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It’s been one of the hottest topics during the season: Will North Melbourne trade up to get Pick 1?
After all, the Eagles have history in this area, splitting their Pick 2 last year as part of the mega four-club trade to bring in Reuben Ginbey and Elijah Hewett. St Kilda Hall of Famer Leigh Montagna believes West Coast’s best play is to split Pick 1 “to get a glut of picks”, but warned North Melbourne against overpaying for it.
“North Melbourne will know this – they’ve got to find a way to get two picks inside the top 10 for the West Coast Eagles to seriously consider it,” Ablett said on the Fox Footy podcast. Though Melbourne and Hawthorn have also been linked to Pick 1, it’s widely considered it’ll either move to North Melbourne or no one given the Roos hold the best package of picks.Melbourne holds Picks 6 and 11 in this year’s draft, landing the former as part of last year’s Luke Jackson trade.
Leigh Montagna suggested West Coast would need to weigh up the possibility of trading out a future No.1 pick, but thinks it must “get creative and find a way to get more picks”. “They’ve certainly got their work cut out. I think they are going to be the fascinating player in this year’s draft.”With the 2024 draft considered to be top-heavy with midfielders and a lack of tall targets, it may impact clubs’ plans this year.
“That’s probably of greater concern in my opinion than looking ahead at what and may not be available in future drafts.”Source: Getty Images For example, this draft is considered to be a shallow pool that falls away after a clear top 12 ahead of the rest of the pack. “The players themselves along with all the staff around the country have put in an incredible amount of hours of work. They’ve faced challenges such as Covid and the like – particularly this group coming through and the group prior to them.
“Where in the past we might’ve gone: ‘Jeez, that player is a speculative pick. Do I take him at Pick 59 and we hope he comes on like we think he might?’.
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