2025 List Management

[Auntie.Gerald]

IMO our first pick has the same value it always had, ignoring free agency compensation of course.

What devalues our first-round pick is not four teams having the first eight picks between them, but the relative lack of depth in this year's draft pool. Sydney's relatively poor record with first-round picks also reduces its value.

If 4 teams have 2 picks each and both picks are are two in a row for each team x 4 doesn’t that mean they can cherry pick what they want?

which makes it really tricky to evaluate who will be taken in those first 8 and therefore creates a reasonable of uncertainty on who will be chosen in that too8

therefore if we had a player in mind that makes it even harder to guess if we will have access to who we would want to draft?

or is that far from true vs draft where the top 8 picks are spread more evenly amongst clubs ?

[Jimitron5000]

It seems like Curnow will cost pick 11, our future first pick and at least Oliver Florent and possibly Will Hayward too. That is quite a cost. I do like the idea of Curnow taking the number one defender leaving Amartey and McDonald on defenders 2 and 3, and I think we would be able to cover the contribution of Florent and Hayward, but we really are pricing ourselves out of the next two drafts (the following draft being the "Tasmania" draft, where they will hoover up the best talent). It's all in. And I'm a little uncertain about it.

[UUaswan]

It seems like Curnow will cost pick 11, our future first pick and at least Oliver Florent and possibly Will Hayward too. That is quite a cost. I do like the idea of Curnow taking the number one defender leaving Amartey and McDonald on defenders 2 and 3, and I think we would be able to cover the contribution of Florent and Hayward, but we really are pricing ourselves out of the next two drafts (the following draft being the "Tasmania" draft, where they will hoover up the best talent). It's all in. And I'm a little uncertain about it.

If we focus on the Academy it may not be an issue.

I think if Ollie goes it will be a 3rd club and not to Carlton.

Hayward would be a loss as I think he would thrive playing alongside multiple talls.

If they are out hopefully Datolli, Cleary, Bice, Corey and these Academy Kids are ahead of Lloyd and Adams.

I'd still look at Mclean and Hannily out for a KPD

[Jimitron5000]

If we focus on the Academy it may not be an issue.

I think if Ollie goes it will be a 3rd club and not to Carlton.

Hayward would be a loss as I think he would thrive playing alongside multiple talls.

If they are out hopefully Datolli, Cleary, Bice, Corey and these Academy Kids are ahead of Lloyd and Adams.

I'd still look at Mclean and Hannily out for a KPD

McLean certainly becomes surplus if Curnow comes in, and with the removal of the sub. Not sure he would hold much value, although we do need to find something to complete the move for Jai Serong. Perhaps that will be whatever we get for Buller (who I am disappointed to lose, I thought he started to show some really good signs).

I like to think we can focus on the academy, but the AFL has made that harder with the changes to the value of draft selections. No doubt they will make it harder still, even if Tom Harley is there to put in a good word or two about them. Historically our sweet spot in the draft seems to be about pick 40, so we might have to find a few gems around that number if we don't have picks at the top of the order.

I'd like to see something from Bowman as well as the others you mentioned.