From On the Couch on Fox Footy:As the draft order stands, Richmond has Picks 12, 15, 22, 31, 45 and 49 in the upcoming draft, while the Hawks, looking to regenerate their list, have Picks 4, 21, 23, 56 and 67.
The panel agreed a first-round pick would be sufficient for the star on-baller, but cautioned against paying more than that.
“We’ve been looking for the end, we’ve been looking for them to fall off a cliff,” Jonathan Brown said.
“When you look at that draft hand, if they can keep developing, their older players are not that old compared to some other teams, they might still be up for another year or two.”
Morris explained on Monday night that “no one is physically driving it (a trade) yet but Tom Mitchell’s the one that would be happy to go if Hawthorn came to him and said, ‘What do you think about this’, and at the end of the year I anticipate that that’s a good chance to happen.”
On The Couch panellist Garry Lyon said either Mitchell, Hawthorn or Richmond needed to declare their hand and “drive” the deal, but was surprised the Tigers were the leading suitor for the two-time best and fairest winner.
“It won’t break the bank but is it going to affect the young guys coming through their midfield like Collier-Dawkins and Jack Ross?”
Still, Lyon acknowledged the immediate boost an already imposing Tigers midfield could receive if Mitchell, who just turned 28, was to come across.
More importantly, for co-panellist Nick Riewoldt, the Tigers’ system would be more than well-equipped to both facilitate a trade and make sure they get the best out of Mitchell.
“Richmond would be getting him on their terms,” he said.
“That’s why it’s may be a good one for Richmond because to go there you probably have to take unders and you have to play their way.
“They’re not bending or buckling for anyone.”
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