I was thinking the same. If they lose Lynch, May, Hall, Kolo, and Martin that is 5 out. If they get firsts for Lynch/May, 2019 picks for Hall and Kolo, then they will have (say) #2, 3, 5, and 8, and three mature players.
They then have to delist two more players before they can use pick #19, let alone 27, 30, 40 and 43. Some other factors:
Bailey Scott is an academy player rated late first round, so they’ll need say 27 for him if he’s choosing them over Geelong/North. But even so, they’d need to delist someone else.
if they promote any rookies that also takes senior spots. All 4 rookies got games this year, with Holman playing every game.
there was talk they’d shown interest in Dea.
If they promoted Holman, Scott nominated them (so needs 27), they’d need to delist 4 more to use most of those picks.
Would we consider offering #8 and our 2019 first for Martin if it included #19 and either #27 or #30 coming back?