The Rhino wrote:
Assuming first round draft order is as follows:
1> GWS
2> Melbourne
3> Saints
4> Bulldogs
5> Lions
6> Port Adelaide
7> Gold Coast
8> Adelaide
9> WCE
10> North
11> GWS
12> Essendon*
13> Richmond
14> Carlton
15> Collingwood
16> Geelong
17> Sydney
18> Freo
19> Hawthorn
20> Gold Coast
First move would be to try and move our first rounder up to GWS' 11. Warnock or Hampson plus 14 for pick 11 and Golds. Pick 11 goes on Darcy Gardiner.
Clear out the dead wood. Luke Mitchell, Marcus Davies, Aaron Joseph and David Ellard are the first four delisted, Heath Scotland announces his retirement. Andrew Collins and Rhys O'Keeffe are advised they won't be offered new deals. Ed Curnow and Tom Bell are promoted to the senior list. Cachia and Dale are retained as second and third year rookies respectively. Currently have picks 11, 33 and 51 and 4 rookie spots.
Offer Simpson and Robbo to various clubs. Simpson goes to the Bulldogs for pick 58 to replace Cooney who ends up at....Richmond or something, Robbo ironically ends up at Bruisefree Melbourne with the compo pick they get for Sylvia (#38)
McCarthy and pick 51 gets swapped to Adelaide for McKernan and Luke Thompson. Picks 11, 33, 38, 58
Watson goes to the Dees for 56. Despite better efforts, no interest in Duigan who is then delisted. Picks 11, 33, 38, 56, 58, 69
Final bit of trade activity is Jeremy Laidler straight swap for Luke Tapscott, and pick 33 exchanged for Polec. Mark LeCras is announced as a free agent signing.
In:
Mark LeCras
Jared Polec
Luke Tapscott
Shaun McKernan
Luke Thompson
Picks 11, 38, 56, 58, 69
Out:
Robbie Warnock (GWS)
Kade Simpson (WB)
Mitch Robinson (Melb)
Heath Scotland (retired)
Matthew Watson (Melb)
Pat McCarthy (Crows)
Jeremy Laidler (Melb)
Nick Duigan (delisted)
Aaron Joseph (delisted)
David Ellard (delisted)
Luke Mitchell (delisted)
Marcus Davies (delisted)
Great effort!!