Collingwood can (and in my view should) go all in on Lukosius. Irrespective of how close to contention the club may think they are.
Best on ground last night for Henley in their win against Prince Alfred College. His kicking was flat out ridiculous. He'll kick to what looks like a contest and pick a needle out of a haystack. He was reading the ball in flight as soon as it left the boot and was in position each time to take the intercept mark simply. And playing as a key defender, he would push up to full forward and run all the way back. *Though I'd draft him to play key forward and let him simply run free end-to-end as he feels content.
If interested, it's worth reading my piece in my signature on who Carlton should pick with pick 1 if you need any convincing.
*Spoiler - think of Lukosius as Nick Riewoldt if he could kick like Ben Reid circa 2011 and the best I've seen in my 10 years covering the draft.
Two players I consider overvalued commodities certainly internally, externally harder to say. But Darcy Moore and Jamie Elliott are two I would have no issue with trading. Moore is a nice to have, but ultimately he is potential over performance and his persistent hamstring issues I suspect will be an ongoing problem with Collingwood historically having trouble with repeat injury types. Similarly with Jamie Elliott with his ankles. Only 17 games over three years, none this year. You're not providing the list any value if you're sitting in the stands.
If it means Moore, Elliott, Fasolo and maybe Langdon and a 2019 pick need moving, I'm open to exploring what trade can be made. Brayden Sier if they want a young mid could be an alternative to one of those pieces if he is willing to move for greater opportunity and responsibility.
Lukosius is a Nathan Buckley level opportunity and in the clubs position of greatest need. With Collingwood a winning/competitive team, the club are in a position to get the most out of him. Like Buckley, Lukosius has the scope to become the best in the game, and in combination with Grundy it would feel like Collingwood are two players up every week with both practically playing like extra midfielders at their positions.