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For the Pedersen and Martin deals to not look amateurish, I expect the FD to use 73 and 74 in the draft so that means we will be using those picks and then upgrading rookies from then on.

As for Morton, Martin, and Gysberts I was not happy about them leaving for a pittance. Especially Morton, but I realised quickly that we lost no-one I would consider for the best 22 next year, or even the best 30.

They were projects.

And if Neeld wants to tell me that we have enough projects then I can only agree.

Develop Watts. Help Trengove get back some explosiveness. Fix Nicholson's kicking. There are too many things to improve in the top 30 players to worry about the massive issues that surround Morton's lack of competitiveness, Gysberts' lack of professionalism and slight frame, and Martin's inability to play as a forward in a time when your back-up ruck MUST be able to play forward.

So yeah, terrible negotiating but I am over it.

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    I expect the same.

    If you're not going to use 73, why have the Lions include it for Martin?

    You'd just do the trade for 53 alone.

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    So yeah, terrible negotiating but I am over it.

    Easy to say, but you try negotiating from a clear position of having no leverage.

    We were lucky to have another team take them off our hands & pay the final year of their contracts.

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    Easy to say, but you try negotiating from a clear position of having no leverage.

    We were lucky to have another team take them off our hands & pay the final year of their contracts.

    Yes, but I would have preferred pick upgrades...

    But then again, maybe they wanted 5 'live' picks inside 75...

    If so, they think the OOC list at the club is not great at all.

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    That'd be my guess.

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