Basically.
Dogs get: 11, 30, Essendon 2018 2nd
Essendon get: Stringer, Dogs 2018 1st
It looks unfair like that, but when you consider that two 2018 2nd rounders can be used by the Dogs to combine for a 1st round prospect under the F/S rule, it looks pretty even.
Dogs lose their 2018 2nd - because that will be combined with our 2018 2nd to turn into a 2018 1st to secure likely top 15 prospect West - but they get an extra 2nd round pick to use this year. Since everyone has a boner for next year's draft and this year's draft is supposed to be weak, they may baulk at replacing a pick next year for one this year. But it's still pretty close to a fair deal.
Yeah, a straight swap of our pick 11 would be easiest. But this still gives them their sought-after first round pick, will still allow them to secure West (assuming he doesn't get bid on very early, but that's probably unlikely), and will still allow them to make a 2nd round draft selection (albeit in a weaker draft from probably a spot slightly further down the order). Makes it easy for us to get Saad + Smith as we now have another 1st rounder to swap for one of them. Win/win.
Dogs get: 11, 30, Essendon 2018 2nd
Essendon get: Stringer, Dogs 2018 1st
It looks unfair like that, but when you consider that two 2018 2nd rounders can be used by the Dogs to combine for a 1st round prospect under the F/S rule, it looks pretty even.
Dogs lose their 2018 2nd - because that will be combined with our 2018 2nd to turn into a 2018 1st to secure likely top 15 prospect West - but they get an extra 2nd round pick to use this year. Since everyone has a boner for next year's draft and this year's draft is supposed to be weak, they may baulk at replacing a pick next year for one this year. But it's still pretty close to a fair deal.
Yeah, a straight swap of our pick 11 would be easiest. But this still gives them their sought-after first round pick, will still allow them to secure West (assuming he doesn't get bid on very early, but that's probably unlikely), and will still allow them to make a 2nd round draft selection (albeit in a weaker draft from probably a spot slightly further down the order). Makes it easy for us to get Saad + Smith as we now have another 1st rounder to swap for one of them. Win/win.
