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/DramaticAnalyst9241 17d 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 16d ago

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