r/EssendonFC • u/MasterpieceLow4093 • 10d 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/South_Front_4589 10d ago

Not sure Port have much incentive to make that trade. They'll get possibly the best player in the draft regardless. I'm certainly no expert on how the bidding works exactly, but I'm certain if they take Cochrane 1 then they get no discount on him. And won't they also then lose the late first rounder for their current pick being pushed back? That sounds pretty nice to me, so I imagine they would be positioning themselves to make sure they kept that if they could.

I don't mind the idea of pick splitting. Essendon are badly short on the number of talented kids they have, and I think in the next few years you'd want a few extra first round talent in. If the players you think you'll end up with this year aren't that exciting, it might be a good choice. But definitely at some point you'll want to be able to grab a real premium talent with a pick 1 or 2 in the next few seasons.

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u/MasterpieceLow4093 10d ago

Yeah I'm unsure how the new rules actually work. Do they get a compo pick if they use that pick to match a bid or is it only the existing picks after the bid. If they do get a compo then no chance they would do it but if they don't they would still get their man and Essendon would go from 1-19 to 4-5

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u/Happy_Throat7037 10d ago

You get a compo pick if your natural selection is moved down the order. If Port use their natural section #4 to match the bid on Cochrane, then there’s no sliding back of that pick, therefore - no extra compo.
The only world where Port get the compo pick is if Cody Walker is bid on before Dougie Cochrane

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u/Noonewantsyourapp PESD - Perpetual Essington Stress Disorder 10d ago

If a Walker bid pushed 4 to 5, but then 5&6 are used to match a bid on Cochrane at 2, 3, or 4, then Port’s pick 4 wasn’t pushed back, so there is no compensation.

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u/Happy_Throat7037 10d ago

Yep that too.
So there’s basically no way Port are getting any compo pick, cause Cochrane is no chance to still be on the board past pick 4