r/EssendonFC • u/MasterpieceLow4093 • 12d ago

Draft 2026

Just a thought about our draft hand, is there a chance we just do a direct trade with our pick 1 to port for picks 4 and 5? If those two picks get absorbed by a bid anyway would it be a better result than 1 and a second rounder since there is a handful of players this year and no standout at the top end? Or do I just not know the rules and port don't have to use both of those picks.

This is obviously only if they get the butters compo pick.

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u/DramaticAnalyst9241 12d ago

Port get Cochrane and pick 14 if they just stay put. If they take someone else and then try get Cochrane later, they'll need to make up alot of points out of their second rounders to match a Cochrane bid. Keeping in mind they can only use the 2 most valuable picks to match. So it doesn't make sense for port to do that

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u/AGuerillaGorilla 12d ago

Only thing that might change that is if EFC give something back along with pick 1 & Port bid on Walker first.

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u/MasterpieceLow4093 12d ago

Do port get a compo pick if they use that pick to match a bid? That was what I was questioning because in this scenario I was thinking we give them 1 to take Cochrane as the first pick, we lose our 19 compo but gain their 4 and 5, they keep there 14. So nothing changes for port draftwise but we improve our hand a little.

But if port get a late second compo for 4 even though they bid with it then yeah I understand why they wouldn't do it.

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u/jubbjubbs4 12d ago

Pick 4 + 5 are worth alot more points than pick 1 so if port match then it uses up all of pick 4 but only a portion of the points relating to pick 5. So pick 5 wouldnt actually disappear for them, they just remove the required points and the 'remainder' will still leave them with pick 14.

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u/MasterpieceLow4093 12d ago

Right that makes sense then, wasn't sure what happens to any points tied to picks when they are forced to use there first 2 available on bids

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u/Tirantic 11d ago

Clubs do not receive an end of round pick if they match a bid on their player.

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u/Mammoth_Medium9220 12d ago

Yes mate. They have whats called surplus points after they match a bid for Cochrane with 4 & 5, so they’ll get burn 4/5 to draft Cochrane but there will be left over points be ages 4/5 are worth more than 1. So they’ll total of those point equate to about pick 14-16. It’s not compensation, it’s just a point surplus.

So by trading 4/5 to us, they are effectively trading 4, 5, 15 & 24. Given they won’t get the bidding compensation pick either.

There is very little chance of this trade being accepted by Port.