CLUBS are looking to see if there are provisions within rules that could allow them to trade out their future first and second-round picks to unlock deals.
Under the AFL’s rules, clubs can trade out a future first-round draft selection but if they do that, must retain the rest of their future selections for that draft. If they trade out a second, third or fourth-round future pick, they must hold their first-rounder for that year.
It’s an opinion job with no formal qualifications. Most people don’t have time to consume under age games so fawn over the opinions of the few that do. When you actually start to watch a lot of under age footy yourself (as i have done the past few years) you realise a lot of these draft experts don’t know much at all, other than the players names and a brief description. Their actual identification of talent is pathetic. I’m not having a crack at the don here, just in general i mean. It’s funny when you start to watch yourself you realise some of these people are like robbo writing in the Herald Sun about footy, but because nobody else has seen these players play themselves, the average footy fan can’t see how poor their analysis is. In fact, there are a few out there that i wonder if they even watch much under age footy at all these days, but they are still called ‘experts’ on footy forums like blitz and in the media.
They were all very late 1st round picks.
There’s a massive difference btw top 5, then top 10 and then late teens.
Not all 1st round picks were created equal.