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First of all please forgive me if i'm out of whack here. I live interstate and obviously don't get the coverage most of you receive in Melbourne. However, from what I have been reading in the papers and this site. This years draft has been labelled as shallow. If that's the case, then why are we at Melbourne persisting in trying to get more picks and not trading anyone or picks for other players.

I'm fully aware picks 1&2 are off limits, I would've thought if the right player came along then picks 11 & 18 would be thrown out there as bait. Just a thought.. This is an article from the Melbourne website. Just for info.

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Dees look to tighten draft range

By Matt Burgan 1:43 PM Tue 06 October, 2009

Melbourne list manager Tim Harrington

Today's headlines

MELBOURNE is still trying to secure further draft selections in this week's trade period, although any further deals the club is in involved in probably won't occur until Thursday or Friday.

Club list manager Tim Harrington said the Demons were pleased to already have four picks in the top 18 of next month's NAB AFL Draft, but gaining more would be sweeter again.

"[We're] trying to improve our picking position, really," he told afl.com.au on Tuesday.

"We've got 1, 2, 11 and 18, which are great picks, and the others at the moment at picks 34 and 50, so we're just trying to wind those down as best we can.

"It'll be the bigger deals that actually go first and then ours later on."

After trading midfielder Brock McLean to Carlton for pick No.11 on Monday, Harrington said Melbourne was unlikely to be involved in another trade of that profile.

"I would think now that the Brock deal is done, we won't have a whole lot of play in trade week," he said.

"But that's what we're doing – ringing [clubs] and getting on the front foot and just finding out what's happening out there, so that we might improve the position of the club.

"That's what I'm working on in the next couple of days."

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We are inquiring about Everitt and Burgoyne. The PSD may get us a decent pro.

It is a shallow draft for the reasons my sig point out, but Pick 11 is still "pick 16" in a normal year, Pick 18 is still "pick 27" so there is still talent available.

18 might be thrown around in the last few days but it will still get a decent player in Nov.

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What about Shane Tuck ... by weeks end Tigers could get desperate and give him away for next to nothing. Possible tagger who knows how to get the ball.

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Unless a classy mature player falls into our lap we should be looking for picks.

If we win a flag it's going to be on the back of guys who are still young.

I'd rather add to that group than pick someone up who will give us short-term benefit but uin a few years retire or be pushed out of our best side.

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What about Shane Tuck ... by weeks end Tigers could get desperate and give him away for next to nothing. Possible tagger who knows how to get the ball.

:lol: :lol: :lol::lol: :lol: :lol::unsure::lol: :lol: :lol:

...oh. You're not joking.

There is a very good reason the Tigers want rid of him and no other team in the AFL is chasing him.

A player that gets the ball a lot and then instantly turns it over is more detrimental to the team than a player who follows his opponent to the ball all day.

At least then his teammates aren't getting continually caught out of position with turnovers.

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What about Shane Tuck ... by weeks end Tigers could get desperate and give him away for next to nothing. Possible tagger who knows how to get the ball.

No thanks. I don't think the Tigers will have to get desperate and give him away for nothing. The other 15 clubs outside Richmond would know Tuck's value. So would Coburg.

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If that's the case, then why are we at Melbourne persisting in trying to get more picks and not trading anyone or picks for other players ?

Shimmo, good luck getting quality picks in the next year or three with the GC and WS sides entering with plenty of concessions and handouts. This is the year to bank them and get in and replenish our list again, given where we are at.

If a decent young/experienced player falls our way with us still having picks 1,2,11,18 in the bank - all well and good.

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I reckon Tuck is severely underrated. If we were a couple of years further along in our development he could easily be our 2010 more explosive version of Stephen Powell.

Other players who present value in my eyes are Luke Ball, Matt Maguire, Matthew Stokes, Nick Lower, Daniel Gilmore, Everitt, Nicoski, Bradshaw & Rischitelli. Watch out for Carlton next year if the Fev trade goes through.

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Other players who present value in my eyes are Luke Ball, Matt Maguire, Matthew Stokes, Nick Lower, Daniel Gilmore Daniel Bradshaw & Michael Rischitelli. Watch out for Carlton next year if the Fev trade goes through.

Bradshaw won't have that many years left and Rischitelli's disposal is questionnable, Voss knows this. It's just as good a deal for Brisbane as it is Carlton IMO. Despite the Fev's extraordinary baggage.

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Bradshaw won't have that many years left and Rischitelli's disposal is questionnable, Voss knows this. It's just as good a deal for Brisbane as it is Carlton IMO. Despite the Fev's extraordinary baggage.

Bradshaw will be good for a couple of years yet and can do just as good a job in the back half as up front.

Rischitelli's footskills would have to be his biggest asset. He does make the occasional blunder but I put this down to confidence more than anything else.

A midfield core of Judd, Murphy, McLean, Rischitelli is a good mix and looks pretty dangerous to me.

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Bradshaw will be good for a couple of years yet and can do just as good a job in the back half as up front.

Rischitelli's footskills would have to be his biggest asset. He does make the occasional blunder but I put this down to confidence more than anything else.

A midfield core of Judd, Murphy, McLean, Rischitelli is a good mix and looks pretty dangerous to me.

take mclean out and put murphy or gibbs in... brock is extremly overrated and wont make it at Carlton

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