Booney wrote:The best way to explain the scenario is via a hypothetical example.
— LET’S say Port Adelaide bid on Sydney Swans academy prospect Nick Blakey at Pick 5 (1878 points)
— IN order to snare him, the Swans now have to match the Power’s bid using the draft picks they already hold.
-FIRST, we must take away the 20 per cent discount (which is automatically given to clubs for bids inside the first round) that would be given to the Swans, meaning they now have to find 1503 points to secure Blakey.
— THE SWANS’ first three selections, which are Pick 26 (729), Pick 33 (563) and Pick 38 (465), covers the Power’s bid.
— However, as the value of those three picks adds up to 1757, they have 254 points left over. This means the Swans’ Pick 38 would slide back to Pick 52 in the draft.
— NOW Nick Blakey is officially selected by the Swans at Pick 5, but the Swans have lost their first two picks (Pick 26 and Pick 33).
— THE Power select again at Pick 6 and the predetermined draft order continues from there.
I thought to match, the Swans needed to use their highest draft picks for the points first - by getting rid of 26 early, it meant the picks in the 30's would be utilised instead, then once the deal was done, they traded back in for pick 24..
Therefore effectively keeping the pick in the mid 20's and moving on their later picks for a top 10 prospect.
Either way, brilliant work IMO.