Slightly different viewpoint Mr PTotally agree, some of the comments that people would prefer 11 (which is really 13 or maybe even 14) over whatever Norths pick next year is crazy. Its ironic that some of these are the same people bashing the club for giving up the pick we did for Hopper.
I agree with you on the drafts, the top 10 are as good as any other draft IMO, possibly a bit lower right at the pointy end - Ie. no clear superstar this year - and you are right I think 10-25 are probably better than most years but, doesn't mean that player in the middle of that group will be better than a top 5 pick next year.
There are already statements that Dyson Sharp would have gone number 1 in this years draft as his exposed form is excellent, and with some of the other guys for next year showing signs, there is nothing to suggest that the top 10 next year will be duds.
If we are offered 2 and F1st for 6 and 11 we should be snapping their hands off and running away like giggling schoolgirls.
Let’s say we want 7 picks and are willing to trade 1 of them out.
Do this comparison (leaving out bids)
1. The mooted north deal. We end up with 1,2,10,18,20,23,24 and north’s F1
2. Another club trades us an F1 for say pick 20. The suns hold 3 of them, Essendon have 2. We would end up with 1,6,10,11,18,23,24 and an F1
Depending on the club who’s F1 we get, we could be better off.
There are lots of alternatives