Recommitted Kysaiah Pickett [Re-Signed till 2027]

[Wild Bill]

He's not going to the Hawks, if for some unknown reason he does they will give up pick 1

Lol what?? Why would they pass on Harley Reid for Pickett?

 

[Demon in Hell]

I think the Rankine trade is a good comparison. Pickett has achieved more than him in that time so can’t me worth any less than that.

If Bergman is part of the deal then Port would have to add a first round pick of some sort

Bergman probably worth around pick 20 at the moment, throw him in with a future first and that’s fairly close I think.

Who is Bergman going to replace in Melbournes best 22?

 

[bzparkes]

Umm, are some people seriously suggesting Pickett's worth 2x top 10 picks/pick 1?

Gee whiz...

 

[Dez!]

He's not going to the Hawks, if for some unknown reason he does they will give up pick 1

Don't turn into danster.

 

[bird_man]

Who is Bergman going to replace in Melbournes best 22?

Pickett

 

[Demon in Hell]

Pickett

Bergman won't be kicking 30 goals.

 

[bird_man]

Bergman won't be kicking 50 goals.

No

 

[danster168]

Umm, are some people seriously suggesting Pickett's worth 2x top 10 picks/pick 1?

Gee whiz...

He's not worth Pick 1 in terms of the current trading climate. Pick 1 carries its own level of excitement and marketing/membership perks etc. But in reality, the odds that pick 1 will actually end up better than Pickett though is probably 20%? (Gibbs, Watts, Scully, Kreuzer, Swallow, Patton, Boyd, McCartin, Andy Mcgrath, Rayner, Rowell, Ugle-Hagan etc.). If melbourne was offered pick 1 for Pickett if he was in contract and happy to stay, would we take it? Of course not. People generally overrate the draft imo. I would give up 2 top 10 picks for most proven young guns in the comp but the out of contract nature of deals throws true value out the window. And melbourne won't get value for Pickett.

 

[Wild Bill]

He's not worth Pick 1 in terms of the current trading climate. Pick 1 carries its own level of excitement and marketing/membership perks etc. But in reality, the odds that pick 1 will actually end up better than Pickett though is probably 20%? (Gibbs, Watts, Scully, Kreuzer, Swallow, Patton, Boyd, McCartin, Andy Mcgrath, Rayner, Rowell, Ugle-Hagan etc.). If melbourne was offered pick 1 for Pickett if he was in contract and happy to stay, would we take it? Of course not. People generally overrate the draft imo. I would give up 2 top 10 picks for most proven young guns in the comp but the out of contract nature of deals throws true value out the window. And melbourne won't get value for Pickett.

Same for Jackson - but his loss has not hurt you at all. I would prefer Pickett to Jackson.

 

[danster168]

Same for Jackson - but his loss has not hurt you at all. I would prefer Pickett to Jackson.

Well yeah but we're only 1 round into the season. Jackson may hurt us from 2026-2030. Losing Jackson wasn't going to hurt us in the short term when we had Grundy. It'll hurt post Gawn/Grundy. There's no replacements for Pickett.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Pickett is irreplaceable and is the best small forward we've seen since Betts. He will play midfield later on too. You'd have to imagine he's worth a top 10 pick at a minimum if he does leave.

 

[Crow till I die]

Pickett better than Toby? Nah.

Yep..people forget who the best small forward in the comp is and without doubt its toby greene

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Yep..people forget who the best small forward in the comp is and without doubt its toby greene

From a Carlton perspective, given Kozi is several years younger than Toby, and I think is more of a team oriented player, I would have Pickett at the Blues over Greene.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

He's not worth Pick 1 in terms of the current trading climate. Pick 1 carries its own level of excitement and marketing/membership perks etc. But in reality, the odds that pick 1 will actually end up better than Pickett though is probably 20%? (Gibbs, Watts, Scully, Kreuzer, Swallow, Patton, Boyd, McCartin, Andy Mcgrath, Rayner, Rowell, Ugle-Hagan etc.). If melbourne was offered pick 1 for Pickett if he was in contract and happy to stay, would we take it? Of course not. People generally overrate the draft imo. I would give up 2 top 10 picks for most proven young guns in the comp but the out of contract nature of deals throws true value out the window. And melbourne won't get value for Pickett.

The only reason Rowell has not lived to expectations as a number 1 pick is because of cruel and unlucky run of injuries.

Was 100 % still the correct decision by the Suns to pick him at 1.

 

[danster168]

The only reason Rowell has not lived to expectations as a number 1 pick is because of cruel and unlucky run of injuries.

Was 100 % still the correct decision by the Suns to pick him at 1.

I dont disagree. injuries are an unfortunate reality to the game. There's 12 years worth of pick 1's that I listed though and pickett has already reached a higher ceiling than all of them in only a few seasons.

 

[Wild Bill]

Pickett is irreplaceable and is the best small forward we've seen since Betts. He will play midfield later on too. You'd have to imagine he's worth a top 10 pick at a minimum if he does leave.

Cameron & Stengle? Both out performed Kosi last year.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Cameron & Stengle? Both out performed Kosi last year.

I forgot about Stengle, though he is 3 years older than Kysaiah.

Cameron is in his late 20’s.

Imagine what Kysaiah could do in a few more years.

 

[bird_man]

Cameron & Stengle? Both out performed Kosi last year.

Even if he isn’t better than those guys just yet, he is tracking that way at the moment

If Rankine is worth pick 5 I think it’s fair for Melbourne fans to push for 2 firsts if they are going to be later in the draft

 

[bzparkes]

He's not worth Pick 1 in terms of the current trading climate. Pick 1 carries its own level of excitement and marketing/membership perks etc. But in reality, the odds that pick 1 will actually end up better than Pickett though is probably 20%? (Gibbs, Watts, Scully, Kreuzer, Swallow, Patton, Boyd, McCartin, Andy Mcgrath, Rayner, Rowell, Ugle-Hagan etc.). If melbourne was offered pick 1 for Pickett if he was in contract and happy to stay, would we take it? Of course not. People generally overrate the draft imo. I would give up 2 top 10 picks for most proven young guns in the comp but the out of contract nature of deals throws true value out the window. And melbourne won't get value for Pickett.

Pickett's good but if it was this year, I'd imagine the overwhelming consensus from recruiters would be that you'd be insane to give up Harley Reid for Pickett.

Melbourne would jump through hoops to trade Pickett and get pick 1, if it was offered.

 

[Bald]

Papley is comfortably the best small forward in the competition.

 

[bird_man]

Papley is comfortably the best small forward in the competition.

Goals aren’t everything, but Papley has kicked 40 goals once in his career

Greene has done it 3 times whilst missing large chunks of the year though injury/suspension and kick 37 from 15 games last year

Pickett has already done it twice in his first 3 years

Cameron has kicked 50 three times

I can’t see how he’s comfortably ahead of any of those guys

 

[RonnieRaven]

He's not worth Pick 1 in terms of the current trading climate. Pick 1 carries its own level of excitement and marketing/membership perks etc. But in reality, the odds that pick 1 will actually end up better than Pickett though is probably 20%? (Gibbs, Watts, Scully, Kreuzer, Swallow, Patton, Boyd, McCartin, Andy Mcgrath, Rayner, Rowell, Ugle-Hagan etc.). If melbourne was offered pick 1 for Pickett if he was in contract and happy to stay, would we take it? Of course not. People generally overrate the draft imo. I would give up 2 top 10 picks for most proven young guns in the comp but the out of contract nature of deals throws true value out the window. And melbourne won't get value for Pickett.

You can say that about a lot of players
Past number 1 duds doesn’t equate to young guns worth future pick ones

 

[Tulip]

Rankine comparisons are weird. Pickett is a year younger and better than him up forward and in the midfield.

 

[Tulip]

Papley is comfortably the best small forward in the competition.

U what? Papley is great, and definitely gets less attention being a Swan, but big brain supporters really, really overrate them as a way to say “see, I watch everyone”. Same as Mills. Awesome player, top 50 comfortably. Top 15, as some put him? No way.

 

[Tulip]

You can say that about a lot of players
Past number 1 duds doesn’t equate to young guns worth future pick ones

Ergo proving that pick 1’s main appeal is the freedom to select whoever you want. The fact most pick 1’s don’t justify their position is very important though.