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I've always been a big fan on swapping future picks with the main reasons being: -Get the player now instead of 12 months time. -Develop that player 12 months ahead of the initial player you would of taken next year. -It's one of the only leg ups in the comp you can get these days. The other being getting a free agent (not having to trade for him). The Cons: -Sliding further down the ladder than expected and giving up a good pick. -Media scrutiny if you get it wrong. My question is, do we ask North if they'd be interested in swapping their pick 9 (most likely slide to 11) with our future 1st? We also can try Adelaide's Pick 8 and Freo's Pick 10. I'm pretty sure the Bulldogs and Collingwood will want to swap their 1st rounders this year due to wanting points for Academy picks, but they've got Picks 12 and 13 which will slide to about 16 and 17, which is probably not going to benefit us too much. By doing this, we can either get the best pure winger in the draft (Finlay Macrae) if he's still there at that pick, or we have an awesome pick to trade for an absolute gun if we can get one. Cal Twomey has Macrae at Pick 12 in his Phantom Draft, and the ESPN Mock Draft has him at 9. Write ups from Cal & Espn, and vision below if you haven't seen him. Let me know your thoughts on this. 184cm/75kg 13/3/02 Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro Midfielder The younger brother of Bulldogs star Jackson, Macrae would likely have been a high possession winner this season around the ball for the Oakleigh Chargers and Vic Metro. Macrae is like his older brother in that he can find the footy: he averaged 17 disposals for the Chargers playing some forward line time last year, including 22 touches and two goals in the preliminary final. A nice kick on both feet. -------------------------------------------- 9. Finlay Macrae Best position: Balanced midfield Height, weight: 184cm, 75kg Recruited from: Oakleigh Chargers Projected draft range: 5-25 Preseason ranking: 3 Rationale: Younger brother of Western Bulldogs star Jack, Finlay is a mirror image of his older brother in the way he moves and plays. He also finds the ball just as easily. The main difference is Finlay is shorter. He drops on revision of upside after measuring in at the same height as 2019. Strengths: Class and composure in traffic, evasion, agility, speed, distribution by hand, clean ball user, production, improving contested ball-winner, improving inside midfield craft. Weaknesses: Unclear versatility, scoreboard impact.