2021 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

[troyjones2525]

Port gets 12 and future 3rd and Sydney get Ladhams and pick 16

While I'm not that happy about moving pick 12 I think we still win this deal! Next year now at this stage we still have 2 first round picks and our 2nd rounder and we have got someone who could/should be an 8 to 10 year ruckman for our club!

Also Kinnear and Simon who have an idea of who they are looking at in this year's draft and must feel that they can get a player of value with that pick, plus we still have our 2 second rounders this year!

Well done Swans!

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[longmile]

Their conclusion: "The Crows likely have a steal here."

Absolutely right. I hate the Crows now.

The Crows and the Demons used to be the only teams I would say I "liked". Looks like thats changed

[stevoswan]

The Crows played nasty last year too, over Jackson Hately. I don't know if the AFL gives a **** though.

No. not when it's Sydney clubs getting screwed.

[MattW]

There you go, liz: Max Laughton on Twitter: "The Peter Ladhams deal (Port gets 12 and a future third, Sydney gets 16 and Ladhams) values him at roughly pick 39 - if the Swans finish 7th again - using the Draft Value Index. @FOXFOOTY #AFLTrade".

Great deal for us, in my opinion.

[liz]

There's talk that we'd be happy to draft Conway with an early 2nd round pick if we had it.

That's a very imprecise statement. Who is doing this talking? Where? And who is doing the drafting? The same people doing this talking?

If I were managing an AFL list I don't think I'd ever draft an 18yo ruck other than in the rookie draft. I'd have a few on the go, maybe. And then I'd try and pick off under-utilised rucks from other clubs with second, third or fourth round picks as required, and depending on the circumstances.

[Ludwig]

I'm okay with the Ladhams deal.

2021 Draft: Picks 16, 31 and 39
2022 Draft 2 first rounders + our second rounder

If we ignore picks after the 2nd round the trades went: Dawson and drop of 4 places late in 1st round for Ladhams and late 2022 1 rounder. That's not bad at all.

[longmile]

Time for Reid to reinvent himself as a defender?

[Aprilbr]

Yes, we did better than I thought in the end. 16 to 12 is only 200 odd points. Makes up slightly for the unders with JD. Balance of the team looks a little better now. A good ruckman in Hickey and one with potential in Ladhams. He will have a lot to prove. He will work under Cox and improve.

[bloodspirit]

Ladhams deal is good. And there wasn't much we could do about Dawson. It's been a bad trade period on balance but I don't think we could have done better. Hopefully we nail our draft picks. Fingers crossed.

[Markwebbos]

That might be a very canny deal if we’ve only handed over pick 39 equivalent in a very open draft. And can still get what we want with 16.

I’m pretty happy we got Ladhams

[stevoswan]

From the ABC Trade page:

Again, waiting for complete AFL House confirmation but reports say:

Sydney receives Peter Ladhams and pick 16 from Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide receives pick 12 and a future third round pick from Sydney
Pretty good result for Sydney on paper.

[Bangalore Swans]

I'm okay with the Ladhams deal.

2021 Draft: Picks 16, 31 and 39
2022 Draft 2 first rounders + our second rounder

Maybe now find a swap to push one of the 2021 picks into 2022. Load up next year.

[waswan]

Not the worst

In a funny draft year, assuming what we want at 12 is still there at 16.

Prob a much of a muchness

[Foreign Legion]

There you go, liz: Max Laughton on Twitter: "The Peter Ladhams deal (Port gets 12 and a future third, Sydney gets 16 and Ladhams) values him at roughly pick 39 - if the Swans finish 7th again - using the Draft Value Index. @FOXFOOTY #AFLTrade".

Great deal for us, in my opinion.

Agree MattW.

If 39 is the calculation then we did well. Its ok to think about ruckmen in the draft but 18yo rucks are a dice roll in my opinion.

Love to know what the contract is - hopefully we have some cash left after Dawson's contract offer is removed.

[Ludwig]

Time for Reid to reinvent himself as a defender?

No. Time for Reid to reinvent himself as a fashion model.