BT, a caller to SEN suggested your trade scenario: Higgins + pick 40 for the Saints' pick 17. Sam Edmund said that looked from the outside doable.
Sounds fair to me....
I must admit I’m not a Higgins fan but my mate is who knows footy pretty well.
I just don’t think he is suited to our style of play.
Draft points wise that trade would be too cheap.
Pick 17 (1025 pts) - Pick 36 (502 pts) = 523 pts
That's equivalent in draft points to us receiving pick 35. Too low for Higgins.
Better for us to trade Higgins + Suns' future 3rd for St Kilda's pick 17.
Assuming Gold Coast finish bottom 6 next year, then their future 3rd which we now hold would be approximately pick 42-45 = 350-400 pts.
Pick 17 (1025) - F3 (350-400) = 625-675 pts
That's the points equivalent to the Saints handing us pick 28-30 which is the minimum selling price for Higgins IMO.
Effectively, Higgins & Markov for the Saints' 1st rounder (pick 17).