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We currently hold pick 6 thanks to Gold Coast.

Keep it dees and get a 12 year gun midfielder.

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      On 24/08/2024 at 08:55, dazzledavey36 said:

    We currently hold pick 6 thanks to Gold Coast.

    Keep it dees and get a 12 year gun midfielder.

    Pick 5 when Saints win

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      On 24/08/2024 at 07:43, dazzledavey36 said:

    Tim Lamb and Alan Richardson are both recipe for disaster for this footy club.

    And if next years pick is a 15-18 after we swapped it for Houston and drafted a gun mid with pick 5/6 this year, would it be such a big disaster?

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      On 24/08/2024 at 04:19, Jeremy said:

    Long road ahead if weā€™ve got people like Alan Richardson and Tim Lamb contributing to these decisions. 

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    I think for Richardson to say this he must be confident that they can get some deals done with mature player they are currently in discussions with. 

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      On 24/08/2024 at 09:03, John Demonic said:

    And if next years pick is a 15-18 after we swapped it for Houston and drafted a gun mid with pick 5/6 this year, would it be such a big disaster?

    It won't happen. Port want two first round picks including this year.

    That's there starting point.

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      On 24/08/2024 at 09:03, John Demonic said:

    And if next years pick is a 15-18 after we swapped it for Houston and drafted a gun mid with pick 5/6 this year, would it be such a big disaster?

    Exactly. We've been trading out our future first most years for the better part of a decade. This time it could be for an established best 22 player.

    Given the depth of this years draft pool, it makes absolute sense to me to trade our future first for a quality player like Houston or someone as equally likely to be best 22 and an upgrade on what we have. Then take pick 5/6 to the draft (if we haven't split it) and still bring in a couple more kids with 2nd and 3rd rounders. What's not to like?

    There's risk involved, sure. But I'd rather upgrade our list as best we can with established talent and simultaneously bring in another 2-3 kids.

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      On 24/08/2024 at 09:34, dazzledavey36 said:

    It won't happen. Port want two first round picks including this year.

    That's there starting point.

    Their starting point in negotiations.

     

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      On 24/08/2024 at 09:34, dazzledavey36 said:

    It won't happen. Port want two first round picks including this year.

    That's there starting point.

    Negotiate with the Tiges thenā€¦ā€¦ 

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      On 24/08/2024 at 09:34, dazzledavey36 said:

    It won't happen. Port want two first round picks including this year.

    That's there starting point.

    They donā€™t have genuine motivation to trade Houston, so wonā€™t unless their high price is met. 

    The market isnā€™t really moving to meet that price, so unless someone else budges, Houstonā€™s staying at Port.

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    I'm open minding on future pick trading as long as we take a first and second round pick to the draft this year to keep adding young talent

    With that being said, they better be very confident re Oliver & Trac's 2025 prospects if we do trade out of 25'

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:07, adonski said:

    I'm open minding on future pick trading as long as we take a first and second round pick to the draft this year to keep adding young talent

    With that being said, they better be very confident re Oliver & Trac's 2025 prospects if we do trade out of 25'

    I think a lot of it is probably due to their projections on where Kalani White and Ah-Mu will be bid on

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:08, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I think a lot of it is probably due to their projections on where Kalani White and Ah-Mu will be bid on

    Agree, is there anything to suggest either are anything more than later picks at this stage?

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      On 24/08/2024 at 09:03, John Demonic said:

    And if next years pick is a 15-18 after we swapped it for Houston and drafted a gun mid with pick 5/6 this year, would it be such a big disaster?

    What if it ends up being a top 5 pick for Houston?

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:28, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    With Ashcroft and the GC academy kid, that pick will be 7. Josh a battle compo could make it 8

    A Josh Battle comp pick doesn't effect us if we have P5 and the saints have P6 (and then 7)

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:31, adonski said:

    A Josh Battle comp pick doesn't effect us if we have P5 and the saints have P6 (and then 7)

    Youā€™re assuming the Saints beat Carlton. They wonā€™t, because they are St Kilda 

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:34, DeeSpencer said:

    Youā€™re assuming the Saints beat Carlton. They wonā€™t, because they are St Kilda 

    Though the did beat Geelong and Sydney not long ago

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:34, DeeSpencer said:

    Youā€™re assuming the Saints beat Carlton. They wonā€™t, because they are St Kilda 

    Maybe they could reaffirm their loser status by winning, therefore pushing their picks back

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:31, adonski said:

    A Josh Battle comp pick doesn't effect us if we have P5 and the saints have P6 (and then 7)

    It was reported that the Hawks offer for Battle would not trigger the pick following theirs, it would be end of first round

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:28, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    With Ashcroft and the GC academy kid, that pick will be 7. Josh a battle compo could make it 8

    I'd be very surprised if Lombard goes top 5. More likely 10 - 20 range.

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:37, BW511 said:

    It was reported that the Hawks offer for Battle would not trigger the pick following theirs, it would be end of first round

    Saints will up their offer forcing the Hawks to up their offer and the compo will push in to band 1 because the afl will feel bad for St Kilda 

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      On 24/08/2024 at 10:22, ANG13 said:

    What if it ends up being a top 5 pick for Houston?

    Edit: Ok I misunderstood, you mean, we might be back in 14th here again next year? I hope the club is not thinking that way and backs itself to contend, it's as simple as that. 

     

    Well I was responding to the poster that said trading only a future pick for Houston, would be a disaster. 

    But my thoughts on this years pick: I'd rather we kept pick 5/6 and only offered a future pick, if Houston doesn't get done then so be it. 

    A month ago I was open trading both first round picks if it was 9-10, But also if we somehow got Ports 1st round 14-18 pick back. Now that it's 5/6, and people have said the first 5 kids are all as good as each other, then we have to keep it and only offer a future 1st rounder and back ourselves to be contending next year.

     

     

     

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