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Best way I can put it is that Gold Coast already have the points they need to match bids for all their academy players. If they choose to, they could keep pick 4 and match a bid at pick 2. Won't matter either way to them. So why would gold coast hand a rival a premium pick without any benefit to them? Remembering we couldn't crack a top 5 pick last year even with an offer if 3 x first round picks. That's why people are suggest combinations of 15, 24, 34 and F1 etc. Covers their academy bid points for this year while adding an attracive pick for next year to make it worth their while. Presumably they will have further academy players coming through in 2024 so they are further incentivised to add draft capital for the future.

I liked Josh Sinn in his draft year, half back left footer with excellent pace. Has struggled for opportunity this year in the senior team. Contracted until 2025.

I didn't watch the entire game but I definitely saw Jefferson have a kick leading to an AMW goal. These stats have been a bit dodgy throughout the year. Didn't do much else up on a wing that I saw though.

As per ChaserJs reply. I believe Cooper Simpson was also in attendance then as well. Doesn't mean much come draft time.

I guess the argument is the lack of match fitness guys like Hibberd, Tomlinson, Jordon, Spargo etc will have if they are required to play in the afl team. We make prelim and those guys won't have had a real game in over a month. We can do intraclubs but there's an element of dancing with your cousin there while injury risk still remains high. I can see arguments both ways.

Hard to do a phantom with academy selections. GCs pick 4 will change hands but for the purpose of this exercise seems to have been omitted from this phantom draft altogether.

Toby Bedford would be the best comparison but he probably didn't get the same starting 22 opportunity that Henry had.

Parish has just re-signed with the bombers until 2028

I'd imagine that due to the bye we don't need to submit an official injury report until next Tuesday.

We could luck out or get screwed over here. If North get over compensated with pick 3 for McKay (hopefully not happening) And We can't get our hands on Gold Coasts pick 4 Our pick 5 turns into pick 7 (post Walter bid) and we will most likely miss out on all of Curtin, Duursma, McKercher, Watson and obviously Reid. I think this is unlikely but is a possibility. I have faith our team will make the most of our hand and get at least one of the aforementioned players.

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Think you have your wires crossed. Merrett made the team, Langford did not.

Possibly. They would have to be pretty confident of finishing high up the ladder, which they are every chance to do. Having said that, if they're expecting him to be a top rated pick then they probably want to bank as many points possible next year like gold coast did this year. If he's top 3, and they trade out their future first rounder, they're looking at using all of their subsequent picks and still being in points deficit. Edit: having said all that I'm sure they can get creative and bring in those extra points via trade or pick swaps

Pretty sure crows have pick 9. Depends on how many picks they want to take to the draft really. They may only take two players and upgrade a rookie. Then they could look at 9 and 20 (2381) for pick 4 (2034). Leaves them with 4 and 24. I think we'll offer a future pick as well. Will Adelaide?

Some other candidates to trade with. GWS: picks 6, 12 then 50 Geelong: picks 7 then nothing until 81. Carlton: picks 14 then nothing until 64 WB: picks 10, 17 (may looks to ship out one of these for a croft bid)

I forgot about him. He does look great but I perhaps wouldn't put him in the same category as Walter in his under-age year. Obviously a lot can change over the course of their top age year. They may very well go for it, but they run the risk of pulling a Collingwood who infamously traded out their future pick thinking Daicos would go at pick 1. Collingwood crashed to 17th with GWS the beneficiaries, using their pick 2 on Callaghan. Pies could have had both players with Daicos sliding to pick 4 for various reasons.

Haven't read the article but I think the key to getting pick 4 will be a clubs willingness to trade a future pick as well. I think we'll be more than comfortable adding a future first with our swag of picks, can't see Adelaide willing to run that risk.

Good to see some posters recognising his talents. I've been going into bat for him recently as I think he has the makings of a solid best 22 player for us. When up and running he will be one of our best ball users.

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Hope the team can do him a solid and win against pies to give his foot more of a break.

North could even grab Duursma considering his late season form. Wouldn't discount Watson from being in the conversation for both North and Hawks as well.

Knee injury at 2.44 Hopefully not serious Edit: only minor but probably won't play again this season. Bendigo Pioneers star Harley Reid is highly unlikely to play again this year, with the No. 1 pick favourite set to be placed in cotton wool after suffering a minor knee injury on the weekend.

Does anyone know how significant his knee injury was last week? He didn't play this week.