We need to see what happens to pick 24, before we are uup in arms about trading pick 12 for lee...
Because it is really pick 12 for Lee + Brown, or Lee + Jacobs or Lee + Hickey
+ whoever we get for 43

then, we can assess (although it may take 5 years to assess!!)

Suggests Cale Morton... have not seen this kid, but just seems to reek of Aaron Fiora #2.
Skinny outside mid with good skills who was good in underage but seems not up to it.

So if Melbourne loses three players, each is an avg player who is on $250k, the net result is $750k and a pick after their first pick, meaning they've been given pick 5? Either the arguement is flawed or the system is... No it may mean 3 teir 3 players, so three 3rd round picks But anyway, that sug...

try for Gysberts IMO.
It depends what they have lined up with picks though.. Do we want Martin + Hickey? Can Martin play down back?
Can 27 be used for Ben Jacobs??? I guess it is not enough?

Curren. Just chuck him in the team. He will play for the next 10 years, IMO

It shows that the Swans were well below their salary cap this year and they got the premiership fair and square... ie the extra room they have was not crucial in 2012... look at their good players in the GF: goodes: selection 43 okeef: selection 56 Daniel Hannebery: selection 30 Malceski selection 6...

Melbourne will just bury themselves deepeer in the sh%t if they make bad trades that no other club would make. 4 for Dawes + Wellingham is a bad trade. Maybe 13/14 for the two or 2nd rounder for either, but 4??????? No way. Byrnes is simply a AFL fringe player. That is all he is. btw, we should go h...

Melbourne and Essendon could also end up with first round picks? Clearly Essendon will not get a first round compo pick. They got goddard, so he counts against however they lose.. they will get nothing. Melbourne will also have Sahnnon Byrne count against whoever they lose... so they will get nothi...

f player moving clubs has signed a contract receiving "on average" over 700,000 a year - then Teir 1 compensation - 1st Round draft pick (one after your 1st pick) Between 500,000 and 699,999 - then Teir 2 compensation - end of 1st Round draft pick Between 300,000 and 499,999 - then Teir 3...

Full back in the SANFL team of the year, so of course they will look at some videos of him form this season.... They will then make an informed decsion on him. WHy do I think this? Because they are professionals and they will be looking at all available full backs. I have not seen those videos so ha...

This bull%^&t with the AFL not telling us the Goddard compensation until half way through the trade period, is a disgrace. 1. They should have told us as soon as he was offered a contract at Essendon. Why? Because then we could make an INFORMED decision on whether to keep him. Maybe if they said...

Curren played half the season as a 19 year old
How many 19/20 year olds won club best and fairests in the VFL/WAFL/SANFL ?
Not that many I would think, and any that do will get drafted

Could see him playing 22 games next year, taking Jones' spot....

If it is true that he is 192cm.. Full Forward Great kick for goal, knows how to time leads, the best FFs are those that can mark but can also win the ball on the ground I recon he could be a beauty up there... But... time will tell.. I just hope he develops again next year, because he looks like he ...

Age is also a factor that the AFL use in their formula, so Goddard is below Scully in that regard There is no precedent and no one knows their formula, so there is nothing to go on except a sence of what seems right.. And 13 seems right, one would think... Chaplin would be second round, I would imag...

If Stringer is available, he looks too good an opportunity to pass up.... people like Selwwod and judd were considered no. 1 until injuries, and in hindsight they should have been no. 1 despite injuries Stringer seems likely the same type... getting a pavlich type is simply invaluable and too good a...

Not at 12.
probably not with 2nd rounder...
He is a pretty good ordinary player, as Jack Dyer might say, but not going to win you games

I am pretty sure the commentator said that the swans have only 5 players from their last premiership team.. They were winners and very close losers of grand finals only 6-7 years ago. They have not fallen to the bottom and gotten priority picks, yet they are now back in a grand final with a totally ...

part of the attraction of a free agent is that your club gets them without iving up anything in terms of trade... so they are offering large salaries to entice the player... they will not pay him that much if they have to give something up... so i cant see your scenario playing out ....

We dont need a 30 year old depth player...
Kosi must go
Unless we are short of witches hats

Kosi needs to retire. End of story. It is time to move on. Wilkes is a chance at FF if he has a big pre-season and builds his upper body.... I personally still fancy Siposs up there... I recon he could kill it at FF.. not all FFs have been huge and his kicking and also his recovery/agility on the gr...

I dont know how the picks work but the team gaining certainly doesnt lose a pick and neither they should.

I dont understand the logic here really....why shouldnt they give up a pick?
they get something for nothing, because they offer more money.... ?

Does anyone know whether the first round compensation pick is the buying clubs' pick (i.e., Freo pick approx # 14) or would we receive an early 1st round priority pick? It is not clear to me whether the team who gets the player LOSES a draft pick to the club who loses the player.... I cant see wher...

Saints do get a draft pick if he goes via free agency. It is not clear what draft pick we would get though. One would hope it is around 10. But I have no idea!
At least they say this year is a good draft

Agree with those assessments 100%
The three in the middle may be barometers of next year. If they step up then saints can improve
But they could go either way.

Bottom 2 may need another year to come through

Also good to see markworth doing well. Another preseason and he might be ready for a crack in the big league