The Ward Compo Pick

[The Coon Dog]

So, how do we use it?

a) Use it in the 2011 National Draft (at the end of the 1st round).

b) Retain it for use in the 2012-2015 National Draft (directly after our 1st round selection).

c) Trade to GWS to secure a gun 17 year old.

d) Trade it during the 2011 Trade Week to secure a player.

[Remi Moses]

Re: The Ward Compo Pick

B or C I'd hope.Personally prefer the trade for one of their 17y/old's.

[LongWait]

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B or C I'd hope.Personally prefer the trade for one of their 17y/old's.

Agree Remi.

C if we are very confident of the quality of the 17 year olds available - that would then be the equivalent of a number 1 or 2 draft pick. Failing that, use it in the 2012 "super draft".

[Mantis]

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C if we are very confident of the quality of the 17 year olds available - that would then be the equivalent of a number 1 or 2 draft pick. Failing that, use it in the 2012 "super draft".

Agree that B or C are the best options..... but why will the 2012 draft be 'super'?

[The Underdog]

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Agree that B or C are the best options..... but why will the 2012 draft be 'super'?

Agree, I would have thought it would be diluted if anything.
I'd be fine with C with B a close runner up.
A or D would be wrong

[LongWait]

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Agree that B or C are the best options..... but why will the 2012 draft be 'super'?

The industry is abuz with talk that the quality of players in the top 20 prospects for 2012 is as good as any we have seen in the past decade or more. Personally I wouldn't know, but it appears to be accepted wisdom that 2011 will be a shallow draft and 2012 a "super" draft with very high quality players available in the first round.

[The Doctor]

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I went for C

Try and get one of the young hotshots. Let him play school footy next year if we have to and put 12 months development and support into him.

[Bornadog]

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I voted B as its less risky than C and there are more options over the period.

[Bulldog4life]

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I went for C

Try and get one of the young hotshots. Let him play school footy next year if we have to and put 12 months development and support into him.

Sounds good. C for me.

[GVGjr]

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I think GWS can do better than our pick for one of the gun youngsters in the mini draft so as much as option C would be a great outcome, I don't think we have the currency.

[The Underdog]

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I think GWS can do better than our pick for one of the gun youngsters in the mini draft so as much as option C would be a great outcome, I don't think we have the currency.

C'mon, much like our player's, our draft picks are worth more than other team's draft picks Isn't this where the might of Sam Reid comes into it?

[ledge]

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The 2012 super draft isnt that where the 17 yo that GWS pick come in?
I would presume they would be the best but chosen a year before.
I would be tempted to take one of them as our list seems to be getting younger and they would fit in, also you get a year to familiarize them with what the club wants and team mates, in effect your 2 years ahead when they are available to play, its a bit like a F/S.

[LostDoggy]

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The 2012 super draft isnt that where the 17 yo that GWS pick come in?.

So we could find ourselves trading our own pick to someone to select a kid they are going to trade to us for the right to pick that same kid in the first place?

Actually wouldn't that work out well??? Provided the GWS finish lower than the Dogs, the pick would become a higher selection than if we had it?

Does anyone still follow what I'm saying?

[Missing Dog]

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Option C, even if we only get the last pick.

We would have to offer up more then the compo pick probably though.

[chef]

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I think GWS can do better than our pick for one of the gun youngsters in the mini draft so as much as option C would be a great outcome, I don't think we have the currency.

And GWS are only giving out two of those picks this year aren't they?


I voted for this option, but I wouldn't mind us trading it now as long as we get a young quality KPD or KPF.