TIGERS CAN LAND SIX TOP 20 PICKSRichmond could be set to take a bumper draft haul into this year’s national draft as a mass exodus looms.
Four established Tigers stars have been linked to moves away from Punt Road but that might not necessarily a bad thing.
“They could have as many as six first round draft picks,” Clark said.
“When you take out the expansion clubs in GWS and Gold Coast, this is almost an unprecedented draft haul and the decisions that list boss Blair Hartley is going to make on this will really shape this rebuild.”
Clark proposed the following deals:
* Liam Baker to Fremantle for pick 13
* Jack Graham to West Coast, triggering pick 20 compensation
* Daniel Rioli to Gold Coast for pick 6
* Shai Bolton to Fremantle for picks 8 and 16
“They would be striking while the iron is hot, knowing Tasmania is coming into the competition in a couple of years, potentially Richmond can get this rebuild done and get that next core in,” he said.
If the Tigers were to “press the go button” on the above deals, they’d take a bounty of picks into the draft.
The Tigers would hold picks 1, 6, 8, 13, 19, 20, 31 in addition to three third round selections and three fourth round selections, that they could potentially package and trade to Carlton or Brisbane (who need points for father-son recruits).
“I’d do it in a heartbeat, you mentioned the key word, Tasmania, that’s the absolute key at the moment. We’re in a situation now that everything is going to change in a few years time,” Herald Sun journalist Glenn McFarlane replied.
“You’re not sure whether these players down the track are going to be worth the same in 12 months’ time.
It would no doubt be an “uncomfortable conversation” for head coach Adem Yze and his recruitment and list management staff, but it might be the best way for the Tigers to move forwar.d
Both Geelong and Hawthorn used similar tactics to set up their golden eras in recent years.
In 2001, the Cats secured Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly, Steve Johnson and Gary Ablett Jnr, while Hawthorn took Jarryd Roughead, Lance Franklin and Jordan Lewis in 2004.
“You’ve got to bear the brunt and get on with the rebuild as quickly as you can,” McFarlane said.
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