PORT ADELAIDE coach Mark Williams says the Power will consider giving up its first two picks- four and 22- in the upcoming NAB AFL Draft if they see someone they like on offer during next week’s exchange period.
A number of big names have already been thrown into the trade mix and the Power, who boast one of the youngest lists in the competition, are poised to pounce.
Towards the end of the season, Williams flagged his interest in luring players from other clubs to Alberton and he maintained that focus hadn’t changed, despite the wealth of talent in this year’s draft pool.
“We’ll talk to the board and the people in charge to see what their view is and we’ll make some choices consistent with the way our club is going,” Williams said on Thursday.
“But there’s no doubt that, come next Monday, we’ll be putting picks four and 22 on the table and we’ll see what comes back as being available.”
Midfielder Adam Thomson, who was selected by the Power at pick 11 back in 2004, has also been linked to potential trade deals with media reports suggesting the 22-year-old would like to pursue an AFL career elsewhere.
“We’ve done end of year reviews on everyone. Some of the guys are still playing in finals and Adam only finished last week,” Williams said.
“He was outstanding in the second final for Sturt- he was best on ground by so far it doesn’t matter and we discussed with Adam where he stands in the group and how his progress is going.
“We also understand that if it’s not best for us and not best for him and it’s a win-win, as far as him moving on is concerned- then that’s a situation that could arise.
“We’ll probably wait until the end of trade week to see exactly what goes on [before making those decisions].”
This year’s NAB AFL Draft appears wide open with AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan suggesting as many as 32 players could be worthy of top 16 selection.
Impressive tall trio Jack Watts, Nick Naitanui and Tyrone Vickery are expected to feature in the top few picks, as is West Australian midfielder Daniel Rich, but just who will slip through to the Power’s first pick at number four remains unclear.
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A number of big names have already been thrown into the trade mix and the Power, who boast one of the youngest lists in the competition, are poised to pounce.
Towards the end of the season, Williams flagged his interest in luring players from other clubs to Alberton and he maintained that focus hadn’t changed, despite the wealth of talent in this year’s draft pool.
“We’ll talk to the board and the people in charge to see what their view is and we’ll make some choices consistent with the way our club is going,” Williams said on Thursday.
“But there’s no doubt that, come next Monday, we’ll be putting picks four and 22 on the table and we’ll see what comes back as being available.”
Midfielder Adam Thomson, who was selected by the Power at pick 11 back in 2004, has also been linked to potential trade deals with media reports suggesting the 22-year-old would like to pursue an AFL career elsewhere.
“We’ve done end of year reviews on everyone. Some of the guys are still playing in finals and Adam only finished last week,” Williams said.
“He was outstanding in the second final for Sturt- he was best on ground by so far it doesn’t matter and we discussed with Adam where he stands in the group and how his progress is going.
“We also understand that if it’s not best for us and not best for him and it’s a win-win, as far as him moving on is concerned- then that’s a situation that could arise.
“We’ll probably wait until the end of trade week to see exactly what goes on [before making those decisions].”
This year’s NAB AFL Draft appears wide open with AFL National Talent Manager Kevin Sheehan suggesting as many as 32 players could be worthy of top 16 selection.
Impressive tall trio Jack Watts, Nick Naitanui and Tyrone Vickery are expected to feature in the top few picks, as is West Australian midfielder Daniel Rich, but just who will slip through to the Power’s first pick at number four remains unclear.
http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68571
