Picked up in a trade for #43. 

That’s stumps after we pick up young Woey.

Agree. JT is a draft strategy zen master.  Gets us two great youngsters and then back into 2022 for future drafting strategy and moves. He just nailed it AGAIN. 

Posted in another thread, but will repeat here.

2022 picks.

Round 1 - 0 picks (Traded to Crows)

Round 2 - 1 pick (Demons)

Round 3 - 2 picks (Demons, Crows)

Round 4 - 2 picks (Demons, Saints)

That’s a fairly good basis to move into next year’s draft. Allows us to possibly maneuver our way into an even better position through trading picks or a combination of picks and players. 

I’m still trying to get my head around the logic of giving up an early round 3 pick for a future mid round 3 pick… further Arlo Draper and Zac Taylor who were both sliders were still available. 

1. We weren’t going to use Pick 51 so it was of no use to us at all.

2. We could potentially put that Round 4 pick together with another pick or a player in a future trade to improve our position or get a player we want next year.

3. There were very few other clubs wanting a pick.

8 hours ago, stynewillalwaysbeonthevine said:

I’m still trying to get my head around the logic of giving up an early round 3 pick for a future mid round 3 pick… further Arlo Draper and Zac Taylor who were both sliders were still available. 

Because we rated the flexibility of having an open list position higher than we rated them.

10 hours ago, stynewillalwaysbeonthevine said:

I’m still trying to get my head around the logic of giving up an early round 3 pick for a future mid round 3 pick… further Arlo Draper and Zac Taylor who were both sliders were still available. 

We went in with a 'fill needs' rather than 'best available' mindset.  The club probably figured we had their skill sets covered and preferred to bring in a future 3rd round pick instead of drafting either.  The club would already be planning next year's trade/draft so see value in an extra pick or two in 2022.

That doesn't mean the club didn't rate them just not for us at this time.

Edited November 25, 20213 yr by Lucifers Hero

14 hours ago, stynewillalwaysbeonthevine said:

I’m still trying to get my head around the logic of giving up an early round 3 pick for a future mid round 3 pick… further Arlo Draper and Zac Taylor who were both sliders were still available. 

Stranger things have happened but I don’t think anyone is predicting the Crows to play finals so it’s a matter of moving 41 to probably 40-46. 41 in one of the most compromised drafts of all time to a similar pick in hopefully a normal draft year with bonus extra players who snuck through.

The thing I don’t like is the lack of list flexibility that we go in to the draft with. We could’ve left one or more of Baker, M Brown, Majak, Rosman, Bedford etc open to re rookie them and had that extra list spot.

But the footy department have consistently valued locking in our own guys, evaluating the depth of the draft early and it’s hard to argue with the results.