A Hartley Fire Sale!Herald 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.
3 picks for a 10 pick upgrade. What a *smile* deal. Hartley should be dragged over the coals for *smile* this trade period up.
It will probably end up being a 5 pick upgrade after the picks for Darcy and Daicos are removed.
Worst trade this year by a long way.