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I agree with that but that’s just comparing stars to a role player. Owies will always be one of the last picked. I can’t imagine anyone offering a pick inside say 35 for Owies and I don’t think the pick is even relevant. We will have a $ amount we would keep him on otherwise he will be let go cheap much like Acres was.3 of which were against traffic cones vs the Eagles. Clearly the club doesn't see him as a priority signing and I'm not too fussed either way. I'd gladly ship off Owies and Motlop, imo they are small forwards of a yesteryear.
Repeat sprints, skill with ball in hand, crumbing to KPF's and an ability to get the ball higher up the ground to deliver inside 50 and create for their teammates are what the new age small forwards are thriving on. Daniels, Hill, Cameron, Stengle, Moore etc. Owies just doesn't fit the bill of that.
Test the market, if there's some good bites then let him go and take the draft picks, if there's not then you offer him another contract and try to solve our small forward problems another way.