Colm

Agree at face value it seems odd that 24 would be included instead of the later picks but maybe we need one of those picks for CJ and JT might think the player we want will still be on the board at 28.

Yup, BH would have been nice but a good selection of picks is probably the safest way to build our next prem team. Get the majority of our talent through the draft and then add the missing piece through trade like we did for our 21 flag.

Giving up 24 seems like a loss but let’s wait and see what the final deal is. Ive been keen for us to improve our draft hand next year as part of the deal. Sounds like we are going to improve our hand for the next two years. The Trac deal needs set us up for the future. Improving our draft selections over 3 years is a good way to achieve that.

A future 3rd and paying half his salary. This must be the worst deal in AFL history. The only way we can polish this [censored] is if we look at it as a rebuild- or at least that our top draft pick this year is replacing Clarry. Top ten picks earn around $200k that added to the $700k we will be paying Clarry still gives us a net saving of around $500k a year for first couple of years and hopefully after that we aren’t paying as much so we break even. That’s how I’m choosing to look at it from here on in, only may that doesn’t make me furious with how we have handled this.

And the same club that refused to let Derksen go last year and then never played him this year. Tell them to GAGF

Probably not the right thread- but has there been any update on JTs contract? He’s out of contract at the end of this year is that correct still? Very worrying if so.

Happy with this, gives us something different down back, I’m sure will get plenty of games next year and hopefully brings his game to the next level. Watched a fair bit of him a couple of years ago and thought he was going to be a star. Fingers crossed he will be for the Dee’s

Essendon are reportedly interested in trading up for pick 1 to get Duursma so targeting a different pick. Richmond are open to trading one of 3&4. Eagles are also reported to be interested in moving up into top 10 from 13. All the above has been reported by Cal. I think we are in a good position to trade up if we get picks 7&8

Sounds like we’d have a new Frosty

Cal just said on trade radio that he expects us to move up the draft board if we get 7&8.

Probably- sure is fun though.

Trade radio on, productivity off. Let’s go

Boom. We’re back baby!!!😁

I think them asking for 24 was just a ploy to let us have a little win.

Just to add to the above- we know have a lot of new assistant coaches coming in with intel on other players. SSP could be a good option for us.

Our F/S and NGA will be late picks or rookies. Happy to have a few player train with us and pick them up in the SSP either. Last year we didn’t have enough list spots. Think it’s better to have a few spaces.

We trade our future first round pick almost every year. We own the buy now pay later draft payment plan.

They might but Essendon are keen to get to one and have a better draft hand than us.

I think this might be the play- Richmond are open to trading one of their two top picks. If we get the first one we would be able to grab Robey I’d say.

7&8 and holding 24 will be a good outcome. For all those thinking we are getting a poor deal as it’s a poor draft don’t forget we have JT at the helm and he will be more aware of the quality of talent available at those picks than anyone. Also given our history of aggressive pick trading there nothing to say they will definitely be the picks we take to the draft. We now get excited about the up coming draft.

Yes I agree- that’s why I’m i would rather rather 7, 15 and a F1st than 7&8

Emmm, because the Suns won’t agree to it?! If we can’t force their hand to do a deal for BH our chances of getting them to do a deal where they won’t have enough points for their academy picks are very slim. Also if they go into deficit then their F1 will get pushed back. Makes far more sense for everyone to go 7,15 and a F1

Yeah Suns wouldn’t have nearly enough draft points for this draft with the top suggestion.

Think we’d need something in next years draft as well.