Re: Trade + Draft Period 2018
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:16 pm
"If Lukosius and Rankine end up going to Gold Coast, we're probably pretty happy to try to get them back in a few years' time," Cripps said.
"It's interesting, because then it just becomes a two-horse race between us and the Crows, as opposed to a Victorian kid that wants to come back home, who has potentially got 10 options.
"That's part of the discussion and strategy, but right at the minute, we're really comfortable with pick six."
"We're happy with any of the Victorian boys. We're going to back ourselves in," Cripps said.
"It's quite interesting at the moment because we've traditionally been really strong with retention, particularly with Victorian guys.
"We've actually got a little bit of a challenge at the moment, losing some South Australians in Jared Polec and Chad Wingard, which is a little bit unique."
"It's interesting, because then it just becomes a two-horse race between us and the Crows, as opposed to a Victorian kid that wants to come back home, who has potentially got 10 options.
"That's part of the discussion and strategy, but right at the minute, we're really comfortable with pick six."
"We're happy with any of the Victorian boys. We're going to back ourselves in," Cripps said.
"It's quite interesting at the moment because we've traditionally been really strong with retention, particularly with Victorian guys.
"We've actually got a little bit of a challenge at the moment, losing some South Australians in Jared Polec and Chad Wingard, which is a little bit unique."