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Posted (edited)

Big move, pick 4 & 8 this year is excellent. miss out next year on a first rounder.

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Posted

So we give up next year's first rounder for a great first round pick this year. But then give up our 2nd and third round pick this year...

I would want something else back. Possibly their future 2nd or 3rd round pick.

It's possible we are a rabble again and our first rounder would be pick 1 or 2

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17 minutes ago, Demon3 said:

 

Wonder if we're making a late move for someone via trade?

Otherwise I'm not sure on trading 26, 50 and quite possibly pick 6-10 for pick 8.

 

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Jon Ralph reports…

North Melbourne will back Melbourne to battle again next year after agreeing to a risky pick swap that sees them hand over pick 8 this year.

The Herald Sun can reveal the Roos will give up their No.8 pick this year but get Melbourne’s 26 and 50, and receive the Demons first-rounder next year.

The Roos will win from a points perspective even if the Demons win the Grand Final next year, effectively getting three picks for one.

But if the Demons finish mid-table or worse, they will cash in with a huge pick haul.

The Roos believe the draft is particularly even this year so could select the same type of player with pick 26. 

They could also move up the draft again, now having 26, 27, 47 and 50.

The deal will hand Melbourne picks 3 and eight in this year’s draft, a bumper haul that could also see them handing those picks to another club for an established player.

The Roos have had a quiet trade week given no interest in Mason Wood, but will back in their established talent to rise up the ladder.

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Don’t mind this. We were steadily building before this years horror show. I’m prepared to call this year an aberration, so may as well capitalise on position and maximise draft capital.

Next years draft looks messy and compromised with some of the best kids already attached to clubs. Didn’t think splitting the pick wouldn’t involve pick 3!

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This is bizarre... Surely we're after Hill, Papley, Daniher, someone?

From the HS

North Melbourne will back Melbourne to battle again next year after agreeing to a risky pick swap that sees them hand over pick 8 this year.

The Herald Sun can reveal the Roos will give up their No.8 pick this year but get Melbourne’s 26 and 50, and receive the Demons first-rounder next year.

The Roos will win from a points perspective even if the Demons win the Grand Final next year, effectively getting three picks for one.

But if the Demons finish mid-table or worse, they will cash in with a huge pick haul.

The Roos believe the draft is particularly even this year so could select the same type of player with pick 26. 

They could also move up the draft again, now having 26, 27, 47 and 50.

The deal will hand Melbourne picks 3 and eight in this year’s draft, a bumper haul that could also see them handing those picks to another club for an established player.

The Roos have had a quiet trade week given no interest in Mason Wood, but will back in their established talent to rise up the ladder.

 

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3 minutes ago, BAMF said:

So we give up next year's first rounder for a great first round pick this year. But then give up our 2nd and third round pick this year...

I would want something else back. Possibly their future 2nd or 3rd round pick.

It's possible we are a rabble again and our first rounder would be pick 1 or 2

Yeah we'd need to get something else back: the value isn't there in what is written.

But also, apparently next year's draft is super compromised. 17 of the 48 players selected for the under 17 all stars side (arguably the best players for best year's draft) are academy or father son players, plus GC priority picks.  So perhaps our first pick might not be until the 20s?

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Posted (edited)

 

2 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

This is bizarre...

From the HS

North Melbourne will back Melbourne to battle again next year after agreeing to a risky pick swap that sees them hand over pick 8 this year.

The Herald Sun can reveal the Roos will give up their No.8 pick this year but get Melbourne’s 26 and 50, and receive the Demons first-rounder next year.

The Roos will win from a points perspective even if the Demons win the Grand Final next year, effectively getting three picks for one.

But if the Demons finish mid-table or worse, they will cash in with a huge pick haul.

The Roos believe the draft is particularly even this year so could select the same type of player with pick 26. 

They could also move up the draft again, now having 26, 27, 47 and 50.

The deal will hand Melbourne picks 3 and eight in this year’s draft, a bumper haul that could also see them handing those picks to another club for an established player.

The Roos have had a quiet trade week given no interest in Mason Wood, but will back in their established talent to rise up the ladder.

 

the biggest thing for me is the nature of the 2020 draft.  very likely the most compromised draft in AFL history. even if they get say pick 8 again next year, it's probably only worth say pick 20 any other year

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4 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

I like it a lot.

Sarong and Stephens or Kemp?

Young and Ash sounds perfect to me, speed, good kicks, outside class and Young is a good intercept player. releases Salem up the ground further 

 

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Goodwin needs us to go all in this year. First rounders next year won’t save his job.

Willing to sell the farm to get in talent.

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They could only be doing this for an established player or have some specifics in the draft they think this will help achieve.

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Mahoney enters the building. Intriguing to see if this power play is used for a player trade. Maybe Yokozuna’s Mail? 

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2 minutes ago, olisik said:

Goodwin needs us to go all in this year. First rounders next year won’t save his job.

Willing to sell the farm to get in talent.

Of course....

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Inside Mids need not apply!

I like it. Get 2 of the most promising speedy types with footy skills in for Day 1 of 2020 Preseason, at least one who likes to snaffle a goal.

I'm excited!

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Posted
1 minute ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Mahoney enters the building. Intriguing to see if this power play is used for a player trade. Maybe Yokozuna’s Mail? 

Sounds like a play for a trade but if not seems like a good idea if next year's draft is dominated by F/S etc. 

 

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Posted

Good news for 2020. Goodwin and Mahoney going for broke.

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No reason we would do this unless we had someone in mind for pick 8, or we are about to split pick 3.... this week just got interesting again. 
 

God I hope we get Papley with pick 8. 

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