Don’t want to go to the draft with 6 picks this year - would rather sell off lower picks for the Bombers first round pick next year. Spend next year developing all the young talent we already have.
TP would need to be a special player that could contribute to the RFC for text 5+ years.We have enough picks to target 1 player (apart from Tarrent) and still have many picks inside the op 50, possibly swap for 2022 picks might be the go to balance out the spread. Good position to be in, just some astute decision making from here, no doubt an element of luck is always associated with draft picks .
Could not agree more H. Would also add that picking up the kids does not necessarily mean that we will not be able to contend in 2022 as well.The Brisbane, Hawthorn and Geelong Dynasties ended due to them neglecting the draft and going for top ups. I understand trying to smash and grab a flag while your core senior players are nearing the end, but you're creating a big cliff which you will eventually fall from. Geelong has delayed the inevitable more than the other 2 but their cliff will be bigger. I will be rapt if we pick 6-7 talented kids this draft even if it means Dusty won't win his 4th brownlow medal, as it gives us a much better chance to win premierships 14 and 15 in about 4-5 years time.
Don’t want to go to the draft with 6 picks this year - would rather sell off lower picks for the Bombers first round pick next year. Spend next year developing all the young talent we already have.
Not convinced about the quality in this cohort. We need to hit the draft hard this yr.RCD Ross Ralphsmith Mansell Dow coming through. I would add Cumberland here as expect he will get a contract
No argument from me eitherCould not agree more H. Would also add that picking up the kids does not necessarily mean that we will not be able to contend in 2022 as well.
Youthful enthusiasm is a wonderful thin
Maybe 6 or 7 could be too many ?Interesting decision to be made.
Melbourne is now being hailed as the drafting gurus as they have used the get multiple picks in one year and let them grow together.
We actually have that system going right now
Balta, Bolton, Baker, Graham already in the top side
RCD Ross Ralphsmith Mansell Dow coming through. I would add Cumberland here as expect he will get a contract
So do we take 6/7 picks this year as they will be close in age to the above players or 3/4 this year and 3/4 next year
We still have the bulk of our premiership players and still in some form. Just need some luck with injuries through 2022. Then as they retire we have the next wave coming thorugh
The Brisbane, Hawthorn and Geelong Dynasties ended due to them neglecting the draft and going for top ups. I understand trying to smash and grab a flag while your core senior players are nearing the end, but you're creating a big cliff which you will eventually fall from. Geelong has delayed the inevitable more than the other 2 but their cliff will be bigger. I will be rapt if we pick 6 talented kids this draft even if it means Dusty won't win his 4th brownlow medal, as it gives us a much better chance to win premierships 14 and 15 in about 4-5 years time.
Totally agree.Why not do both and use a hybrid model? We still have enough quality to go for premierships NOW but we also don't want to neglect the future.
If we were to offer the Hawks Pick 15 for JOM, we would still go to the draft with 7, the picks in the 20's and hopefully pushing those 3rds up the draft either this year or next.
Those players mentioned have only played 64 games between them, with Ross playing 29.Not convinced about the quality in this cohort. We need to hit the draft hard this yr.
On JOMWhy not do both and use a hybrid model? We still have enough quality to go for premierships NOW but we also don't want to neglect the future.
If we were to offer the Hawks Pick 15 for JOM, we would still go to the draft with 7, the picks in the 20's and hopefully pushing those 3rds up the draft either this year or next.
Not convinced about the quality in this cohort. We need to hit the draft hard this yr.
Understand that development opportunities for these kids have been less than ideal in the last 2yrs. Just can't help feeling underwhelmed with what I have seen thus far.Those players mentioned have only played 64 games between them, with Ross playing 29.
Broady is not a good ordinary player , he is a stargood ordinary players, like Castagna, McIntosh and Broad.
Neither player for me and really don’t rate omeara . Maybe all the knee problems but think he’s just an ordinary player now.On JOM
6 clearances a game. 5 tackles. 26 disposals.
Batting #2 in an ordinary side that likes to go high possession, so numbers are inflated.
Starts season 2022 as a 28 year old. With a body of a 48 yo. Big question mark.
Is 15 too high?
No doubt on Wednesday morning he would be available at pick 26. If he is still there.
As of interest. Traded back in 2016 for 23, 36 and the next years 7 (to get the saints first round 10) *23 =25 and 36 = 39 due to comp picks.
Plus 26 in 2017.
Drafted instead were Ben Long, Josh Battle, Hunter Clark, Liam Ryan.
A good example of how packaging up draft picks for 1 higher pick can backfire.
we should be targeting the dogs pick 23 with 38, 42, 47 which will give the dogs 360 extra pointsHerald Sun reporting that we trying to get the Pies pick 27.
Richmond is poised to be a major player in this year’s draft as it eyes five selections in the top-30. Here’s how the Tigers plan to add another selection, plus the latest trade buzz.
Jon Ralph and Marc McGowan
Richmond is taking aim at Collingwood’s pick 27 but the touted deal depends on the Tigers securing a trade with North Melbourne for Robbie Tarrant.
It’s understood Richmond is willing to bundle up selections 38 – the free agency compensation for new Sun Mabior Chol – 42 and 47 to acquire what is currently the Magpies’ top pick.
That would give the Tigers an extraordinary five picks inside the top 30, while Collingwood would have almost 500 more draft points to match a bid for father-son prospect Nick Daicos.
The Pies have already been heavily involved in pick swaps this week, including most recently sending No. 22 to Fremantle on Thursday for 27 and a future third-round selection.
Essendon is also believed to have registered its interest in Collingwood’s 27 and willing to part with a future pick to make it work.
The urgency for the Tigers is that free agency closes on Friday.
They have already convinced unrestricted free agent Tarrant to join them on a two-year deal but want to trade for him rather than sign him directly to avoid diluting the Chol compensation.
The other player mixed into these negotiations is Richmond ruck-forward Callum Coleman-Jones, who wants to be traded to the Kangaroos, where he would be Todd Goldstein’s eventual successor.
Much of the thought process up to this point was that Tarrant would be tied into whatever the Coleman-Jones deal looked like.
However, that trade is still some way from a resolution, with the clubs unable to find a common ground on Coleman-Jones’ worth.
There is also the threat of North taking the 22-year-old to the pre-season draft, where the Roos have the No. 1 choice, but clubs typically prefer to avoid that.
Unless the dogs have plans on trading away pick 23 to another team for picks, there's no reason why they would refuse this trade as they'll have to throw 23 away for Darcy and have less picks left over for other players. Unless they have no list spots left or they don't want to strengthen the powerful tigers.we should be targeting the dogs pick 23 with 38, 42, 47 which will give the dogs 360 extra points
Pick 27 gives the pies an extra 470 point - equivalent to pick 38