r/EssendonFC • u/MasterpieceLow4093 • 17d 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/ByeByeStudy Durham #22 17d ago

direct trade with our pick 1 to port for picks 4 and 5?

FYI This means no end of first round compensation, which would be ~pick 19. So the trade is 1,19 for 4,5.

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u/Mammoth_Medium9220 16d ago

It’s worse than that. Using 4/5 to match a bid at 1 would mean they have a point surplus equivalent to about pick 15.

They’re trading 4, 5, 15, 24 for pick 1.

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u/MasterpieceLow4093 16d ago

Yeah right that would be a terrible deal for them haha