Club Focus North Melbourne 2024

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[the big lebowski]

The melts if North take Draper and Adelaide take the left over of Jagga/FOS.

Richmond can have Smillie tbh.

We aren’t desperate for talls. If the Tauru interest is genuine, it has to be a talent consideration. Not positional imo.

In two seasons

LDU 27
Powell 24
Wardlaw 22
Sheezel 22
Kerch 21
Draper/FOS 20

Xerri 27

Simpkin, Zuhaar, Curtis, Dursma in a pinch

 

[My_Username]

I’m not that sure that it is only Richmond. But Richmond need to be also careful with their demands too……I’m sure that Hartley doesn’t deal with other clubs like supporters do on here, there was a rumour the other days that Blair was trying to facilitate deals that would make North happy. Don’t know what those deals were but he could be trying to position us where we need to be. We could have said we want Tauru and Armstrong with the possibility of Trainor or Gerryn, for example. Joe Berry could be on our wish list. And we’ve apparently spent a fair bit of time with Xavier Lindsay.
The beauty for others, like us, is that you do hold a lot of picks, so we could’ve mapped out a plan together. Who knows.
I just don’t believe Hartley is sitting there saying to Brady, “we’ve got ya mate, you are faarked! Take it or leave it!” Just not how this stuff works.

I'm sure nobody is telling anyone they're "farked". They all know they have to work with each other for years to come and so they'll be professional about it.

More like North comes to him with an offer of pick 2 for 6 & 10, and he tells them he's open to trading for 2, but they're not even close. North knew that was pushing it, so counter with something like 2 & F2 for 6 & 10 and Hartley just smiles and says 'no thanks', maybe with a counter offer that is, realistically, just a negotiating position that'll never happen (say, 2 & F1 for 10 & 11), or more likely just lays some ground rules for what Richmond might consider (maybe 6 is off the table, or if 6 is in play, 10&11 aren't...who knows).

North walks away (OK, they hang up the phone) and discuss between themselves what options they have with other clubs, and what other offers they're willing to consider and if they can work with the ground rules as laid out.
Meanwhile, Richmond goes back to working out their draft priorities/preferences with the picks they currently hold....maybe they'll decide they really want to trade up, but I wouldn't bet on it (and even if they do, it mightn't be to 2).

Personally, I doubt a deal will be made. In such an even draft, the difference between 2 & 5/6/7 in this draft (depending on who they try and trade with) just isn't worth the kind of extra pick(s) North are likely to require, especially if Nth want a 2nd 1st round pick this year as seems to be the goal for them.

 

[THE_GUN]

Just out of interest a question for the North fans

What is the number you guys would want for the F1 and what is the number thats 100% do not trade pick