2021 Draft thread

[one-eyed]

Our current picks (from the AFL website):

Richmond: 7, 16, 26, 28, 40, 44, 80, 98

16 - Geelong's 1st.
28 - St Kilda's 2nd.
40 - Gold Coast's 3rd.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/669893/indicative-draft-order-top-10-locked-in-your-club-s-picks

[one-eyed]

Pick 7 – Richmond

After achieving the ultimate success three times over across the last four years, Tigers fans will again be amongst those invested in what the top 10 has to offer come draft time. This promises to be their earliest pick since taking Nick Vlaustin at number nine in 2012 and while there has been a steady influx since, Richmond can now look towards pure list needs at the end of its dynasty.

Retirees Bachar Houli and David Astbury leave running and key position slots to fill in defence, with the likes of Josh Sinn and Josh Gibcus perfect fits for either mould. We know the Tigers love a Northern Knights graduate, so Josh Ward would be a good shout with Trent Cotchin winding down, though Ben Hobbs would be hard to pass up if available. Neil Erasmus and Matthew Roberts are other reliable ball winning midfielders in contention, along with Tyler Sonsie who has a point of difference.

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2021/08/23/indicative-draft-order-whos-in-the-top-10-mix/

[one-eyed]

Our first pick will slip to #9 with bids on Daicos & Darcy.


https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2021/08/02/draft-central-power-rankings-august-2021/

[georgies31]

Bidding system a joke as usual.

[Tiger Khosh]

Bidding system a joke as usual.

I think the father/son rule is one of the best and most unique things in our game. I’m sure you wouldn’t feel the same way if one of our father-son prospects was projected to go top 5 and he ended up playing for a different club just because we didn’t have a pick available.

The academy rules on the other hand….

[pmac21]

Hobbs is the one. 

[Rampsation]

Hobbs is the one.

Agree 100% on Hobbs.

[Dogga]

How does Collingwood bid on Nick Daicos when their first pick isn’t until 30 something. Surely they don’t have enough points to match a pick no.1?

[camboon]

They need to trade for picks or points are subtracted from next year I believe

[mightytiges]

How does Collingwood bid on Nick Daicos when their first pick isn’t until 30 something. Surely they don’t have enough points to match a pick no.1?

If there's a bid for Daicos at pick 1 then that's worth 3000 draft points minus the 20% discount for F/S. So that's 2400 points the Pies will need to find.

In terms of draft points from their existing picks:
#33 is worth 563
#39 -------> 446
#41 -------> 412 ​
#45 -------> 347
----------------------
Total -----> 1768

So the Pies will need to find another 632 points. Which roughly equates to pick 29.

So they will either need to swap their future 2nd rounder or a decent player for another club's combo of a 2nd and/or 3rd rounders. 

[Not saying we should help them out]:
For example we could trade both our 3rd rounders 40 & 44 (worth 791 points combined === approx. pick 23 or 24) for their future 2nd rounder hoping the Pies finish bottom 5 next year.

[Diocletian]

They also have the option to go into a points deficit which would then push back their first round pick next year as well...

[mightytiges]

They also have the option to go into a points deficit which would then push back their first round pick next year as well...

That would be hilarious if they did that. Finish bottom 2 again next year and miss again on the best talent by getting pushed back into the late first round  .

[one-eyed]

Some suggestions doing the rounds along those lines of us trading with the Dogs to get another pick inside the first round.

The Dogs only need the points to get Darcy. The suggestion was we swap our picks 28, 40 & 44 for their first (currently pick 14).

That would leave us with four picks rather than six but we'd have four picks inside the top 26: .... 7, 14, 16, 26.

Thoughts?

[Gigantor]

Not a bad idea if it comes off

[1965]

Sounds like a win win situation.