It's clear to me that we are not going to get the A Grade talent we need through trade . We are getting B graders and role players only .
We are also not getting high enough up the draft to get elite talent .
Melbourne traded up to pick 4 last year with gold coast for future picks .
This year it seems likely that brisbane will bid on Bowes before gold coasts pick 4 so they may be willing to trade it .
What would people think about trying to trade up to pick 4 ?
top 4 looking like
1 and 2 mcgrath / mcluggage
3 and 4 Brodie / SPS .
Make a trade of something like 12 + 30 + future 1st
For 4 + 21 + GC 3rd ( 40ish)
Gets us one elite talent in SPS or brodie (brodie is exactly what we need ) + SPP or Rotham and an extra early 3rd to play with .
I know the thought of not having a first next year sucks but fixing our midfield deficiency now whilst we have our stars is more important imo
I'd like to work with GC as well.
Assume we finish same spot next year, that'll be a swap of:
12 + 30 + 12
for
4 + 21 + 40
So we improve by 8 places in Rd 1
Improve by 9 places in Rd 2
Improve by 8 places in Rd 3
But next year we lose 18 places (losing first pick)
Mathematically overall we gain 7 places (very simplistically put) over 2 years.
The real kicker, as you say, is we get pick 4, which historically would suggest we'll be able to get a proper A-grade player.
The hope would be that we finish near the top next year to somewhat negate the loss of 1st round pick next year...