around the 27-28yr old mark (Gaff/Darkling/Cripps/McGovern/Vardy/Hutchings/Sheppard/Hickey/Redden). Shuey/NicNat are 29.
So this is probably the last year I would be ok with selling our of the draft for 1 player.
If there's any hint of Gaff going though I'd rather hit the draft tbh.
If Gaff moves we get to do both. The picks for Gaff should net us Kelly leaving picks to hit the draft.
I really want to get the GC 2nd rounder like last year and trade that for several later picks. But that little trick is out of the bag so I can't see Gold Coast giving it up.
We may be lucky if we retain the Swans 2nd and come draft time we live trade down for a later 2nd and a 3rd if a club is super keen on a kid still on the table.