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We appear to be at 35 Senior (including Disco) - 3 Rookies. Can't we take 3 ND picks and go to 38-3 and still have a rookie slot? If we rookie Melksham and go to 34-4 that potentiallly gives us 4 primary list/ND spots to go to 38-4? We probably don't need to do this though.

Doesn't seem to worry Collingwood at the Holden Centre - owned by Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust. City of Melbourne owns Punt Road and Princes Park.

I like this plan. We paid heavily for 11 presumably because we think it's ahead of a quality cliff, let's use it.

Goodwin specifically called out the AFLW team and their great season at the BnF. He said he "can smell another flag". Let's hope so, it would really turn around a frustrating year for the club.

Pick trading ends on 10 November and re-opens on Draft night 20 November

Call me in 2027 when Petty (playing for Adelaide) and Curtin are AA key backs and Sanders is moving to play for Tasmania's inaugural team.

So when Petty goes to Adelaide at the end of 2024 and May retires at the end of 2026 and "Trac, Clarry, Viney and Bradshaw" are all still playing, will Sanders be playing key defence?

It all depends on the players available at those picks. In 2001 it was Chris Judd and Charlie Gardiner for Ash Sampi and Richard Cole.

Top spot and $1M on the line - no pressure!

That would be the attraction for them

IMO, North are giving up the most in my proposed deal, maybe WC could contribute 23 and we could throw in 42 back. North have enough picks already so 23 and 42 aren't much value to them. https://www.zerohanger.com/afl/afl-draft-order-2023/ WC give 1 + 23 get 2 + 6 + 42 - result: 2, 6, 37, 42, 58 North give 2 + 3 get 1 + 11 - result: 1, 11, 15, 17, 18, 57 MFC give 6 + 11 + 42 get 3 + 23 - result 3, 23

The only way I can see that is happening is: MFC give North 6 + 11 for 3 North give WC 2 + 6 for 1 That means North give 2 + 3 to WC for 1 + 11

Dan Curtin said he models himself on Pav - just sayin' ...

I make it that 42 comes all the way in to 41 on draft night. Five Academy and F/S selections push it out: Walter, Read, Rogers (Suns), Croft (Dogs), McCabe (Hawks) The Suns have 6 matching picks before 42 which will get eaten up but the Dogs and Hawks matching picks are all after 42, so it will come in by 6 picks. https://www.zerohanger.com/afl/afl-draft-order-2023/ 42: out by 5, in by 6 - becomes 41

Giddy-up!

Two first rounders as a pre-Agent in 2024 or one as FA compensation in 2025.

Jack Billings is definitely worth a try ahead of Harmes and Jordon.

Petty will be gone to Adelaide at the end of 2024.

We didn't pay that, it was 14, 27 and 35. We still have F2 and F3 picks. According to Tim Lamb we're taking two picks in the draft so we're trying to get as early as possible.

Reid and Sanders or McKercher and Duursma - it's a nice choice to have ...

Who are these KPs to trade for? Dan McStay and Ben McKay are the best players to move in the past two years. The best player to move next year will be Harry Petty - out! We have a rare chance for a contending team to draft a quality KP early, I don't think we should reach and ignore someone clearly better but we won't have to with Curtin or O'Sullivan.

I think when you're rebuilding and need everything then drafting "best available" makes perfect sense. But when you're contending and have got most areas covered then drafting for need has its place.

Well he'll be gone at the end of 2025 as a FA for less. He'll be traded at the end of 2024 as a pre-Agent. Bookmark it.

I'm feeling generally warmer by the day about Keays' "point".

Or take him with 6