We should be Happy we have Pick 4

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Power interviewed on dogs website.

Pretty generic. Said we really rated the top end of the draft and we're wary of pick 10 and 17 being pushed back after all the f/s, free agency and academy bids.

He kind of can't give much until after the draft.

A more elaborate explanation would be interesting (including the plan for the next 1-3 years).

[bulldogsthru&thru]

So we've given up 10 and 17 for pick 4 and next year's first for Croft. That's how I've seen it put. The only way this looks good is with a top 6 finish next year.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

He kind of can't give much until after the draft.

A more elaborate explanation would be interesting (including the plan for the next 1-3 years).

Yeah we obviously have a draft target that we can't even hint at until after the draft. Could be more to play out at the trade table too.

[lemmon]

He kind of can't give much until after the draft.

A more elaborate explanation would be interesting (including the plan for the next 1-3 years).

Sounds like that need is either the specialist small forward in Watson or the classy mid in McKercher. I guess the assumption is that whoever does go at 4 will be ready to slot in and contribute next year.

[The Adelaide Connection]

The good news is we won’t know if swapping 10 & 17 for 4 was a truly bad call for years from now.

The bad news is we won’t know if swapping 10 & 17 for 4 was a truly bad call for years from now.

Damn you, hindsight.

[G-Mo77]

https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/v...=1696819244001

I really don't care what he has to say about this, I won't punish myself. This is absolutely disgusting. I wish Inwas on holidays this week.

[DOG GOD]

So we've given up 10 and 17 for pick 4 and next year's first for Croft. That's how I've seen it put. The only way this looks good is with a top 6 finish next year.

We will be lucky to make top 12, let alone top 6.

[bornadog]

I thought you always maintained we should never trade future firsts? Now that we have, it's OK?

I still don?t like it but done now, so let?s look at pick 4

Define done it again.

Swapped a future first that maybe top 10 for a bunch of useless third round picks?

Freo who beat us in a final finished 14th and coughed up pick 5 to Melbourne.

Two picks in first round, ie pick 4 and Croft

Haha

I'm happy to have pick 4 but like anything it depends on what it costs. Right now we don't know what it has cost so I'll only really be happy with the deal end of next year after seeing how the draftee is looking and how the team has performed. Or I'll potentially be very very upset.

BAD will you be defending the deal next year if we end up having paid a top ten pick +10 and 17?

This thread is about pick 4

[hujsh]

This thread is about pick 4

The thread is called 'we should be happy we have pick 4'. Is discussing whether we should be happy to have pick 4 not allowed? Or is that just a statement of fact and not a point of discussion?

[jazzadogs]

The thread is called 'we should be happy we have pick 4'. Is discussing whether we should be happy to have pick 4 not allowed? Or is that just a statement of fact and not a point of discussion?

I might start a thread "we should be unhappy that we have no 2024 first round pick".

[1eyedog]

Yeah we obviously have a draft target that we can't even hint at until after the draft. Could be more to play out at the trade table too.

100% drafting for need rather than best available which is something we haven't really been able to do with elite talent since we drafted Bont in 2013. Have we even had a top 10 pick in ten years outside our Academy / Father Sons?

Happy for us to fill the holes in our list with absolute elite talent.

[1eyedog]

Has Croft even nominated us? Is just as likely to go into the draft imo.

[hujsh]

100% drafting for need rather than best available which is something we haven't really been able to do with elite talent since we drafted Bont in 2013. Have we even had a top 10 pick in ten years outside our Academy / Father Sons?

Happy for us to fill the holes in our list with absolute elite talent.

Bailey Smith and Naughton are two that come to mind

[bornadog]

The thread is called 'we should be happy we have pick 4'. Is discussing whether we should be happy to have pick 4 not allowed? Or is that just a statement of fact and not a point of discussion?

Ok maybe should have put are we happy

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Has Croft even nominated us? Is just as likely to go into the draft imo.

I don't think we'd have done this trade if we weren't confident. It would take a massive blind side for him not to I think. Not really sure why he'd do that either.