Credit: <\/span>Eddie Jim<\/cite><\/p>\nNorth Melbourne, who were in pole position for the top selection before their round 24 defeat of Gold Coast, remain in the best spot to convince West Coast to give up the No.1 choice.<\/p>\n
Hawthorn and Melbourne are the only other clubs considered to have any chance at scoring what Demons list manager Tim Lamb calls \u201cthe golden ticket\u201d, with an increasing likelihood the Eagles wait until draft night.<\/p>\n
Alastair Clarkson\u2019s Kangaroos have an incredible draft hand \u2013 headlined by picks two, three, 15, 17 and 18 \u2013 owing to their lowly ladder finish, the free agency compensation for Ben McKay, their AFL assistance package and trades.<\/p>\n
In fact, North Melbourne\u2019s list and recruiting manager Brady Rawlings already tested the waters, offering the Eagles picks 15, 18, 21 and an end-of-first-round selection next year.<\/p>\n
Rawlings all but conceded they would have to relinquish one of their top two selections to sway West Coast.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s probably been made pretty public I had a bit of a go at it, about a week ago, with later picks because we had a surplus of them, and that was nowhere near getting it done,\u201d Rawlings said. \u201cSo, I think any [package of] late first-round picks are probably [not going to be enough]. I think something pretty pointy would have to be in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hawthorn also took a shot during negotiations with the Eagles about ex-Hawk Tyler Brockman, with one offer involving the club\u2019s No.4 pick this year, their future first-rounder and Brockman.<\/p>\n
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The Hawks tried to score the No.1 pick in the Tyler Brockman negotiations.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AFL Photos<\/cite><\/p>\nAlas, West Coast were unmoved.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a crack at it over a two-, three-day period last week. Unfortunately, we were knocked back a few times, which is fair enough, so it will be interesting to see what happens with that No.1 pick,\u201d McKenzie said. \u201cWe\u2019ll keep having a crack. You never know exactly what the priorities are for other footy clubs, [so while] the No.1 pick\u2019s there, we\u2019ll continue to explore it. It\u2019s probably unlikely when you think [about] what we were talking about last week, but never say never.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought we put up some pretty strong deals in the end, but you can understand why they might take pick one and ride it out until early draft night. You want to see what deals come across, and I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if they take the pick, to be honest, but if I was them, I\u2019d probably take it to draft night.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first round of the draft order was shaken up during trade period, with Western Bulldogs (up to pick five), Melbourne (11) and Adelaide (14) making the most notable climbs. The Demons also have Fremantle\u2019s No.6 from last year\u2019s Luke Jackson trade, as well as their future first-rounder, so are expected to try to move up again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll all assess our options and see what happens there, but if we can get a little higher in the draft, that would be nice,\u201d Lamb said. \u201cBut we\u2019re really thrilled to have six and 11 \u2013 we think we\u2019re going to get two really good players there.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is an industry-wide view that this year\u2019s draft crop has a particularly strong top end, then a second tier that runs until about the mid-to-late teens before a steep drop-off.<\/p>\n
Therefore, clubs are setting a high price if they are to slide down the order.<\/p>\n
The Dogs coughed up three first-round selections to nab Gold Coast\u2019s top pick \u2013 knowing they were going to match a first-round bid on father-son prospect Jordan Croft \u2013 while Melbourne handed over pick 14 and a pair of second-rounders to the Suns to edge up to No.11.<\/p>\n
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The Bulldogs relinquished three first-round picks to climb up to No.5, knowing they would match a bid on father-son forward Jordan Croft.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AFL Photos<\/cite><\/p>\nThe Crows\u2019 ended up with the Dees\u2019 No.14 in a separate swap with Gold Coast, who were a popular trade partner as they accumulated draft points to match bids on academy quartet Jed Walter, Ethan Read, Jake Rogers and Will Graham.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to improve our hand still. We think we\u2019ve got a pretty good hand, but if we can bring that up a bit higher and potentially use two picks to get up to one [that would be ideal],\u201d Rawlings said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a bit of a tough market to get into \u2026 so I don\u2019t think too many are going to move, but all you can do is put things to clubs and see if they entertain it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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