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I would take that. HF/mid and HB/mid. We may look at trading our GC F1 for Pickett? Maybe our 37 in the mix??

I think there a few good players around our picks. Windsor was raked 13/14 in phantoms 2 weeks prior to his draft. JT will not be worried about a 'reach' if its for the right players. Not ruling out pick and futures swaps, order changes. Anything can happen.

If the plan is to move Petty into defense down the track play 3 talls forward then if Schubert is regarded as a potential gun then they may select well him. Odds are against that both Jeffo and Kentfield will both be very good AFL KPF's. Could be seen as bit of lack of faith in our developing KPF's at Casey but KPF's are so hard to get. Is getting Steele a lack of faith in our Casey mids - probably not entirely. Medium Marking forwards in Melks may be in his last season and Fritter is a FA at the end of 2026. Mcadam may be let go?

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The club recruiters do not always rank players the same as the 'experts'. A month before Windsor's draft he was ranked around 13/14 ish by the experts. I think Jacob Farrow would be a good pick up. Good size, Got plenty of ball in the WAFL Colts and also got a lot in his senior WAFL games. Rookie me compares him to Young of Freo. Has mid potential later. See rookie me - profile and analysis looks good. Jacob Farrow Draft Profile - Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central (formerly AFL Draft Central) If we are worried about Fritter leaving Mitch Marsh as a 3rd tall might be a good pick up if available. Mitchell Marsh Draft Profile - Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central (formerly AFL Draft Central) If we want small forward pace, skill and pressure Dovestan might well be considered. Experts suggest it might be a reach but recruiters may not agree. Needs a bit of bulk but has mid potential later. Certainly not a 'bland' or vanilla type of player. Lachy Dovaston Draft Profile - Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central (formerly AFL Draft Central) Kingy wants to play fast, high scoring footy so he needs pace and a bit of X factor amongst endurance pressure etc. At our picks we should be looking for players with a point of difference. I doudt we will look to draft a very tall KPF but the best one could be available at our picks. Aidan Schubert Draft Profile - Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central (formerly AFL Draft Central)

For some perspective its only been the last few years that we have seen Northern Academy players (not FS) feature in the top 5 or 10 draft picks. So our picks are the 'old school' draft Southern states and WA players. There are some pretty good prospects at picks 7 and 8 in the open draft. Get on X to check out expert rankings and the open draft posistions/ranking. Mr. Snrub on X: "Updated #AFLDraft Power Rankings post combine with @Jasperc53 and @zerohanger updates today. Still includes most recent from @CalTwomey, @RookieMeCentral and @heraldsunsport Included an Open draft rank. Thredgold and Sumner-Pickett big risers. https://t.co/wFnrOyb0K9" / X

Obviously bought in as a tough nut mid to work in tandem with Vines. Good m ove Dees. Will compliment our young quicker mids very well.

Its about renewing our list before Tassie comes in. Its sad to see Tracc and Oliver go but four 1st rounders over the previous 2 years and another 2 this year is a big part of the renewal.

It all depends on who wants Tracc the most or the least- the Dees or GC. If GC are desperate to get Tracc and do not want to lose Humphrey they may have to bite the bullet and give their 2nd rated player Patterson a miss (he could go around pick 5). Something has to give. Who knows they may get lucky and see lower than expected bids. Hardwick knows it will be very tough to get to a prelim without a player like Tracc added to the team. I would want to keep pick 24. Its valuable as its the 1st pick of the 2nd round on draft night 2. Some seemingly pretty good kids around picks 7/8. See open draft ranks with expert rankings listed below. Found this on X.

I think we will chase 3 firsts including a future (GC likely will not have a top 15 or 20 prospect in next years draft) and give a bit back for points for GC. GC will also pick up points from other players leaving. I cant see GC getting to a prelim next season without a player like Tracc and Hardwick knows this and will push his list management to make this trade happen.

I would ask for pick 13 = 1080 points and maybe give them one if our 2nd rounders. Net points differential puts cost for GWS as a pick in the mid/late 20's. Eg our pick 27 = 533 points. Net cost to GWS = 547 points = pick 26/27.

I just accept Clarry is off. Ita all about what we get and what we have accumulated at the end of the trade period.

How much are AFL players paid? Average salary, amount of million dollar players, gross payments | Sporting News Australia " For AFL players in 2024 who have played at least one senior match, the average salary was $493,592 - a rise from the amount of $476,215 in 2023." Salary for 2025 for a player who has played at least 1 game will be a fair bit more than 2024. GWS are getting a bargain priced (after we kick in $$$) ready made player in a time of need.

Pick 23 and 27 combined points adds to pick 12 . With the Oliver pick and Spargs pick we will likely try to trade up. Hopefully we get a nice bounty for Tracc. Any interest in Jake Rogers as the steak knife's in the Tracc trade?

The fact is we struggled as a team on field with Clarry and Tracc. Some good games especially by Tracc (B&F runner up) but we lost 6 close ish games so where are our match winners? Who? Can't blame the club for moving on so many players. Time for our young players to come on and new draftees to be introduced.

I doubt they will let Humpfrey go. We should get the Flanders pick 7 plus either their F1 or pick 17. GC will get some good pick points from Fiorini and 1 or 2 others that leave. They lose Flanders, Fiorini and 1 or 2 others then they desperately need Tracc. They need a step up next year so get Tracc is a must and keep Humprey is a must.

We were not winning games with Oliver and Tracc. Spargs was injured and when fit rarely picked. Clearly time to move on. McVee a real loss. GWS has Kelly with a dodgy hip expected to miss a fair wack of 2026 and Colniglio injury prone. So yep they would be very interested. I agree with adonski. If we up up to 50% of salary then a 1st should come backto us.

We will push for pick 6 and 13. GC get pick 7 for Flanders plus they have another couple of players leaving which will get them picks for points. We can give them back pick 23 or Spargs pick which is tipped to be after our 2nd round or end 2nd round. GC will push for picks 7 and 16 for Tracc and pick 23 plus Spargs pick. Other loose change including futures may be thrown around. We still have McVee's picks which may involve futures. Given he is only 22 plus 2 top 10 B & F finishes Freo's 1st or future 1st with a little loose change back sounds ok.

Cornes just stirring up media talk. Clearly Tracc worth more and we will get more.

If we did not have the long term deal with Tracc and he was out of contract we would be screwed.

After being formally told of the Tassy concession there would have been a BOD meeting - likely hook up. This decision would have been BOD approved. Likely the feeling is now is the time to load up big rather than wait 5 or more years. We also need to play some of the youngsters in the VFL. eg Adams, maybe its time for Laurie to step up, Jeffo and maybe Kentfield. AMW and Howes will get a chance to become regulars. Maybe we get lucky with this years draft if we get a good harvest of draft picks.

Pretty much means GC or the Dees. The GC have pretty of shiny trinkets to dazzle us with. The Flanders pick 7 if he goes to the Saints for starters - we may even insist on pick 6 as we will not likely bid on their academy players around that area. AFL Draft Order 2025 - Zero Hanger

GC will lose a couple of other players eg Fiorini which will gain them some extra points. So 23/24 involved somehow is not out of the question IMO if GC acquires other picks separately. Pick 7 allegedly on offer from the saints for Flanders. Cant see GC going late into finals without a player like Tracc. The Crows can forget it. Its wait and see. See picks per points below. AFL Draft Order 2025 - Zero Hanger

I think we are going down the right track. Get some draft currency before Tracc hits 30. Players can go to 34/35 plus these days. Get some young talent in to complement our experienced players before we completely bottom. The GC lifestyle will be attractive to Mr and Mrs Tracc and their draft hand will be attractive to the MFC. We need an early/mid top 10 pick plus an early future at the least.

It will be hard for anyone not to like the Gold Coast lifestyle. Hardwick will spin the deep in finals 'true story' to come. They need another experienced player to complement the GC youngsters. The Lions had 11 players 22 or under in the GF. A fair number guns or 'guns to be'. Fingers crossed its GC.