That's an excellent trade.

Mahoney for PM.

FMD It would be good if the OP mentioned this bit:

The two clubs have also swapped picks No.29 and No.43

Not huge but does take a little gloss off

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-21/melbourne-to-take-two-top10-picks-into-this-years-draft-after-deal-with-gold-coast

Great deal, considering our first rounder in 2016 should be pick 18. Go MFC!

Well at last next year we will be a possibility for Top 8, once we get these low draft picks on the paddock alongside Petracca, Trengrove, et al.

So the twitter talk from 'the insiders (Andersen, Twoomey, Qyale) are all saying that it is down to three: Parish, Weiderman, or Curnow. They are saying that Parish is leading but dont be surprised. Parish wont be available at 10 but the other two might have been. So considering that 10 came out of nowhere, I assume Parish is the number 1 target.

Parish

Weiderman

Curnow

Edited October 21, 201510 yr by Dee-licious

what picks do we have now in total

Anyone still think we got screwed on Howe? We plugged pick 29 directly in to a trade we were going to use Howe in. That was his market value.

Anyone also still care that we used 25 instead of 29 for Melksham?

Anyone still reckon they'd do a better job than the amateurs at the club at the moment?

I'm feeling so smug right now. Hehe.

The only reason I would prefer that we use 29 instead of 25 for Melksham is I would rather give the 25 to GC instead of Essendon!

Anyone still think we got screwed on Howe? We plugged pick 29 directly in to a trade we were going to use Howe in. That was his market value.

Anyone also still care that we used 25 instead of 29 for Melksham?

Anyone still reckon they'd do a better job than the amateurs at the club at the moment?

I'm feeling so smug right now. Hehe.

Nobody disagreed that if we leveraged pick 29 to get another deal done, that's ok. But also, nobody can say that this is a good or bad deal. When you're talking about draft picks, only time will tell.

what picks do we have now in total

Melbourne will now take picks 3, 10 and 43 into the national draft, while they also secured Jake Melksham (Essendon) and Ben Kennedy (Collingwood) in this year's NAB AFL Trade Period.

The Dees have lost Howe to the Pies and Jimmy Toumpas to Port Adelaide.

I believe we started with 6, 25, 43

so it's

OUT: Howe, Toumpas, 6, 25

IN: Kennedy, Melksham, 3, 10

yeah?

it all depends on where you think we will finish next year.

We may have given up a pick 6, 9 and 29 for 3,10, 44

If we have another bad year we could be giving up a pick 6, 2 and 29.

it also depends on how pick 3 and 10 turn out over the next 2 years. drafting school kids is still a bit of a raffle

just saying

What I like about the deal is that we are confident about where we will end up next year and that we think we can get 2 good players this year, it sends a positive message.

However the trade debt situation is one that concerns me a little, mainly out of my ignorance of next years crop and how it may affect our ability to attract an A grade player (or Prestia).

That said the club through Mahony articulated its plan and has got it done (other than Prestia). We are clearly going for youth and backing our ability to pick the right types (which we clearly did last year).

Darcy Parish

Curnow or Weideman?

Is this the Big Fish?

Welcome Darcy!

There seems to be the thought that we have traded up to get Parish specifically. Not doubting it given our need for mids but has the club mentioned anything to support this?

Correct weight

Could still trade a player or two second rounders for a first rounder or 2017 first rounder for Prestia next year.

Melbourne will now take picks 3, 10 and 43 into the national draft, while they also secured Jake Melksham (Essendon) and Ben Kennedy (Collingwood) in this year's NAB AFL Trade Period.

The Dees have lost Howe to the Pies and Jimmy Toumpas to Port Adelaide.

I believe we started with 6, 25, 43

so it's

OUT: Howe, Toumpas, 6, 25

IN: Kennedy, Melksham, 3, 10

yeah?

Add Out: first round 2016

Interesting deal & it's great that the club could still get pick 3 even though the Howe trade didn't go as planned.

Doesn't look like we have any chance of trading for an A-grade player such as Prestia next year, but perhaps the club has decided that they will draft the A-Grade talent in rather than trade for it. Seeing as they have struggled to attract a big name trade they're probably doing the best they can with what they have. That is of course unless they have lined up pick 3 & 10 as part of another trade which seems unlikely.

There seems to be the thought that we have traded up to get Parish specifically. Not doubting it given our need for mids but has the club mentioned anything to support this?

I'm hoping we take francis

Good trade and makes a few of the usual "Sky is falling, Whoa is me" Demonlanders look very silly for going early as usual

Said it many times in the last year or so, the fact our club no longer leaks doesn't mean we aren't doing things in the background

Who knows trade period isn't over yet, but happy to recruit a few this year, the draft has been talked about as shallow after the first dozen so will trust the FD to get the picks right as they have done since taking over

God I hope this works out, I hope parish is more than an Ellen DeGenerous clone, this is risky.

We arent sitting on our hands and hoping to win 'a few more games'.

We are backing ourselves to have a real crack at the top 8.

When is the last time we did that?

Well done MFC.

Interesting deal & it's great that the club could still get pick 3 even though the Howe trade didn't go as planned.

Doesn't look like we have any chance of trading for an A-grade player such as Prestia next year, but perhaps the club has decided that they will draft the A-Grade talent in rather than trade for it. Seeing as they have struggled to attract a big name trade they're probably doing the best they can with what they have. That is of course unless they have lined up pick 3 & 10 as part of another trade which seems unlikely.

Our plan could be to chase a FA next year.

Nobody disagreed that if we leveraged pick 29 to get another deal done, that's ok. But also, nobody can say that this is a good or bad deal. When you're talking about draft picks, only time will tell.

Disagree, we can tell now that this is a good or bad deal, I think good. In a few years we will be able to tell if our recruiting staff were good with using the picks gained. The success of the players we draft is a reflection on the draft recruitment, not the trading we do.

Interesting deal & it's great that the club could still get pick 3 even though the Howe trade didn't go as planned.

Doesn't look like we have any chance of trading for an A-grade player such as Prestia next year, but perhaps the club has decided that they will draft the A-Grade talent in rather than trade for it. Seeing as they have struggled to attract a big name trade they're probably doing the best they can with what they have. That is of course unless they have lined up pick 3 & 10 as part of another trade which seems unlikely.

I'd like to think that Prestia will want to come to us next year, and guess what, we for once won't have the draft picks available and be screwed paying overs for a player.. So instead we pay unders possibly

So next year we trade our second round pick (2016) and our first round (2017) pick for prestia. Gold coast mightn't be happy about it, but they know prestia might come to us so its there own fault for doing this deal.. Now lets wait a year and see.

Go Dees!

So at this stage, Parish is looking likely at pick 3. Any ideas towards who pick 10 is intended for?

I think pick 3 looks like Parish. I wonder who will be in our sights at pick 10?

Riley Bonner.

In 3-5 years everyone will be saying he should have gone at 1.

Wouldn't be at all surprised to see picks 43, 46 & 50 go to Syd/Bris/GWS for an earlier pick.

Possibly a pick in the 20s & Bugg?

Can't recall how many list spots need to be filled, but I'm expecting us to upgrade both Vandenberg & Harmes, so we may not even use all 3 of those picks.