Bret Thornton Or Brent Renouf and Jarryd Morton
With the draft completed, teams can review the trades they made as well as the trades they didn't make to see how they went. The pick that Collingwood received for Tarrant became Reid, while the Lions turned Akermanis into Schmidt. One trade that didn't get done was Thornton to Hawthorn. The reported offer was picks 24 and 33.
Carlton kept Thornton and Hawthorn drafted Renouf and Morton. Hawthorn are happy with their picks, but they won't help next season like Thornton could have. Carlton will have Thornton in their backline again, but maybe two more picks in the "super draft" would have been better for the future.
If Hawthorn did have Thornton they would be adding a defensive player with close to 100 games of experience. With Roughead, Croad and a healthy Jacobs the Hawks would be very competitive in the backline. If Carlton had Renouf and Morton, they would have two youngsters who are both able to play in the backline, but of course their impact would be a few years away.
Collingwood were looking at Steve Johnson during trade week. It might have been pick 28 that went to Geelong for Johnson. Johnson definitely would have improved Collingwood's team next season. As Collingwood didn't do the trade they were able to draft Chris Dawes, he won't be playing next season as he recovers from injury but in a few years he could be Collingwood's centre half forward. Geelong still have Johnson and he could have a big season in the forward line for them in 2007. If Hawkins is firing, and Chapman and G Ablett keep dominating, then Johnson could take advantage if the opposition overlook him. Maybe Geelong could have used Dawes too, as he would have provided another big body in Geelong's future forward line.
Jason Johnson might have been a Saint if they were willing to move their first rounder, of course the Saints didn't do that and ended up drafting Armitage. A second round pick might have been a fair trade offer for Johnson, the Saints went with Howard there, but if the Bombers had the pick they could have also considered Collard, Tippett or Schmidt.
Skipworth going to the Kangaroos was another trade that didn't go through in trade week. It would have cost the Kangaroos a low draft pick, so if they did do they trade they would have missed out on drafting Aaron Edwards, Ben Warren or Lindsay Thomas. The Crows definitely would have liked to also add Thomas in the draft if they had the extra pick.
The Power did look at Jordan Russell during trade week. Pick 39 would have seemed like a fair deal if it was accepted during trade week. But the Power turned pick 39 into Nathan Krakouer so this might be a case of the trades a team doesn't make are better than those they do.
Bradshaw was a player the Cats wanted during trade week and it would have cost them an early pick. The Cats wouldn't trade their first rounder for Bradshaw, and they got one of the best players in the draft with Selwood there. Pick 25 might have been something that interested Brisbane, and if Geelong had sent that pick away for Bradshaw then the Lions could have added Petterd, or even taken the player Geelong drafted which was Djerrkura. To be competitive next season the Lions did have to keep Bradshaw so they are happy with that. The Cats might have missed out on a star forward for next season, but by keeping their picks they did add a couple of youngsters who will help turn their team around.
Later in the week the trades that were completed will be looked at, with how the drafted players changed the success of the trades. Solomon and O'Brien were traded for Houli and Reimers, the Saints got Gardiner and Allen for the price of Tim Houlihan and there is also the big three-team trade that added Reid to Collingwood and Riewoldt to Richmond.
Carlton kept Thornton and Hawthorn drafted Renouf and Morton. Hawthorn are happy with their picks, but they won't help next season like Thornton could have. Carlton will have Thornton in their backline again, but maybe two more picks in the "super draft" would have been better for the future.
If Hawthorn did have Thornton they would be adding a defensive player with close to 100 games of experience. With Roughead, Croad and a healthy Jacobs the Hawks would be very competitive in the backline. If Carlton had Renouf and Morton, they would have two youngsters who are both able to play in the backline, but of course their impact would be a few years away.
Collingwood were looking at Steve Johnson during trade week. It might have been pick 28 that went to Geelong for Johnson. Johnson definitely would have improved Collingwood's team next season. As Collingwood didn't do the trade they were able to draft Chris Dawes, he won't be playing next season as he recovers from injury but in a few years he could be Collingwood's centre half forward. Geelong still have Johnson and he could have a big season in the forward line for them in 2007. If Hawkins is firing, and Chapman and G Ablett keep dominating, then Johnson could take advantage if the opposition overlook him. Maybe Geelong could have used Dawes too, as he would have provided another big body in Geelong's future forward line.
Jason Johnson might have been a Saint if they were willing to move their first rounder, of course the Saints didn't do that and ended up drafting Armitage. A second round pick might have been a fair trade offer for Johnson, the Saints went with Howard there, but if the Bombers had the pick they could have also considered Collard, Tippett or Schmidt.
Skipworth going to the Kangaroos was another trade that didn't go through in trade week. It would have cost the Kangaroos a low draft pick, so if they did do they trade they would have missed out on drafting Aaron Edwards, Ben Warren or Lindsay Thomas. The Crows definitely would have liked to also add Thomas in the draft if they had the extra pick.
The Power did look at Jordan Russell during trade week. Pick 39 would have seemed like a fair deal if it was accepted during trade week. But the Power turned pick 39 into Nathan Krakouer so this might be a case of the trades a team doesn't make are better than those they do.
Bradshaw was a player the Cats wanted during trade week and it would have cost them an early pick. The Cats wouldn't trade their first rounder for Bradshaw, and they got one of the best players in the draft with Selwood there. Pick 25 might have been something that interested Brisbane, and if Geelong had sent that pick away for Bradshaw then the Lions could have added Petterd, or even taken the player Geelong drafted which was Djerrkura. To be competitive next season the Lions did have to keep Bradshaw so they are happy with that. The Cats might have missed out on a star forward for next season, but by keeping their picks they did add a couple of youngsters who will help turn their team around.
Later in the week the trades that were completed will be looked at, with how the drafted players changed the success of the trades. Solomon and O'Brien were traded for Houli and Reimers, the Saints got Gardiner and Allen for the price of Tim Houlihan and there is also the big three-team trade that added Reid to Collingwood and Riewoldt to Richmond.
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However, I think Hawks should be blamed for it not happening as Everitt deal. Hawks were offering picks they didn't have and as it happend they only just got Everittt deal.
So Hawks should have done Everitt far sooner.
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