Waite is close to retiring. Henderson is good but not a dominating forward who copes with multiple opponents, needs a big partner to take the main forward, but he's very dangerous and looms as our number one tall option in the near future. Casboult is a role player, doubt he'll be a dominant match winning forward who can change the results of games, he is currently not taking the pressure off Waite as defenders are beating him one on one without the need for a player to drop in front of him. Watson is a project.
We really cant afford to lose Henderson, if we get Boyd and lose Henderson Boyd would pretty soon become the only good target up forward and the opposition would maul him. Also why we need Waite because Waite does warrant double teaming and he takes a lot of the heat off the other tall forwards. It would be very important for Henderson and for Boyd's development to make sure Henderson and Waite Remain on our list.
How I think it'll work out...
Hypothetical trade scenarios:
1.
OUT: Pick 5 & Casboult to St Kilda/Melbourne
IN: Pick 1
2.
OUT: Pick 1, & Garlett or Mclean or Robinson to GWS
IN: Boyd and Pick 39
Next Trade...
1.
OUT: Warnock and Pick 21
IN: Pick 19 (For example)
Clears out the salary cap and upgrades a pick, would need to find a replacement ruckman but they really are a dime a dozen.
2.
OUT: Pick 19 & Mclean or Robinson or Lucas
IN: Pick 15 (for example)
OR
OUT: Pick 19 and Garlett and/or Lucas to West Coast
IN: Pick 9
TOTALS:
IN: Boyd, Pick 15, Pick 39,
OR
IN: Boyd, Pick 9, Pick 39
OUT: Pick 5, Pick 21, Casboult, Garlett, Warnock, (Mclean/Robinson/Lucas)
I don't think we have any real trade ammunition to make direct trades. What we have are handy mature players who would fill a hole/role at another club. Players they would take if they only had to shuffle down the draft a little to get them. That and we have highish draft picks.
Upgrade picks, trade them on, use players we have to upgrade what picks we have left. One way of cleaning out the list/cap space and bringing in quality young players, while not having to trade our guns for their guns. Also a sneaky little way of possible getting back into the first round.
Going to lose a few players you'd like to keep but you replace them with the gun you recruit, our up and comers (Graham/Cripps etc) and free agents (Higgins) who we can now easily afford due to trading out a few senior players.