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    Time to change the thread name methinks - confirmation!!!

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    21 hours ago, billy2803 said:

    With the Lewis deal done, and us now knowing what picks we have now got, I wonder if we are offering Pick 29 and 68 for Hibberd and 41.

    Would give us our first pick at 41, but our 2nd pick at 57.

    I was close!

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    Just now, billy2803 said:

    I was close!

    Massive difference between getting a pick back at the start of the 3rd round compared to the start of the 4th.

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    Hibberd + #59 for #29 and #68

    As it stands our picks are 57, 59, 84, 102, 120

    Can't say that is a good outcome.  ok for upgrading rookies but not much else

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    I wonder if we're working on getting another deal done to get back into the second round.  Can't complain about our trade period though ?

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    Just now, Seraph said:

    Massive difference between getting a pick back at the start of the 3rd round compared to the start of the 4th.

    Considering the "experts" had us just doing a straight 29 for player, I think I'm by far the nearest to the pin.

    Thanks for your encouragement though, Seraph! :)

     

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    It is the equivalent of pick 35 (186 points), so while we dont get into this draft until the end of the third round, I think that we can all agree that we would have been happy with this at the start of trade week. 

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    Damn, would've liked it if we hung onto pick 29. Though I get the feeling we're not done yet....

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    1 minute ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Hibberd + #59 for #29 and #68

    As it stands our picks are 57, 59, 84, 102, 120

    Can't say that is a good income.  ok for upgrading rookies but not much else

    I am happy for us to compromise 1 draft year, and go in next year with a full hand. We have enough youngsters at the moment

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    Just now, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Hibberd + #59 for #29 and #66

    As it stands our picks are 57, 59, 84, 102, 120

    Can't say that is a good income.  ok for upgrading rookies but not much else

    There is a possibility we could get an upgrade on pick 57 for Dunn, then use that pick and upgrade Wagner and Smith.

     

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    Just now, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Hibberd + #59 for #29 and #66

    As it stands our picks are 57, 59, 84, 102, 120

    Can't say that is a good income.  ok for upgrading rookies but not much else

    As much as I would've liked to use next year's second, we have brought in that many kids over the last 3-4 years so not too concerned about having a year without a lot of draft picks.

    We may also still trade next year's 2nd with another pick to try and get back into the 2nd round this year, who knows!

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    2 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Hibberd + #59 for #29 and #66

    As it stands our picks are 57, 59, 84, 102, 120

    Can't say that is a good income.  ok for upgrading rookies but not much else

    Let's see how things pan out first. We'll know for sure at 2pm tomorrow.

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    Just now, DemonLad5 said:

    Sorry but I think we got trade raped

    How?  Hibberd is worth a 2nd rounder, which we used, then upgraded our pick 68 by 11 spots.

    Think it was a fair deal all round to be honest.

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    Next move should be: Trade Dunn and 57 for Collingwood's pick 47. Use pick 47 in the draft and then upgrade Wagner and Smith.

     

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    2 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

    Sorry but I think we got trade raped

    Equivalent of pick 35 is fair.

    I'm not too fussed about not having a 1st and 2nd rounder this year. We've had 4 top 10 picks the last two years. We can afford to miss a year.

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    Just now, stuie said:

    Next move should be: Trade Dunn and 57 for Collingwood's pick 47. Use pick 47 in the draft and then upgrade Wagner and Smith.

     

    Why the rush to upgrade the rookies?

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    2 minutes ago, billy2803 said:

    How?  Hibberd is worth a 2nd rounder, which we used, then upgraded our pick 68 by 11 spots.

    Think it was a fair deal all round to be honest.

    I agree. It's a good enough compromise that both sides should be happy

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    3 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

    Sorry but I think we got trade raped

    Why?

    Hibberd is a very very good player, and will make a great structural difference to our side, by allowing Hunt and Salem to play wings. He is in his prime at 26. 

    Pick 29 has a 50-50 chance of being a dud. 

    We have so many kids on our list, draft picks aren't what we need right now. 

    Good deal, and welcome Hibbo. My Essendon friend is crying into his coffee as we speak!

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    Just now, billy2803 said:

    Why the rush to upgrade the rookies?

    Because I think those two guys will be better than players we draft with those picks.

     

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    3 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Hibberd + #59 for #29 and #68

    As it stands our picks are 57, 59, 84, 102, 120

    Can't say that is a good outcome.  ok for upgrading rookies but not much else

    One year not going to the draft is alright by me. If you think about it, Oliver would be in the top 3 this year, and Weid would be the number 1 forward this year (if they were in this draft class, all things being equal) and we got them both last year. 

    We have also added Lewis and Hibbard which is a big win for us.

    Not worried about the draft picks this year, we will get who we get it doesnt matter if they dont go on to be guns. We have a first rounder again next year and a free agency period with a lot of juicy free agents. We're in a good spot. 

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    Just now, stuie said:

    Because I think those two guys will be better than players we draft with those picks.

     

    And because we don't wanna waste good picks next year upgrading players. Might as well do it this year with late 4th/5th round picks.

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